Key figures

Selected key figures financial year 2022

    2018 2019 2020
adjusted		 2021 2022
Financial figures            
Revenue € m 61,550 63,341 66,716 81,747 94,436
Profit from operating activities (EBIT) € m 3,162 4,128 4,847 7,978 8,436
Return on sales1 % 5.1 6.5 7.3 9.8 8.9
EBIT after asset charge (EAC) € m 716 1,509 2,199 5,186 5,118
Consolidated net profit for the period2 € m 2,075 2,623 2,979 5,053 5,359
Net cash from operating activities € m 5,796 6,049 7,699 9,993 10,965
Free cash flow € m 1,059 867 2,535 4,092 3,067
Capex3 € m 2,648 3,617 2,999 3,895 4,123
Equity ratio4 % 27.5 27.6 25.5 30.7 34.7
Net debt5 € m 12,303 13,367 12,928 12,772 15,856
Net gearing6 % 47.0 48.2 47.9 39.6 40.1
             
Stock data            
Basic earnings per share7 € 1.69 2.13 2.41 4.10 4.41
Diluted earnings per share8 € 1.66 2.09 2.36 4.01 4.33
Cash flow per share7, 9 € 4.71 4.90 6.22 8.11 9.03
Dividend per share € 1.15 1.15 1.35 1.80 1.8510
Dividend distribution € m 1,419 1,422 1,673 2,205 2,20510, 11
Number of shares as at 31 December millions 1,236.5 1,236.5 1,239.1 1,239.1 1,239.1
Year-end closing price € 23.91 34.01 40.50 56.54 35.18
             
ESG figures            
GHG emissions12 million tonnes of CO2e 35.63 33.20 33.64 39.36 36.46
Realised Decarbonisation Effects kilotonnes of CO2e – – – 728 1,004
Energy consumption (Scopes 1 and 2) million kWh 26,437 26,199 27,427 30,486 34,498
of which from renewable sources13 million kWh – – – 1,826 2,271
Number of employees14 headcount 547,459 546,924 571,974 592,263 600,278
Staff costs  € m 20,825 21,610 22,234 23,879 26,035
Employee Engagement: Approval rate in the annual survey % 76 77 83 84 83
Share of women in middle and upper management % 22.1 22.2 23.2 25.1 26.3
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) 15   4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4
Share of valid compliance-relevant training certificates 16 % – – – 96 98
Cybersecurity rating points – – – – 700
1
EBIT / revenue.
2
After deduction of non-controlling interests.
3
Capex relating to assets acquired.
4
Equity (including non-controlling interests) / total equity and liabilities.
5
Calculation, > Combined management report.
6
Net debt / net debt and equity (including non-controlling interests).
7
The average weighted number of shares outstanding is used for the calculation.
8
The average weighted number of shares outstanding is adjusted for the number of all potentially dilutive shares.
9
Cash flow from operating activities.
10
Proposal.
11
Estimate.
12
Well-to-wheel.
13
Including consumption by electric vehicles.
14
At year-end, including trainees.
15
Work-related accidents per 200,000 working hours resulting in at least one working day of lost time for the affected person following the accident.
16
Middle and upper management.

Divisional key figures

Deutsche Post DHL Group offers integrated services and customised solutions for the processing and transport of goods and information in a global market. The Group is organised into five operating divisions, each of which operates under the control of its own divisional headquarters. The Group management functions are performed by the Corporate Center.

  • Express

    Key figures by operating divisions

    €m 2021 2022 + / – % Q4 2021 Q4 2022 + / – %
    Revenue 24,217 27,592 13.9 6,856 7,029 2.5
    of which Europe 10,193 11,287 10.7 2,863 2,994 4.6
    Americas 5,120 6,149 20.1 1,464 1,563 6.8
    Asia Pacific 8,871 9,908 11.7 2,560 2,475 –3.3
    MEA (Middle East and Africa) 1,361 1,569 15.3 364 400 9.9
    Consolidation / Other –1,328 –1,321 0.5 –395 –403 –2.0
    Profit from operating activities (EBIT) 4,220 4,025 –4.6 1,111 941 –15.3
    Return on sales (%)1 17.4 14.6 – 16.2 13.4 –
    Operating cash flow 5,894 5,549 –5.9 1,331 1,173 –11.9
    1
    EBIT/revenue.
  • Global Forwarding, Freight

    Key figures by operating divisions

    €m 2021 2022 + / – % Q4 2021 Q4 2022 + / – %
    Revenue 22,833 30,212 32.3 7,134 6,805 –4.6
    of which Global Forwarding 18,108 24,976 37.9 5,894 5,435 –7.8
    Freight 4,848 5,374 10.8 1,270 1,405 10.6
    Consolidation / Other –123 –138 –12.2 –30 –35 –16.7
    Profit from operating activities (EBIT) 1,303 2,311 77.4 403 402 –0.2
    Return on sales (%)1 5.7 7.6 – 5.6 5.9 –
    Operating cash flow 1,008 3,221 >100 622 999 60.6
    1
    EBIT/revenue.
  • Supply Chain

    Key figures by operating divisions

    €m 2021 2022 + / – % Q4 2021 Q4 2022 + / – %
    Revenue 13,864 16,431 18.5 3,655 4,363 19.4
    of which EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 6,596 7,252 9.9 1,806 1,946 7.8
    Americas 5,266 6,832 29.7 1,329 1,787 34.5
    Asia Pacific 2,046 2,419 18.2 534 649 21.5
    Consolidation / Other –44 –72 –63.6 –14 –19 –35.7
    Profit from operating activities (EBIT) 705 893 26.7 198 225 13.6
    Return on sales (%)1 5.1 5.4 – 5.4 5.2 –
    Operating cash flow 1,582 1,433 –9.4 664 820 23.5
    1
    EBIT/revenue.
  • eCommerce Solutions

    Key figures by operating divisions

    €m 2021 2022 + / – % Q4 2021 Q4 2022 +/– %
    Revenue 5,928 6,142 3.6 1,664 1,696 1.9
    of which Americas 2,079 2,188 5.2 617 636 3.1
    Europe 3,140 3,235 3.0 855 884 3.4
    Asia 719 720 0.1 195 177 –9.2
    Consolidation/Other –10 –1 90.0 –3 –1 66.7
    Profit from operating activities (EBIT) 417 389 –6.7 93 91 –2.2
    Return on sales (%)1 7.0 6.3 – 5.6 5.4 –
    Operating cash flow 654 582 –11.0 99 113 14.1
    1
    EBIT/revenue.
  • Post & Parcel Germany

    Key figures by operating divisions

    €m 2021 2022 + / – % Q4 2021 Q4 2022 +/– %
    Revenue 17,445 16,779 –3.8 4,771 4,623 –3.1
    of which Post Germany 7,995 7,892 –1.3 2,197 2,055 –6.5
    Parcel Germany 6,785 6,408 –5.6 1,840 1,856 0.9
    International 2,570 2,400 –6.6 714 693 –2.9
     Consolidation/Other 95 79 –16.8 20 19 –5.0
    Profit from operating activities (EBIT) 1,747 1,271 –27.2 576 384 –33.3
    Return on sales (%)1 10.0 7.6 – 12.1 8.3 –
    Operating cash flow 1,811 1,558 –14.0 346 411 18.8
    1
    EBIT/revenue.

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