Annual Report 2025

Notes

17. Non-current and current other financial assets

Non-current and current other financial assets

 

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

€ million

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Dec. 31, 2025

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Dec. 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive fair values of derivative financial instruments

 

3,927

 

3,702

 

7,629

 

3,425

 

3,814

 

7,239

Receivables from loans, bonds, profit participation rights (excluding interest)

 

10,697

 

6,931

 

17,628

 

9,400

 

6,804

 

16,204

Miscellaneous financial assets

 

5,534

 

1,059

 

6,593

 

5,824

 

1,511

 

7,335

 

 

20,158

 

11,692

 

31,850

 

18,649

 

12,129

 

30,778

Other financial assets include receivables from related parties of €16.3 billion (previous year: €15.5 billion). Other financial assets amounting to €121 million (previous year: €108 million) were furnished as collateral for financial liabilities and contingent liabilities. There is no original right of disposal or pledge for the furnished collateral on the part of the collateral taker.

In addition, miscellaneous financial assets include receivables from restricted deposits that serve as collateral (mainly under asset-backed securities transactions). More information on asset-backed securities can be found under “Asset-backed securities transactions” in the “IFRS 7 (Financial Instruments)” section.

The positive fair values of derivatives relate to the following items:

Positive fair values of derivatives

€ million

 

Dec. 31, 2025

 

Dec. 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions for hedging

 

 

 

 

foreign currency risk from assets using fair value hedges

 

3

 

27

foreign currency risk from liabilities using fair value hedges

 

 

121

interest rate risk using fair value hedges

 

141

 

271

interest rate risk using cash flow hedges

 

110

 

316

foreign currency and price risk from future cash flows (cash flow hedges)

 

4,780

 

4,224

Hedging transactions Total

 

5,034

 

4,958

Assets related to derivatives not included in hedging relationships

 

2,595

 

2,280

Total

 

7,629

 

7,239

Positive fair values of €15 million (previous year: €86 million) were recognized from transactions for hedging interest rate risk (fair value hedges) designated in portfolio hedges.

Further details on derivative financial instruments as a whole are given in the section entitled “Financial risk management and financial instruments”.