v3.26.1
Property, plant and equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Schedule of details of property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives
   
Land and buildings
  
Freehold buildings
     25 - 50 years  
Leasehold premises
     The term of the lease  
          
Equipment, fixtures and fittings
  
Network infrastructure and other
     1 - 35 years  
Schedule of details of property, plant and equipment
     
Land and 
buildings 
m 
 
Equipment, 
fixtures 
and fittings 
m 
 
Total 
m 
Cost
      
1 April 2024
  
 
1,557
 
 
 
58,201
 
 
 
59,758
 
Exchange movements
     5       (381     (376
Additions
     27       4,447       4,474  
Disposals
     (13     (904     (917
Hyperinflation impacts
     5       1,172       1,177  
Other
     (16     282       266  
31 March 2025
  
 
1,565
 
 
 
62,817
 
 
 
64,382
 
Exchange movements
     (19     (1,632     (1,651
Acquisition of subsidiaries
1
     32       1,517       1,549  
Additions
     40       5,310       5,350  
Disposals
     (20     (1,257     (1,277
Hyperinflation impacts
     6       1,119       1,125  
Other
     8       169       177  
31 March 2026
  
 
  1,612
 
 
 
  68,043
 
 
 
  69,655
 
                          
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
 
1 April 2024
  
 
989
 
 
 
39,370
 
 
 
40,359
 
Exchange movements
     4       (308     (304
Charge for the year
     36       3,838       3,874  
Disposals
     (14     (867     (881
Hyperinflation impacts
     2       849       851  
Other
     (12     93       81  
31 March 2025
  
 
1,005
 
 
 
42,975
 
 
 
43,980
 
Exchange movements
     (12     (1,123     (1,135
Charge for the year
     40       4,351       4,391  
Disposals
     (16     (1,116     (1,132
Hyperinflation impacts
     2       828       830  
Other
     1       54       55  
31 March 2026
  
 
1,020
 
 
 
45,969
 
 
 
46,989
 
                          
Net book value
 
31 March 2025
  
 
560
 
 
 
19,842
 
 
 
20,402
 
31 March 2026
  
 
592
 
 
 
22,074
 
 
 
22,666
 
Note:
 
1.
Primarily attributable to the merger of Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited in the UK. See note 27 ‘Acquisitions and disposals’ for further details.
Schedule of right-of-use assets arising from the group's lease arrangements
     
2026 
€m 
  
2025 
m 
Property, plant and equipment (owned assets)
     22,666        20,402  
Right-of-use
assets
     11,527        10,310  
31 March
  
 
 34,193
 
  
 
 30,712