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  • Financial performance
    in € million20212020201920182017
    Net sales4,797.84,042.33,898.03,889.23,761.0
    Research and development costs1262.3237.4243.6233.4217.6
    EBITDA532.1333.4280.3372.7335.7
    EBIT384.9185.6164.0256.8215.2
    Income before taxes357.1158.1135.7225.7184.5
    Net income272.6107.196.3152.0115.4
    Personnel expenses819.8742.2730.3693.0673.5
    1 Before capitalized and amortized development costs.
  • Financial position
    in € million20212020201920182017
    Equity1,717.11,464.11,417.31,395.51,293.8
    Capital expenditure2194.0187.2183.3160.3130.7
    Total assets4,246.13,722.53,531.93,449.73,232.8
    Free cash flow381.5308.1-138.2-83.9209.6
    2 Including development costs recognized as an asset, excluding goodwill.
  • Employees
    20212020201920182017
    Number of employees as of the balance sheet date311,95711,39511,44811,13210,961
    3 Including apprentices.