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Note 26 - Derivative financial instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
III. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT  
Note 26 - Derivative financial instruments

26        Derivative financial instruments


Net fair values of derivative financial instruments


The net fair values of derivative financial instruments, in accordance with IFRS 13, are:



Year ended December 31,



2025



2024


Other derivatives

1,875



7,484


Contracts with positive fair values

1,875



7,484








Derivatives hedging borrowings and investments

(2,669

)

-


Other derivatives

(11,661

)

(8,300

)

Contracts with negative fair values

(14,330

)

(8,300

)

Total

(12,455

)

(816

)


Other derivatives include contracts which are designated to hedge positions other than borrowings and investments.


Foreign exchange and commodities derivative contracts and hedge accounting


Tenaris applies hedge accounting to certain cash flow hedges of highly probable forecast transactions. The net fair values of exchange rate derivatives and those derivatives that were designated for hedge accounting as of December 31, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:


Purchase currency

Sell currency

Term

Fair value



Hedge accounting reserve


2025



2024



2025



2024


BRL

USD

2026

-



(2,818

)

-



1,776


EUR

USD

2026

757



(2,551

)

550



(2,091

)

USD

BRL

2026

500



1,579



(18

)

-


USD

CAD

2026

(2,169

)

1,465



-



-


USD

EUR

2026/2027

(3,989

)

1,089



(1,048

)

383


MXN

USD

2026

60



770



-



-


USD

KWD

2026

212



569



-



-


USD

MXN

2026

(4,726

)

(282

)

-



-


USD

NGN

2026

(43

)

(212

)

-



-


USD

ARS

2026

56



-



19



-


USD

COP

2026

(171

)

202



-



-


USD

GBP

2026

(108

)

134



-



-


USD

CNY

2026

(65

)

73



-



-


RON

USD

2026

(39

)

(31

)

-



-


Others


2026

(417

)

5



77



120


Total



(10,142

)

(8

)

(420

)

188



Commodity derivatives

Term

Fair value



Hedge accounting reserve


2025



2024



2025



2024


LME Scrap

2026

-



(1,974

)

-



(1,974

)

PSV Gas

2026

(1,415

)

1,097



(1,415

)

1,097


Nickel

2026

(194

)

52



(194

)

52


Houston Ship Channel Gas

2026

-



34



-



34


Electric Energy

2026

(301

)

(17

)

(301

)

(17

)

TTF Gas

2026

(403

)

-



(403

)

-


Total


(2,313

)

(808

)

(2,313

)

(808

)

Following is a summary of the hedge reserve evolution:



Equity reserve
Dec-2023

Movements 2024



Equity reserve
Dec-2024



Movements 2025



Equity reserve
Dec-2025


Foreign Exchange & Commodities

8,133

(8,753

)

(620

)

(2,113

)

(2,733

)

Total Cash flow Hedge

8,133

(8,753

)

(620

)

(2,113

)

(2,733

)


Tenaris estimates that the majority of the cash flow hedge reserve corresponding to derivatives instruments at December 31, 2025 will be recycled to the Consolidated Income Statement during 2026. For information on hedge accounting reserve, see section III.D to these Consolidated Financial Statements.