Earnings Release • May 12, 2025
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Interim Statement Q1 2025
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| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NET INCOME (in € million) | |||
| Sales(1) | 1,630.8 | 1,565.0 | + 4.2% |
| EBITDA(1) | 342.6 | 342.1 | + 0.1% |
| EBIT(1) | 162.9 | 187.0 | - 12.9% |
| EBT(1) | 128.4 | 142.0 | - 9.6% |
| EPS (in €)(1) | 0.31 | 0.35 | - 11.4% |
| BALANCE SHEET (in € million) | |||
| Current assets | 2,031.0 | 1,885.2 | + 7.7% |
| Non-current assets | 9,938.5 | 9,529.9 | + 4.3% |
| Equity | 5,587.1 | 5,649.5 | - 1.1% |
| Equity ratio | 46.7% | 49.5% | |
| Total assets | 11,969.5 | 11,415.1 | + 4.9% |
| CASH FLOW (in € million) | |||
| Cash flow before changes in balance sheet items (subtotal) | 301.0 | 285.2 | + 5.5% |
| Cash flow from operating activities | –6.0 | 35.1 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | –119.9 | –137.9 | |
| Free cash flow(2) | –165.8 | –142.9 | |
| EMPLOYEES | |||
| Total headcount as of March 31 | 10,964 | 10,953 | + 0.1% |
| thereof in Germany | 8,977 | 8,974 | + 0.0% |
| thereof abroad | 1,987 | 1,979 | + 0.4% |
| SHARE (in €) | |||
| Share price as of March 31 (Xetra) | 18.99 | 20.86 | - 9.0% |
| CUSTOMER CONTRACTS (in million) | |||
| Consumer Access, total contracts | 16.35 | 16.30 | + 0.05 |
| thereof Mobile Internet | 12.42 | 12.29 | + 0.13 |
| thereof broadband connections | 3.93 | 4.01 | - 0.08 |
| Consumer Applications, total accounts | 41.87 | 42.06 | - 0.19 |
| thereof with Premium Mail subscription (contracts) | 2.28 | 2.07 | + 0.21 |
| thereof with Value-Added subscription (contracts) | 0.84 | 0.79 | + 0.05 |
| thereof free accounts | 38.75 | 39.20 | - 0.45 |
| Business Applications, total contracts | 9.70 | 9.47 | + 0.23 |
| thereof in Germany | 4.67 | 4.59 | + 0.08 |
| thereof abroad | 5.03 | 4.88 | + 0.15 |
| Fee-based customer contracts, total | 29.17 | 28.63 | + 0.54 |
(1) Key sales and earnings figures for 2025 and 2024 adjusted for special effects (2) Free cash flow 2025 and 2024 incl. the repayment portion of lease liabilities
38 FINANCIAL CALENDAR / IMPRINT

associates,
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United Internet AG got off to a good start in its fiscal year 2025. In the first quarter of 2025, we continued to make investments in new customer contracts and the development of existing customer relationships, and thus in sustainable growth.
In total, we increased the number of fee-based customer contracts by a further 150,000 contracts to 29.17 million. 80,000 new contracts were added in the Consumer Applications segment and 110,000 contracts in the Business Applications segment. As expected, however, the number of fee-based contracts in the Consumer Access segment fell by 40,000. The decrease in the Consumer Access segment is primarily attributable to the development of our Mobile Internet contracts and the increased customer churn in connection with the current migration of all mobile customers to the new 1&1 mobile network by the end of 2025.
Adjusted for the sales contribution of the "Energy" business field, which is being offered for sale, consolidated sales in the first quarter of 2025 rose by 4.2% to € 1,630.8 million (comparable prior-year figure: € 1,565.0 million). This increase in sales was mainly due to the AdTech revenues of the Business Applications segment, which were well above expectations.
Despite a further year-on-year increase in expenses for the 1&1 mobile network, operating EBITDA rose slightly by 0.1% to € 342.6 million (comparable prior-year figure: € 342.1 million). The start-up costs for the 1&1 mobile network included in this figure amounted to € -67.0 million, compared to € -42.4 million in the same period last year.
In addition to network rollout costs, operating EBIT was also burdened by increased depreciation of € -179.6 million (prior year: € -155.0 million) resulting in particular from investments in the expansion of 1&1 Versatel's fiber-optic network and 1&1's mobile network. As a result, EBIT amounted to € 162.9 million (comparable prior-year figure: € 187.0 million).
There was a corresponding decline in operating earnings per share (EPS) from € 0.35 to € 0.31.
Cash capex in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to € 122.0 million (prior year: € 139.7 million).
On completion of the first quarter, we are upgrading our full-year sales guidance for 2025. Without consideration of the "Energy" business field, we now expect an increase in consolidated sales to approx. € 6.45 billion (previously: € 6.4 billion; comparable prior-year figure: € 6.303 billion). EBITDA is still expected to grow to approx. € 1.35 billion (comparable prior-year figure: € 1.295 billion). Cash capex is still likely to be around € 800 million (prior year: € 774.6 million).
We are well prepared for the next steps in our Company's development and upbeat about our prospects for the remaining months of the fiscal year. In view of the successful start to the year, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all employees for their dedicated efforts, as well as to our shareholders and business associates for the trust they continue to place in United Internet AG.
Montabaur, May 12, 2025
Ralph Dommermuth
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Termination of the business fields "Energy" and "De-Mail" in the Consumer Applications segment
Following a thorough review, the Management Board and Supervisory Board decided in March 2024 to discontinue the "Energy" and "De-Mail" business fields in the Consumer Applications segment. Against this backdrop, United Internet reports the sales and earnings contributions of these business fields separately in its management reporting, both in the Consumer Applications segment and at Group level, and adjusts the key operating figures for 2025 and the comparative figures for 2024 (and 2023) accordingly. The same applies to customer contracts, which are also presented "adjusted". By contrast, the key financial figures for 2021-2022 remained unchanged in the multi-period overviews.
The "De-Mail" business field was discontinued as of December 31, 2024. As a result, there is only a sales and earnings contribution from the "Energy" business field in the fiscal year 2025. This amounted to € 5.9 million (sales) and € +0.2 million (EBITDA and EBIT) in the first quarter. By comparison: in the first quarter of 2024, the sales and earnings contribution from "Energy" and "De-Mail" amounted to € 6.6 million (sales) and € -1.3 million (EBITDA and EBIT).
The United Internet Group's operating activities are divided into the business divisions Access and Applications, which in turn are divided into the segments Consumer Access and Business Access, as well as Consumer Applications and Business Applications.
The number of fee-based contracts in the Consumer Access segment fell by 40,000 contracts to 16.35 million in the first quarter of 2025. This decline results from -20,000 broadband connections and -20,000 Mobile Internet contracts. As expected, the development of Mobile Internet contracts was burdened by increased customer churn in connection with the current migration of all mobile communications customers to the new 1&1 mobile network by the end of 2025.
| in million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change | ||||
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| Consumer Access, total contracts | 16.35 | 16.39 | - 0.04 | ||||
| thereof Mobile Internet | 12.42 | 12.44 | - 0.02 | ||||
| thereof broadband connections | 3.93 | 3.95 | - 0.02 |
In the first quarter of 2025, sales of the Consumer Access segment fell slightly by 0.6% to € 1,018.5 million (prior year: € 1,024.4 million). High-margin service revenues – which represent the core business of the segment – developed in line with expectations and were unchanged from the prior-year figure at € 821.9 million. Meanwhile, low-margin other sales (mainly hardware) of € 196.6 million were
2.9% or € 5.9 million down on the previous year (€ 202.5 million). Hardware sales are subject to seasonal effects and also depend strongly on the appeal of new devices and the model cycles of hardware manufacturers.
Due to the further year-on-year increase in expenses for the rollout of the 1&1 mobile network, segment EBITDA fell to € 155.9 million (prior year: € 182.3 million). The network rollout costs included in this figure amounted to € -67.0 million, compared to € -42.4 million in the same period last year.
As a result of these expenses and increased depreciation for investments in 1&1's mobile network rollout, there was an expected year-on-year decrease in segment EBIT to € 73.2 million (prior year: € 117.9 million).
There was a corresponding decline in the EBITDA margin from 17.8% to 15.3% and in the EBIT margin from 11.5% to 8.9%.

(1) Mainly hardware sales
| in € million | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 991.5 | 1,001.3 | 1,047.1 | 1,018.5 | 1,024.4 | - 0.6% |
| thereof service sales | 823.0 | 833.8 | 824.4 | 821.9 | 821.9 | 0.0% |
| thereof other sales(1) | 168.5 | 167.5 | 222.7 | 196.6 | 202.5 | - 2.9% |
| EBITDA | 144.3(2) | 136.4 | 127.8 | 155.9 | 182.3 | - 14.5% |
| EBIT | 78.2(2) | 91.4 | 21.9 | 73.2 | 117.9 | - 37.9% |
(1) Mainly hardware sales
(2) Including out-of-period expenses for network expansion from 2022 and 2023 (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € -14.3 million)
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 973.7 | 975.9 | 1,021.0 | 1,024.4 | 1,018.5 |
| thereof service sales | 762.2 | 789.1 | 788.9 | 821.9 | 821.9 |
| thereof other sales(2) | 211.5 | 186.8 | 232.1 | 202.5 | 196.6 |
| EBITDA | 167.9(2) | 187.1 | 182.1 | 182.3 | 155.9(4) |
| EBITDA margin | 17.2% | 19.2% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 15.3% |
| EBIT | 128.2(2) | 146.8 | 133.4 | 117.9 | 73.2(4) |
| EBIT margin | 13.2% | 15.0% | 13.1% | 11.5% | 8.9% |
(1) Mainly hardware sales
(2) Excluding a non-period positive effect on earnings attributable to the second half of 2020 (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +34.4 million)
Sales in the Business Access segment rose by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2025, from € 141.7 million in the previous year to € 144.0 million.
Segment EBITDA increased by 3.4% from € 35.4 million in the prior-year period to € 36.6 million. There was a corresponding improvement in the EBITDA margin from 25.0% in the previous year to 25.4%.
In the new "5G" business field, 1&1 Versatel is setting up data centers and fiber-optic connections for the antenna locations of 1&1's mobile network and providing them to 1&1 on a rental basis as part of an intercompany agreement. In its other new business field "Expansion of business parks", 1&1 Versatel uses newly constructed regional expansion clusters to provide fiber-optic connections for companies in business parks. In the first quarter of 2025, total start-up costs for the new business fields amounted to € -6.3 million (prior year: € -9.0 million) for EBITDA and € -33.3 million (prior year: € -25.3 million) for EBIT.
As a result of increased depreciation due to the associated investments in network infrastructure, segment EBIT decreased from € -23.6 million in the previous year to € -27.4 million.

| in € million | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 141.5 | 147.5 | 144.2 | 144.0 | 141.7 | + 1.6% |
| EBITDA | 43.3 | 41.9 | 44.5 | 36.6 | 35.4 | + 3.4% |
| EBIT | –18.6 | –15.1 | –21.3 | –27.7 | –23.6 |
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 128.3 | 128.6 | 136.1 | 141.7 | 144.0 |
| EBITDA | 37.9 | 36.2 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 36.6 |
| EBITDA margin | 29.5% | 28.1% | 25.6% | 25.0% | 25.4% |
| EBIT | –7.0 | –11.0 | –15.4 | –23.6 | –27.7 |
| EBIT margin | - | - | - | - | - |
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The number of pay accounts in the Consumer Applications segment rose by 80,000 to 3.12 million in the first quarter of 2025. By contrast, ad-financed free accounts were 180,000, or 0.5%, down on December 31, 2024, due to seasonal effects as well as higher security requirements.
| in million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Applications, total accounts | 41.87 | 41.97 | - 0.10 |
| thereof with Premium Mail subscription (contracts) | 2.28 | 2.22 | + 0.06 |
| thereof with Value-Added subscription (contracts) | 0.84(1) | 0.82(1) | + 0.02 |
| thereof free accounts | 38.75 | 38.93 | - 0.18 |
(1) Contract figures as of March 31, 2025 and as of December 31, 2024 excluding 0.02 million Energy contracts (value-added subscription)
The growth of pay contracts in particular led to sales growth in the first quarter of 2025, from € 77.7 million to € 79.6 million (+2.4%). Adjusted for sales of € 6.6 million from "Energy" and "De-Mail" in the prior-year period and € 5.9 million from "Energy" in the first quarter of 2025, sales of the Consumer Applications segment rose by 3.7%, from € 71.1 million to € 73.7 million.
There was also further growth in key earnings figures. EBITDA rose by 13.8%, from € 22.5 million in the prior-year period to € 25.6 million, and EBIT by 13.0% from € 20.0 million to € 22.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted for EBITDA and EBIT contributions from "Energy" and "De-Mail" of € -1.3 million in the prior-year period and € +0.2 million from "Energy" in the first quarter of 2025, operating segment EBITDA increased by 6.7% from € 23.8 million to € 25.4 million and operating segment EBIT by 5.2% from € 21.3 million to € 22.4 million.
There was a corresponding improvement in the operating EBITDA margin from 33.5% to 34.5% and in the operating EBIT margin from 30.0% to 30.4%.

(1) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy (sales contribution: € 5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million)
(2) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: € 6.6 million; EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million; EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million)
| in € million | Q2 2024(1) | Q3 2024(1) | Q4 2024(1) | Q1 2025(2) | Q1 2024(1) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 73.3 | 73.2 | 80.7 | 73.7 | 71.1 | + 3.7% |
| EBITDA | 30.1 | 25.0 | 34.3 | 25.4 | 23.8 | + 6.7% |
| EBIT | 27.7 | 22.7 | 31.9 | 22.4 | 21.3 | + 5.2% |
(1) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: €6.8 million, EBITDA contribution: € +0.6 million, EBIT contribution: € +0.6 million in Q2 2024; sales contribution: €6.5 million, EBITDA contribution: € +0.5 million, EBIT contribution: € +0.4 million in Q3 2024; sales contribution: €6.3 million, EBITDA contribution: € -0.5 million, EBIT contribution: € -0.6 million in Q4 2024; sales contribution: €6.6 million, EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million, EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million in Q1 2024)
(2) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy (sales contribution: €5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million in Q1 2025)
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 66.7 | 71.6 | 62.7(3) | 71.1(4) | 73.7(5) |
| EBITDA | 22.1(1) | 22.4(2) | 19.8(3) | 23.8(4) | 25.4(5) |
| EBITDA margin | 33.1% | 31.3% | 31.6% | 33.5% | 34.5% |
| EBIT | 19.9(1) | 19.9(2) | 17.5(3) | 21.3(4) | 22.4(5) |
| EBIT margin | 29.8% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 30.0% | 30.4% |
(1) Excluding a non-cash valuation effect from derivatives (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +0.2 million)
(2) Excluding a non-cash valuation effect from derivatives (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +0.8 million)
(3) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: €7.3 million; EBITDA contribution: € -4.2 million; EBIT contribution: € -4.2 million)
(4) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: €6.6 million; EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million; EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million)
(5) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy (sales contribution: €5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million)
The number of fee-based Business Applications contracts increased by 110,000 contracts in the first quarter of 2025. This growth resulted from 40,000 contracts in Germany and 70,000 contracts abroad. As a result, the total number of contracts rose to 9.70 million.
| in million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Applications, total contracts | 9.70 | 9.59 | + 0.11 |
| thereof in Germany | 4.67 | 4.63 | + 0.04 |
| thereof abroad | 5.03 | 4.96 | + 0.07 |
Sales of the Business Applications segment rose by 19.7% in the first quarter of 2025, from € 373.0 million in the previous year to € 446.3 million. This strong increase was due to AdTech revenues of Sedo, which were well above expectations.
There was also strong growth in segment EBITDA of 23.0%, from € 101.3 million in the previous year to € 124.6 million. The same applies to segment EBIT, which improved by 31.0% from € 74.2 million to € 97.2 million.
The EBITDA margin and EBIT margin also improved correspondingly from 27.2% to 27.9% and from 19.9% to 21.8%, respectively.

Q1 2025 Q1 2024
| in € million | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 378.6 | 390.0 | 418.7 | 446.3 | 373.0 | + 19.7% |
| EBITDA | 106.1 | 112.9 | 109.9 | 124.6 | 101.3 | + 23.0% |
| EBIT | 78.6 | 85.5 | 79.9 | 97.2 | 74.2 | + 31.0% |
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 265.7 | 311.4 | 353.8 | 373.0 | 446.3 |
| EBITDA | 81.4 | 87.0(1) | 81.5(2) | 101.3 | 124.6 |
| EBITDA margin | 30.6% | 27.9% | 23.0% | 27.2% | 27.9% |
| EBIT | 53.7 | 58.8(1) | 54.6(2) | 74.2 | 97.2 |
| EBIT margin | 20.2% | 18.9% | 15.4% | 19.9% | 21.8% |
(1) Excluding IPO costs (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € -0.9 million)
(2) Excluding IPO costs (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +11.3 million net (IPO costs and offsetting assumption of costs by IONOS shareholders))
There were no significant acquisition or divestment effects on consolidated and segment sales and EBITDA in the first quarter of 2025. There were also only minor positive currency effects at Group and segment level (especially the Business Applications segment) amounting to € 3.8 million for sales and € 1.5 million for EBITDA. The same applies to the Group's asset position, for which there were no significant effects from currency fluctuations.
In the first quarter of 2025, the total number of fee-based customer contracts in the United Internet Group was raised by 150,000 contracts to 29.17 million. By contrast, ad-financed free accounts were 180,000, or 0.5%, down on December 31, 2024, due to seasonal effects as well as higher security requirements.
Adjusted for the sales contribution of "Energy" and "De-Mail" (€ 6.8 million) in the previous year, as well as "Energy" in the first quarter of 2025 (€ 5.9 million), consolidated sales rose by 4.2% from € 1,565.0 million in the previous year to € 1,630.8 million in the first quarter of 2025. This increase in sales was mainly due to AdTech revenues of the Business Applications segment, which were above expectations. Sales outside Germany amounted to € 186.6 million (prior year: € 160.1 million).
The cost of sales increased significantly from € 1,036.9 million in the previous year to € 1,114.9 million. As a result, the cost of sales ratio increased from 66.0% (of sales) in the previous year to 68.1% (of sales) in the first quarter of 2025. There was a corresponding decline in the gross margin from 34.0% to 31.9% and a fall in gross profit of 2.4% from € 534.6 million to € 521.8 million. This decrease was mainly due to increased expenses for the 1&1 mobile network and higher depreciation and amortization due to investments in the expansion of the 1&1 Versatel fiber-optic network and the 1&1 mobile network.
Selling expenses rose slightly faster than sales, from € 247.8 million (15.8% of sales) in the previous year to € 259.7 million (15.9% of sales). The administrative expenses increased in line with sales from € 73.3 million (4.7% of sales) to € 76.5 million (4.7% of sales).
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of sales | 884.9(1) | 933.6 | 1,023.1 | 1,036.9 | 1,114.9 |
| Cost of sales ratio | 63.6% | 64.7% | 66.5% | 66.0% | 68.1% |
| Gross margin | 36.4% | 35.3% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 31.9% |
| Selling expenses | 200.8 | 214.5 | 237.5 | 247.8 | 259.7 |
| Selling expenses ratio | 14.4% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 15.9% |
| Administrative expenses | 60.8 | 66.7 | 70.1 | 73.3 | 76.5 |
| Administrative expenses ratio | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
(1) Including the non-period positive effect on earnings attributable to the second half of 2020 (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +34.4 million)
Other operating income and expenses rose from € 7.8 million in the previous year to € 15.9 million in the first quarter of 2025. By contrast, impairment losses on receivables and contract assets increased from € -35.6 million to € -38.3 million.
Without consideration of the EBITDA and EBIT contributions from "Energy" and "De-Mail" of € -1.3 million in the previous year and € +0.2 million from "Energy" in the first quarter of 2025, the Group's
key performance measures developed as follows in the first quarter of 2025:
Despite the further year-on-year increase in expenses for the 1&1 mobile network, consolidated operating EBITDA rose slightly by 0.1% to € 342.6 million (prior year: € 342.1 million). The start-up costs for the 1&1 mobile network included in this figure amounted to € -67.0 million, compared to € -42.4 million in the same period last year.
In addition to network rollout costs, operating EBIT was also burdened by increased depreciation of € -179.6 million (prior year: € -155.0 million) resulting in particular from investments in the expansion of 1&1 Versatel's fiber-optic network and 1&1's mobile network. As a result, EBIT amounted to € 162.9 million (prior year: € 187.0 million).
There was a corresponding decline in the operating EBITDA margin from 21.9% in the previous year to 21.0% and in the operating EBIT margin from 11.9% to 10.0%.

(1) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy (sales contribution: € 5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million)
(2) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: € 6.6 million; EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million; EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million)
| in € million | Q2 2024(1) | Q3 2024(1) | Q4 2024(1) | Q1 2025(2) | Q1 2024(1) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,534.9 | 1,560.8 | 1,642.3 | 1,630.8 | 1,565.0 | + 4.2% |
| EBITDA | 320.2(3) | 316.1 | 316.3 | 342.6 | 342.1 | + 0.1% |
| EBIT | 160.4(3) | 182.1 | 110.1 | 162.9 | 187.0 | - 12.9% |
(1) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail
(sales contribution: €6.8 million, EBITDA contribution: € +0.6 million, EBIT contribution: € +0.6 million in Q2 2024; sales contribution: €6.5 million, EBITDA contribution: € +0.5 million, EBIT contribution: € +0.4 million in Q3 2024; sales contribution: €6.3 million, EBITDA contribution: € -0.5 million, EBIT contribution: € -0.6 million in Q4 2024; sales contribution: €6.6 million, EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million, EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million in Q1 2024)
(2) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy
(sales contribution: €5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million in Q1 2025) (3) Including out-of-period expenses for network expansion from 2022 and 2023 (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € -14.3 million)
| in € million | Q1 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,392.2 | 1,443.7 | 1,531.0(3) | 1,565.0(4) | 1,630.8(4) |
| EBITDA | 311.9(1) | 330.1(2) | 318.7(3) | 342.1(4) | 342.6(5) |
| EBITDA margin | 22.4% | 22.8% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 21.0% |
| EBIT | 196.0(1) | 210.3(2) | 188.6(3) | 187.0(4) | 162.9(5) |
| EBIT margin | 14.1% | 14.5% | 12.3% | 11.9% | 10.0% |
(1) Excluding the non-period positive effect on earnings attributable to the second half of 2020 (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +34.4 million) and excluding a non-cash valuation effect from derivatives (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +0.2 million)
(2) Excluding a non-cash valuation effect from derivatives (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +0.8 million) and excluding IPO costs IONOS (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € -0.9 million)
(3) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: €7.3 million; EBITDA contribution: € -4.2 million; EBIT contribution: € -4.2 million) and excluding IPO costs IONOS (EBITDA and EBIT effect: € +0.5 million net (IPO costs and offsetting pro rata assumption of costs by the IONOS co-shareholder))
(4) Excluding the sales and earnings contributions from Energy and De-Mail (sales contribution: €6.6 million; EBITDA contribution: € -1.3 million; EBIT contribution: € -1.3 million)
(5) Excluding the sales and earnings contribution from Energy (sales contribution: €5.9 million; EBITDA contribution: € +0.2 million; EBIT contribution: € +0.2 million)
In line with the decline in EBIT, operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 128.4 million were also down on the previous year (€ 142.0 million). This figure includes a financial result of € -36.6 million (prior year: € -32.9 million) as well as an improved result from associated companies of € 2.1 million (prior year: € -12.1 million).
Without consideration of the earnings contributions from "Energy" and "De-Mail" in the previous year and from "Energy" in the first quarter of 2025 (EPS effect: € 0.00; prior year: € -0.01), operating earnings per share (EPS) decreased from € 0.35 to € 0.31.
Despite the decline in net income, cash flow before changes in balance sheet items rose from € 285.2 million in the previous year to € 301.0 million in the first quarter of 2025.
Cash flow from operating activities of € -6.0 million, however, was down on the previous year (€ 35.1 million). This was mainly due to phasing effects from Q4 2024 amounting to € 110.0 million (prior year: € 104.3 million).
Cash flow from investing activities in the reporting period led to a net outflow of € -119.9 million (prior year: € -137.9 million). This resulted mainly from capital expenditures of € -122.0 million (prior year: € -139.7 million).
United Internet's free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures, plus payments from disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.
Due in part to the aforementioned phasing effects, free cash flow in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to € -126.1 million (prior year: € -102.9 million).
After deducting the cash flow item "Redemption of lease liabilities" – disclosed in cash flow from financing activities since the initial application of the accounting standard IFRS 16 – free cash flow (after leasing) amounted to € -165.8 million (prior year: € -142.9 million).
In the first quarter of 2025, cash flow from financing activities was dominated by the assumption of loans (€ 145.4 million; prior year: € 172.3 million), payments for interest (€ -23.7 million; prior year: € -22.3 million), the redemption of lease liabilities (€ -39.8 million; prior year: € -39.9 million), and payments to minority shareholders (€ -32.3 million; prior year: € 0) in connection with a share buyback program of Group subsidiary IONOS Group SE.
As of March 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents amounted to € 38.6 million – compared to € 35.2 million on the same date last year.
| in € million | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow before changes in balance sheet items (subtotal) | 301.0 | 285.2 | + 15.8 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | –6.0 | 35.1 | - 41.1 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | –119.9 | –137.9 | + 18.0 |
| Free cash flow(1) | –165.8(2) | –142.9(3) | - 22.9 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 49.7 | 110.1 | - 60.4 |
| Cash and cash equivalents on March 31 | 38.6 | 35.2 | + 3.4 |
(1) Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures, plus payments from disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
(2) 2025 including the repayment portion of lease liabilities (€ -39.8 million), which have been reported under cash flow from financing activities since the fiscal year 2019 (IFRS 16)
(3) 2024 including the repayment portion of lease liabilities (€ -39.9 million), which have been reported under cash flow from financing activities since the fiscal year 2019 (IFRS 16)
The balance sheet total increased from € 11.936 billion as of December 31, 2024 to € 11.969 billion on March 31, 2025.
| in € million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 38.6 | 114.9 | - 76.3 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 538.2 | 515.8 | + 22.4 |
| Contract assets | 611.1 | 630.3 | - 19.2 |
| Inventories | 128.4 | 119.7 | + 8.7 |
| Prepaid expenses | 460.6 | 394.2 | + 66.4 |
| Other financial assets | 146.2 | 106.1 | + 40.1 |
| Income tax claims | 90.1 | 93.1 | - 3.0 |
| Other non-financial assets | 17.8 | 15.2 | + 2.6 |
| Total current assets | 2,031.0 | 1,989.3 | + 41.7 |
Current assets rose from € 1,989.3 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 2,031.0 million on March 31, 2025. Due to closing-date effects, cash and cash equivalents disclosed under current assets decreased from € 114.9 million to € 38.6 million. By contrast, current trade accounts receivable rose from € 515.8 million to € 538.2 million as a result of closing-date effects. The decrease in current contract assets from € 630.3 million to € 611.1 million was attributable to the current slower customer growth (compared to previous periods), as well as lower hardware sales, and includes current claims against customers due to accelerated revenue recognition from the application of IFRS 15. As a result of prepayments made to advance service providers and closing-date effects, current prepaid expenses increased from € 394.2 million to € 460.6 million and mainly comprise the short-term portion of expenses relating to contract acquisition and contract fulfillment according to IFRS 15. Due in particular to the quarterly remeasurement of financial derivatives, current other financial assets rose from € 106.1 million to € 146.2 million. The items inventories, income tax claims, and other non-financial assets were largely unchanged.
| in € million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shares in associated companies | 127.0 | 124.9 | + 2.1 |
| Other financial assets | 82.4 | 85.9 | - 3.5 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,207.7 | 3,145.0 | + 62.7 |
| Intangible assets | 1,828.2 | 1,879.8 | - 51.6 |
| Goodwill | 3,633.5 | 3,632.7 | + 0.7 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 28.5 | 29.9 | - 1.4 |
| Contract assets | 195.3 | 187.9 | + 7.3 |
| Prepaid expenses | 781.1 | 801.2 | - 20.2 |
| Deferred tax assets | 54.9 | 59.0 | - 4.1 |
| Total non-current assets | 9,938.5 | 9,946.4 | - 7.9 |
Non-current assets decreased from € 9,946.4 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 9,938.5 million on March 31, 2025. Due to capital expenditures in the reporting period (especially for the 5G network rollout and expansion of the fiber-optic network in the Consumer Access and Business Access segments), property, plant and equipment increased from € 3,145.0 million to € 3,207.7 million, while intangible assets declined from € 1,879.8 million to € 1,828.2 million, mainly as a result of increased amortization. Due to closing-date effects, non-current prepaid expenses decreased from € 801.2
million to € 781.1 million. The items shares in associated companies, non-current other financial assets, goodwill, non-current trade accounts receivable, contract assets, and deferred tax assets were all largely unchanged.
| in € million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade accounts payable | 604.6 | 798.1 | - 193.5 |
| Liabilities due to banks | 250.6 | 356.5 | - 105.9 |
| Income tax liabilities | 24.7 | 48.0 | - 23.3 |
| Contract liabilities | 185.4 | 184.0 | + 1.4 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 22.9 | 23.3 | - 0.4 |
| Other financial liabilities | 333.7 | 305.8 | + 27.9 |
| Other non-financial liabilities | 153.6 | 165.9 | - 12.3 |
| Total current liabilities | 1,575.5 | 1,881.6 | - 306.1 |
Current liabilities decreased strongly from € 1,881.6 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 1,575.5 million on March 31, 2025. Due to closing-date effects, current trade accounts payable in particular decreased from € 798.1 million to € 604.6 million. Current liabilities due to banks fell from € 356.5 million to € 250.6 million as a result of their reduction or long-term refinancing. Income tax liabilities declined from € 48.0 million to € 24.7 million. Current other financial liabilities increased from € 305.8 million to € 333.7 million, mainly as a result of higher leasing additions (IFRS 16). The items current contract liabilities, which mainly include payments received from customer contracts for which the performance has not yet been completely rendered, as well as current other accrued liabilities, and current other non-financial liabilities were largely unchanged.
| in € million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities due to banks | 2,725.2 | 2,457.2 | + 268.0 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 348.3 | 350.7 | - 2.5 |
| Trade accounts payable | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Contract liabilities | 29.8 | 31.0 | - 1.2 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 74.4 | 70.4 | + 3.9 |
| Other financial liabilities | 1,626.8 | 1,597.6 | + 29.2 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 4,806.9 | 4,509.4 | + 297.5 |
By contrast, non-current liabilities rose from € 4,509.4 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 4,806.9 million on March 31, 2025. This was mainly due to non-current liabilities due to banks, which increased from € 2,457.2 million to € 2,725.2 million as a result of the use of existing long-term credit facilities. Moreover, other financial liabilities increased from € 1,597.6 million to € 1,626.8 million, mainly due to higher leasing additions (IFRS 16). The other items deferred tax liabilities, non-current trade accounts payable, non-current contract liabilities (which mainly include payments received from customer contracts for which the performance has not yet been completely rendered), and noncurrent other accrued liabilities were all largely unchanged.
| Development of equity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € million | March 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Change |
| Capital stock | 192.0 | 192.0 | 0.0 |
| Capital reserves | 2,191.2 | 2,199.5 | - 8.2 |
| Accumulated profit | 2,883.1 | 2,851.5 | + 31.7 |
| Treasury shares | –459.3 | –459.3 | 0.0 |
| Revaluation reserves | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Currency translation adjustment | –7.0 | –5.2 | - 1.8 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company | 4,802.9 | 4,781.2 | + 21.6 |
| Non-controlling interests | 784.3 | 763.5 | + 20.8 |
| Total equity | 5,587.1 | 5,544.7 | + 42.4 |
Consolidated equity capital rose from € 5,544.7 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 5,587.1 million on March 31, 2025. The Group's accumulated profit – comprising the past profits of the consolidated companies, insofar as they were not distributed – rose from € 2,851.5 million to € 2,883.1 million in the first quarter of 2025. The consolidated equity ratio rose slightly by 0.2 percentage points from 46.5% to 46.7%.
Net bank liabilities (i.e., the balance of bank liabilities and cash and cash equivalents) increased from € 2,698.8 million as of December 31, 2024 to € 2,937.2 million on March 31, 2025.
| in € million | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
March 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 9,669.1 | 10,358.5 | 11,245.6 | 11,935.7 | 11,969.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 110.1 | 40.5 | 27.7 | 114.9 | 38.6 |
| Shares in associated companies | 431.6(1) | 429.3 | 373.2 | 124.9 | 127.0 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 1,379.6 | 1,851.0 | 2,405.3 | 3,145.0 | 3,207.7 |
| Intangible assets | 2,059.4 | 2,029.3 | 2,001.6 | 1,879.8 | 1,828.2 |
| Goodwill | 3,627.8 | 3,623.4 | 3,628.8 | 3,632.7 | 3,633.5 |
| Liabilities due to banks | 1,822.7 | 2,155.5 | 2,464.3 | 2,813.7 | 2,975.8 |
| Capital stock | 194.0 | 194.0 | 192.0(2) | 192.0 | 192.0 |
| Equity | 4,923.2 | 5,298.4 | 5,555.1 | 5,544.7 | 5,587.1 |
| Equity ratio | 50.9% | 51.2% | 49.4% | 46.5% | 46.7% |
(1) Increase due to stake in Kublai (2021)
(2) Decrease due to withdrawal of treasury shares (2023)
United Internet got off to a good start in its fiscal year 2025. In the first quarter of 2025, the Company made further investments in new customer contracts and the development of existing customer relationships, and thus in sustainable growth. All in all, the number of fee-based customer contracts was raised by a further 150,000 contracts to 29.17 million.
Of this total, 80,000 contracts were added in the Consumer Applications segment and 110,000 contracts in the Business Applications segment. As expected, however, the number of fee-based contracts in the Consumer Access segment fell by 40,000. The decrease in the Consumer Access segment is primarily attributable to the development of mobile internet contracts and the increased customer churn in connection with the current migration of all mobile communications customers to the new 1&1 mobile network by the end of 2025.
In view of this customer growth and a 4.2% increase in sales to around € 1.631 billion, United Internet made good progress in the first quarter of 2025. And in view of increased expenses for the 1&1 mobile network (€ -24.6 million compared to the prior-year period), operating EBITDA was also well on track with slight growth of 0.1% to € 342.6 million (prior year: € 342.1 million).
This performance once again highlights the benefits of United Internet's business model based predominantly on electronic subscriptions – with fixed monthly payments and contractually fixed terms. This ensures stable and predictable revenues and cash flows, offers protection against cyclical influences, and provides the financial scope to grasp opportunities in new business fields and markets – organically or via investments and acquisitions.
With the sales and earnings figures achieved in the first quarter of 2025, as well as the investments made in sustainable corporate development, the Management Board believes that the Company is well placed for its further development.
In early April 2025, United Internet AG purchased a total of 4.4 million shares of Group subsidiary 1&1 AG. The purchase price amounted to around € 60.8 million. As a result of the purchase, United Internet AG's stake in 1&1 AG increased from 78.32% to 80.81% of capital stock.
Preliminary legal assessment of the Federal Cartel Office regarding the failure to provide antenna locations for 1&1
On April 11, 2025, the German Federal Cartel Office published its preliminary legal assessment regarding Vodafone and Vantage Towers' failure to provide antenna locations for 1&1. In its assessment, the Federal Cartel Office deemed the delayed provision of contractually agreed locations to be a violation of antitrust law, hindering 1&1's entry into the market as a fourth network operator. In late 2021, Vantage Towers entered into a contractual agreement with 1&1 regarding the shared use of a four-digit number of antenna locations, to be implemented in several tranches by the end of 2025. The dates for the agreed provision targets were then contractually postponed by one year.
However, the provision of the locations promised to 1&1 has been significantly delayed since the agreement was signed. Vodafone and Vantage Towers now have the opportunity to respond.
There were no other significant events subsequent to the reporting date of March 31, 2025 which had a material effect on the financial position and performance of the Company or the Group nor affected its accounting and reporting.
The risk and opportunity policy of United Internet AG is based on the objective of maintaining and sustainably enhancing the Company's value by utilizing opportunities while at the same time recognizing and managing risks from an early stage in their development. The risk and opportunity management system regulates the responsible handling of those uncertainties which are always involved with economic activity.
Management Board's overall assessment of the Group's risk and opportunity position
The assessment of the overall level of risk is based on a consolidated view of all significant risk fields and individual risks, also taking account of their interdependencies.
The continuous expansion of its risk management system enables United Internet to limit risks to a minimum, where economically sensible, by implementing specific measures.
In the assessment of the overall risk situation, the existing opportunities for United Internet AG were not taken into consideration.
On completion of the first quarter, United Internet AG is upgrading its full-year sales guidance for 2025. Without consideration of the "Energy" business field, which is to be sold, the Company now expects an increase in consolidated sales to approx. € 6.45 billion (previously: € 6.4 billion; comparable prior-year figure: € 6.303 billion). EBITDA is still expected to grow to approx. € 1.35 billion (comparable prior-year figure: € 1.295 billion). Cash capex is still likely to be around € 800 million (prior year: € 774.6 million).
The Management Board of United Internet AG remains upbeat about its prospects for the future. Thanks to a business model based predominantly on electronic subscriptions, United Internet believes it is largely stable enough to withstand cyclical influences. With the investments made over the past few years in customer relationships, new business fields, and further internationalization, as well as via acquisitions and investments, the Company has laid a broad foundation for its future development.
This Interim Statement contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions, and projections of the Management Board of United Internet AG and currently available information. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and are based upon expectations, assumptions, and projections that may not prove to be accurate. United Internet AG does not guarantee that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and does not accept any obligation, nor have the intention, to adjust or update the forward-looking statements contained in this interim report.
United Internet AG ("United Internet") is a service company operating in the telecommunication and information technology sector with registered offices at Elgendorfer Strasse 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. The Company is registered at the district court of Montabaur under HRB 5762.
As was the case with the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2024, the Interim Statement of United Internet AG as of March 31, 2025 was prepared in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as applicable in the European Union (EU).
The Interim Statement does not constitute interim reporting as defined by IAS 34. With the exception of the mandatory new standards, the accounting and valuation principles applied in this Interim Statement comply with the methods applied in the previous year and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2024.
In March 2024, the Management Board and Supervisory Board decided to discontinue the "Energy" and "De-Mail" business fields in the Consumer Applications segment. The balance of assets and liabilities resulting from the discontinuation is not material.
The following standards are mandatory in the EU for the first time for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025:
| Standard | Mandatory for fiscal years beginning on or after |
Endorsed by EU Commission |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAS 21 | Amendment: Lack of Exchangeability of a Currency | January 1, 2025 | Yes |
There were no significant effects on this Interim Statement from the initial application of the new accounting standards.
The preparation of this Interim Statement requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the end of the reporting period. However, the uncertainty associated with these assumptions and estimates could lead to results which require material adjustments to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.
In order to ensure the clear and transparent presentation of United Internet's business trend, the Company's annual and interim financial statements include key performance indicators (KPIs) – in addition to the disclosures required by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) – such as EBITDA, the EBITDA margin, EBIT, the EBIT margin and free cash flow. Information on the use, definition and calculation of these KPIs is provided in the Company's Annual Report 2024 on page 57.
Insofar as necessary for a clear and transparent presentation, the KPIs used by United Internet are adjusted for special items and disclosed as "key operating figures" (e.g., operating EBITDA, operating EBIT and operating EPS).
Such special items usually refer solely to those effects capable of restricting the validity of the key financial performance indicators with regard to the Company's financial and earnings performance – due to their nature, frequency or magnitude. All special items are presented and explained for the purpose of reconciliation from the unadjusted key financial figures to the key operating figures in the relevant section of the financial statements.
This Interim Statement includes all material subsidiaries and associated companies.
The consolidated group remained largely unchanged from that stated in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2024.
This Interim Statement was not audited according to section 317 HGB nor reviewed by an auditor.
INTERIM MANGEMENT REPORT
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | 28 |
|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 30 |
| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT | 32 |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | 34 |
| SEGMENT-REPORTING | 36 |
| FINANCIAL CALENDAR | 38 |
| IMPRINT | 39 |
As of March 31, 2025 in €k
| ASSETS | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 38,575 | 114,857 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 538,239 | 515,832 |
| Contract assets | 611,129 | 630,307 |
| Inventories | 128,385 | 119,667 |
| Prepaid expenses | 460,573 | 394,196 |
| Other financial assets | 146,193 | 106,140 |
| Income tax claims | 90,093 | 93,119 |
| Other non-financial assets | 17,764 | 15,153 |
| 2,030,950 | 1,989,270 | |
| Non-current assets | ||
| Investments in associated companies | 127,004 | 124,943 |
| Other financial assets | 82,432 | 85,910 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,207,690 | 3,145,015 |
| Intangible assets | 1,828,211 | 1,879,794 |
| Goodwill | 3,633,457 | 3,632,744 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 28,497 | 29,881 |
| Contract assets | 195,252 | 187,943 |
| Prepaid expenses | 781,074 | 801,242 |
| Deferred tax assets | 54,893 | 58,967 |
| 9,938,510 | 9,946,439 | |
| Total assets | 11,969,461 | 11,935,709 |
Current liabilities
| Trade accounts payable | 604,595 | 798,071 |
|---|---|---|
| Liabilities due to banks | 250,568 | 356,455 |
| Income tax liabilities | 24,687 | 48,004 |
| Contract liabilities | 185,392 | 184,019 |
| Other provisions | 22,931 | 23,313 |
| Other financial liabilities | 333,658 | 305,806 |
| Other non-financial liabilities | 153,641 | 165,900 |
| 1,575,473 | 1,881,568 | |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Liabilities due to banks | 2,725,215 | 2,457,246 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 348,290 | 350,745 |
| Trade accounts payable | 2,425 | 2,425 |
| Contract liabilities | 29,764 | 30,990 |
| Other provisions | 74,372 | 70,439 |
| Other financial liabilities | 1,626,791 | 1,597,562 |
| 4,806,856 | 4,509,407 | |
| Total liabilities | 6,382,329 | 6,390,975 |
| EQUITY | ||
| Capital stock | 192,000 | 192,000 |
| Capital reserves | 2,191,233 | 2,199,458 |
| Accumulated profit | 2,883,144 | 2,851,493 |
| Treasury shares | –459,290 | –459,290 |
| Revaluation reserves | 2,737 | 2,737 |
| Currency translation adjustment | –6,969 | –5,152 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company | 4,802,855 | 4,781,247 |
LIABILITIES March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
| Non-controlling interests | 784,276 | 763,487 |
|---|---|---|
| Total equity | 5,587,131 | 5,544,734 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 11,969,461 | 11,935,709 |
From January 1 to March 31, 2025 in €k
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| January - March | January - March | |
| Sales | 1,636,722 | 1,571,561 |
| Cost of sales | –1,114,899 | –1,036,914 |
| Gross profit | 521,823 | 534,648 |
| Selling expenses | –259,733 | –247,819 |
| General and administrative expenses | –76,505 | –73,266 |
| Other operating income und Aufwendungen | 15,859 | 7,782 |
| Impairment losses on receivables and contract assets | –38,297 | –35,619 |
| Operating result | 163,147 | 185,727 |
| Financial result | –36,567 | –32,925 |
| Share of the profit or loss of associates accounted for using the equity method | 2,061 | –12,112 |
| Pre-tax result | 128,641 | 140,690 |
| Income taxes | –46,829 | –53,213 |
| Net income | 81,812 | 87,477 |
| thereof attributable to | ||
| non-controlling interests | 28,158 | 29,365 |
| shareholders of United Internet AG | 53,654 | 58,112 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| January - March | January - March | |
| Result per share of shareholders of United Internet AG (in €) | ||
| basic | 0.31 | 0.34 |
| diluted | 0.31 | 0.34 |
| Weighted average of outstanding shares (in million units) | ||
| basic | 172.84 | 172.82 |
| diluted | 173.25 | 172.93 |
| Reconciliation to total comprehensive income | ||
| Net income | 81,812 | 87,477 |
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | ||
| Currency translation adjustment - unrealized | –2,594 | 0 |
| Items that are not reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | ||
| Market value changes of financial assets measured | ||
| at fair value through other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 |
| Tax effect | 0 | 0 |
| Share in other comprehensive income of associated companies | 0 | 0 |
| Other comprehensive income | –2,594 | 0 |
| Total comprehensive income | 79,217 | 87,477 |
| thereof attributable to | ||
| non-controlling interests | 27,399 | 29,365 |
| shareholders of United Internet AG | 51,819 | 58,112 |
From January 1 to March 31, 2025 in €k
| 2025 January - March |
2024 January - March |
|
|---|---|---|
| Adjustments to the consolidated result for non-cash effects | ||
| Net income | 81,812 | 87,477 |
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
||
| 146,910 | 126,540 | |
| Depreciation and amortization of assets resulting from business combinations | 32,724 | 28,509 |
| Net effect from share-based payment programs | 3,684 | 2,812 |
| Share of the profit or loss of associates accounted for using the equity method | –2,061 | 12,112 |
| Distributed profits of associated companies | 0 | 123 |
| Other non-cash items from changes in deferred tax position | 1,618 | –4,840 |
| Non-cash changes in fair value of operational derivatives | 40 | –425 |
| Non-cash changes in fair value of non-operational derivatives | –3,503 | –2,628 |
| Interest expense arising from the accretion of lease payments | 11,133 | 7,221 |
| Other financing expenses and financial income | 29,507 | 28,331 |
| Übrige Zinserträge | –569 | 0 |
| Other non-cash items | –333 | 0 |
| Cash flow before changes in balance sheet items (subtotal) | 300,961 | 285,232 |
| Change in assets and liabilities | ||
| Change in receivables and other assets | –49,877 | –30,970 |
| Change in inventories | –8,719 | 41,538 |
| Change in contract assets | 11,870 | 12,068 |
| Change in income tax claims | 3,026 | –1,584 |
| Change in prepaid expenses | –42,639 | –36,472 |
| Change in trade accounts payable | –192,896 | –213,931 |
| Change in other provisions | 5,012 | 1,196 |
| Change in income tax liabilities | –23,317 | –42,771 |
| Change in other liabilities | –9,545 | 14,459 |
| Change in contract liabilities | 147 | 6,328 |
| Change in assets and liabilities, total | –306,938 | –250,139 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | –5,978 | 35,092 |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January - March | January - March | ||
| Cash flow from investing activities | |||
| Cash payments to acquire property, plant and equipment and intangibles |
–122,025 | –139,655 | |
| Cash receipts from sales of property, plant and equipment and intangibles | 1,934 | 1,616 | |
| Payments for the acquisition/capital increase of associated companies | 0 | –7 | |
| Interest received | 282 | 98 | |
| Investments in other financial assets | –92 | 0 | |
| Cash flow from investment activities | –119,901 | –137,948 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | |||
| Nettoaufnahme/-tilgung von Krediten | 145,397 | 172,321 | |
| Interest paid | –23,667 | –22,272 | |
| Redemption of lease liabilities | –39,766 | –39,938 | |
| Outgoing payments to / incoming payments from minority shareholders | –32,283 | 0 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 49,682 | 110,110 | |
| Net decrease / increase in cash and cash equivalents | –76,196 | 7,254 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year | 114,857 | 27,689 | |
| Currency translation adjustments of cash and cash equivalents | –86 | 289 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of reporting period | 38,575 | 35,232 |
In fiscal year 2025 and 2024 in €k
| Capital | Accumulated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital stock | reserves | profit | Treasury shares | |||
| Units | €k | €k | €k | Units | €k | |
| Balance as of January 1, 2024 | 192,000,000 | 192,000 | 2,197,720 | 2,980,528 | 19,183,705 | –459,793 |
| Net income | 58,112 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 58,112 | |||||
| Employee stock ownership plans | 2,131 | |||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | 192,000,000 | 192,000 | 2,199,851 | 3,038,640 | 19,183,705 | –459,793 |
| Balance as of January 1, 2025 | 192,000,000 | 192,000 | 2,199,458 | 2,851,493 | 19,162,689 | –459,290 |
| Net income | 53,654 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income | 0 | |||||
| Total comprehensive income | 53,654 | |||||
| Employee stock ownership plans | –8,225 | |||||
| Transactions with shareholders | –21,984 | |||||
| Other transactions | –18 | |||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | 192,000,000 | 192,000 | 2,191,233 | 2,883,145 | 19,162,689 | –459,290 |
| Non-controlling | Equity attributable to shareholders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total equity | interests | of United Internet AG | Currency translation difference | Revaluation reserves | |
| €k | €k | €k | €k | €k | |
| 5,555,052 | 657,028 | 4,898,024 | –12,535 | 104 | |
| 87,477 | 29,365 | 58,112 | |||
| 4,145 | 1,396 | 2,749 | 2,749 | ||
| 91,622 | 30,761 | 60,861 | 2,749 | 0 | |
| 2,812 | 681 | 2,131 | |||
| 5,649,486 | 688,470 | 4,961,016 | –9,786 | 104 | |
| 5,544,734 | 763,487 | 4,781,247 | –5,152 | 2,737 | |
| 81,812 | 28,158 | 53,654 | |||
| –2,594 | –759 | –1,835 | –1,835 | ||
| 79,217 | 27,399 | 51,819 | –1,835 | 0 | |
| –13,423 | –5,198 | –8,225 | |||
| –23,396 | –1,412 | –21,984 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 5,587,133 | 784,275 | 4,802,857 | –6,969 | 2,737 |
| Consumer | Business | Consumer | Business | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January - March 2025 (€m) | Access segment |
Access segment |
Applications segment |
Applications segment |
Corporate | Reconciliation | United Internet Group |
| Segment revenue | 1,018.5 | 144.0 | 79.6 | 446.3 | 19.4 | –71.0 | 1,636.7 |
| - thereof domestic | 1,018.5 | 144.0 | 79.0 | 260.2 | 19.4 | –71.0 | 1,450.1 |
| - thereof foreign | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 186.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 186.6 |
| Segment revenue from transactions with other segments |
6.4 | 28.2 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 71.0 |
| Segment revenue from contracts with customers |
1,012.1 | 115.8 | 71.9 | 435.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1,636.7 |
| - thereof domestic | 1,012.1 | 115.8 | 71.3 | 249.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1,450.1 |
| - thereof foreign | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 186.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 186.6 |
| Cost of sales | –757.5 | –140.5 | –36.5 | –226.6 | –7.3 | 53.5 | –1,114.9 |
| EBITDA | 155.9 | 36.6 | 25.6 | 124.7 | 4.4 | –4.5 | 342.8 |
| Financial result | –36.6 | ||||||
| Result from associated companies |
2.1 | ||||||
| EBT | 128.7 | ||||||
| Income taxes | –46.8 | ||||||
| Net income | 81.8 | ||||||
| Investments in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment (without goodwill) |
70.0 | 111.8 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 2.1 | –3.2 | 199.6 |
| Number of employees | 3,256 | 1,657 | 1,117 | 4,204 | 730 | 10,964 | |
| - thereof domestic | 3,256 | 1,657 | 1,114 | 2,220 | 730 | 8,977 | |
| - thereof foreign | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,984 | 0 | 1,987 |
| January - March 2024 (€m) | Consumer Access segment |
Business Access segment |
Consumer Applications segment |
Business Applications segment |
Corporate | Reconciliation | United Internet Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 1,024.4 | 141.7 | 77.7 | 373.0 | 37.0 | –82.3 | 1,571.6 |
| - thereof domestic | 1,024.4 | 141.7 | 77.2 | 213.3 | 37.0 | –82.3 | 1,411.4 |
| - thereof foreign | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 159.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160.1 |
| Segment revenue from transactions with other segments |
4.4 | 22.9 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 82.3 |
| Segment revenue from contracts with customers |
1,020.0 | 118.8 | 69.8 | 361.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1,571.6 |
| - thereof domestic | 1,020.0 | 118.8 | 69.3 | 201.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1,411.4 |
| - thereof foreign | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 159.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160.1 |
| Cost of sales | –725.2 | –134.1 | –35.4 | –182.0 | –6.9 | 46.7 | –1,036.9 |
| EBITDA | 182.3 | 35.4 | 22.5 | 101.3 | 0.6 | –1.3 | 340.8 |
| Financial result | –32.9 | ||||||
| Result from associated companies |
–12.1 | ||||||
| EBT | 140.7 | ||||||
| Income taxes | –53.2 | ||||||
| Net income | 87.5 | ||||||
| Investments in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment (without goodwill) |
128.0 | 151.3 | 5.9 | 24.7 | 2.4 | –8.4 | 303.8 |
| Number of employees | 3,366 | 1,526 | 1,071 | 4,354 | 636 | 10,953 | |
| - thereof domestic | 3,366 | 1,526 | 1,068 | 2,378 | 636 | 8,974 | |
| - thereof foreign | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,976 | 0 | 1,979 |
| March 27, 2025 | Publication of Annual Financial Statements 2024 Press and Analyst Conference |
|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | Publication of Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
| May 15, 2025 | Annual General Meeting 2025, Alte Oper Frankfurt/Main |
| August 7, 2025 | Publication of 6-Month Report 2025 Press and Analyst Conference |
| November 11, 2025 | Publication of Quarterly Statement Q3 2025 |
United Internet AG Elgendorfer Straße 57 56410 Montabaur Deutschland www.united-internet.de
Investor Relations Telefon: +49(0) 2602 96-1100 Telefax: +49(0) 2602 96-1013 E-Mail: [email protected]
May 2025 Registry court: Montabaur HRB 5762
Due to calculation processes, tables and references may produce rounding differences from the mathematically exact values (monetary units, percentage statements, etc.).
These annual financial statements are available in German and English. Both versions can also be downloaded from www.united-internet.de. In all cases of doubt, the German version shall prevail.
For reasons of better readability, the additional use of the female form is omitted in this annual report. United Internet would like to stress that the use of the masculine form is to be understood purely as the gender-neutral form.
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This Interim Statement contains certain forward-looking statements which reflect the current views of United Internet AG's management with regard to future events. These forward looking statements are based on our currently valid plans, estimates and expectations. Forward-looking statements are only based on those facts valid at the time when the statements were made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors which United Internet often cannot influence but which might cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors are described in detail in the Risk Report section of the Annual Reports of United Internet AG. United Internet does not intend to revise or update such forward-looking statements.
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