Information on financial instruments

The carrying amounts and fair values of those financial assets and liabilities in accordance with IFRS 7 whose carrying amount and fair value are not the same are shown in the following table.

Carrying amounts and fair values broken down by class

 

Jun. 30, 2026

Dec. 31, 2025

in € million

Carrying amount

Fair value

Carrying amount

Fair value

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

Lease receivables1

3,268.6

3,258.1

3,136.1

3,105.3

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

1,635.1

1,655.4

1,058.9

1,084.5

thereof promissory notes

390.5

390.2

401.9

408.7

thereof bonds

991.4

1,012.0

496.8

515.6

thereof liabilities to banks

116.3

116.3

118.0

118.0

thereof sundry financial liabilities

136.9

136.9

42.2

42.2

Liabilities from lease business

4,540.1

4,534.1

4,828.6

4,828.1

Liabilities from short-term rental business

774.7

773.0

810.2

810.3

Liabilities from procurement leases1

775.1

747.6

764.1

737.5

1

as defined by IFRS 16

In March 2026, KION placed a bond of €500 million under its existing EMTN program in order to further optimize the financing structure of the short-term rental business and lease business. The bond matures on March 24, 2031 and has a coupon of 4.125 percent per annum. To manage the interest-rate risk at portfolio level, KION has entered into interest-rate swaps and thereby converted the fixed-rate bond into a variable-rate exposure. The hedging transaction is accounted for as a fair value hedge in accordance with IFRS 9.

Fair value measurement

The following tables show the assignment of fair values to the individual levels as defined by IFRS 13 for financial instruments measured at fair value. The assignment of the financial instruments to the individual levels and the accounting policies and processes used are the same as they were at December 31, 2025.

Financial instruments measured at fair value

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

in € million

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Jun. 30, 2026

Financial assets

 

 

 

265.2

thereof financial investments

74.9

35.9

110.8

thereof other financial investments

32.9

32.9

thereof trade receivables

92.3

92.3

thereof derivative financial instruments

29.3

29.3

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

36.8

thereof derivative financial instruments

36.8

36.8

Financial instruments measured at fair value

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

in € million

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Dec. 31, 2025

Financial assets

 

 

 

209.9

thereof financial investments

76.1

33.9

110.0

thereof other financial investments

30.5

30.5

thereof trade receivables

26.6

26.6

thereof derivative financial instruments

42.9

42.9

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

43.1

thereof derivative financial instruments

43.1

43.1

Level 3 comprised the financial investment in Wuxi Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., which is recognized under other financial assets. The fair value was determined using the discounted cash flow method. The changes in value compared with the end of 2025 were attributable to the subsequent measurement of this financial investment. The material measurement parameters were a WACC after taxes of 8.8 percent and a long-term growth rate of 1.3 percent. A sensitivity analysis of the financial investment’s fair value as at the reporting date did not lead to a material change in value.

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