Wolters Kluwer N.V. financials
Wolters Kluwer N.V.
Country: NL Reporting currency: EUR Latest annual report: 2025-12-31
LEI:
724500TEM53I0U077B74 Financial statements
(EUR, as reported — unscaled; 126 line items across 2 annual periods)
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||
| Revenue | €6.13B | €5.92B |
| Cost of sales | €1.63B | €1.63B |
| Gross profit | €4.50B | €4.29B |
| Administrative expenses | €2.00B | €1.87B |
| Operating expenses | €2.97B | €2.84B |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | €1.74B | €1.44B |
| Net finance income / (cost) | -€88.0M | -€65.0M |
| Finance costs | €115.0M | €114.0M |
| Profit before tax | €1.65B | €1.38B |
| Income tax expense | €341.0M | €299.0M |
| Profit for the year | €1.31B | €1.08B |
| — attributable to owners | €1.31B | €1.08B |
| — attributable to NCI | €0 | €0 |
| Total comprehensive income | €890.0M | €1.29B |
| Per share | ||
| Basic EPS | €5.66 | €4.54 |
| Diluted EPS | €5.64 | €4.52 |
| Cash flow statement | ||
| Cash generated from operations | €2.10B | €2.01B |
| Net cash from operating activities | €1.67B | €1.65B |
| Net cash from investing activities | -€774.0M | -€646.0M |
| Net cash from financing activities | -€877.0M | -€1.09B |
| Dividends paid | €563.0M | €521.0M |
| Proceeds from borrowings | €1.93B | €1.24B |
| Repayments of borrowings | €1.10B | €738.0M |
| Lease liability payments | €58.0M | €62.0M |
| Net change in cash | €17.0M | -€84.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Total assets | €9.58B | €9.50B |
| Non-current assets | €6.95B | €6.84B |
| Property, plant & equipment | €68.0M | €79.0M |
| Right-of-use assets | €196.0M | €214.0M |
| Intangible assets & goodwill | €4.79B | €4.71B |
| Current assets | €2.63B | €2.66B |
| Inventories | €62.0M | €79.0M |
| Trade & other receivables | €1.07B | €1.13B |
| Cash & equivalents | €932.0M | €954.0M |
| Total equity | €798.0M | €1.54B |
| — attributable to owners | €798.0M | €1.54B |
| Non-controlling interests | €0 | €0 |
| Non-current liabilities | €4.73B | €4.17B |
| Long-term borrowings | €4.19B | €3.66B |
| Lease liabilities (non-current) | €160.0M | €179.0M |
| Current liabilities | €4.06B | €3.78B |
| Lease liabilities (current) | €57.0M | €63.0M |
| Trade & other payables | €1.12B | €1.09B |
| Deferred tax liabilities | €328.0M | €324.0M |
| Derived metrics | ||
| Operating margin | 28.3% | 24.4% |
| Net margin | 21.4% | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 163.9% | 69.8% |
| Cash conversion ratio | 1.28× | 1.53× |
| Other reported items | ||
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Contract Assets | -€25.0M | €16.0M |
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Inventories | €8.0M | €9.0M |
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Trade and Other Receivables | -€90.0M | -€48.0M |
| Adjustments For Depreciation and Amortisation Expense and Impairment Loss Reversal of Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss | €477.0M | €479.0M |
| Adjustments For Finance Costs | €88.0M | €65.0M |
| Adjustments For Income Tax Expense | €341.0M | €299.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Other Than Contract Liabilities | €106.0M | €73.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Trade and Other Payables | €87.0M | €41.0M |
| Adjustments For Reconcile Profit Loss | €797.0M | €935.0M |
| Adjustments For Sharebased Payments | €26.0M | €31.0M |
| Adjustments For Undistributed Profits of Associates | €2.0M | €2.0M |
| Adjustments To Reconcile Profit Loss Other Than Changes In Working Capital | €693.0M | €853.0M |
| Bank Overdrafts Classified As Cash Equivalents | €41.0M | €9.0M |
| Cancellation of Treasury Shares | €0 | €0 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents If Different From Statement of Financial Position | €891.0M | €945.0M |
| Cash Flows From Losing Control of Subsidiaries Or Other Businesses Classified As Investing Activities | €399.0M | €1.0M |
| Cash Flows Used In Obtaining Control of Subsidiaries Or Other Businesses Classified As Investing Activities | €871.0M | €335.0M |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests | €0 | €1.0M |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Owners of Parent | €890.0M | €1.28B |
| Current Bonds Issued and Current Portion of Noncurrent Bonds Issued | €500.0M | €0 |
| Current Contract Assets | €147.0M | €148.0M |
| Current Tax Assets Current | €103.0M | €82.0M |
| Current Tax Liabilities Current | €130.0M | €117.0M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | €31.0M | €56.0M |
| Dividends Proposed Or Declared Before Financial Statements Authorised For Issue But Not Recognised As Distribution To Owners | €360.0M | — |
| Dividends Proposed Or Declared Before Financial Statements Authorised For Issue But Not Recognised As Distribution To Owners Per Share | €1.59 | — |
| Dividends Received Classified As Investing Activities | €1.0M | €1.0M |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Owners of Parent Relating To Current Year | -€214.0M | -€196.0M |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Owners of Parent Relating To Prior Years | -€349.0M | -€325.0M |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Owners Per Share | €2.43 | €2.19 |
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents | -€71.0M | €40.0M |
| Equity and Liabilities | €9.58B | €9.50B |
| Finance Income | €29.0M | €52.0M |
| Gains Losses On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | -€21.0M | -€12.0M |
| Gains Losses On Hedges of Net Investments In Foreign Operations Before Tax | €27.0M | -€12.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income | €0 | €5.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss | €1.0M | €4.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income That Will Not Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss | -€1.0M | €1.0M |
| Income Taxes Paid Refund Classified As Operating Activities | -€358.0M | -€318.0M |
| Increase Decrease In Cash and Cash Equivalents | -€54.0M | -€44.0M |
| Increase Decrease In Working Capital | -€104.0M | -€82.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Sharebased Payment Transactions | €26.0M | €31.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Transfers and Other Changes Equity | €0 | €0 |
| Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill | €1.82B | €1.74B |
| Interest Paid Classified As Operating Activities | -€107.0M | -€94.0M |
| Interest Received Classified As Operating Activities | €28.0M | €52.0M |
| Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method | €14.0M | €13.0M |
| Issued Capital | €28.0M | €29.0M |
| Liabilities | €8.79B | €7.95B |
| Noncurrent Contract Assets | €19.0M | €18.0M |
| Noncurrent Portion of Noncurrent Bonds Issued | €3.82B | €3.32B |
| Noncurrent Portion of Noncurrent Notes and Debentures Issued | €108.0M | €122.0M |
| Noncurrent Portion of Other Noncurrent Borrowings | €103.0M | €38.0M |
| Noncurrent Provisions For Employee Benefits | €62.0M | €67.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income | -€418.0M | €207.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax | -€418.0M | €202.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Exchange Differences On Translation | -€445.0M | €227.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Gains Losses On Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans | €4.0M | -€5.0M |
| Other Current Borrowings and Current Portion of Other Noncurrent Borrowings | €221.0M | €359.0M |
| Other Current Receivables | €314.0M | €265.0M |
| Other Finance Income Cost | -€2.0M | -€3.0M |
| Other Gains Losses | €205.0M | -€10.0M |
| Other Longterm Provisions | €5.0M | €5.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Financial Assets | €3.0M | €5.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Receivables | €8.0M | €11.0M |
| Other Shortterm Provisions | €33.0M | €28.0M |
| Payments To Acquire Or Redeem Entitys Shares | €1.10B | €1.00B |
| Purchase of Treasury Shares | -€1.10B | -€1.00B |
| Reclassification Adjustments On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | -€14.0M | -€5.0M |
| Reclassification Adjustments On Exchange Differences On Translation Before Tax | -€4.0M | €1.0M |
| Retained Earnings | €1.17B | €1.36B |
| Sale Or Issue of Treasury Shares | €0 | €0 |
| Selling Expense | €975.0M | €969.0M |
| Share of Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Before Tax | -€1.0M | €0 |
| Share of Profit Loss of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method | €2.0M | €2.0M |
| Share Premium | €87.0M | €87.0M |
| Statutory Reserve | €99.0M | €540.0M |
| Treasury Shares | €587.0M | €470.0M |
Methodology
Every line item above is a fact tagged in Wolters Kluwer N.V.'s annual report
filed in the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) under the IFRS
taxonomy (ifrs-full) — the income statement, balance sheet
and cash-flow statement as the filer reported them. Values are shown
as-is, in the reporting currency (EUR), without
rescaling; the row labels map to the underlying concept name (e.g.
Revenue → ifrs-full:Revenue, Operating profit →
ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities, Diluted EPS →
ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare), and any concept
without a curated label is shown under “Other reported items” with its
de-camel-cased tag name. Only consolidated, default-member facts are
shown (segment / dimensional breakdowns are excluded).
“Derived metrics” (free cash flow, margins, ROE, …) are computed from those facts by the same model the U.S. financials pages use — not tagged by the filer.
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