v3.25.4
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to global market risks, including the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, certain commodity prices, and interest rates. To manage these risks, we enter into derivative contracts:

•Foreign currency exchange contracts, including forwards, that are used to manage foreign exchange exposure
•Commodity contracts, including forwards, that are used to manage commodity price risk
•Interest rate contracts, including swaps, that are used to manage the effects of interest rate fluctuations
•Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts that are used to manage foreign currency and interest rate exposures on foreign-denominated debt

Our derivatives are over-the-counter customized derivative transactions and are not exchange-traded. We review our hedging program, derivative positions, and overall risk management strategy on a regular basis.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Accounting. Derivative assets are reported in Other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in Payables and Other liabilities and deferred revenue.

We have elected to apply hedge accounting to certain derivatives. Derivatives that are designated in hedging relationships are evaluated for effectiveness using regression analysis at the time they are designated and throughout the hedge period. Some derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting; for others, we elect not to apply hedge accounting.

Cash Flow Hedges. We have designated certain forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions with exposure to foreign currency exchange and commodity price risks.

Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) and are recognized in Cost of sales when the hedged item affects earnings. Our policy is to de-designate foreign currency exchange cash flow hedges prior to the time forecasted transactions are recognized as assets or liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets and report subsequent changes in fair value through Cost of sales. If it becomes probable that the originally forecasted transaction will not occur, the related amount included in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) is reclassified and recognized in earnings. The cash flows associated with hedges designated until maturity are reported in Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows. Our cash flow hedges mature within three years.

Fair Value Hedges. Our Ford Credit segment uses derivatives to reduce the risk of changes in the fair value of debt. We have designated certain receive-fixed, pay-float interest rate and cross-currency interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate debt. The risk being hedged is the risk of changes in the fair value of the hedged debt attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate and foreign exchange. We report the change in fair value of the hedged debt related to the change in benchmark interest rate in Ford Credit debt and Ford Credit interest, operating, and other expenses. We report the change in fair value of the hedged debt related to foreign currency in Ford Credit debt and Other income/(loss), net. Net interest settlements and accruals and fair value changes on hedging instruments due to the benchmark interest rate change are reported in Ford Credit interest, operating, and other expenses. We report the change in fair value of the hedging instrument related to foreign currency in Other income/(loss), net. The cash flows associated with fair value hedges are reported in Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows. 

When a fair value hedge is de-designated, or when the derivative is terminated before maturity, the fair value adjustment to the hedged debt continues to be reported as part of the carrying value of the debt and is recognized in Ford Credit interest, operating, and other expenses over its remaining life.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments. For total Company excluding Ford Credit, we report changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments through Cost of sales. Cash flows associated with non-designated or de-designated derivatives are reported in Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Our Ford Credit segment reports the gains/(losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments in Other income/(loss), net. Cash flows associated with non-designated or de-designated derivatives are reported in Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows.
  
NOTE 19.  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Continued)

Normal Purchases and Normal Sales Classification. We have elected to apply the normal purchases and normal sales classification for physical supply contracts that are entered into for the purpose of procuring commodities to be used in production over a reasonable period in the normal course of our business.

Income Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments

The gains/(losses), by hedge designation, reported in income for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in millions):
 202320242025
Cash flow hedges
Reclassified from AOCI to Cost of sales
Foreign currency exchange contracts (a)$145 $46 $88 
Commodity contracts (b)(62)(38)22 
Fair value hedges
Interest rate contracts
Net interest settlements and accruals on hedging instruments
(507)(361)(162)
Fair value changes on hedging instruments196 (220)548 
Fair value changes on hedged debt(260)182 (530)
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts
Net interest settlements and accruals on hedging instruments
(79)(133)(79)
Fair value changes on hedging instruments96 (134)474 
Fair value changes on hedged debt(96)108 (463)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency exchange contracts (c)(38)384 (64)
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts
127 (272)276 
Interest rate contracts37 (85)(48)
Commodity contracts(49)(48)67 
Total$(490)$(571)$129 
__________
(a)For 2023, 2024, and 2025, a $482 million loss, an $808 million gain, and a $438 million loss, respectively, were reported in Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax.
(b)For 2023, 2024, and 2025, a $37 million loss, a $5 million loss, and a $139 million gain, respectively, were reported in Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax.
(c)For 2023, 2024, and 2025, a $3 million loss, a $116 million gain, and a $71 million gain, respectively, were reported in Cost of sales and a $35 million loss, a $268 million gain, and a $135 million loss were reported in Other income/(loss), net, respectively.
NOTE 19.  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Continued)

Balance Sheet Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative assets and liabilities are reported on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value and are presented on a gross basis. The notional amounts of the derivative instruments do not necessarily represent amounts exchanged by the parties and are not a direct measure of our financial exposure. We also enter into master agreements with counterparties that may allow for netting of exposures in the event of default or breach of the counterparty agreement. Collateral represents cash received or paid under reciprocal arrangements that we have entered into with our derivative counterparties, which we do not use to offset our derivative assets and liabilities.

The fair value of our derivative instruments and the associated notional amounts at December 31 were as follows (in millions):
 20242025
NotionalFair Value of
Assets		Fair Value of
Liabilities		NotionalFair Value of
Assets		Fair Value of
Liabilities
Cash flow hedges   
Foreign currency exchange contracts
$20,027 $578 $123 $17,750 $98 $114 
Commodity contracts959 22 13 940 122 — 
Fair value hedges
Interest rate contracts16,194 66 645 18,582 374 220 
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts
3,802 9 139 4,158 383 5 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency exchange contracts20,799 301 192 24,934 150 180 
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts
5,455 133 246 7,121 379 28 
Interest rate contracts76,977 305 845 87,293 364 619 
Commodity contracts944 14 31 803 56 1 
Total derivative financial instruments, gross (a) (b)
$145,157 $1,428 $2,234 $161,581 $1,926 $1,167 
Current portion
$869 $1,311 $634 $643 
Non-current portion
559 923 1,292 524 
Total derivative financial instruments, gross
$1,428 $2,234 $1,926 $1,167 
__________
(a)At December 31, 2024 and 2025, we held collateral of $27 million and $5 million, respectively, and we posted collateral of $127 million and $102 million, respectively.
(b)At December 31, 2024 and 2025, the fair value of assets and liabilities available for counterparty netting was $780 million and $814 million, respectively. All derivatives are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.