Results Q1 2025
Continental Makes a Solid Start to the Year
We made a solid start to the year, significantly improving our earnings for the Continental Group in the first quarter compared with 2024, and are confident that we will achieve our annual targets
- Consolidated sales of €9.7 billion (Q1 2024: €9.8 billion, -0.8 percent)
- Planned Automotive spin-off has led to mandatory application of IFRS 5 accounting standard
- Adjusted EBIT of €639 million; without application of IFRS 5, adjusted EBIT would have been €586 million (Q1 2024: €201 million)
- Adjusted EBIT margin of 6.6 percent; without application of IFRS 5, adjusted EBIT margin would have been 6.0 percent (Q1 2024: 2.1 percent)
- Net income of €68 million (Q1 2024: -€53 million)
- Adjusted free cash flow of -€304 million (Q1 2024: -€1.1 billion)
- Outlook for fiscal 2025 is separate for Automotive due to spin-off
“The quarterly results reflect our focus on improving our financial position – and show that our efficiency measures are paying off”
On May 6, 2025 Continental released its Q1 2025 results. Our CEO Nikolai Setzer, CFO Olaf Schick and CEO Automotive Philipp von Hirschheydt conducted an analyst and investor conference call presenting the Q1 results.
