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Equity dividends (Details) - EUR (€)
€ / shares in Units, € in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Declared during the financial period:        
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025: 2.25 eurocents per share (2024: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2023: 4.50 eurocents per share) € 558 € 1,212 € 1,215  
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026: 2.25 eurocents per share (2025: 2.25 eurocents per share, 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share) 536 583 1,218  
Total dividends declared and paid during the financial year € 1,094 € 1,795 € 2,433  
Proposed after the end of the reporting period and not recognised as a liability:        
Dividends per share, proposed after the end of the year and not recognised as a liability € 2.3625 € 2.25 € 4.5  
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026: 2.3625 eurocents per share (2025: 2.25 eurocents per share, 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share) € 544 € 558 € 1,219  
Final dividends        
Declared during the financial period:        
Dividends per share, declared and paid during the financial year   € 2.25 € 4.5 € 4.5
Interim dividends        
Declared during the financial period:        
Dividends per share, declared and paid during the financial year € 2.25 € 2.25 € 4.5