v3.26.1
Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Summary of comparison by category of carrying amounts and fair values of all the Group's financial instruments
Set out below is a comparison by category of carrying amounts and fair values of all the Group’s financial instruments that are carried in the financial statements.
 
million
  
Carried at fair value
 
  
Carried at
amortised cost
 
At 31 December
  
 2025 
 
  
 2024 
 
  
 2025 
 
  
 2024 
 
Financial receivables (Note 22)
     —         —         828        726  
Cash and cash equivalents – Level 2
     1,075        3,521        —         —   
Other financial assets – Level 1
     2        1        —         —   
Other financial assets – Level 3
     127        33        15        —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total assets
  
 
1,204
 
  
 
3,555
 
  
 
843
 
  
 
726
 
Borrowings – Level 1
              —         5,090        4,127  
Borrowings – Level 2
              —         1,215        393  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Borrowings**
              —         6,305        4,520  
Lease liabilities
     —         —         635        51  
Derivatives: Cross-currency swap – Level 2
     9        —         —         —   
Fixed asset suppliers***
     —         —         443        610  
Other long-term liabilities
     —         —         35        55  
Contingent value rights – Level 3
     749        —         —         —   
Financial liabilities (Note 31)
     —         —         973        663  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities
  
 
758
 
  
 
— 
 
  
 
8,391
 
  
 
5,899
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
**
Fair value of the borrowings in 2025 is EUR 6,058 million (2024: EUR 4,137 million)
***
Fair value of the fixed asset suppliers in 2025 is EUR 434 million (2024: EUR 592 million
 
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (level 3)
Summary of Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (level 3)
The following table presents the changes in level 3 financial assets for the period ended 31 December 2025:
 
€ million
  
Unlisted equity
securities
 
  
Unlisted debt
securities
 
  
Other
financial assets
 
  
Total
 
As at 1 January 2025
  
 
19
 
  
 
— 
 
  
 
13
 
  
 
32
 
Business combination
  
 
57
 
  
 
15
 
  
 
24
 
     96  
Recognized in profit or loss*
  
 
(4
)
  
 
— 
 
  
 
(8
)
 
     (12 )
 
Purchases
  
 
19
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
— 
 
     23  
Settlements
  
 
— 
 
  
 
— 
 
  
 
— 
 
     —   
Other changes
  
 
— 
 
  
 
— 
 
  
 
3
 
     3  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at 31 December 2025
  
 
91
 
  
 
19
 
  
 
32
 
     142  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
*
includes unrealized losses recognized in profit or loss attributable to balances held at the end of the reporting period
Summary of Significant unobservable inputs used in level 3 fair value measurements
€ million
  
Contingent
value rights
 
  
Total
 
As at 1 January 2025
  
 
— 
 
  
 
— 
 
Issues
  
 
737
 
  
 
737
 
FV recognized in profit or loss*
  
 
28
 
  
 
28
 
Other changes**
  
 
(16
  
 
(16
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
As at
31 December
2025
  
 
749
 
  
 
749
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
*
Includes unrealized losses recognized in profit or loss attributable to balances held at the end of the reporting period
**
Includes taxes paid to the CVR holders and exchange rate differences
There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the current or prior year.

 
 
The following table summarises the quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in level 3 fair value measurements (see above for the valuation techniques adopted) and how a reasonable change in the input would affect the fair value.
 
Description
  
Fair value at
31 December 2025
(€million)
  
Valuation
technique
  
Unobservable
inputs
  
Range/
percentages
(probability
weighted
average)
  
Relationship of unobservable inputs
to fair value
Unlisted equity securities**
   10
 
Net
 
asset
 
value
  
n/a*
  
n/a*
 
  
     4
 
Discounted cash flow
  
High-yield
corporate bond
rate
   8%-10% (9.6%)   
The higher the discount rate, the lower the fair value
    
3
 
Discounted cash flow
  
Eurobond Government
rate
   2%-3% (2.2%)    The higher the discount rate, the lower the fair value
CVRs
 
755
 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount Rate
 
8% - 9% (8.5%)
 
The higher the discount rate, the lower the fair value