FSE$SAP
SAP SE · Q4 2024 earnings
Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
SAP Q4 2024: €9.38B revenue, €1.37 IFRS EPS as cloud revenue grows 27%
SAP SE reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on January 28, 2025. Q4 total revenue rose 11% to €9.38 billion with cloud revenue up 27% to €4.71 billion. Cloud ERP Suite revenue grew 35% to €3.95 billion. IFRS operating profit increased 6% to €2.02 billion and non-IFRS operating profit rose 24% to €2.44 billion. IFRS basic EPS was €1.37, up 31%, and non-IFRS basic EPS was €1.40, up 24%. Current cloud backlog grew 32% to €18.08 billion and total cloud backlog reached €63.29 billion. Full year revenue was €34.18 billion, up 10%. For 2025 SAP expects cloud revenue of €21.6–21.9 billion at constant currencies.
- Q4 total revenue of €9.38B up 11%; cloud revenue €4.71B up 27%
- Cloud ERP Suite revenue €3.95B up 35%; current cloud backlog €18.1B up 32%
- IFRS EPS €1.37 up 31%; non-IFRS EPS €1.40 up 24%
- Non-IFRS operating margin expanded 290bps to 26.1% at constant currencies
- FY2024 cloud revenue €17.14B exceeded outlook; 2025 cloud revenue guided €21.6–21.9B
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
SAP · Revenue · Quarterly
€9.38B
Revenue by segment
SAP · €14.1B total across 3 segments · Q4 2024
- Cloud and software€8.27B—58.7%
- Cloud€4.71B—33.4%
- Services€1.11B—7.9%
Forward guidance
2025 cloud revenue €21.6–21.9B (+26–28% CER), cloud and software €33.1–33.6B, non-IFRS operating profit €10.3–10.6B.
Tailwinds
- Half of Q4 cloud order entry included AI
- Total cloud backlog €63.3B up 40% CER
Headwinds
- Q4 free cash flow negative at -€918M due to €1.7B transformation payouts
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024
-0.3%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.3%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.2%
Avg return
30 days after
54%
35 / 65 earnings
Positive
+12.4%
Q1 2019
Best reaction
-23.2%
Q3 2020
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.9% | -3.3% | +8.7% | |
| Q4 2026 | -16.2% | -0.3% | -12.8% | |
| Q3 2025 | +1.5% | -2.2% | -14.3% | |
| Q2 2025 | -4.4% | -7.8% | -11.5% | |
| Q1 2025 | +7.6% | +13.1% | +16.8% | |
| Q4 2024 | +0.4% | +0.2% | -0.4% | |
| Q3 2024 | +0.8% | +3.1% | +2.0% | |
| Q2 2024 | +8.9% | +8.2% | +11.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +7.0% | +5.9% | +10.3% | |
| Q4 2023 | +7.0% | +6.4% | +11.3% | |
| Q3 2023 | +2.2% | +1.3% | +14.9% | |
| Q2 2023 | -6.3% | -7.3% | -5.3% | |
| Q1 2023 | +4.5% | +5.1% | +5.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | -2.5% | +2.0% | -2.6% | |
| Q3 2022 | +7.4% | +7.4% | +20.7% | |
| Q2 2022 | +1.5% | -2.2% | -0.8% | |
| Q1 2022 | -2.5% | -6.4% | -8.4% | |
| Q4 2021 | -7.8% | -3.5% | -13.0% | |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3% | +1.4% | -1.9% | |
| Q2 2021 | -3.3% | -3.8% | +2.6% | |
| Q1 2021 | +1.4% | +0.5% | -1.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -0.7% | +0.1% | -5.4% | |
| Q3 2020 | -23.2% | -28.6% | -22.0% | |
| Q2 2020 | +1.1% | +0.4% | +6.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | -4.5% | -5.0% | -5.2% | |
| Q4 2019 | -3.4% | -4.0% | -8.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +4.5% | |
| Q2 2019 | -7.1% | -6.4% | -11.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | +12.4% | +12.4% | +11.1% | |
| Q4 2018 | -4.1% | -2.8% | +0.2% | |
| Q3 2018 | -4.8% | -3.0% | -6.5% | |
| Q2 2018 | -4.6% | -3.8% | -4.1% | |
| Q1 2018 | +2.7% | +5.1% | +7.6% | |
| Q4 2017 | -0.3% | -3.9% | -10.2% | |
| Q3 2017 | +0.2% | +0.5% | +1.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.2% | -1.6% | -0.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | -1.1% | -1.2% | +5.4% | |
| Q4 2016 | +2.2% | +2.0% | +5.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | +1.2% | +0.5% | -4.7% | |
| Q2 2016 | +6.2% | +6.8% | +11.2% | |
| Q1 2016 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +2.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -4.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -1.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +3.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -7.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | — | — | — |
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