Revenues
| Revenues (€ million) | 2019 | 2018 | Change | ||
absolute | % | ||||
| Revenues | 44,430 | 44,065 | + 365 | + 0.8 |
Sondereffekte | 1 | – 41 | + 42 | – | |
| Revenues adjusted | 44,431 | 44,024 | + 407 | + 0.9 | |
thereof integrated rail system | 22,220 | 21,841 | + 379 | + 1.7 | |
Changes in the scope of consolidation | – 77 | – | – 77 | – | |
Exchange rate changes | – 124 | – | – 124 | – | |
| Revenues comparable | 44,230 | 44,024 | + 206 | + 0.5 | |
thereof integrated rail system | 22,215 | 21,841 | +374 | +1.7 | |
Revenues improved slightly. The primarily price- and performance-related growth was mainly felt in business units of the Integrated rail system.
On a comparable basis (adjusted for special items as well as scope of consolidation and exchange rate changes), revenues increased slightly less strongly:
- The special items in the year under review were insignificant. The decline was mainly due to lower revenue discounts in connection with ongoing procedures in infrastructure.
- The effects of changes in the scope of consolidation mainly relate to DB Arriva (€ +74 million) and DB Cargo (€ +3 million).
- The effects of exchange rate changes mainly impacted DB Schenker (€ +109 million) and DB Arriva (€ +14 million).
Revenue development of business units
| External revenues by business unit (€ million) | 2019 | 2018 | Change | ||
absolute | % | ||||
| DB Long-Distance | 4,824 | 4,528 | + 296 | + 6.5 |
DB Regional | 8,830 | 8,862 | – 32 | – 0.4 | |
DB Cargo | 4,188 | 4,177 | + 11 | + 0.3 | |
DB Netze Track | 1,687 | 1,559 | + 128 | + 8.2 | |
DB Netze Stations | 590 | 569 | + 21 | + 3.7 | |
DB Netze Energy | 1,308 | 1,350 | – 42 | – 3.1 | |
Other | 581 | 573 | + 8 | + 1.4 | |
| Integrated rail system | 22,008 | 21,618 | + 390 | + 1.8 | |
DB Arriva | 5,405 | 5,433 | – 28 | – 0.5 | |
DB Schenker | 17,018 | 16,973 | + 45 | + 0.3 | |
DB Group adjusted | 44,431 | 44,024 | + 407 | + 0.9 | |
The revenue development of the business units of the integrated rail system was positive, with the exception of DB Regional and DB Netze Energy. DB Long-Distance and DB Netze Track recorded the largest share of growth. Revenues from DB Arriva and DB Schenker were at about the previous year’s level.
Revenue structure
External revenue structure (%) | 2019 | 2018 | |
| DB Long-Distance | 10.9 | 10.3 |
DB Regional | 19.9 | 20.1 | |
DB Cargo | 9.4 | 9.5 | |
DB Netze Track | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
DB Netze Stations | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
DB Netze Energy | 2.9 | 3.1 | |
Other | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Integrated rail system | 49.5 | 49.1 | |
DB Arriva | 12.2 | 12.3 | |
DB Schenker | 38.3 | 38.6 | |
DB Group | 100 | 100 | |
There were no significant changes to the revenue structure at business unit level.
| External revenues by regions (€ million) | 2019 | 2018 | Change | ||
absolute | % | ||||
| Germany | 25,165 | 24,929 | + 236 | + 0.9 |
| Europe (excluding Germany) | 13,653 | 13,593 | + 60 | + 0.4 | |
| Asia/Pacific | 3,121 | 3,035 | + 86 | + 2.8 | |
| North America | 1,924 | 1,905 | + 19 | + 1.0 | |
| Rest of world | 568 | 562 | + 6 | + 1.1 | |
DB Group adjusted | 44,431 | 44,024 | + 407 | + 0.9 | |
Overall, regional revenue development was positive:
- In Germany, revenues increased slightly. This was in particular the result of growth in DB Long-Distance and DB Netze Track. Small, performance-related declines in revenues at DB Schenker and DB Regional had a dampening effect, however.
- Revenue development in Europe (excluding Germany) was at about the same level as in the previous year. Positive effects from volume growth at DB Schenker and the expansion of transports to China at DB Cargo were offset by negative exchange rate effects, among other things.
- Revenues in the Asia/Pacific and North America regions rose, mainly due to exchange rate effects. Adjusted for exchange rate effects, DB Schenker’s business development in the Asia/Pacific region was at the previous year’s level, and in North America it was weaker.
