v3.26.1
Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Leases  
Schedule of maturity profile of the Group's lease liabilities
     
2026 
€m 
 
2025 
€m 
Within one year
     3,241       2,765  
In more than one year but less than two years
     2,546       2,081  
In more than two years but less than three years
     1,972        1,756   
In more than three years but less than four years
     1,441       1,434  
In more than four years but less than five years
     1,269       965  
In more than five years
     4,265       3,868  
  
 
14,734
 
 
 
12,869
 
Effect of discounting
     (2,346)       (2,043)  
Lease liability - as disclosed in note 21 ‘Borrowings’
  
 
12,388
 
 
 
10,826
 
Schedule of the Group's income as a lessor
     
2026
€m
    
2025
m
    
2024 
m 
Operating leases
        
Lease revenue (note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’)
       415          423          463  
Income from leases not recognised as revenue
     42        36        38  
Schedule of committed amounts to be received from the Group's operating leases
    
Maturity
     
Within one  
year  
m  
  
In one to  
two years  
m  
  
In two to  
three years  
m  
  
In three to  
four years  
m  
  
In four to  
five years  
m  
  
In more than  
five years  
m  
  
Total 
€m 
Committed operating lease payments due to the Group as a lessor
                    
31 March 2026
     258        110        34        21        9        11     
 
  443
 
31 March 2025
     261        98        31        18        11        14     
 
433
 
31 March 2024
     296        121        29        16        9        20     
 
491
 
Schedule of maturity profile of Group's net investment in leases
     
2026  
€m  
 
2025  
m  
Within one year
       109         106  
In more than one year but less than two years
     86       82  
In more than two years but less than three years
     61       59  
In more than three years but less than four years
     52        51   
In more than four years but less than five years
     50       42  
In more than five years
     182       238  
  
 
540
 
 
 
578
 
Unearned finance income
     (99)       (118)  
Net investment in leases - as disclosed in note 14 ‘Trade and other receivables’
  
 
441
 
 
 
460