Half-year Financial Report January – June 2026

Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

1–6 | 2026

 

1–6 | 2025

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

51,338

 

79,352

Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and reversals on non-financial non-current assets

 

104,990

 

85,850

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 2,387

 

- 10,997

Gains (-), losses (+) from the disposal of non-current assets

 

461

 

- 134

Increase (-), decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

- 66,867

 

- 67,071

Increase (+), decrease (-) in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

52,965

 

71,946

Interest received

 

7,498

 

9,740

Interest paid

 

- 29,099

 

- 20,761

Income tax paid

 

- 20,714

 

- 18,115

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 163

 

- 608

Cash flow from operating activities

 

98,022

 

129,202

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

1,231

 

444

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

- 180,936

 

- 131,654

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 14,445

 

- 11,113

Payments for investments in companies accounted for using the equity method

 

- 5,000

 

0

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds sold)

 

1,474

 

0

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 130

 

- 537

Proceeds (+) from, payments (-) for short-term deposits

 

0

 

20,000

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 197,805

 

- 122,859

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 2,891

 

- 1,757

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 25,064

 

- 26,667

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

89,227

 

48,579

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 8,111

 

- 9,617

Cash flow from financing activities

 

53,161

 

10,538

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

Change in financial funds (subtotals 1.–3.)

 

- 46,623

 

16,880

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 49

 

- 8

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

196,133

 

285,552

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

149,461

 

302,424

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

in € thousand; Port Logistics subgroup and Real Estate subgroup;
annex to the condensed notes

 

1–6 | 2026
Group

 

1–6 | 2026
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2026
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2026
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

51,338

 

43,663

 

7,487

 

188

Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and reversals on non-financial non-current assets

 

104,990

 

99,475

 

5,703

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 2,387

 

- 2,283

 

- 104

 

 

Gains (-), losses (+) from the disposal of non-current assets

 

461

 

461

 

0

 

 

Increase (-), decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

- 66,867

 

- 67,702

 

2,665

 

- 1,830

Increase (+), decrease (-) in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

52,965

 

51,927

 

- 792

 

1,830

Interest received

 

7,498

 

7,366

 

140

 

- 8

Interest paid

 

- 29,099

 

- 27,385

 

- 1,722

 

8

Income tax paid

 

- 20,714

 

- 19,231

 

- 1,483

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 163

 

- 163

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

98,022

 

86,128

 

11,894

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

1,231

 

1,231

 

0

 

 

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

- 180,936

 

- 163,824

 

- 17,112

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 14,445

 

- 14,445

 

0

 

 

Payments for investments in companies accounted for using the equity method

 

- 5,000

 

- 5,000

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies
and other business units (including funds sold)

 

1,474

 

1,474

 

0

 

 

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 130

 

- 130

 

0

 

 

Proceeds (+) from, payments (-) for short-term deposits

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 197,805

 

- 180,693

 

- 17,112

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 2,891

 

- 2,891

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 25,064

 

- 23,148

 

- 1,916

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

89,227

 

89,227

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 8,111

 

- 7,861

 

- 250

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

53,161

 

55,327

 

- 2,166

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in financial funds (subtotals 1.–3.)

 

- 46,623

 

- 39,239

 

- 7,384

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 49

 

- 49

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

196,133

 

179,974

 

16,159

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

149,461

 

140,686

 

8,775

 

0

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

in € thousand; Port Logistics subgroup and Real Estate subgroup;
annex to the condensed notes

 

1–6 | 2025
Group

 

1–6 | 2025
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2025
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2025
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

79,352

 

72,421

 

6,743

 

188

Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and reversals on non-financial non-current assets

 

85,850

 

80,953

 

5,085

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 10,997

 

- 10,910

 

- 87

 

 

Gains (-), losses (+) from the disposal of non-current assets

 

- 134

 

- 134

 

0

 

 

Increase (-), decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

- 67,071

 

- 65,916

 

- 1,338

 

183

Increase (+), decrease (-) in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

71,946

 

69,390

 

2,739

 

- 183

Interest received

 

9,740

 

9,047

 

703

 

- 10

Interest paid

 

- 20,761

 

- 19,002

 

- 1,769

 

10

Income tax paid

 

- 18,115

 

- 16,676

 

- 1,439

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 608

 

- 608

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

129,202

 

118,565

 

10,637

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

444

 

415

 

29

 

 

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

- 131,654

 

- 120,210

 

- 11,444

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 11,113

 

- 11,104

 

- 9

 

 

Payments for investments in companies accounted for using the equity method

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies
and other business units (including funds sold)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 537

 

- 537

 

0

 

 

Proceeds (+) from, payments (-) for short-term deposits

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 122,859

 

- 111,435

 

- 11,423

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 1,757

 

- 1,757

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 26,667

 

- 24,805

 

- 1,862

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

48,579

 

48,579

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 9,617

 

- 9,367

 

- 250

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

10,538

 

12,650

 

- 2,112

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in financial funds (subtotals 1.–3.)

 

16,880

 

19,778

 

- 2,898

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 8

 

- 8

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

285,552

 

229,972

 

55,580

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

302,424

 

249,742

 

52,682

 

0