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Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis  
Schedule of revenue disaggregation
31 March 2026
  
Service 
revenue 
m 
 
  Equipment 
revenue 
m 
  
Revenue from 
contracts with 
customers 
m 
 
   Other 
revenue
1
m 
 
  Interest 
revenue 
m 
  
   Total 
segment 
revenue 
m 
 
  Adjusted 
EBITDAaL 
m 
Germany
     10,874       890        11,764       346       23        12,133       4,243  
UK
     7,597       1,486        9,083       43       66        9,192       1,881  
Other Europe
     4,888       707        5,595       91       28        5,714       1,574  
Türkiye
     2,826       526        3,352       8       71        3,431       983  
Africa
     6,653       1,157        7,810       522       33        8,365       2,834  
Common Functions
2
     763       41        804       1,020       1        1,825       (164
Eliminations
     (121            (121     (78            (199      
Group
  
 
 33,480
 
 
 
4,807
 
  
 
38,287
 
 
 
1,952
 
 
 
222
 
  
 
40,461
 
 
 
11,351
 
 
31 March 2025
  
Service 
revenue 
m 
 
  Equipment 
revenue 
m 
  
Revenue from 
contracts with 
customers 
m 
 
   Other 
revenue
1
m 
 
  Interest 
revenue 
m 
  
   Total 
segment 
revenue 
m 
 
  Adjusted 
EBITDAaL 
m 
Germany
     10,876       942        11,818       345       17        12,180       4,384  
UK
     5,887       1,109        6,996       14       59        7,069       1,558  
Other Europe
     4,805       761        5,566       108       20        5,694       1,510  
Türkiye
     2,484       595        3,079       7              3,086       842  
Africa
     6,172       1,113        7,285       472       34        7,791       2,593  
Common Functions
2
     663       57        720       1,097              1,817       45  
Eliminations
     (129            (129     (60            (189      
Group
  
 
30,758
 
 
 
4,577
 
  
 
35,335
 
 
 
1,983
 
 
 
130
 
  
 
37,448
 
 
 
10,932
 
Notes:
 
1.
Other revenue includes lease revenue recognised under IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (see note 20 ‘Leases’).
 
2.
Comprises corporate functions and shared operations.
 
The table below presents Revenue and Adjusted EBITDAaL for the comparative year ended 31 March 2024.
 
31 March 2024
  Service 
revenue 
m 
 
  Equipment 
revenue 
m 
 
 Revenue from 
contracts with 
customers 
m 
 
Other 
  revenue
1
m 
 
Interest 
 revenue 
m 
 
Total 
  segment 
revenue 
m 
 
Adjusted 
  EBITDAaL 
m 
Germany
    11,453       1,132       12,585       357       15       12,957       5,017  
UK
    5,631       1,111       6,742       54       41       6,837       1,408  
Other Europe
    4,722       665       5,387       102       15       5,504       1,516  
Türkiye
    1,746       609       2,355       7             2,362       510  
Africa
    5,951       1,030       6,981       409       30       7,420       2,539  
Common Functions
2
    559       49       608       1,256             1,864       29  
Eliminations
    (150     (1     (151     (76           (227      
Group
 
 
29,912
 
 
 
4,595
 
 
 
34,507
 
 
 
2,109
 
 
 
101
 
 
 
36,717
 
 
 
11,019
 
Notes:
 
1.
Other revenue includes lease revenue recognised under IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (see note 20 ‘Leases’).
 
2.
Comprises corporate functions an
d
shared operations.
Schedule of reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to operating profit
     
2026 
€m 
 
2025 
m 
 
2024 
m 
Adjusted EBITDAaL
  
 
 11,351
 
 
 
 10,932
 
 
 
 11,019
 
Restructuring costs
1
     (370     (164     (703
Interest on lease liabilities
     615       488       440  
Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
     199       (25     (34
Depreciation and amortisation on owned assets
     (8,481     (7,569     (7,397
Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures
     (382     (123     (96
Impairment (charge)/reversal
           (4,515     64  
Other (expense)/income
     (88     565       372  
Operating profit/(loss)
  
 
2,844
 
 
 
(411
 
 
3,665
 
Investment income
     1,395       864       581  
Financing costs
     (2,375     (1,931     (2,626
Profit/(loss) before taxation
  
 
1,864
 
 
 
(1,478
 
 
1,620
 
Note:
 
1.
Restructuring costs includes
299 million relating to depreciation on leased assets. See page 230 for more information.
Schedule of segmental assets and cash flow
31 March 2026
 
   Non-current
assets
1
m
 
Capital
   additions
2

m
 
Right-of-use

  asset additions
m
 
 Other additions
intangible assets
3
m
 
Depreciation and
   amortisation
m
 
   Impairment 
charge
4
m 
Germany
    36,746       2,496       953       175       4,556     –  
UK
    13,953       1,549       1,113       38       3,274     –  
Other Europe
    7,451       892       702       47       1,531     –  
Türkiye
    2,781       540       219       514       795     –  
Africa
    7,344       1,185       496       309       1,209     –  
Common Functions
5
    2,195       838       362       1       1,089     –  
Group
 
 
70,470
 
 
 
7,500
 
 
 
3,845
 
 
 
1,084
 
 
 
12,454
 
 
–  
 
31 March 2025
 
   Non-current
assets
1
m
 
Capital
   additions
2
m
 
Right-of-use

  asset additions
m
 
 Other additions
intangible assets
3
m
 
Depreciation and
   amortisation
m
 
   Impairment 
charge
4
m 
Germany
    37,621       2,482       1,127             4,536     4,350  
UK
    7,904       926       2,157       48       1,908     –  
Other Europe
    7,304       857       474       26       1,472     165  
Türkiye
    2,059       447       187             681     –  
Africa
    6,981       1,039       499       162       1,129     –  
Common Functions
5
    2,281       1,142       212             1,078     –  
Group
 
 
64,150
 
 
 
6,893
 
 
 
4,656
 
 
 
236
 
 
 
10,804
 
 
4,515  
 
31 March 2024
 
   Non-current
assets
1
m
 
Capital
   additions
2
m
 
Right-of-use
  asset additions
m
 
 Other additions
intangible assets
3
m
 
Depreciation and
   amortisation
m
 
   Impairment 
reversal
4
m 
Germany
    42,931       2,565       1,045             4,543     –  
UK
    6,863       878       957             1,733     –  
Other Europe
    7,564       862       442             1,447     –  
Türkiye
    1,644       320       160       120       537     (64) 
Africa
    6,377       1,005       296       163       1,184     –  
Common Functions
5
    1,972       782       203             970     –  
Group
 
 
67,351
 
 
 
6,412
 
 
 
3,103
 
 
 
283
 
 
 
10,414
 
 
(64) 
Notes:
 
1.
Comprises goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.
 
2.
Includes additions to: (i) property, plant and equipment (excluding
right-of-use
assets) and (ii) computer software, development costs and identifiable wavelengths, reported within Intangible assets.
 
3.
Includes additions to licences and spectrum and customer base acquisitions.
 
4.
See note 4 ‘Impairment losses’ for more information.
 
5.
Comprises corporate functions and shared operations.