Key non-financial performance indicators
As part of its Annual Report, starting with the 2025 financial year, DB Group will begin reporting in the form of a sustainability statement initially with reference to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This sustainability statement does not form part of the audited combined management report. The following topics are covered in the sustainability statement with reference to the ESRS:
- Climate change mitigation (ESRS E1)
- Energy
- Climate protection
- Climate change adaptation
- Pollution (ESRS E2)
- Air pollution
- Biodiversity and ecosystems (ESRS E4)
- Biodiversity loss
- State of species and condition of ecosystems
- Resource use and circular economy (ESRS E5)
- Resource inflows
- Own workforce (ESRS S1)
- Working conditions
- Health and safety
- Data protection
- Workers in the value chain (ESRS S2)
- Health and safety
- Affected communities (ESRS S3)
- Noise
- Consumers and end-users (ESRS S4)
- Passenger information
- Group security
- Data protection
- Business conduct (ESRS G1)
- Corporate culture
- Corruption and bribery
- Protection of whistle-blowers
- Political engagement and lobbying activities
- DB-specific topics
- Infrastructure modernization
- Punctuality
The sustainability statement includes additional information on topics such as vegetation control, output resource management and sustainability in the supply chain.
Consequently, the combined management report for the 2025 financial year will provide only a very limited overview of non-financial indicators and developments. The reporting in the combined management report is based on the Strong Rail strategy and the S3 restructuring program, which was implemented through the end of 2025.
| Key non-financial performance indicators | 2024 | 2025 | Change | 2025 (Mar 2025 forecast) | 2025 (Jul 2025 forecast) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolute | % | |||||
| Shift in the mode of transport | ||||||
| Volume sold in long-distance transport (billion pkm) | 44.1 | 45.5 | +1.4 | +3.2 | >47 | >47 |
| Volume sold in regional transport (rail) (billion pkm) | 40.6 | 41.5 | +0.9 | +2.2 | >41 | >41 |
| Train kilometers on track infrastructure (Germany) (billion train-path km) | 1.10 | 1.11 | +0.01 | +0.9 | >1.1 | >1.1 |
| Social | ||||||
| Employee satisfaction (SI) 1) | 3.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Environment | ||||||
| Absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2019 2) (%) | –19.2 | –21.8 | –2.6 | – | <–24 | <–28 |
| Share of renewable energies in the DB traction current mix (Germany) 3) (%) | 57.2 | 71.5 | +1.7 | – | ≥70 | ≥70 |
| Track kilometers noise-remediated in total as of Dec 31 (km) | 2,324 | 2,422 | +98 | +4.2 | >2,400 | >2,400 |
| Infrastructure | ||||||
| Infrastructure-related delays (lost units / day) | 5,998 | 6,831 | +833 | +13.9 | 5,640 | >5,640 |
| Generally modernized kilometers (km) | 74 | 147 | +73 | +98.6 | 147 | 147 |
| Number of restricted speed sections total network (average / day) | 279 | 264 | ‒15 | ‒5.4 | 230 | 230 |
| Replacement of old interlockings (as of Dec 31) | – | 64 | +64 | – | 50 | 50 |
| Operations | ||||||
| Punctuality (operational) DB Long-Distance (%) | 62.5 | 60.1 | ‒2.4 | – | 65 –70 | ≥65 |
| Punctuality DB Regional (rail) (%) | 90.7 | 89.2 | ‒1.5 | – | 90 –92 | ≥90 |
| Punctuality DB Cargo (Germany) (%) | 68.0 | 67.7 | –0.3 | – | 66.5 –71.5 | ≥66.5 |
| Construction impact (thousand trains/year) | 2,787 | 2,432 | –355 | –12.7 | 2,350 | 2,350 |
1) 2024 including DB Schenker (discontinued operation).
2) Until 2024, only includes DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH from the Subsidiaries/Other area and only DB Cargo AG
and foreign subsidiaries without their stationary facilities from DB Cargo and not DB Energy.
3) The data for 2025 represents a forecast as of January 2026. The previous year’s figure corresponds to the status of the statutory electricity labeling in
accordance with the German Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz; EnWG) and may, therefore, differ from the provisional figure from the previous year’s report.
The share of renewable energies is presented separately without support from the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz; EEG).
Volume sold in long-distance transport
- Long-distance transport services provided, measured in passenger kilometers (pkm).
- In 2025, the volume sold increased slightly.
- The volume sold in long-distance transport fell short of our forecast due to poor operational performance and the continued high volume of construction work.
Volume sold in regional transport
- Regional (rail) transport services provided in passenger-kilometers (pkm).
- In 2025, the volume sold increased slightly.
- The target for 2025 was met.
Train kilometers on track infrastructure
- This metric describes the total number of train-path kilometers (train-path km) realized.
- In 2025, the train kilometers on track infrastructure remained at the previous year’s level.
- The target for 2025 was not met due to construction-related constraints that were more severe than expected and the lack of economic momentum.