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Associates and joint arrangements - Income statement (Details) - EUR (€)
€ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue € 40,461 € 37,448 € 36,717
Depreciation and amortisation (12,454) (10,804) (10,414)
Other (expense)/income (88) 565 372
Operating profit/(loss) 2,844 (411) 3,665
Interest income 222 130 101
Profit before taxation 1,864 (1,478) 1,620
Profit/(loss) for the financial year (49) (3,746) 1,505
Profit from continuing operations, Owners of the parent (397) (4,169) 1,140
Non-controlling interests [1] 348 423 365
Oak Holdings 1 GmbH      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Impairment loss (928)    
Joint ventures where entity is venturer | VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 3,976 4,082 4,128
Operating expenses (2,219) (2,190) (2,195)
Depreciation and amortisation (1,509) (1,600) (1,555)
Impairment loss 0 0 0
Other (expense)/income 0 0 0
Operating profit/(loss) 248 292 378
Interest income 0 0 0
Interest expense (539) (652) (809)
Profit before taxation (291) (360) (431)
Income tax credit/(expense) 73 111 77
Profit/(loss) for the financial year (218) (249) (354)
Joint ventures where entity is venturer | Oak Holdings 1 GmbH      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 1,327 1,249 1,166
Operating expenses (94) (117) (130)
Depreciation and amortisation (917) (953) (868)
Impairment loss (928) 0 0
Other (expense)/income (105) (26) 5
Operating profit/(loss) (717) 153 173
Interest income 4 7 5
Interest expense (525) (538) (455)
Profit before taxation (1,238) (378) (277)
Income tax credit/(expense) 358 212 132
Profit/(loss) for the financial year (880) (166) (145)
Joint ventures where entity is venturer | Vodafone Idea Limited      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 2,227 4,797 4,749
Operating expenses (1,426) (3,005) (3,066)
Depreciation and amortisation (979) (2,142) (2,178)
Other (expense)/income 0 0 83
Operating profit/(loss) (178) (350) (412)
Interest income 24 107 7
Interest expense (1,099) (2,539) (2,718)
Profit before taxation (1,253) (2,782) (3,123)
Income tax credit/(expense) 0 (2) (95)
Profit/(loss) for the financial year (1,253) (2,784) (3,218)
Associates [member]      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Interest income 9 0 0
Interest expense (6) 0 0
Associates [member] | TPG Telecom Limited      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 3,079 3,359 3,371
Operating expenses (2,033) (2,320) (2,238)
Depreciation and amortisation (755) (902) (891)
Other (expense)/income 182 0 0
Operating profit/(loss) 473 137 242
Interest income 0 0 0
Interest expense (345) (391) (368)
Profit before taxation 128 (254) (126)
Income tax credit/(expense) 4 27 (8)
Profit/(loss) for the financial year 132 (227) (134)
Profit from continuing operations, Owners of the parent 132 (227) (134)
Non-controlling interests 0 0 0
Associates [member] | Safaricom Limited      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 2,837 2,792 2,210
Operating expenses (1,356) (1,561) (1,189)
Depreciation and amortisation (495) (489) (523)
Other (expense)/income 0 79 142
Operating profit/(loss) 986 821 640
Interest income 13 17 16
Interest expense (145) (167) (121)
Profit before taxation 854 671 535
Income tax credit/(expense) (354) (340) (266)
Profit/(loss) for the financial year 500 331 269
Profit from continuing operations, Owners of the parent 643 503 399
Non-controlling interests (143) (172) (130)
Associates [member] | Indus Towers Limited      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 0 835 3,185
Operating expenses 0 (286) (1,598)
Depreciation and amortisation 0 (167) (637)
Operating profit/(loss) 0 382 950
Interest income 0 11 126
Interest expense 0 (48) (218)
Profit before taxation 0 345 858
Income tax credit/(expense) 0 (82) (192)
Profit/(loss) for the financial year 0 263 666
Associates [member] | Maziv Proprietary Limited      
Income statement and statement of comprehensive income      
Revenue 105 0 0
Operating expenses (36) 0 0
Depreciation and amortisation (27) 0 0
Operating profit/(loss) 42 0 0
Interest income 0 0 0
Interest expense (23) 0 0
Profit before taxation 19 0 0
Income tax credit/(expense) (8) 0 0
Profit/(loss) for the financial year € 11 € 0 € 0
[1] Profit attributable to non-controlling interests derives solely from continuing activities.