| Note | 2023 | 2024 | |
| € million | € million | ||
| Income after income taxes | (202) | (272) | |
| Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability for post-employment benefit plans |
19 | 9 | 157 |
| Income taxes | 11 | 1 | (5) |
| Other comprehensive income from remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability for post-employment benefit plans |
10 | 152 | |
| Changes in fair values of equity instruments | 24 | – | (8) |
| Income taxes | 11 | – | 3 |
| Other comprehensive income from equity instruments | – | (5) | |
| Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | 10 | 147 | |
| Gains from derivative financial instruments (cash flow hedge reserve) | 24 | – | 7 |
| Income taxes | 11 | – | (2) |
| Other comprehensive income from cash flow hedges | – | 5 | |
| Exchange differences of foreign operations | (261) | 184 | |
| Other comprehensive income from exchange differences | (261) | 184 | |
| Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
(261) | 189 | |
| Total other comprehensive income | (251) | 336 | |
| attributable to noncontrolling interest | (3) | – | |
| attributable to Covestro AG shareholders | (248) | 336 | |
| Total comprehensive income | (453) | 64 | |
| attributable to noncontrolling interest | (7) | (6) | |
| attributable to Covestro AG shareholders | (446) | 70 | |