Development of orders received and order backlog

Order backlog on December 31, 2024

Order backlog amounted to EUR 4,452 million at the end of the reporting period, which is 26 percent higher than at the end of September 2024 and 12 percent higher than at the end of December 2023. Approximately 20 percent of the order backlog relates to the Services segment, 15 percent to the Automation segment, and 65 percent to the Process Technologies segment (at the end of December 2023, 25%, 15% and 60% respectively). Approximately EUR 3.1 billion of the order backlog is currently expected to be realized as net sales during 2025 (at the end of 2023, approximately EUR 3.3 billion was expected to be realized during 2024).