Research and development
Research and development expenditure went up by 13.7 percent because of the efforts to drive forward particular areas of development anchored within the strategy. Total spending on R&D – i.e. R&D costs plus capitalized development costs – swelled by 13.6 percent to €209.1 million in the first half of 2025 (H1 2024: €184.0 million). This equates to 3.8 percent of revenue (H1 2024: 3.2 percent).
in € million |
Q2 |
Q2 |
Change |
Q1 – Q2 |
Q1 – Q2 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research and development costs (P&L) |
63.8 |
62.9 |
1.4% |
142.8 |
125.7 |
13.7% |
Capitalized development costs |
31.3 |
29.5 |
6.2% |
66.2 |
58.4 |
13.4% |
Total R&D spending |
95.1 |
92.4 |
3.0% |
209.1 |
184.0 |
13.6% |
R&D spending as percentage of revenue |
3.5% |
3.2% |
0.3% |
3.8% |
3.2% |
0.6% |