v3.26.1
Assets and liabilities related to contracts with customers
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Deferred Income [Abstract]  
Assets and liabilities related to contracts with customers
Note 21—Assets and liabilities related to contracts with customers
The Group has recognized the following assets and liabilities related to contracts with customers:
 
€ million
  
2025
 
  
2024
 
Current contract assets
     
Trade receivables
  
 
576
 
     429  
Provision for trade receivables
  
 
(70
)
     (80 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade receivables, net of provisions
  
 
506
 
     349  
Unbilled accrued revenue
  
 
175
 
     139  
Provision for unbilled accrued revenue
  
 
(23
)
     (4 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbilled accrued revenue, net of provisions
  
 
152
 
     135  
Deferred customer contract costs
  
 
8
 
     2  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
 
666
 
  
 
486
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current
contract assets
     
Unbilled accrued revenue
  
 
133
 
     137  
Provision for unbilled accrued revenue
  
 
(42
     (30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbilled accrued revenue, net of provisions
  
 
91
 
     107  
Deferred customer contract costs
  
 
19
 
     1  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
 
110
 
  
 
108
 
Current contract liabilities
     
Deferred income
  
 
303
 
     225  
Non-current
contract liabilities
     
Deferred income
  
 
522
 
     338  
 
 
The following table shows the movement in deferred income recognized by the Group:
 
€ million
  
Non-current
 
  
Current
 
As at 1 January 2025
  
 
338
 
  
 
225
 
Business combination
     322        130  
Revenue recogni
z
ed during the year
     —         (2,057
New billings
     —         2,006  
Other movements*
     (110      12  
Impact of currency translation
     (28 )      (13 )
As at 31 December 2025
  
 
522
 
  
 
303
 
 
*
Other movements include reclassifications (between current and
non-current,
upfront and deferred, as well as against trade receivables)
 
€ million
  
Non-current
     Current  
As at 1 January 2024
  
 
337
 
  
 
224
 
Revenue recognized during the year
     —         (1,884
New billings
     —         1,810  
Other movements*
     (12      70  
Impact of currency translation
     13        5  
As at 31 December 2024
  
 
338
 
  
 
225
 
 
*
Other movements include reclassifications (between current and
non-current,
upfront and deferred, as well as against trade receivables)