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SAP Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2025 earnings summary22 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 2025 delivered strong results with cloud revenue up 22% year-over-year (27% at constant currency), total revenue up 7% (11% at constant currency), and robust cloud backlog growth, driven by AI adoption and major customer wins in regulated sectors.

  • Cloud ERP Suite revenue rose 26% (31% at constant currency), now representing 87% of cloud revenues and driving market share gains.

  • IFRS operating profit increased 12% to €2.49 billion, and non-IFRS operating profit rose 14% to €2.57 billion, with non-IFRS EPS up 29% to €1.59.

  • Major customer wins included Alphabet, Ericsson, Lufthansa, and a $1 billion US Army contract, with significant expansion in regulated industries and global markets.

  • AI-infused business suite and Business Data Cloud accelerated customer transformation, with over 30,000 engineers and 100,000 employees enabled through AI tools.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 total revenue reached €9.08 billion, up 7% year-over-year (11% at constant currency), with cloud & software revenue at €8.02 billion, up 8%.

  • Cloud revenue was €5.29 billion, up 22% year-over-year, and cloud backlog rose 23% to €18.8 billion.

  • Cloud gross margin (non-IFRS) improved to 75.1%, up over 1pp year-over-year.

  • Free cash flow for Q3 was €1.27 billion, up 5%, and for the first nine months reached €7.21 billion, up 40% year-over-year.

  • Basic IFRS EPS rose to €1.72; non-IFRS EPS to €1.59.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2025 cloud revenue expected at the lower end of €21.6–21.9 billion, up 26–28% at constant currencies, with non-IFRS operating profit forecasted at the upper end of €10.3–10.6 billion, up 26–30%.

  • Free cash flow guidance raised to €8.0–8.2 billion, nearly doubling year-over-year.

  • Q4 is anticipated to be the largest bookings quarter, with a strong pipeline and potential to sign deals originally planned for 2026.

  • Effective tax rate (non-IFRS) for 2025 expected at approximately 32%.

  • Ambition to accelerate total revenue growth through 2027 is reiterated, supported by high recurring revenue and robust pipeline.

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