| 2nd quarter 2024 |
2nd quarter 2025 |
1st half 2024 | 1st half 2025 | |
| € million | € million | € million | € million | |
| Income after income taxes | (74) | (59) | (111) | (220) |
| Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability for post-employment benefit plans | 80 | 37 | 125 | 81 |
| Income taxes | – | (2) | (2) | (4) |
| Other comprehensive income from remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability for post-employment benefit plans | 80 | 35 | 123 | 77 |
| Changes in fair values of equity instruments | – | (1) | – | (1) |
| Income taxes | – | (1) | – | (1) |
| Other comprehensive income from equity instruments | – | (2) | – | (2) |
| Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | 80 | 33 | 123 | 75 |
| Losses from derivative financial instruments (cash flow hedge reserve) | – | (2) | – | (9) |
| Reclassified to profit or loss | – | (2) | – | (2) |
| Income taxes | – | 3 | – | 6 |
| Other comprehensive income from derivative financial instruments | – | (1) | – | (5) |
| Exchange differences of foreign operations | 24 | (231) | 44 | (359) |
| Other comprehensive income from exchange differences | 24 | (231) | 44 | (359) |
| Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | 24 | (232) | 44 | (364) |
| Total other comprehensive income | 104 | (199) | 167 | (289) |
| attributable to noncontrolling interest | (1) | (1) | (1) | (2) |
| attributable to Covestro AG shareholders | 105 | (198) | 168 | (287) |
| Total comprehensive income | 30 | (258) | 56 | (509) |
| attributable to noncontrolling interest | (3) | (1) | (5) | (3) |
| attributable to Covestro AG shareholders | 33 | (257) | 61 | (506) |