This overview may include historically adjusted values in order to ensure comparability with the reporting period.
€ million |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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Change in % |
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Results of operations |
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Net sales |
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16,152 |
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17,534 |
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19,687 |
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22,232 |
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20,993 |
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-5.6% |
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Operating result (EBIT)1 |
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2,120 |
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2,985 |
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4,179 |
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4,474 |
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3,609 |
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-19.3% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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13.1% |
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17.0% |
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21.2% |
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20.1% |
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17.2% |
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EBITDA2 |
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4,066 |
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4,923 |
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5,946 |
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6,504 |
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5,489 |
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-15.6% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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25.2% |
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28.1% |
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30.2% |
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29.3% |
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26.1% |
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Adjustments1 |
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318 |
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279 |
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157 |
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345 |
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390 |
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13.1% |
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EBITDA pre1 |
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4,385 |
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5,201 |
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6,103 |
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6,849 |
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5,879 |
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-14.2% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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27.1% |
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29.7% |
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31.0% |
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30.8% |
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28.0% |
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Profit before income tax |
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1,735 |
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2,630 |
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3,924 |
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4,287 |
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3,484 |
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-18.7% |
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Profit after tax |
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1,324 |
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1,994 |
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3,065 |
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3,339 |
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2,834 |
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-15.1% |
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Earnings per share (in €) |
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3.04 |
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4.57 |
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7.03 |
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7.65 |
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6.49 |
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-15.2% |
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Assets and liabilities |
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Total assets |
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43,808 |
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41,796 |
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45,362 |
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48,535 |
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48,495 |
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-0.1% |
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Non-current assets |
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34,805 |
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32,516 |
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34,380 |
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36,334 |
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36,102 |
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-0.6% |
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thereof: |
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Goodwill |
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17,114 |
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15,959 |
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17,004 |
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18,389 |
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17,845 |
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-3.0% |
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Other intangible assets |
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9,221 |
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7,653 |
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7,612 |
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7,335 |
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6,551 |
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-10.7% |
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Property, plant, and equipment |
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6,192 |
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6,421 |
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7,217 |
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8,204 |
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9,056 |
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10.4% |
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Current assets |
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9,003 |
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9,280 |
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10,982 |
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12,201 |
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12,393 |
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1.6% |
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thereof: |
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Inventories |
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3,342 |
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3,294 |
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3,900 |
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4,632 |
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4,637 |
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0.1% |
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Trade receivables and other current receivables |
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3,488 |
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3,221 |
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3,646 |
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4,114 |
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4,004 |
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-2.7% |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
781 |
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1,355 |
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1,899 |
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1,854 |
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1,982 |
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6.9% |
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Equity |
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17,914 |
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17,017 |
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21,416 |
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26,005 |
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26,754 |
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2.9% |
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Financial liabilities |
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13,194 |
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12,142 |
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10,801 |
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10,428 |
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9,941 |
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-4.7% |
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Non-current |
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8,644 |
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9,785 |
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8,270 |
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9,200 |
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9,239 |
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0.4% |
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Current |
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4,550 |
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2,357 |
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2,531 |
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1,228 |
|
702 |
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-42.9% |
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Liquidity |
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Payments for investments in intangible |
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208 |
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150 |
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355 |
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275 |
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216 |
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-21.5% |
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Payments for investments in property, plant, and equipment3 |
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813 |
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1,413 |
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1,066 |
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1,531 |
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1,807 |
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18.0% |
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Operating cash flow3 |
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2,856 |
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3,477 |
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4,616 |
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4,259 |
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3,784 |
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-11.2% |
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Net financial debt1 |
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12,363 |
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10,758 |
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8,753 |
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8,328 |
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7,500 |
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-9.9% |
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Other key data |
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Equity ratio (in %)1 |
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40.9% |
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40.7% |
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47.2% |
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53.6% |
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55.2% |
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Research and development costs |
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2,268 |
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2,288 |
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2,426 |
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2,521 |
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2,445 |
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-3.0% |
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Dividend per share (in €) |
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1.30 |
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1.40 |
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1.85 |
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2.20 |
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2.204 |
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0.0% |
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Employees (number as of December 31) |
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57,036 |
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58,096 |
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60,334 |
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64,232 |
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62,908 |
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-2.1% |
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