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Vodafone Group Plc
05 February 2026
Vodafone Group Plc Q3 FY26 Trading Update 5 February 2026
Good Group performance, with growth in Europe and Africa "We maintained good service revenue momentum in the third quarter across both Europe and Africa, supported by top-line growth in Germany, and strong contributions from Türkiye and Africa. After a fast start, we are making very good progress with the integration of our UK business. Looking ahead, we are on track to deliver at the upper end of our guidance range for both profit and cash flow." Margherita Della Valle Group Chief Executive
Expecting to deliver at the upper end of FY26 financial guidance
€3.5 billion Share buybacks to-date
2.3% Adjusted EBITDAaL growth
- Group total revenue: Increased by 6.5% to €10.5 billion in Q3 with strong service revenue growth, primarily supported by continued strong growth in Africa and the consolidation of Three UK and Telekom Romania assets, partially offset by foreign exchange movements.
- Group service revenue: Grew by 7.3% in Q3 to €8.5 billion as higher revenue from the consolidation of Three UK and Telekom Romania assets were partially offset by foreign exchange movements. On an organic basis, service revenue increased 5.4% (Q2: 5.8%), with strong contributions from Türkiye and Africa.
- Germany: Continued service revenue growth of 0.7% (Q2: 0.5%), supported by higher wholesale revenue.
- UK: As expected, organic service revenue declined by 0.5% (Q2: 1.2%), reflecting the previously flagged prior year one-off project revenue in Business. The integration of VodafoneThree is progressing well and firmly on track.
- Other Europe & Türkiye: Organic service revenue in Other Europe grew by 1.2% (Q2: -0.5%), as growth in most markets was offset by competitive intensity in Portugal and Romania. Service revenue in Türkiye increased by 3.7% in euro terms1.
- Africa: Continued strong organic service revenue growth of 13.5% (Q2: 13.5%), with continued growth across all markets, including an acceleration in financial services.
- Business: Organic service revenue grew by 3.0% (Q2: 2.9%), driven by continued demand for digital services and strong growth in Türkiye and Africa, partially offset by a tougher prior year comparative in the UK.
- Group Adjusted EBITDAaL: Increased by 2.3% on an organic basis to €2.8 billion, with phasing in line with our full year guidance expectations. On a year-to-date basis, Adjusted EBITDAaL increased by 5.3% on an organic basis to €8.5 billion.
- Operating profit: Decreased by 52.7% to €0.5 billion in Q3 (see basis of preparation on page 7), due to M&A including the temporary non-cash accounting impacts of our Indian simplification activities.
- Shareholder returns: €3.5 billion of share buybacks now complete (since May 2024). Our next €500 million tranche commences today.
- FY26 guidance reiterated2: We continue to expect to deliver the upper end of our FY26 guidance ranges of Adjusted EBITDAaL of €11.3-11.6 billion and Adjusted free cash flow of €2.4-2.6 billion.
- Progressive dividend policy: Reflecting our medium-term outlook for Adjusted free cash flow growth, in November 2025 we announced that we expect to grow the FY26 dividend per share by 2.5%.
Note:
1 Excluding the impact of hyperinflationary accounting adjustments
2 FY26 UK merger impact on a 10-month basis of €0.3 billion Adjusted EBITDAaL and -€0.2 billion Adjusted free cash flow
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Notes:
1. Other Europe markets comprise Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic and Albania.
2. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
Germany⫶Continued service revenue growth
32% of Group service revenue
Q3 FY26
Q3 FY25
Reported
Organic
€m
€m
change %
change %1
Total revenue
3,092
3,090
0.1
- Service revenue
2,726
2,706
0.7
0.7
- Other revenue
366
384
Note:
1. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
Growth
Total revenue increased by 0.1% to €3.1 billion as service revenue growth was offset by lower equipment revenue. Service revenue increased by 0.7% (Q2: 0.5%) due to higher wholesale revenue and strong demand for digital services in Business, partially offset by mobile ARPU pressure due to competitive intensity. The sequential improvement in growth in the quarter was driven by higher mobile wholesale revenue, which was partially offset by the phasing of service provider payments.
Mobile service revenue grew by 2.8% in Q3 (Q2: 3.8%) as higher wholesale revenue was partially offset by continued ARPU pressure, and the phasing of service provider payments. By the end of the quarter, we had successfully completed the migration of 1&1 customers onto our network. We now have more than 12 million 1&1 customers using our nationwide 5G network and expect the revenue contribution to reach full run-rate in Q4 FY26.
Fixed service revenue decreased by 1.1% in Q3 (Q2: -2.3%), as TV headwinds were partially offset by strong demand for digital services in Business. Consumer broadband revenue has now stabilised supported by the retail pricing actions that we implemented between March 2025 and October 2025. As a result of these actions, broadband ARPU from new customers in the quarter was the highest in 3 years (+21.0% year-on-year). In January 2026, we announced additional changes to our broadband portfolio which are expected to further support ARPU trends.
Vodafone Business service revenue declined by 1.8% in Q3 (Q2: -1.6%), as lower mobile ARPU from customer contract renewals and pressure in core connectivity services were partially offset by strong digital services demand. In December 2025, we completed the acquisition of Skaylink, a cloud, digital transformation and security specialist. The acquisition will support the acceleration of our growth in key areas, such as professional and managed services, cloud and security in Germany and across Europe.
Customers
Despite continued competitive intensity in the mobile market, our Consumer contract customer base increased by 42,000 (Q2: 1,000) in the quarter. Growth in our total mobile contract customer base included 31,000 Business disconnections. We connected a further 2.6 million IoT devices, driven by good demand from the automotive sector.
Our broadband customer base declined by 63,000 during the quarter (Q2: -26,000), including a 47,000 decline
(Q2: -15,000) in customers on our gigabit capable network. The greater decline was primarily due to our focus on value as we continue to drive ARPU improvements for new customers. We continue to be the largest provider of fixed line gigabit connectivity in Germany, as we market gigabit speeds to almost 75% of German homes with 5 million fibre households beyond our own cable footprint of 25 million households. Our OXG joint venture's buildout is continuing to progress with 460,000 homes passed and we are now able to market to 1.5 million homes.
Our TV customer base declined by 6,000 (Q2: 62,000). The structural decline in demand for standalone linear TV services was partially offset by our strategy to bundle basic TV with our broadband services.
Value-focused actions
We continue to focus on delivering value across our mobile and broadband products through our enhanced propositions. In broadband, higher ARPU from new customers was delivered through our price actions which included reduced promotions and an increase in one-time connection and in-home equipment fees. This will be further supported by 'more-for-more' speed upgrades launched in January 2026. In mobile, our Vodafone branded customer base continued to increase, driven by our enhanced product propositions and the continued growth in our customer satisfaction quarter-after-quarter, underpinned by our value-focused strategy.
UK⫶Good progress in line with expectations
23% of Group service revenue
Q3 FY26
Q3 FY25
Reported
Organic
€m
€m
change %
change %1
Total revenue
2,441
1,865
30.9
- Service revenue
1,975
1,507
31.1
(0.5)
- Other revenue
466
358
Note:
1. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
Growth
Total revenue increased by 30.9% to €2.4 billion due to the consolidation of Three UK's financial results following the completion of the merger on 31 May 2025. Service revenue increased by 31.1% (Q2: 38.0%). As expected, organic service revenue declined 0.5% (Q2: 1.2%), reflecting strong prior year comparatives offsetting continued good commercial momentum in both Consumer and Wholesale.
Mobile service revenue increased by 42.8% (Q2: 51.6%), and, as anticipated, organic growth in mobile service revenue was -1.8% (Q2: 0.4%), primarily due to a strong comparative in both Business and Wholesale in the prior year.
Fixed service revenue declined by 0.2% (Q2: 1.8%) and organic growth in fixed service revenue was 4.8% (Q2: 4.3%) with strong growth in Consumer broadband, partially offset by a decline in Business due to the continued impact of planned managed services contract terminations.
Vodafone Business service revenue declined by 4.3% (Q2: 1.5%). On an organic basis, Vodafone Business service revenue decreased by 5.4% (Q2: -1.7%). The step down in the quarter was due to the previously flagged one-off project revenue in the prior year.
Customers
In mobile, our contract customer base declined by 73,000 in the quarter, primarily driven by the disconnection of 53,000 very low-value Business SIMs. Three UK Consumer customer losses continued but, customer loyalty continued to improve across all brands, supported by our best-in-class customer experience, with Consumer contract churn reducing 1.7 percentage points year-on-year. Our prepaid brands, VOXI and SMARTY, continued to grow with 38,000 customer additions in Q3.
In fixed, we are the fastest growing broadband provider in the UK and our customer base increased by 64,000 in Q3. We now have the ability to serve 22 million households with gigabit speeds. In the quarter, we added 11,000 fixed wireless access (FWA) customers, reported under the mobile segment.
VodafoneThree Integration
On 31 May 2025, we completed the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK. Full details of the transaction can be found here: Completion of Vodafone and Three merger in the UK.
VodafoneThree is now the biggest mobile network operator in the UK with over 28 million customers, with a multi-brand mobile strategy in Consumer through the Vodafone, Three, VOXI, SMARTY and Talkmobile brands. In November 2025, we launched our 'Vodafone Together Family' proposition which enables households to combine mobile and broadband services and rewards, alongside 'Vodafone Secure Net', our market leading security platform.
We have made a fast start with our merger integration including significant network improvements as part of our promise to deliver a best-in-class experience. Our spectrum and network sharing activation is ahead of plan, with 28.6 million Vodafone and Three customers already benefiting from seamlessly using both networks and we have upgraded over 8,000 radio sites, removing a total of 16,500 km2 of 'not spot' areas. Seven million Three and SMARTY customers are benefiting from improved 4G speeds of up to 40%, through sharing of combined spectrum.
Other Europe1⫶Reacceleration supported by Business growth
15% of Group service revenue
Q3 FY26
Q3 FY25
Reported
Organic
€m
€m
change %
change %2
Total revenue
1,509
1,436
5.1
- Service revenue
1,243
1,201
3.5
1.2
- Other revenue
266
235
Notes:
1. Other Europe markets comprise Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic and Albania.
2. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
Growth
Total revenue increased 5.1% to €1.5 billion due to the consolidation of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A's financial results following the completion of the asset acquisition on 1 October 2025. Service revenue increased by 3.5% (Q2: 0.1%) and organic growth in service revenue was 1.2% (Q2: -0.5%) as growth in Albania, Czech Republic, Ireland and Greece was partially offset by continued ARPU pressure in Portugal and higher competitive intensity in Romania. The improved performance in Q3 compared with Q2 was primarily driven by Business revenue.
In Portugal, service revenue declined in the quarter as a result of competitive intensity in the market, which continued to impact mobile ARPU. Despite this, both our mobile contract and broadband customer base continued to grow. In Ireland, service revenue growth was supported by a higher customer base and price actions across mobile and fixed.
Vodafone Business service revenue increased by 3.0% (Q2: -1.0%) in Q3, with organic growth of 4.7% (Q2: -1.4%) mainly driven by project delivery in Greece and Romania, as well as demand for digital services.
Customers
We added 80,000 mobile contract customers and 4,000 broadband customers across our six markets in Q3. This was despite the net loss of 70,000 mobile contract customers on the newly acquired Telekom Romania brand in Romania.
Portfolio
On 1 October 2025, we completed the acquisition of assets of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A for €30 million, strengthening our position in the market. The integration is fully underway and we are migrating the contract customer base.
Notes:
1. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
2. Türkiye was designated as a hyperinflationary economy on 1 April 2022 in line with IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies'. Organic growth metrics exclude the impacts of the hyperinflation adjustment and foreign exchange translation.
Growth
Total revenue declined by 14.5% to €0.8 billion, with service revenue growth offset by depreciation of the local currency. Organic service revenue increased by 38.5% (Q2: 48.4%). As reported under IAS 29, service revenue growth in euro terms declined by 13.5% (Q2: 18.7%). Excluding the impact of hyperinflationary accounting adjustments, service revenue increased by 3.7% in euro terms (Q2: 14.8%), driven by ongoing price actions, value accretive base management and strong growth in Business.
Vodafone Business service revenue increased by 54.8% (Q2: 59.8%) on an organic basis, supported by demand for digital services and core connectivity.
Customers
We added 212,000 mobile contract customers during the quarter, including migrations of prepaid customers.
5G Spectrum
On 16 October 2025, Vodafone Türkiye successfully acquired a total of 100 MHz of spectrum in the country's 5G auction, for US$627 million (€539 million). Payments will be phased equally over three financial years. Vodafone Türkiye will launch 5G services during 2026. We also renewed all of our existing spectrum holdings, which were due to expire in 2029, until 2042.
Africa⫶Continued growth across all markets
20% of Group service revenue
Q3 FY26
Q3 FY25
Reported
Organic
€m
€m
change %
change %1
Total revenue
2,208
2,072
6.6
- Service revenue
1,738
1,607
8.2
13.5
- Other revenue
470
465
Notes:
1. Non-GAAP measure. See page 8 for more information.
2. Based on the Euro to Kenyan shilling exchange rate at announcement date (4 December 2025) of €1 : 150.5 KES.
Growth
Total revenue increased by 6.6% to €2.2 billion as higher service revenue was partly offset by the depreciation of local currencies. Service revenue increased by 8.2% (Q2: 8.4%) and organic service revenue growth was 13.5% (Q2: 13.5%), with growth across all Vodacom markets.
In South Africa, service revenue increased as good growth in Business was partially offset by a strong prior year comparative in the mobile prepaid segment. Financial services growth accelerated in the quarter with organic growth of 8.4% (Q2: 6.9%), supported by demand for insurance products.
Service revenue growth in Egypt remained well above inflation during the quarter due to sustained customer base growth and strong data demand. This was partially offset by the anniversary of price increases implemented in the prior year following increased regulatory price floors. Our financial services product, 'Vodafone Cash' continued to grow at a strong rate with revenue increasing by 60.0% on an organic basis to €47 million in Q3, now representing 9.9% of Egypt's service revenue.
In Vodacom's international markets, there was a continued improvement in trends in Mozambique and an acceleration in the DRC. Service revenue growth in international markets was supported by an acceleration in M-Pesa revenue and strong demand for data. M-Pesa revenue grew by 24.6% on an organic basis to €133 million and now represents 30.2% of service revenue.
Vodacom Business service revenue grew by 6.9% (Q2: 5.8%) and organic growth in Vodacom Business service revenue was 12.3% (Q2: 10.8%), supported by strong demand for mobile connectivity and digital services, in particular IoT.
Customers
In South Africa, we gained 471,000 mobile customers in the quarter and now have a mobile customer base of over 49 million. Across our active customer base, 73.6% of our mobile customers now use data services.
In Egypt, we added 130,000 mobile contract customers and 959,000 mobile prepaid customers, supported by our market-leading NPS, and we now have a total of 55.2 million mobile customers. 'Vodafone Cash' reached 13.5 million active users, with 0.9 million users added during the quarter.
In Vodacom's international markets, we added 2.0 million mobile customers in Q3, and our mobile customer base is now 65.7 million, with 66.3% of active customers using our data services. Our M-Pesa customer base now totals 28.4 million active users, with 1.2 million users added during the quarter.
Portfolio
In November 2025, the Communications Authority of South Africa, ICASA, approved Vodacom's proposed fibre joint venture with Maziv Proprietary Limited and the transaction closed on 1 December 2025. This transaction increases the scale of the country's leading open access fibre platform and strengthens our fixed growth prospects in South Africa.
In December 2025, we announced that Vodacom Group Limited had agreed to acquire an effective 20% of the issued share capital in Safaricom Plc, Kenya's leading telecoms operator (the "Acquisition"). Vodacom will acquire 15% from the Government of Kenya for a cash consideration of €1.36 billion2 and 5% from Vodafone for a cash consideration of €0.45 billion2. Following completion of the Acquisition, Safaricom will be owned by Vodacom (55%), the Government of Kenya (20%) and public investors (25%). Safaricom will be consolidated by both Vodacom and Vodafone.
The Acquisition provides both Vodafone and Vodacom with an opportunity to gain controlling ownership of one of Africa's most successful telecoms and financial services businesses. Completion of the Acquisition is subject to a number of conditions, including, but not limited to, regulatory approvals in Kenya, South Africa and Ethiopia. The Acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of the 2026 calendar year.
Notes to the Q3 FY26 Trading update
Basis of preparation
Adjusted EBITDAaL and Operating profit has been extracted from the Group's unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended 31 December 2025.
These financial statements, insofar as they are applicable to the calculation of Adjusted EBITDAaL and Operating profit, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of Adjusted EBITDAaL and Operating profit for the periods presented and apply the same accounting policies, presentation and methods of calculation as those followed in the preparation of the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025, which were prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards ('IAS'), with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as issued by the IASB and with the requirements of the UK Companies Act 2006, except no impairment assessment in accordance with IAS 36 "Impairment of Assets" or IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures" has been conducted at 31 December 2025.
The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could vary from these estimates. These estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revisions affect only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The purchase price allocations for the acquisitions of Three UK on 31 May 2025, and of a non-controlling interest in Maziv Proprietary Limited ('Maziv') on 1 December 2025, remain provisional.
Merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK
On 31 May 2025, the Group and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited ('CKHGT'), a wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ('Hutchison'), transferred their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK, into VodafoneThree Holdings Limited ('VTHL'). Following completion, VTHL is a subsidiary of the Group, in which the Group owns 51% of the issued share capital and CKHGT indirectly owns 49%. The Group is consolidating VodafoneThree into its financial results from 1 June 2025.
Acquisition of a non-controlling interest in Maziv
On 1 December 2025, the Group acquired a 30% stake in the issued share capital of Maziv in exchange for certain Vodacom fibre assets, and cash. The Group has included its share of results from this date within 'Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures'.
Critical accounting judgements and estimates
The Group's critical accounting judgements and estimates are disclosed in the Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Judgements relating to impairment testing
Oak Holdings 1 GmBH, a 50% owned Joint Venture of the Group, retains a 37.6% interest in Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. ('Inwit'). During the three months ended 31 December 2025, the Inwit share price declined significantly. The implications of this decline in share price will be reflected in impairment testing to be performed by Oak Holdings 1 GmBH, the results of which will be reported as part of our FY26 financial results in May.
Non-GAAP measures
In the discussion of the Group's reported operating results, non-GAAP measures are presented to provide readers with additional financial information that is regularly reviewed by management. This additional information presented is not uniformly defined by all companies including those in the Group's industry. Accordingly, it may not be comparable with similarly titled measures and disclosures by other companies. Additionally, certain information presented is derived from amounts calculated in accordance with IFRS but is not itself a measure defined under GAAP. Such measures should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to the equivalent GAAP measure. The non-GAAP measures discussed in this document are listed below.
Non-GAAP measure
Defined on page
Closest equivalent GAAP measure
Reconciled on page
Performance metrics
Organic revenue growth
Page 8
Revenue
Pages 9 and 10
Organic service revenue growth
Page 8
Service revenue
Pages 9 and 10
Organic mobile service revenue growth
Page 8
Service revenue
Pages 9 and 10
Organic fixed service revenue growth
Page 8
Service revenue
Pages 9 and 10
Organic Vodafone Business service revenue growth
Page 8
Service revenue
Pages 9 and 10
South Africa: Financial services organic revenue growth
Performance metrics
Organic growth
Organic growth presents performance on a comparable basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, mergers and acquisitions, the hyperinflation adjustment in Türkiye and other adjustments to improve the comparability of results between periods.
Whilst organic growth is not intended to be a substitute for reported growth, nor is it superior to reported growth, we believe that the measure provides useful and necessary information to investors and other interested parties for the following reasons: (i) It provides additional information on underlying growth of the business without the effect of certain factors unrelated to its operating performance; (ii) It is used for internal performance analysis; and (iii) It facilitates comparability of underlying growth with other companies (although the term 'organic' is not a defined term under GAAP and may not, therefore, be comparable with similarly-titled measures reported by other companies).
We have not provided a comparative in respect of organic growth rates as the current rates describe the change between the beginning and end of the current period, with such changes being explained by the commentary in this document. If comparatives were provided, significant sections of the commentary for prior periods would also need to be included, reducing the usefulness and transparency of this document.
Service revenue growth in Türkiye excluding the impact of the hyperinflationary adjustment
This growth metric presents performance in Türkiye excluding hyperinflationary adjustment recorded in the Group's consolidated financial statements in accordance with IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies'.
Non-GAAP measures
Note:
1. Reported service revenue growth in Türkiye of -13.5% includes -17.2pps in relation to the application of IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies'. Growth in Türkiye excluding the impact of this hyperinflationary adjustment was 3.7%.
Non-GAAP measures
Note:
1. Reported service revenue growth in Türkiye of 18.7% includes 3.9pps in relation to the application of IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies'. Growth in Türkiye excluding the impact of this hyperinflationary adjustment was 14.8%.
Non-GAAP measures
Non-GAAP measure
Purpose
Definition
Adjusted EBITDAaL
Adjusted EBITDAaL is used in conjunction with financial measures such as operating profit to assess our operating performance and profitability. It is a key external metric used by the investor community to assess performance of our operations. It is our segment performance measure in accordance with IFRS 8 (Operating Segments).
Adjusted EBITDAaL is operating profit after depreciation on lease-related right of use assets and interest on lease liabilities but excluding depreciation, amortisation and gains/losses on disposal of owned assets and excluding share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures, impairment losses/reversals, restructuring costs arising from discrete restructuring plans, other income and expense and significant items that are not considered by management to be reflective of the underlying performance of the Group.
Adjusted EBITDAaL margin
Adjusted EBITDAaL margin is Adjusted EBITDAaL divided by Revenue.
The tables below provide the reconciliations of: (i) Group Adjusted EBITDAaL to Group Operating profit which is the closest equivalent GAAP measure; (ii) Reported growth in Group Adjusted EBITDAaL to organic growth in Group Adjusted EBITDAaL; and (iii) Reported growth in the Group Adjusted EBITDAaL margin and the organic growth in the Group Adjusted EBITDAaL margin.
Reported growth
M&A and Other
Foreign exchange
Organic growth
Q3 FY26
Q3 FY25
€m
€m
%
pps
pps
%
Group Adjusted EBITDAaL
2,816
2,828
(0.4)
(2.6)
5.3
2.3
Restructuring costs
(143)
(40)
Interest on lease liabilities
158
127
Profit/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
13
(4)
Depreciation and amortisation of owned assets
(2,206)
(2,018)
Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures
(30)
(26)
Other (expense)/income
(125)
155
Group Operating profit1
483
1,022
Percentage point change in Adjusted EBITDAaL margin
26.9
28.8
(1.9)
1.8
(0.1)
(0.2)
Reported growth
M&A and Other
Foreign exchange
Organic growth
YTD FY26
YTD FY25
€m
€m
%
pps
pps
%
Group Adjusted EBITDAaL
8,544
8,239
3.7
(2.3)
3.9
5.3
Restructuring costs
(329)
(98)
Interest on lease liabilities
450
347
Profit/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
168
(16)
Depreciation and amortisation of owned assets
(6,301)
(5,690)
Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures
152
(66)
Other (expense)/income
(39)
688
Group Operating profit1
2,645
3,404
Percentage point change in Adjusted EBITDAaL margin
28.4
29.3
(0.9)
1.2
-
0.3
Note:
1. See page 7 for information on the basis of preparation.
Definitions
Key terms are defined below. See page 8 for the location of definitions for non-GAAP measures.
Term
Definition
Africa
Comprises the Vodacom Group.
ARPU
Average revenue per user, defined as customer revenue and incoming revenue divided by average customers.
Common Functions
Comprises central teams and business functions.
Depreciation and amortisation
The accounting charge that allocates the cost of tangible or intangible assets, whether owned or leased, to the income statement over its useful life. The measure includes the profit or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, software and leased assets.
Eliminations
Refers to the removal of intercompany transactions to derive the consolidated financial statements.
Europe
Comprises the Group's European businesses and the UK.
Fixed service revenue
Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision of fixed line and carrier services.
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards.
Incoming revenue
Comprises revenue from termination rates for voice and messaging to Vodafone customers.
Internet of Things ('IoT')
The network of physical objects embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, including built-in mobile SIM cards, that enable these objects to collect data and exchange communications with one another or a database.
MDU
Multi Dwelling Units.
Mobile service revenue
Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision of mobile services.
NPS
Net Promoter Score.
Other Europe
Other Europe markets comprise Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic and Albania.
Other revenue
Other revenue principally includes equipment revenue, interest income, income from partner market arrangements and lease revenue, including in respect of the lease out of passive tower infrastructure.
Reported growth
Reported growth is based on amounts reported in euros and determined under IFRS.
Revenue
The total of Service revenue (see below) and Other revenue (see above).
Roaming
Roaming allows customers to make calls, send and receive texts and data on our and other operators' mobile networks, usually while travelling abroad.
Service revenue
Service revenue is all revenue related to the provision of ongoing services to the Group's consumer and enterprise customers, together with roaming revenue, revenue from incoming and outgoing network usage by non-Vodafone customers and interconnect charges for incoming calls.
Vodafone Business
Vodafone Business supports organisations in a digital world. With Vodafone's expertise in connectivity, our leading IoT platform and our global scale, we deliver the results that organisations need to progress and thrive. We support businesses of all sizes and sectors.
