SAP Q3 2026 IFRS operating profit rises 18% to €2.93B
SAP's cloud revenue and current cloud backlog grew 26% and 28%, respectively; repurchases totaled approximately €4.2 billion as of September 30, 2026.
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SAP SE reported Q3 2026 revenue of €10.270 billion, up 13%; cloud revenue was €6.668 billion, up 26%. IFRS operating profit rose 18% to €2.930 billion and profit after tax rose 11% to €2.269 billion. Non-IFRS operating profit was €3.030 billion, up 18%; SAP says non-IFRS measures supplement, not replace, IFRS results.
Current cloud backlog, a non-IFRS measure, was €24.144 billion, up 28%; cloud growth included a multi-quarter revenue catch-up from customers returning from financial distress. Reltio, Dremio and Prior Labs contributed €49 million of Q3 revenue; their Q3 operating-profit contributions were negative €59 million under IFRS and €39 million under non-IFRS. SAP and Teradata settled their legal dispute in February 2026; SAP paid US$480 million (€408 million) in March 2026.
For the first nine months, operating cash flows were €8.586 billion, up 9%, and non-IFRS free cash flow was €7.968 billion, up 11%. As of September 30, 2026, SAP had repurchased 25,205,983 shares at an average price of €164.79, a purchased volume of approximately €4.2 billion under a program of up to €10 billion through December 31, 2027.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 26, 2026
Commission file number:
001-14251
SAP EUROPEAN COMPANY
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16
69190 Walldorf
Federal Republic of Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| Form 20-F [X] | Form 40-F [ ] |
SAP SE
FORM 6-K
On October 23, 2026, SAP SE, (“SAP"), filed a quarterly statement with Deutsche Boerse AG for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 (the “Quarterly Statement”). The Quarterly Statement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The Quarterly Statement discloses certain non-IFRS measures. These measures are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures. The non-IFRS financial measures that we report should be considered in addition to, and not as substitutes for or superior to, revenue, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Please refer to Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures online (https://www.sap.com/investors/performance-measures) for further information regarding the non-IFRS measures.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
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EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Quarterly Statement dated October 21, 2026 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SAP SE | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Sessar | |||
| Name: | Dr. Christopher Sessar | |||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer | |||
| By: | /s/ Julia Zicke | |||
| Name: | Dr. Julia Zicke | |||
| Title: | Head of External Reporting and Accounting Technology | |||
Date: October 26, 2026
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Quarterly Statement dated October 21, 2026 |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Current cloud backlog of €24.1 billion, up 28% and up 26% at constant currencies
Cloud revenue up 26% and up 25% at constant currencies
Cloud ERP Suite revenue up 29% and up 28% at constant currencies
Total revenue up 13% and up 12% at constant currencies
IFRS operating profit up 18%, non-IFRS operating profit up 18%, both at nominal and constant currencies
SAP updates its 2026 cloud revenue and cloud and software revenue outlook
Christian Klein, CEO:
Q3 was an outstanding quarter, with current cloud backlog up 26% at constant currencies. Our Autonomous Enterprise strategy is not just resonating, it is being adopted. Our customers are investing in the technology behind it – from the cloud and data foundation to our Business AI. They see that Joule Work makes the business case for their transformation more attractive than ever. |
Dominik Asam, CFO:
For the first time, SAP crossed €10 billion in total quarterly revenue and €3 billion of non-IFRS operating profit, reflecting the strength and scalability of our business model. Our disciplined approach to cost management, paired with continued cloud momentum, demonstrates our ability to grow both the top and bottom line at the same time. |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Walldorf, Germany – October 21, 2026
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
Group Results at a Glance
Third quarter 2026
| IFRS | Non-IFRS1 | |||||||
| € million, unless otherwise stated | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | ∆ in % const. curr. | |
| Current cloud backlog | 24,144 | 18,839 | 28 | 26 | ||||
| SaaS/PaaS2 | 6,612 | 5,212 | 27 | 6,612 | 5,212 | 27 | 26 | |
| Thereof Cloud ERP Suite2 | 5,924 | 4,586 | 29 | 5,924 | 4,586 | 29 | 28 | |
| Thereof Extension Suite2 | 688 | 627 | 10 | 688 | 627 | 10 | 8 | |
| IaaS2 | 56 | 78 | –27 | 56 | 78 | –27 | –27 | |
| Cloud revenue | 6,668 | 5,290 | 26 | 6,668 | 5,290 | 26 | 25 | |
| Software licenses revenue | 147 | 161 | –9 | 147 | 161 | –9 | –9 | |
| Software support revenue | 2,434 | 2,565 | –5 | 2,434 | 2,565 | –5 | –6 | |
| Cloud and software revenue | 9,249 | 8,016 | 15 | 9,249 | 8,016 | 15 | 14 | |
| Services Revenue | 1,021 | 1,060 | –4 | 1,021 | 1,060 | –4 | –5 | |
| Total revenue | 10,270 | 9,076 | 13 | 10,270 | 9,076 | 13 | 12 | |
| Cloud gross profit | 4,930 | 3,948 | 25 | 4,956 | 3,972 | 25 | 24 | |
| Cloud gross margin (in %) | 73.9 | 74.6 | –0.7pp | 74.3 | 75.1 | –0.8pp | –0.7pp | |
| Gross profit | 7,510 | 6,671 | 13 | 7,543 | 6,696 | 13 | 12 | |
| Gross margin (in %) | 73.1 | 73.5 | –0.4pp | 73.4 | 73.8 | –0.3pp | –0.3pp | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 2,930 | 2,487 | 18 | 3,030 | 2,566 | 18 | 18 | |
| Operating margin (in %) | 28.5 | 27.4 | 1.1pp | 29.5 | 28.3 | 1.2pp | 1.5pp | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 2,269 | 2,051 | 11 | 2,171 | 1,852 | 17 | ||
| Earnings per share - Basic (in €) | 1.96 | 1.72 | 14 | 1.89 | 1.59 | 19 | ||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 1,920 | 1,502 | 28 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,718 | 1,266 | 36 | |||||
1 For a breakdown of the individual adjustments see table Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas in this Quarterly Statement.
2 For a definition of Cloud ERP Suite and Extension Suite, see the Performance Management System chapter in the 2025 Integrated Report. For an Explanation of IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Integrated Report 2025, Note (A.1).
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Nine months ended September 2026
| IFRS | Non-IFRS1 | |||||||
| € million, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3 2026 |
Q1–Q3 2025 |
∆ in % |
Q1–Q3 2026 |
Q1–Q3 2025 |
∆ in % | ∆ in % const. curr. | |
| Current cloud backlog | 24,144 | 18,839 | 28 | 26 | ||||
| SaaS/PaaS2 | 18,724 | 15,148 | 24 | 18,724 | 15,148 | 24 | 26 | |
| Thereof Cloud ERP Suite2 | 16,662 | 13,258 | 26 | 16,662 | 13,258 | 26 | 28 | |
| Thereof Extension Suite2 | 2,062 | 1,889 | 9 | 2,062 | 1,889 | 9 | 11 | |
| IaaS2 | 187 | 266 | –29 | 187 | 266 | –29 | –28 | |
| Cloud revenue | 18,911 | 15,413 | 23 | 18,911 | 15,413 | 23 | 25 | |
| Software licenses revenue | 395 | 538 | –27 | 395 | 538 | –27 | –26 | |
| Software support revenue | 7,342 | 7,969 | –8 | 7,342 | 7,969 | –8 | –6 | |
| Cloud and software revenue | 26,648 | 23,920 | 11 | 26,648 | 23,920 | 11 | 14 | |
| Services Revenue | 3,055 | 3,196 | –4 | 3,055 | 3,196 | –4 | –3 | |
| Total revenue | 29,703 | 27,116 | 10 | 29,703 | 27,116 | 10 | 12 | |
| Cloud gross profit | 14,044 | 11,501 | 22 | 14,124 | 11,573 | 22 | 25 | |
| Cloud gross margin (in %) | 74.3 | 74.6 | –0.4pp | 74.7 | 75.1 | –0.4pp | –0.5pp | |
| Gross profit | 21,710 | 19,898 | 9 | 21,806 | 19,971 | 9 | 11 | |
| Gross margin (in %) | 73.1 | 73.4 | –0.3pp | 73.4 | 73.6 | –0.2pp | –0.3pp | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 8,313 | 7,276 | 14 | 8,639 | 7,590 | 14 | 17 | |
| Operating margin (in %) | 28.0 | 26.8 | 1.2pp | 29.1 | 28.0 | 1.1pp | 1.3pp | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 6,424 | 5,596 | 15 | 6,001 | 5,280 | 14 | ||
| Earnings per share - Basic (in €) | 5.50 | 4.70 | 17 | 5.20 | 4.53 | 15 | ||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 8,586 | 7,859 | 9 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 7,968 | 7,205 | 11 | |||||
1 For a breakdown of the individual adjustments see table Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas in this Quarterly Statement.
2 For a definition of Cloud ERP Suite and Extension Suite, see the Performance Management System chapter in the 2025 Integrated Report. For an Explanation of IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Integrated Report 2025, Note (A.1).
Supplementary Information1
Financial Results
Cloud revenue growth was positively impacted by several quarter-specific effects, mainly a multi-quarter revenue catch-up from customers returning from financial distress.
Total revenue in the third quarter included a contribution of €49 million from the acquisitions of Reltio, Dremio, and Prior Labs.
IFRS and non-IFRS operating profit included a negative contribution of €59 million and €39 million, respectively, from the aforementioned acquisitions. In addition, IFRS and non-IFRS operating profit growth benefited from prior year negative impacts of €0.1 billion each from a change in case law affecting SAP's other tax litigation and from a workforce transformation, both recorded in the third quarter of 2025.
Share Repurchase Program
In January 2026, SAP announced a new share repurchase program with an aggregate volume of up to €10 billion and a term until December 31, 2027. As of September 30, 2026, SAP had repurchased 25,205,983 shares at an average price of €164.79 resulting in a purchased volume of approximately €4.2 billion under the program.
1 The Q3 2026 results were also impacted by other effects. For details, please refer to the disclosures on page 21 of this document.
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Outlook
Financial Outlook
For 2026, SAP is updating its cloud revenue and cloud and software revenue outlook and now expects:
| · | To generate cloud revenue towards the upper end of the outlook range of €25.8 – 26.2 billion at constant currencies (2025: €21.02 billion), up 23% to 25% at constant currencies. |
| · | To generate cloud and software revenue towards the upper end of the outlook range of €36.3 – 36.8 billion at constant currencies (2025: €32.54 billion), up 12% to 13% at constant currencies. |
SAP continues to expect:
| · | €11.8 – 12.2 billion operating profit (non-IFRS) at constant currencies (2025: €10.42 billion), up 13% to 17% at constant currencies. |
| · | Approximately €10 billion free cash flow at actual currencies (2025: €8.24 billion). |
| · | An effective tax rate (non-IFRS) of approximately 29% (2025: 30.5%)2. |
| · | Constant currencies current cloud backlog growth to slightly decelerate (2025: 25%). |
SAP further expects:
| · | Constant currencies total revenue growth in 2026 to remain at similar levels as in 2025 (10.6%) and to accelerate in 2027. |
| · | Total operating expenses (non-IFRS) to grow at 80% to 90% of total revenue growth in 2027. |
| · | Constant currencies software support revenue decline rate to accelerate in the coming years as a consequence of an acceleration of customers transforming to the cloud. |
SAP's current cloud backlog outlook for full-year 2026 is based on the assumption of a stable macroeconomic environment in the fourth quarter.
While SAP’s 2026 financial outlook for the income statement parameters is at constant currencies (including an average exchange rate of 1.13 USD per EUR), actual currency reported figures are expected to be impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations as the company progresses through the year, as reflected in the table below.
Currency Impact Assuming September 30, 2026 Rates Apply for 2026
| In percentage points | Q4 2026 | FY 2026 |
| Cloud revenue growth | 2.0pp | -1.5pp |
| Cloud and software revenue growth | 1.5pp | -1.0pp |
| Operating profit growth (non-IFRS) | 1.0pp | -2.0pp |
This includes an exchange rate of 1.14 USD per EUR.
2 The effective tax rate (non-IFRS) is a non-IFRS financial measure and is presented for supplemental informational purposes only. We do not provide an outlook for the effective tax rate (IFRS) due to the uncertainty and potential variability of gains and losses associated with equity securities, which are reconciling items between the two effective tax rates (non-IFRS and IFRS). These items cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts but could have a significant impact on our future effective tax rate (IFRS).
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Non-Financial Outlook
For 2026, SAP continues to expect:
| · | Cloud Customer Satisfaction (Cloud CSAT) to be in a range of 75% to 76% (2025: 75%). |
| · | The Employee Engagement Index to be in a range of 74% to 78% (2025: 76%). |
| · | The Business Health Culture Index (BHCI) to be in a range of 80% to 82% (2025: 81%). |
| · | To steadily decrease carbon emissions across the relevant value chain (2025: 3.6 Mt). |
Business Highlights
In the third quarter, customers around the globe continued to choose the “RISE with SAP” journey. These customers included: AstraZeneca, Aydem Enerji, Banco Bilbao, Fairstone Bank of Canada, Grupo SBF, Infineon Technologies, Nagel Group Logistics, and NTN Corporation. A5X, Bitzer, BLACKROLL, Greenbrier Maxion (GBMX), Krannich Solar Group, Petroplus, Rittal, and SUZHOU ELE.MFG chose “SAP GROW”. Austrian Post (Österreichische Post), Commerz Real, Decathlon, Fraport, Henkel, MAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED, and Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation chose SAP’s AI and data solutions. Key customer wins across SAP’s solution portfolio included: Chery Automobile, DOUGLAS Group, Helvetia Holding, Kao Corporation, NTT DATA, Tauranga City Council, and Wipro. Bertelsmann, Eldorado Brasil, enersuisse, HUGO BOSS, Infineum, Infosys, Mondelez, Panasonic, Roche, and Thalia Bücher went live on SAP solutions in the third quarter. In the third quarter, SAP’s cloud revenue performance was particularly strong in APJ and EMEA and solid in the Americas region. Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, India, South Korea and Spain had outstanding performance, while Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the U.S. were particularly strong. On July 6, SAP announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dremio, an open, high-performance data lakehouse platform. On July 17, SAP announced that it has completed the acquisition of Prior Labs, the pioneer of Tabular Foundation Models (TFMs). On October 6, SAP showcased the Autonomous Enterprise in action at SAP Connect, demonstrating how Joule Work and Joule Assistants generate value for customers across every line of business. In addition, SAP announced that they entered into an agreement for SAP to acquire TechWolf, a provider of a leading AI work intelligence platform. |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Additional Information
This quarterly statement and all information therein are preliminary and unaudited. Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely. The Q3 2026 Quarterly Statement can be downloaded from: https://www.sap.com/docs/download/investors/2026/sap-2026-q3-statement.pdf.
SAP Performance Measures
For more information about our key growth metrics and performance measures, their calculation, their usefulness, and their limitations, please refer to the following document on our Investor Relations website: https://www.sap.com/investors/en/financial-documents-and-events/reporting-framework.html.
Webcast
SAP senior management will host a financial analyst conference call on Wednesday, October 21st at 11:00 PM (CEST) / 10:00 PM (BST) / 5:00 PM (EDT) / 2:00 PM (PDT). The conference will be webcast on the Company’s website at https://www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay. Supplementary financial information pertaining to the third quarter results can be found at https://www.sap.com/investor.
About SAP
As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE: SAP) stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Contents
| Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS) | 8 | ||
| (A) | Consolidated Income Statements | 8 | |
| (B) | Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | 10 | |
| (C) | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 11 | |
| Non-IFRS Numbers | 12 | ||
| (D) | Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation | 12 | |
| (E) | Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers | 12 | |
| (F) | Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates | 16 | |
| (G) | Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas | 16 | |
| Disaggregations | 17 | ||
| (H) | Segment Reporting | 17 | |
| (I) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) | 19 | |
| (J) | Employees by Region and Functional Areas | 20 | |
| Other Disclosures | 21 | ||
| (K) | Share-Based Payment Expenses | 21 | |
| (L) | Teradata Litigation Matter | 21 | |
| (M) | Business Combinations | 21 | |
| (N) | 2027 Reporting Changes | 22 | |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS)
(A) Consolidated Income Statements
(A.1) Consolidated Income Statements – Quarter
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | |
| Cloud | 6,668 | 5,290 | 26 | |
| Software licenses | 147 | 161 | –9 | |
| Software support | 2,434 | 2,565 | –5 | |
| Software licenses and support | 2,581 | 2,726 | –5 | |
| Cloud and software | 9,249 | 8,016 | 15 | |
| Services | 1,021 | 1,060 | –4 | |
| Total revenue | 10,270 | 9,076 | 13 | |
| Cost of cloud | –1,738 | –1,342 | 29 | |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –263 | –303 | –13 | |
| Cost of cloud and software | –2,001 | –1,645 | 22 | |
| Cost of services | –760 | –760 | 0 | |
| Total cost of revenue | –2,761 | –2,405 | 15 | |
| Gross profit | 7,510 | 6,671 | 13 | |
| Research and development | –1,865 | –1,644 | 13 | |
| Sales and marketing | –2,283 | –2,185 | 5 | |
| General and administration | –412 | –364 | 13 | |
| Restructuring | 3 | 18 | –81 | |
| Other operating income/expense, net | –23 | –8 | >100 | |
| Total operating expenses | –7,341 | –6,589 | 11 | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 2,930 | 2,487 | 18 | |
| Other non-operating income/expense, net | –24 | 46 | N/A | |
| Finance income | 383 | 524 | –27 | |
| Finance costs | –287 | –312 | –8 | |
| Financial income, net | 96 | 212 | –55 | |
| Profit (loss) before tax | 3,002 | 2,745 | 9 | |
| Income tax expense | –734 | –694 | 6 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 2,269 | 2,051 | 11 | |
| Attributable to owners of parent | 2,249 | 2,004 | 12 | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 20 | 47 | –58 | |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €)1 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 14 | |
| Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1 | 1.94 | 1.71 | 14 |
1 For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the weighted average number of shares was 1,150 million (diluted 1,157 million) and 1,164 million (diluted: 1,172 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
(A.2) Consolidated Income Statements – Year-to-Date
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3
2026 |
Q1–Q3
2025 |
∆ in % | |
| Cloud | 18,911 | 15,413 | 23 | |
| Software licenses | 395 | 538 | –27 | |
| Software support | 7,342 | 7,969 | –8 | |
| Software licenses and support | 7,736 | 8,507 | –9 | |
| Cloud and software | 26,648 | 23,920 | 11 | |
| Services | 3,055 | 3,196 | –4 | |
| Total revenue | 29,703 | 27,116 | 10 | |
| Cost of cloud | –4,867 | –3,912 | 24 | |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –822 | –909 | –10 | |
| Cost of cloud and software | –5,689 | –4,821 | 18 | |
| Cost of services | –2,304 | –2,397 | –4 | |
| Total cost of revenue | –7,992 | –7,218 | 11 | |
| Gross profit | 21,710 | 19,898 | 9 | |
| Research and development | –5,411 | –4,935 | 10 | |
| Sales and marketing | –6,738 | –6,576 | 2 | |
| General and administration | –1,174 | –1,083 | 8 | |
| Restructuring | –16 | 0 | >100 | |
| Other operating income/expense, net | –58 | –27 | >100 | |
| Total operating expenses | –21,390 | –19,840 | 8 | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 8,313 | 7,276 | 14 | |
| Other non-operating income/expense, net | –39 | 53 | N/A | |
| Finance income | 1,383 | 1,246 | 11 | |
| Finance costs | –902 | –859 | 5 | |
| Financial income, net | 481 | 387 | 24 | |
| Profit (loss) before tax | 8,755 | 7,715 | 13 | |
| Income tax expense | –2,331 | –2,119 | 10 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 6,424 | 5,596 | 15 | |
| Attributable to owners of parent | 6,360 | 5,481 | 16 | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 63 | 115 | –45 | |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €)1 | 5.50 | 4.70 | 17 | |
| Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1 | 5.48 | 4.67 | 17 |
1 For the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, the weighted average number of shares was 1,155 million (diluted: 1,161 million) and 1,166 million (diluted: 1,175 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
(B) Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
| as at 9/30/2026 and 12/31/2025 | ||
| € millions | 2026 | 2025 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9,364 | 8,220 |
| Other financial assets | 1,633 | 1,552 |
| Trade and other receivables | 6,976 | 6,666 |
| Other non-financial assets | 3,339 | 3,212 |
| Tax assets | 804 | 598 |
| Total current assets | 22,115 | 20,247 |
| Goodwill | 31,216 | 29,015 |
| Intangible assets | 2,796 | 2,282 |
| Property, plant, and equipment | 4,549 | 4,497 |
| Other financial assets | 8,300 | 7,269 |
| Trade and other receivables | 163 | 218 |
| Other non-financial assets | 4,495 | 4,419 |
| Tax assets | 332 | 244 |
| Deferred tax assets | 2,371 | 2,167 |
| Total non-current assets | 54,221 | 50,111 |
| Total assets | 76,336 | 70,358 |
| € millions | 2026 | 2025 |
| Trade and other payables | 3,002 | 2,433 |
| Tax liabilities | 1,571 | 968 |
| Financial liabilities | 2,053 | 2,050 |
| Other non-financial liabilities | 4,218 | 4,848 |
| Provisions | 108 | 538 |
| Contract liabilities | 8,158 | 6,574 |
| Total current liabilities | 19,110 | 17,409 |
| Trade and other payables | 1 | 2 |
| Tax liabilities | 581 | 562 |
| Financial liabilities | 8,535 | 6,021 |
| Other non-financial liabilities | 548 | 524 |
| Provisions | 629 | 550 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 259 | 74 |
| Contract liabilities | 213 | 144 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 10,765 | 7,875 |
| Total liabilities | 29,875 | 25,284 |
| Issued capital | 1,229 | 1,229 |
| Share premium | 3,194 | 2,778 |
| Retained earnings | 50,824 | 47,345 |
| Other components of equity | 1,295 | 182 |
| Treasury shares | –10,593 | –6,948 |
| Equity attributable to owners of parent | 45,948 | 44,586 |
| Non-controlling interests | 513 | 488 |
| Total equity | 46,461 | 45,073 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 76,336 | 70,358 |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (C) | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
| € millions | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 6,424 | 5,596 |
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) after tax to net cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 954 | 986 |
| Share-based payment expense | 1,227 | 1,379 |
| Income tax expense | 2,331 | 2,119 |
| Financial income, net | –481 | –387 |
| Increase/decrease in allowances on trade receivables | 54 | 10 |
| Other adjustments for non-cash items | –31 | –3 |
| Increase/decrease in trade and other receivables | –142 | 679 |
| Increase/decrease in other assets | –55 | –365 |
| Increase/decrease in trade payables, provisions, and other liabilities | –564 | –1,676 |
| Increase/decrease in contract liabilities | 1,371 | 1,492 |
| Share-based payments | –440 | –691 |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | –2,063 | –1,280 |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 8,586 | 7,859 |
| Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | –1,829 | –700 |
| Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | –521 | –559 |
| Proceeds from sales of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | 85 | 110 |
| Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities | –3,540 | –4,369 |
| Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities | 3,236 | 4,454 |
| Interest received | 236 | 317 |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | –2,332 | –747 |
| Dividends paid | –2,883 | –2,743 |
| Dividends paid on non-controlling interests | –35 | –3 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | –4,124 | –1,937 |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 4,663 | 2 |
| Repayments of borrowings | –2,278 | –2,106 |
| Payments of lease liabilities | –182 | –204 |
| Interest paid | –388 | –451 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | –5,227 | –7,442 |
| Effect of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents | 118 | –726 |
| Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 1,144 | –1,055 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 8,220 | 9,609 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 9,364 | 8,554 |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Non-IFRS Numbers
| (D) | Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation |
We disclose certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures. Our non-IFRS financial measures may not correspond to non-IFRS financial measures that other companies report. The non-IFRS financial measures that we report should only be considered in addition to, and not as substitutes for, nor as superior to, our IFRS financial measures.
We believe that the supplemental historical and prospective non-IFRS financial information we disclose is useful information to investors because it is used by our management, in addition to financial data prepared in accordance with IFRS, to gain a more transparent understanding of our past performance and our anticipated future results. For a more detailed description of all of SAP’s non-IFRS measures and their limitations as well as SAP’s constant currency and free cash flow figures, see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures.
| (E) | Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers |
| (E.1) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Revenue – Quarter |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | |||
| IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Revenue Numbers | ||||||
| Cloud | 6,668 | –55 | 6,613 | 5,290 | 26 | 25 |
| Software licenses | 147 | –1 | 146 | 161 | –9 | –9 |
| Software support | 2,434 | –18 | 2,416 | 2,565 | –5 | –6 |
| Software licenses and support | 2,581 | –19 | 2,562 | 2,726 | –5 | –6 |
| Cloud and software | 9,249 | –74 | 9,175 | 8,016 | 15 | 14 |
| Services | 1,021 | –10 | 1,011 | 1,060 | –4 | –5 |
| Total revenue | 10,270 | –84 | 10,186 | 9,076 | 13 | 12 |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (E.2) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Operating Expenses – Quarter |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
| IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Operating Expense Numbers | |||||||||||
| Cost of cloud | –1,738 | 26 | –1,712 | –1,342 | 24 | –1,318 | 29 | 30 | |||
| Cost of software licenses and support | –263 | 8 | –255 | –303 | 0 | –303 | –13 | –16 | |||
| Cost of cloud and software | –2,001 | 34 | –1,967 | –1,645 | 24 | –1,622 | 22 | 21 | |||
| Cost of services | –760 | 0 | –760 | –760 | 0 | –759 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total cost of revenue | –2,761 | 34 | –2,727 | –2,405 | 24 | –2,381 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Gross profit | 7,510 | 34 | 7,543 | –56 | 7,487 | 6,671 | 24 | 6,696 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Research and development | –1,865 | 2 | –1,863 | –1,644 | 1 | –1,643 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Sales and marketing | –2,283 | 56 | –2,228 | –2,185 | 67 | –2,118 | 5 | 5 | |||
| General and administration | –412 | 12 | –400 | –364 | 4 | –360 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Restructuring | 3 | –3 | 0 | 18 | –18 | 0 | –81 | N/A | |||
| Other operating income/expense, net | –23 | 0 | –23 | –8 | 0 | –8 | >100 | >100 | |||
| Total operating expenses | –7,341 | 100 | –7,241 | 83 | –7,158 | –6,589 | 79 | –6,510 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| (E.3) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Profit Figures, Income Tax, and Key Ratios – Quarter |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
| IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Profit Numbers | |||||||||||
| Operating profit (loss) | 2,930 | 100 | 3,030 | –1 | 3,029 | 2,487 | 79 | 2,566 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Other non-operating income/expense, net | –24 | 0 | –24 | 46 | 0 | 46 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Finance income | 383 | –290 | 93 | 524 | –348 | 175 | –27 | –47 | |||
| Finance costs | –287 | 114 | –173 | –312 | 93 | –219 | –8 | –21 | |||
| Financial income, net | 96 | –176 | –80 | 212 | –256 | –44 | –55 | 84 | |||
| Profit (loss) before tax | 3,002 | –76 | 2,926 | 2,745 | –177 | 2,569 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Income tax expense | –734 | –22 | –755 | –694 | –22 | –717 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Profit (loss) after tax | 2,269 | –98 | 2,171 | 2,051 | –199 | 1,852 | 11 | 17 | |||
| Attributable to owners of parent | 2,249 | –72 | 2,177 | 2,004 | –158 | 1,846 | 12 | 18 | |||
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 20 | –26 | –6 | 47 | –41 | 6 | –58 | N/A | |||
| Key Ratios | |||||||||||
| Operating margin (in %) | 28.5 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 1.1pp | 1.2pp | 1.5pp | |||
| Effective tax rate (in %)1 | 24.4 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 27.9 | –0.9pp | –2.1pp | |||||
| Earnings per share, basic (in €) | 1.96 | 1.89 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 14 | 19 | |||||
1 In Q3 2026 and Q3 2025 the difference between our IFRS effective tax rate and non-IFRS effective tax rate mainly resulted from tax effects of equity securities.
13/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (E.4) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Revenue – Year-to-Date |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | |||
| IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Revenue Numbers | ||||||
| Cloud | 18,911 | 409 | 19,320 | 15,413 | 23 | 25 |
| Software licenses | 395 | 6 | 400 | 538 | –27 | –26 |
| Software support | 7,342 | 127 | 7,469 | 7,969 | –8 | –6 |
| Software licenses and support | 7,736 | 132 | 7,869 | 8,507 | –9 | –7 |
| Cloud and software | 26,648 | 541 | 27,189 | 23,920 | 11 | 14 |
| Services | 3,055 | 56 | 3,111 | 3,196 | –4 | –3 |
| Total revenue | 29,703 | 597 | 30,300 | 27,116 | 10 | 12 |
| (E.5) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Operating Expenses – Year-to-Date |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
| IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Operating Expense Numbers | |||||||||||
| Cost of cloud | –4,867 | 80 | –4,787 | –3,912 | 71 | –3,841 | 24 | 25 | |||
| Cost of software licenses and support | –822 | 17 | –805 | –909 | 0 | –909 | –10 | –11 | |||
| Cost of cloud and software | –5,689 | 96 | –5,592 | –4,821 | 71 | –4,750 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Cost of services | –2,304 | 0 | –2,304 | –2,397 | 1 | –2,396 | –4 | –4 | |||
| Total cost of revenue | –7,992 | 96 | –7,896 | –7,218 | 73 | –7,146 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Gross profit | 21,710 | 96 | 21,806 | 426 | 22,233 | 19,898 | 73 | 19,971 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Research and development | –5,411 | 4 | –5,407 | –4,935 | 4 | –4,931 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Sales and marketing | –6,738 | 170 | –6,569 | –6,576 | 230 | –6,346 | 2 | 4 | |||
| General and administration | –1,174 | 40 | –1,133 | –1,083 | 6 | –1,077 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Restructuring | –16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >100 | N/A | |||
| Other operating income/expense, net | –58 | 0 | –58 | –27 | 0 | –27 | >100 | >100 | |||
| Total operating expenses | –21,390 | 327 | –21,063 | –356 | –21,420 | –19,840 | 314 | –19,527 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
14/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (E.6) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Profit Figures, Income Tax, and Key Ratios – Year-to-Date |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
| IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS | Non-IFRS Constant Currency | |
| Profit Numbers | |||||||||||
| Operating profit (loss) | 8,313 | 327 | 8,639 | 241 | 8,880 | 7,276 | 314 | 7,590 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Other non-operating income/expense, net | –39 | 0 | –39 | 53 | 0 | 53 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Finance income | 1,383 | –1,100 | 284 | 1,246 | –840 | 406 | 11 | –30 | |||
| Finance costs | –902 | 420 | –482 | –859 | 285 | –575 | 5 | –16 | |||
| Financial income, net | 481 | –680 | –199 | 387 | –555 | –168 | 24 | 18 | |||
| Profit (loss) before tax | 8,755 | –353 | 8,401 | 7,715 | –241 | 7,474 | 13 | 12 | |||
| Income tax expense | –2,331 | –70 | –2,401 | –2,119 | –75 | –2,194 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Profit (loss) after tax | 6,424 | –423 | 6,001 | 5,596 | –316 | 5,280 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Attributable to owners of parent | 6,360 | –351 | 6,009 | 5,481 | –203 | 5,278 | 16 | 14 | |||
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 63 | –72 | –9 | 115 | –114 | 2 | –45 | N/A | |||
| Key Ratios | |||||||||||
| Operating margin (in %) | 28.0 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 26.8 | 28.0 | 1.2pp | 1.1pp | 1.3pp | |||
| Effective tax rate (in %)1 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 29.4 | –0.8pp | –0.8pp | |||||
| Earnings per share, basic (in €) | 5.50 | 5.20 | 4.70 | 4.53 | 17 | 15 | |||||
1 In the first nine months of 2026 and 2025 the difference between our IFRS effective tax rate and non-IFRS effective tax rate mainly resulted from tax effects of equity securities.
| (E.7) | Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 8,586 | 7,859 |
| Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | –521 | –559 |
| Proceeds from sales of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | 85 | 110 |
| Payments of lease liabilities | –182 | –204 |
| Free cash flow | 7,968 | 7,205 |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | –2,332 | –747 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | –5,227 | –7,442 |
15/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (F) | Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Estimated Amounts for Full Year 2026 |
Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Q1–Q3 2025 |
| Profit (loss) before tax (IFRS) | 3,002 | 8,755 | 2,745 | 7,715 | |
| Adjustment for acquisition-related charges | 340–420 | 104 | 281 | 96 | 313 |
| Adjustment for restructuring expenses | 0–20 | –3 | 16 | –18 | 0 |
| Adjustment for the Teradata litigation expenses | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Adjustment for gains and losses from equity securities, net | N/A1 | –176 | –680 | –256 | –555 |
| Profit (loss) before tax (non-IFRS) | 2,926 | 8,401 | 2,569 | 7,474 |
1 Due to the uncertainty and potential variability of gains and losses from equity securities, we cannot provide an estimate for the full year without unreasonable efforts. This item could however have a material impact on our non-IFRS measures below operating profit.
| (G) | Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas |
| Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | |||||||||
| € millions | IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restruc-turing | Teradata litigation | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restruc-turing | Teradata litigation | Non-IFRS |
| Cost of cloud | –1,738 | 26 | 0 | 0 | –1,712 | –1,342 | 24 | 0 | 0 | –1,318 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –263 | 8 | 0 | 0 | –255 | –303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –303 |
| Cost of services | –760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –760 | –760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –759 |
| Research and development | –1,865 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1,863 | –1,644 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –1,643 |
| Sales and marketing | –2,283 | 56 | 0 | 0 | –2,228 | –2,185 | 67 | 0 | 0 | –2,118 |
| General and administration | –412 | 12 | 0 | 0 | –400 | –364 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –360 |
| Restructuring | 3 | 0 | –3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | –18 | 0 | 0 |
| Other operating income/expense, net | –23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –23 | –8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 |
| Total operating expenses | –7,341 | 104 | –3 | 0 | –7,241 | –6,589 | 96 | –18 | 0 | –6,510 |
| € millions | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | ||||||||
| IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restruc-turing | Teradata litigation | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restruc-turing | Teradata litigation | Non-IFRS | |
| Cost of cloud | –4,867 | 71 | 0 | 9 | –4,787 | –3,912 | 71 | 0 | 0 | –3,841 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –822 | 8 | 0 | 9 | –805 | –909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –909 |
| Cost of services | –2,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2,304 | –2,397 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –2,396 |
| Research and development | –5,411 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –5,407 | –4,935 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –4,931 |
| Sales and marketing | –6,738 | 170 | 0 | 0 | –6,569 | –6,576 | 230 | 0 | 0 | –6,346 |
| General and administration | –1,174 | 29 | 0 | 12 | –1,133 | –1,083 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –1,077 |
| Restructuring | –16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other operating income/expense, net | –58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –58 | –27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –27 |
| Total operating expenses | –21,390 | 281 | 16 | 29 | –21,063 | –19,840 | 313 | 0 | 0 | –19,527 |
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Disaggregations
| (H) | Segment Reporting |
| (H.1) | Segment Policies and Changes |
At the end of the third quarter of 2026, SAP had two operating segments: the Applications, Technology & Support (ATS) segment and the Core Services segment:
| – | The ATS segment represents SAP’s cohesive product portfolio, which is holistically steered and commercialized. It primarily generates revenue from cloud subscriptions and from the sale of software licenses and support offerings, and it incurs cost for support, operating our solutions, and the provision of infrastructure. Revenue and the cost of services arise from SAP’s training business, which is highly integrated with SAP’s product portfolio. Dremio and Prior Labs are newly acquired companies and are each part of the ATS segment, as their respective platforms are intended to become core capabilities within SAP's product portfolio. |
| – | The Core Services segment supports SAP’s product portfolio by enabling customers to transform their business and accelerate the adoption of innovations. Revenues are mainly generated from professional consulting services and premium support services. Cost is incurred primarily for the delivery of those services. The Core Services segment does not reflect the full services business. |
| (H.2) | Segment Reporting – Quarter |
Applications, Technology & Support (ATS)
€ millions (non-IFRS) |
Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | |
Actual Currency |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency | |
| Cloud | 6,668 | 6,613 | 5,290 |
| Software licenses | 147 | 146 | 161 |
| Software support | 2,434 | 2,416 | 2,565 |
| Software licenses and support | 2,581 | 2,562 | 2,726 |
| Cloud and software | 9,249 | 9,175 | 8,016 |
| Services | 48 | 48 | 64 |
| Total segment revenue | 9,297 | 9,223 | 8,080 |
| Cost of cloud | –1,626 | –1,605 | –1,283 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –247 | –244 | –278 |
| Cost of cloud and software | –1,873 | –1,849 | –1,561 |
| Cost of services | –119 | –117 | –87 |
| Total cost of revenue | –1,992 | –1,967 | –1,648 |
| Segment gross profit | 7,304 | 7,256 | 6,432 |
| Other segment expenses | –3,498 | –3,455 | –3,096 |
| Segment profit (loss) | 3,807 | 3,802 | 3,336 |
17/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Core Services
€ millions (non-IFRS) |
Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | |
Actual Currency |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency | |
| Services | 974 | 964 | 996 |
| Total segment revenue | 974 | 964 | 996 |
| Cost of cloud | –64 | –63 | –24 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –1 | –1 | –2 |
| Cost of cloud and software | –64 | –63 | –26 |
| Cost of services | –655 | –648 | –650 |
| Total cost of revenue | –720 | –712 | –676 |
| Segment gross profit | 254 | 252 | 320 |
| Other segment expenses | –141 | –139 | –132 |
| Segment profit (loss) | 113 | 113 | 188 |
| (H.3) | Segment Reporting – Year-to-Date |
Applications, Technology & Support
|
€ millions (non-IFRS) |
Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | |
|
Actual Currency |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency | |
| Cloud | 18,911 | 19,320 | 15,413 |
| Software licenses | 395 | 400 | 538 |
| Software support | 7,342 | 7,469 | 7,969 |
| Software licenses and support | 7,736 | 7,869 | 8,507 |
| Cloud and software | 26,648 | 27,189 | 23,920 |
| Services | 171 | 173 | 211 |
| Total segment revenue | 26,819 | 27,362 | 24,131 |
| Cost of cloud | –4,526 | –4,639 | –3,716 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –774 | –786 | –839 |
| Cost of cloud and software | –5,300 | –5,425 | –4,555 |
| Cost of services | –302 | –305 | –277 |
| Total cost of revenue | –5,602 | –5,730 | –4,832 |
| Segment gross profit | 21,217 | 21,632 | 19,300 |
| Other segment expenses | –10,274 | –10,426 | –9,535 |
| Segment profit (loss) | 10,942 | 11,206 | 9,765 |
Core Services
|
€ millions (non-IFRS) |
Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | |
Actual Currency |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency | |
| Services | 2,884 | 2,938 | 2,985 |
| Total segment revenue | 2,884 | 2,938 | 2,985 |
| Cost of cloud | –180 | –182 | –78 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –3 | –3 | –10 |
| Cost of cloud and software | –183 | –185 | –87 |
| Cost of services | –1,971 | –1,999 | –2,052 |
| Total cost of revenue | –2,154 | –2,183 | –2,139 |
| Segment gross profit | 730 | 754 | 846 |
| Other segment expenses | –416 | –420 | –399 |
| Segment profit (loss) | 315 | 334 | 447 |
18/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (I) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) |
| (I.1) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Quarter |
| € millions | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | |||
| Actual currency | Currency Impact |
Constant Currency |
Actual currency | Actual currency | Constant Currency | |
| Cloud Revenue by Region | ||||||
| EMEA | 2,919 | –15 | 2,903 | 2,271 | 28 | 28 |
| Americas | 2,774 | –50 | 2,724 | 2,247 | 23 | 21 |
| APJ | 975 | 10 | 986 | 772 | 26 | 28 |
| Cloud revenue | 6,668 | –55 | 6,613 | 5,290 | 26 | 25 |
| Cloud and Software Revenue by Region | ||||||
| EMEA | 4,305 | –21 | 4,284 | 3,750 | 15 | 14 |
| Americas | 3,593 | –65 | 3,527 | 3,102 | 16 | 14 |
| APJ | 1,351 | 13 | 1,364 | 1,164 | 16 | 17 |
| Cloud and software revenue | 9,249 | –74 | 9,175 | 8,016 | 15 | 14 |
| Total Revenue by Region | ||||||
| Germany | 1,639 | 0 | 1,639 | 1,455 | 13 | 13 |
| Rest of EMEA | 3,129 | –23 | 3,106 | 2,790 | 12 | 11 |
| Total EMEA | 4,768 | –23 | 4,745 | 4,245 | 12 | 12 |
| United States | 3,194 | –46 | 3,148 | 2,822 | 13 | 12 |
| Rest of Americas | 841 | –27 | 814 | 724 | 16 | 12 |
| Total Americas | 4,035 | –73 | 3,962 | 3,546 | 14 | 12 |
| Japan | 397 | 22 | 419 | 387 | 2 | 8 |
| Rest of APJ | 1,071 | –10 | 1,061 | 898 | 19 | 18 |
| Total APJ | 1,467 | 12 | 1,480 | 1,285 | 14 | 15 |
| Total revenue | 10,270 | –84 | 10,186 | 9,076 | 13 | 12 |
| (I.2) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Year-to-Date |
| € millions | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | ∆ in % | |||
| Actual Currency | Currency Impact |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency | Actual Currency | Constant Currency | |
| Cloud Revenue by Region | ||||||
| EMEA | 8,240 | 29 | 8,269 | 6,466 | 27 | 28 |
| Americas | 7,921 | 234 | 8,154 | 6,693 | 18 | 22 |
| APJ | 2,751 | 146 | 2,896 | 2,255 | 22 | 28 |
| Cloud revenue | 18,911 | 409 | 19,320 | 15,413 | 23 | 25 |
| Cloud and Software Revenue by Region | ||||||
| EMEA | 12,424 | 24 | 12,449 | 10,958 | 13 | 14 |
| Americas | 10,357 | 314 | 10,671 | 9,417 | 10 | 13 |
| APJ | 3,866 | 203 | 4,070 | 3,545 | 9 | 15 |
| Cloud and software revenue | 26,648 | 541 | 27,189 | 23,920 | 11 | 14 |
| Total Revenue by Region | ||||||
| Germany | 4,725 | 3 | 4,728 | 4,247 | 11 | 11 |
| Rest of EMEA | 9,125 | 23 | 9,148 | 8,190 | 11 | 12 |
| Total EMEA | 13,850 | 26 | 13,876 | 12,436 | 11 | 12 |
| United States | 9,162 | 343 | 9,505 | 8,603 | 7 | 10 |
| Rest of Americas | 2,470 | 11 | 2,481 | 2,162 | 14 | 15 |
| Total Americas | 11,632 | 354 | 11,986 | 10,764 | 8 | 11 |
| Japan | 1,170 | 123 | 1,292 | 1,177 | –1 | 10 |
| Rest of APJ | 3,051 | 95 | 3,146 | 2,739 | 11 | 15 |
| Total APJ | 4,220 | 218 | 4,438 | 3,916 | 8 | 13 |
| Total revenue | 29,703 | 597 | 30,300 | 27,116 | 10 | 12 |
19/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (J) | Employees by Region and Functional Areas |
| Full-time equivalents | 9/30/2026 | 9/30/2025 | ||||||
| EMEA | Americas | APJ | Total | EMEA | Americas | APJ | Total | |
| Cloud and software | 4,751 | 4,592 | 5,620 | 14,964 | 4,600 | 4,514 | 5,348 | 14,462 |
| Services | 8,294 | 4,597 | 5,958 | 18,849 | 8,289 | 4,690 | 5,920 | 18,899 |
| Research and development | 18,863 | 5,978 | 13,894 | 38,735 | 18,375 | 5,895 | 13,639 | 37,909 |
| Sales and marketing | 12,417 | 10,034 | 5,074 | 27,524 | 11,951 | 9,923 | 5,039 | 26,914 |
| General and administration | 4,138 | 1,964 | 1,369 | 7,471 | 3,981 | 1,915 | 1,362 | 7,258 |
| Infrastructure | 3,276 | 1,167 | 1,090 | 5,533 | 3,143 | 1,152 | 993 | 5,289 |
| SAP Group (9/30) | 51,739 | 28,332 | 33,005 | 113,076 | 50,339 | 28,089 | 32,302 | 110,730 |
| Thereof acquisitions1 | 202 | 365 | 238 | 805 | 288 | 74 | 13 | 375 |
| SAP Group (nine months' end average) | 51,258 | 28,044 | 32,477 | 111,780 | 49,328 | 27,794 | 31,581 | 108,702 |
1 Acquisitions closed between January 1 and September 30 of the respective year.
20/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
Other Disclosures
| (K) | Share-Based Payment Expenses |
SAP’s share-based payment expenses included in SAP’s non-IFRS operating expenses break down as follows:
| € millions | Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Q1–Q3 2025 |
| Cost of cloud | –31 | –84 | –27 | –86 |
| Cost of software licenses and support | –7 | –20 | –8 | –24 |
| Cost of services | –62 | –170 | –64 | –197 |
| Research and development | –195 | –520 | –156 | –481 |
| Sales and marketing | –133 | –358 | –147 | –478 |
| General and administration | –46 | –75 | –28 | –112 |
| Share-based payment expenses | –474 | –1,227 | –429 | –1,379 |
The decrease in share-based payment expenses is mainly related to SAP’s share price reduction of around €25 in the first nine months of 2026, as compared to a reduction of around €10 in the first nine months of 2025.
For more information about share-based payment expenses, see the Notes to the Consolidated Half-Year Financial Statements 2026, Note (B.3).
| (L) | Teradata Litigation Matter |
The Teradata litigation claims had been pending in the U.S. federal court since 2018 when Teradata Corporation, Teradata US, Inc. and Teradata Operations, Inc. (collectively “Teradata”) filed a civil lawsuit against SAP SE, SAP America, Inc. and SAP Labs, LLC. A provision of €387 million for a potential settlement amount and related legal fees had been recognized as of December 31, 2025. End of February 2026, SAP and Teradata settled the legal dispute and agreed to withdraw all pending lawsuits. As a result of the settlement, an additional expense of €29 million (Q1 2025: €0 million) was recorded. SAP paid the full settlement amount of US$480 million (€408 million) in March 2026.
For more information about the Teradata litigation, see the Notes to the Consolidated Half-Year Financial Statements 2026, Note (G.1).
| (M) | Business Combinations |
| (M.1) | Reltio |
On March 27, 2026, SAP announced its intention to acquire 100% of Reltio Inc. (“Reltio”), a leading master data management software provider, to help customers make their SAP and non-SAP enterprise data AI-ready. The transaction closed on May 7, 2026, following satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The consideration transferred amounted to US$1,259 million (€1,076 million) and the majority was paid in cash.
The acquisition is expected to help SAP to strengthen SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC) and accelerate the evolution of SAP BDC to a fully interoperable enterprise data platform for enterprise-wide agentic AI and accelerate its customers’ ability to govern and expose master data as trusted and context-rich data products across multiple sources that serve both traditional analytics workloads and AI agents.
Given that the Reltio acquisition closed only recently, we are still in the process of identifying and measuring the Reltio assets and liabilities. Thus, the accounting for the Reltio acquisition is preliminary. This primarily relates to intangible assets and tax assets and liabilities, but also to certain acquisition accounting related matters such as the consideration transferred and certain accounting alignments.
In the third quarter of 2026, the contribution of Reltio to revenue was approximately €39 million, to operating profit (IFRS) approximately €-17 million and operating profit (non-IFRS) approximately €-9 million. In the first nine months of 2026, the contribution of Reltio to revenue was approximately €64 million, to operating profit (IFRS) approximately €-30 million and operating profit (non-IFRS) approximately €-17 million.
For more information about the Reltio acquisition, see the Notes to the Consolidated Half-Year Financial Statements 2026, Note (D.1).
21/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
| (M.2) | Dremio |
On May 4, 2026, SAP announced its intention to acquire 100% of Dremio Inc. ("Dremio"), an open, high-performance data lakehouse platform built to accelerate agentic AI and expand SAP Business Data Cloud's ability to combine SAP and non-SAP data to run analytical and AI workloads in real time. The transaction closed on July 6, 2026, following satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The preliminary consideration transferred amounted to approximately €515 million.
The acquisition is expected to help SAP evolve SAP Business Data Cloud into an Apache Iceberg-native enterprise lakehouse, enabling SAP and non-SAP data to be analyzed together in real time without prior data movement or conversion and with substantially improved economics for enterprise analytics. Dremio's open catalog capabilities, based on Apache Polaris and the Apache Iceberg REST Catalog API, will further strengthen SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud with enhanced data discovery, governance, and lineage management across heterogeneous enterprise data landscapes. Together, Dremio and SAP Business Data Cloud will provide AI agents with seamless, governed access to the full breadth of enterprise data, accelerating agentic AI at enterprise scale.
Given that the Dremio acquisition closed only recently, we are still in the process of identifying and measuring the Dremio assets and liabilities. Thus, the accounting for the Dremio acquisition is preliminary. This primarily relates to intangible assets and tax assets and liabilities, but also to certain acquisition accounting-related matters such as the consideration transferred and certain accounting alignments.
In the third quarter of 2026, the contribution of Dremio to revenue was approximately €9 million, to operating profit (IFRS) approximately €-18 million and operating profit (non-IFRS) approximately €-14 million.
| (M.3) | Prior Labs |
On May 4, 2026, SAP announced its intention to acquire 100% of Prior Labs GmbH ("Prior Labs"), a pioneer in Tabular Foundation Models (TFMs), to accelerate SAP's development of AI models purpose-built for enterprise business data. The transaction closed on July 16, 2026, following satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The preliminary consideration transferred amounted to approximately €518 million.
The acquisition is expected to help SAP accelerate its Tabular Foundation Model capabilities by bringing one of the world's leading TFM research teams in-house. Prior Labs' models are trained specifically on structured business data and are designed to improve the predictive accuracy and automation of core enterprise processes across SAP's application portfolio. The acquisition strengthens SAP's ability to embed AI natively into its business software and supports SAP's strategy to lead in enterprise AI at scale.
Given that the Prior Labs acquisition closed only recently, we are still in the process of identifying and measuring the Prior Labs’ assets and liabilities. Thus, the accounting for the Prior Labs acquisition is preliminary. This primarily relates to intangible assets and tax assets and liabilities, but also to certain acquisition accounting-related matters such as the final consideration transferred.
In the third quarter of 2026, the contribution of Prior Labs to revenue was less than €1 million. The contribution to operating profit (IFRS) was approximately €-24 million and operating profit (non-IFRS) approximately €-16 million.
| (N) | 2027 Reporting Changes |
The following changes will be effective as of 2027.
IFRS 18 “Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements” will become effective and replace IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements” on January 1, 2027. The new standard will affect the presentation of our Consolidated Income Statements, introduce additional disclosure requirements, and further specify aggregation and disaggregation of information in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For more information, see the Notes to the Consolidated Half-Year Financial Statements 2026, Note (IN.1).
As a consequence of implementing IFRS 18, starting in 2027 SAP has decided to introduce two new non-IFRS adjustments.
| (N.1) | Foreign Currency-Related Effects |
Starting in 2027, SAP will exclude foreign currency-related effects from its non-IFRS results. This adjustment will include realized and unrealized foreign currency effects arising mainly from balance sheet revaluations, as well as hedging of foreign exchange balance sheet exposure, hedging of foreign exchange cash flows, and other similar effects.
22/23
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Quarterly Statement Q3 2026 |
We will exclude foreign currency-related effects to ensure overall consistent treatment in our non-IFRS figures at constant currency. We believe this adjustment will improve period-over-period comparability by reducing the volatility that results from foreign exchange rate fluctuation, which is beyond our control, and making it easier to compare SAP’s operating performance with that of our US peers.
| (N.2) | Interest Related to Taxes |
Starting in 2027, SAP will exclude interest related to taxes from its non-IFRS operating profit results. This adjustment will include interest income and interest expense related to income tax and other taxes.
We will exclude interest related to taxes from our operating expense (non-IFRS) as these effects are not indicative of SAP’s core operating activities.
In addition to operating profit (non-IFRS), the adjustments mentioned in (N.1) and (N.2) will also impact our profit before tax (non-IFRS), profit after tax (non-IFRS), and our non-IFRS key ratios such as operating margin, effective tax rate, and basic earnings per share.
23/23
