[15] Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (€2.75; 2023: €2.33) is calculated by dividing the net income accruing to the KION GROUP AG shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting year (2024: 131.1 million no-par-value shares; 2023: 131.1 million no-par-value shares). The net income accruing to the shareholders of KION GROUP AG was €360.3 million in 2024 (2023: €305.8 million).

Diluted earnings per share (€2.75; 2023: €2.33) is calculated by adding potentially dilutive no-par-value shares to the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting year; there were no such shares in 2024. The calculation of diluted earnings per share was based on a weighted average of 131.1 million no-par-value shares issued (2023: 131.1 million no-par-value shares).