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Annual Report 2025

Annual financial statements of HHLA AG

The Annual Financial Statements and Combined Management Report of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, for the 2025 financial year have been prepared according to the provisions of German commercial law and have been endorsed with an unqualified auditor’s opinion by the auditors of PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschafts­prüfungsgesellschaft.

Income statement for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2025

in €

 

2025

 

2024

Revenue

 

164,194,844.21

 

143,476,610.31

Increase or decrease in work in progress

 

- 422,885.40

 

373,935.60

Own work capitalised

 

192,106.85

 

446,274.63

Other operating income

 

16,301,184.99

 

34,020,776.97

of which income from translation differences

 

46,760.76

 

10,531.25

Cost of materials

 

13,225,314.96

 

13,856,764.52

Expenses for raw materials, consumables, supplies and purchased merchandise

 

7,510,816.69

 

8,216,965.17

Expenses for purchased services

 

5,714,498.27

 

5,639,799.35

Personnel expenses

 

128,354,026.10

 

114,669,666.48

Wages and salaries

 

106,237,712.34

 

100,070,030.97

Social security contributions and expenses for pension and similar benefits

 

22,116,313.76

 

14,599,635.51

of which for pensions

 

4,363,353.73

 

- 1,780,464.42

Depreciation and amortisation on intangible fixed assets and property, plant and equipment

 

6,419,598.25

 

5,277,871.01

Other operating expenses

 

71,456,649.55

 

72,925,994.86

of which expenses from translation differences

 

127,186.83

 

55,729.69

Income from profit transfer agreements

 

5,330,401.76

 

7,545,882.81

Income from equity participations

 

92,823,426.07

 

90,968,121.82

of which from affiliated companies

 

87,089,326.58

 

85,435,383.64

Other interest and similar income

 

38,424,199.09

 

40,523,639.03

of which from affiliated companies

 

32,173,632.36

 

36,720,933.97

of which income from discounting

 

42,045.17

 

105,150.28

Depreciation and amortisation on financial assets

 

29,380,464.93

 

2,830.39

Expenses from assumed losses

 

26,260,526.64

 

38,958,464.39

Interest and similar expenses

 

29,670,745.61

 

21,989,097.16

of which to affiliated companies

 

3,185,725.18

 

4,873,269.34

of which from accrued interest

 

991,247.00

 

3,711,223.96

Taxes on income

 

53,391,361.59

 

- 7,687,949.93

of which expense (previous year: income) from the change recognised deferred taxes

 

52,642,569.06

 

11,393,023.35

Profit after tax

 

- 41,315,410.06

 

57,362,502.29

Other taxes

 

981,091.42

 

3,341,829.57

Net loss / Net profit for the year

 

- 42,296,501.48

 

54,020,672.72

Profit carried forward

 

262,335,348.73

 

219,622,919.81

Unappropriated profit

 

220,038,847.25

 

273,643,592.53

Balance sheet as of 31 December 2025

in €

 

31.12.2025

 

31.12.2024

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

Internally generated industrial and similar rights and values

 

12,835,053.54

 

15,212,365.08

Purchased software

 

1,377,959.83

 

492,364.12

Assets in development

 

10,581,553.58

 

10,230,813.35

Payments on account

 

334,746.25

 

586,224.59

 

 

25,129,313.20

 

26,521,767.14

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

Land, equivalent land rights and buildings, including buildings on leased land

 

367,474.86

 

1,987,672.16

Technical equipment and machinery

 

1,264,308.25

 

666,981.07

Other plant, operating and office equipment

 

5,924,581.43

 

5,381,021.93

Payments made on account and plant under construction

 

577,366.21

 

1,278,357.24

 

 

8,133,730.75

 

9,314,032.40

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

Interests in affiliated companies

 

537,814,258.68

 

547,193,258.68

Loans to affiliated companies

 

844,123,974.50

 

781,730,295.30

Equity investments

 

7,958,236.28

 

7,954,076.96

Non-current securities

 

626,123.67

 

612,083.72

 

 

1,390,522,593.13

 

1,337,489,714.66

Non-current assets

 

1,423,785,637.08

 

1,373,325,514.20

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

Raw materials, consumables and supplies

 

115,837.45

 

124,769.20

Work in progress

 

409,239.05

 

832,124.45

 

 

525,076.50

 

956,893.65

Receivables and other assets

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

1,105,673.26

 

611,339.73

Receivables from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

137,151.84

 

4,007.70

Receivables from the HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH

 

18,714,560.93

 

58,136,407.17

Receivables from affiliated companies

 

105,491,747.14

 

32,649,990.55

Receivables from investee companies

 

16,020.34

 

30,347.92

Other assets

 

23,489,061.48

 

35,684,952.88

 

 

148,954,214.99

 

127,117,045.95

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

62,595,553.61

 

148,162,073.01

Current assets

 

212,074,845.10

 

276,236,012.61

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and deferrals

 

3,672,388.83

 

2,856,570.23

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

45,642,527.50

 

99,700,881.33

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of plan assets over pension liability

 

41,110.00

 

51,084.17

Balance sheet total

 

1,685,216,508.51

 

1,752,170,062.54

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

Subscribed capital

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

72,514,938.00

 

72,514,938.00

Real Estate subgroup

 

2,704,500.00

 

2,704,500.00

 

 

75,219,438.00

 

75,219,438.00

Capital reserve

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

176,573,426.91

 

176,573,426.91

Real Estate subgroup

 

506,206.26

 

506,206.26

 

 

177,079,633.17

 

177,079,633.17

Statutory reserve

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

5,125,000.00

 

5,125,000.00

Real Estate subgroup

 

205,000.00

 

205,000.00

 

 

5,330,000.00

 

5,330,000.00

Other earnings reserves

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

57,218,380.36

 

57,218,380.36

Real Estate subgroup

 

1,322,353.86

 

1,322,353.86

 

 

58,540,734.22

 

58,540,734.22

Retained earnings

 

63,870,734.22

 

63,870,734.22

Unappropriated profit

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

162,923,472.02

 

220,795,346.56

Real Estate subgroup

 

57,115,375.23

 

52,848,245.97

 

 

220,038,847.25

 

273,643,592.53

Equity

 

536,208,652.64

 

589,813,397.92

Provisions

 

 

 

 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations

 

300,690,567.00

 

310,160,876.00

Tax provisions

 

3,695,719.50

 

5,932,467.50

Other provisions

 

33,487,937.39

 

37,970,087.06

 

 

337,874,223.89

 

354,063,430.56

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Liabilities from bank loans

 

605,278,958.55

 

611,858,641.89

Payments on account

 

155,239.05

 

726,124.45

Trade liabilities

 

4,283,316.86

 

3,946,268.99

Liabilities towards the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

66,275,708.70

 

34,922,572.34

Liabilities towards affiliated companies

 

82,028,659.35

 

106,011,005.73

Liabilities towards investee companies

 

19,130,986.28

 

16,202,557.85

Other liabilities

 

17,068,296.05

 

15,849,531.88

of which from taxes

 

2,760,733.35

 

1,794,843.04

of which for social security

 

0.00

 

195,698.71

 

 

794,221,164.84

 

789,516,703.13

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and deferrals

 

6,952,334.19

 

7,400,613.21

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

9,960,132.95

 

11,375,917.72

Balance sheet total

 

1,685,216,508.51

 

1,752,170,062.54

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