v3.26.1
Pension plan obligations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Pension Plan Obligations  
Pension plan obligations

  

25Pension plan obligations

 

The Company has Post-Employment Benefits in the following modalities: Defined Benefit (BD) – G1 Plan (ii) and G0 (i); and Defined Contribution (CD) – SABESPrev Mais (iii) and VIVEST (iv), and only the latter is open for new adhesions. See the reconciliation of expenses with such plans in item (v).

 

Statements of defined benefit plans

 

Summary of pension plan obligations - Liabilities

 

                     
  December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024
  G1 Plan   G0   Total   G1 Plan   G0   Total
                       
                       
Present value of defined benefit obligations (2,731,190)   (2,040,647)   (4,771,837)   (2,335,938)   (1,931,145)   (4,267,083)
Fair value of plan assets 2,631,676   -   2,631,676   2,468,182 - -   2,468,182
Asset ceiling -   -   -   (132,244) - -   (132,244)
Total pension plan obligations (deficit) (99,514)   (2,040,647)   (2,140,161)   -   (1,931,145)   (1,931,145)

 

Changes in Liabilities

 

                     
  December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024
  G1 Plan   Go   Total   G1 Plan   G0   Total
Plan liabilities                      
Defined benefit obligation, beginning of year (2,335,938)   (1,931,145)   (4,267,083)   (2,982,863)   (2,098,622)   (5,081,485)
Current service cost (28,454)   -   (28,454)   (35,951)   -   (35,951)
Interest cost (282,334)   (233,289)   (515,623)   (274,718)   (189,274)   (463,992)
Actuarial gains/(losses) accounted for as equity valuation adjustments (345,879)   (104,294)   (450,173)   716,927   135,201   852,128
Paid benefits 261,415   228,081   489,496   240,667   221,550   462,217
                       
Defined benefit obligation, end of year (2,731,190)   (2,040,647)   (4,771,837)   (2,335,938)   (1,931,145)   (4,267,083)
                       
Plan assets                      
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year 2,468,182   -   2,468,182   2,938,614   -   2,938,614
Expected return on plan assets 302,466   -   302,466   274,265   -   274,265
Contributions by the Company 35,580   -   35,580   39,676   -   39,676
Contributions by participants 24,749   -   24,749   30,180   -   30,180
Paid benefits (261,415)   -   (261,415)   (240,667)   -   (240,667)
Actuarial gains/(losses) accounted for as equity valuation adjustments 62,114   -   62,114   (573,886)   -   (573,886)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year 2,631,676   -   2,631,676   2,468,182   -   2,468,182
Asset ceiling -   -   -   (132,244)   -   (132,244)
Total pension plan obligations (deficit) (99,514)   (2,040,647)   (2,140,161)   -   (1,931,145)   (1,931,145)

 

Changes in equity – Equity evaluation adjustment

 

The Company, in compliance with IAS 19, recognized the gains/(losses) arising from changes in actuarial assumptions in equity, as equity valuation adjustments, as shown below:

 

                     
  As of December 31, 2025   As of December 31, 2024
  G1 Plan   G0   Total   G1 Plan   G0   Total
                       
Actuarial gains/(losses) on obligations (134,691)   (104,294)   (238,985)   692,430   135,201   827,631
Gains/(losses) on financial assets 34,539   -   34,539   (549,389)   -   (549,389)
Asset ceiling -   -   -   (132,244)   -   (132,244)
Total gains/(losses) (100,152)   (104,294)   (204,446)   10,797   135,201   145,998
                       
Deferred income tax and social contribution tax 33,835   -   33,835   (3,671)   -   (3,671)
                       
Equity valuation adjustments (66,317)   (104,294)   (170,611)   7,126   135,201   142,327

 

Changes in profit or loss for the year

 

                     
  As of December 31, 2025   As of December 31, 2024
  G1 Plan   G0   Total   G1 Plan   G0   Total
                       
Net service cost 3,704   -   3,704   5,799   -   5,799
Interest cost 282,334   233,289   515,623   274,718   189,274   463,992
Expected return on plan assets (302,466)   -   (302,466)   (274,265)   -   (274,265)
Interest on the maximum limit of liabilities/(assets) 19,957   -   19,957   -   -   -
Amount received from the São Paulo State (undisputed) -   (104,943)   (104,943)   -   (119,506)   (119,506)
Contributions by the Company 35,580   -   35,580   -   -   -
Total expenses 39,109   128,346   167,455   6,252   69,768   76,020

 

Maturity profile of the obligations

 

     
  As of December 31, 2025
  G1 Plan   Go
       
Payment of expected benefits in 2026 256,213   225,953
Payment of expected benefits in 2027 236,985   191,192
Payment of expected benefits in 2028 221,642   177,661
Payment of expected benefits in 2029 206,567   164,661
Payment of expected benefits in 2030 or later 1,809,783   1,281,180
Total 2,731,190   2,040,647

 

Actuarial assumptions used

 

       
  As of December 31, 2025 As of December 31, 2024
  G1 Plan G0 G1 Plan G0
         
Actual discount rate (NTN-B) 7.37% p.a. 7.39% p.a. 7.40% p.a. 7.37% p.a.
Inflation rate 4.05% p.a. 4.05% p.a. 4.96% p.a. 4.96% p.a.
Statutory rate of wage growth 6.13% p.a. 4.05% p.a. 7.06% p.a. 7.06% p.a.
General mortality table AT-2000 table, rated down by 10% (Segregated by gender) AT-2000 table, rated down by 10% (Segregated by gender) AT-2000 table (Segregated by gender) AT-2000 table (Segregated by gender)

 

Sensitivity analysis

 

The sensitivity analysis to changes in the main weighted assumptions of the total liabilities of the defined benefit pension plan, as of December 31, 2025, was:

 

the defined benefit

pension

plan assumptions

           
        As of December 31, 2025
Assumption   Change in assumption   G1 Plan   G0
             
    Increase of 1.0%   Reduction of R$ 284,643   Reduction of R$ 235,031
Discount rate   Reduction of 1.0%   Increase of R$ 340,399   Increase of R$ 229,336
             
    1-year increase   Increase of R$ 60,126   Increase of R$ 83,002
Life expectancy   1-year reduction   Reduction of R$ 58,845   Reduction of R$ 78,236
             
    Increase of 1.0%   Increase of R$ 11,442   -
Rate of wage growth   Reduction of 1.0%   Reduction of R$ 11,988   -

 

G1 Plan

 

The defined benefit plan (“G1 Plan”) managed by SABESPREV receives similar contributions established in a plan of subsidy of actuarial study of SABESPREV, as follows:

 

·0.99% of the portion of the salary of participation up to 20 salaries; and
·8.39% of the surplus, if any, of the portion of the salary of participation over 20 salaries.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the number of active and inactive participants was 1,303 and 9,405 (1,895 and 8,907 as of December 31, 2024), respectively.

 

The contributions of the Company and the participants to the G1 Plan in 2025 were R$ 35,580 and R$ 3,238 (R$ 39,676 and R$ 5,683 in 2024) respectively. Of this amount, in 2025, the Company and the participants made payments related to the actuarial deficit in the amounts of R$ 32,523 and R$ 21,511 (R$ 34,258 and R$ 224 in 2024), respectively.

 
  Expected expense for the following fiscal year
  G1
   
Net service cost 2,734
Interest cost 298,708
Expected normal and extraordinary contributions from participants (26,279)
Net return on financial assets (290,605)
Expenses/(Gains) to be recognized by the Company (15,442)

 

Plan assets

 

The plan's investment policies and strategies aim to obtain consistent returns and reduce the risks associated with the use of financial assets available in the capital markets through diversification, considering factors such as liquidity needs and the long-term nature of the plan's liabilities, types and availability of financial instruments in the local and international market, general economic conditions and forecasts, as well as requirements stipulated by law. The allocation of the plan's assets and the strategies of its management are determined with the support of reports and analyses prepared by SABESPREV and independent financial advisors:

               
    As of December 31, 2025       As of December 31, 2024    
    G1 Plan   %   G1 Plan   %
                 
Fixed income   2,458,078   93.0   2,279,323   92.3
Equity securities   16,149     0.6   13,886     0.6
Structured investments   108,861     4.4   121,820     4.9
Others   48,588    2.0   53,153     2.2
                 
Fair value of plan assets 2,631,676   100   2,468,182    100

 

The restrictions regarding investments in the asset portfolio, in the case of federal government bonds, are:

 

i)securities backed by the National Treasury;
ii)derivative instruments should only be used for hedging purposes.

 

The restrictions regarding investments in the asset portfolio, in the case of equity securities for internal management, are:

 

i)day-trade transactions;
ii)short selling;
iii)unsecured swap transactions; and
iv)leverage will not be allowed, transactions with derivatives that represent a leverage of the asset or short sale, such operations cannot result in losses greater than the amounts invested.

 

As of December 31, 2025, SABESPREV did not have any financial assets issued by the Company in its own portfolio; however, there could be such assets in the portfolio of investment funds invested by the Foundation. The real properties held in the portfolio are not used by the Company.

 

(ii)G0

 

According to State Law No. 4819/1958, employees who started providing services before May 1974 acquired a legal right to receive supplemental pension payments under the "G0 Plan". The Company pays supplemental retirement and pension amounts on behalf of the São Paulo State and seeks reimbursements of such amounts, which are recorded in the “Balances with related parties” line, limited to the amounts considered virtually certain to be reimbursed by the São Paulo State.

 

The expense expected for the following year includes interest cost in the amount of R$ 222,985.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the total inactive participants was 1,688 (1,853 as of December 31, 2024).

 

(iii)Sabesprev Mais Plan

 

Managed by SABESPREV, as of December 31, 2025, this Defined Contribution Plan had 7,585 active and assisted participants (8,762 as of December 31, 2024).

 

The sponsor's contributions correspond to the result obtained by applying a percentage of 100% to the basic contribution made by the participant.

 

(ii)VIVEST Plan

 

Managed by VIVEST, the sponsor's contributions correspond to the result obtained by applying a percentage of 100% to the basic contribution made by the participant.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the number of participants was 205 (82 as of December 31, 2024).

 

(v)Reconciliation of expenditures with pension plan obligations

 

     
  December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024
       
G1 Plan (i) 39,109   6,252
Go (ii) 128,346   69,768
SABESPrev Mais Plan (iii) 22,513   26,198
VIVEST Plan (iv) 2,988   970
Sub-total 192,956   103,188
       
Capitalized (15,033)   (7,884)
Others 14,437   10,653
       
Pension plan obligations (Note 31) 192,360   105,957

 

Accounting policy

 

Pension plan obligations

Defined benefit

 

The Company makes the contractual contributions to the social security benefit plan sponsored by it, in the defined benefit modality. The regular contributions comprise the net administrative costs and are recorded in the profit or loss for the period in which they are due.

 

The liability related to benefit pension plans is represented by the present value of the obligation at the reporting date, minus the fair value of the plan assets. Defined benefit obligations (G1 Plan), as well as the retirement and pension supplementation plan (G0) are calculated annually by independent actuaries, using the projected unit credit method. The estimate of future cash outflow is discounted to its present value, using the interest rates of government securities whose maturities approximate the maturities of the related liability.

 

With respect to actuarial gains and losses, arising from adjustments based on experience and changes in actuarial assumptions, they are recorded directly under equity, as an equity valuation adjustment (EVA), so that the plan's net asset or liability is recognized in the statement of financial position to reflect the full amount of the plan's deficit or surplus.

 

When a reduction or liquidation of the plan occurs, which relates only to some employees of the plan, or when only part of the obligation is settled, the gain or loss includes a pro rata portion of the cost of past service and actuarial gains and losses. The pro rata portion is determined based on the present value of the obligations before and after the reduction or settlement.

 

The liability recognized in the statement of financial position with respect to defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date, minus the fair value of the plan assets. The obligation of this benefit is calculated annually by independent actuaries, using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting estimated future cash outflows, using interest rates consistent with market yields, shown in the currency in which the benefits will be paid and which have maturities close to those of the respective pension plan obligation.

 

Defined contribution

 

The Company makes the contractual contributions to the social security benefit plans sponsored by it, in the defined contribution modality, which provides its employees with post-employment benefits, in which the Company makes equal contributions to employees, within the limits established by regulation. In this model, the benefits paid are directly related to the amount contributed, and there are no deficits to be covered by the Company.