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Equity dividends (Details) - EUR (€)
€ / shares in Units, € in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Declared during the financial period:        
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2023: 4.50 eurocents per share (2022: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2021: 4.50 eurocents per share) € 1,212 € 1,215 € 1,265  
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share (2023: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2022: 4.50 eurocents per share) 583 1,218 1,237  
Total dividends declared and paid during the financial year € 1,795 € 2,433 € 2,502  
Proposed after the end of the reporting period and not recognised as a liability:        
Dividends per share, proposed after the end of the year and not recognised as a liability € 2.25 € 4.5 € 4.5  
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share (2023: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2022: 4.50 eurocents per share) € 558 € 1,219 € 1,215  
Final dividends        
Declared during the financial period:        
Dividends per share, declared and paid during the financial year   € 4.5 € 4.5 € 4.5
Interim dividends        
Declared during the financial period:        
Dividends per share, declared and paid during the financial year € 2.25 € 4.5 € 4.5