Universal Registration Document 2025

Note 5 Personnel costs, freelancers costs and headcount

6.6 Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note 5 Personnel costs, freelancers costs and headcount

Note 5 Personnel costs, freelancers costs and headcount

Personnel costs include salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, profit-sharing, paid leave, as well as estimated bonuses and expenses related to share-based payments (stock option plans, free share plans) and pension plan expenses (excluding the net effect of the unwinding of discounts presented in other financial income and expenses).

Personnel costs, freelancers costs and headcount
(in millions of euros) 2025 2024
Compensation

Compensation

2025

(7,554)

Compensation

2024

(7,275)

Social security charges

Social security charges

2025

(1,142)

Social security charges

2024

(1,098)

Post-employment benefits(1)

Post-employment benefits

(1)
2025

(258)

Post-employment benefits

(1)

2024

(254)

Share-based payments(2)

Share-based payments

(2)
2025

(89)

Share-based payments

(2)

2024

(91)

Restructuring costs

Restructuring costs

2025

(151)

Restructuring costs

2024

(136)

Personnel costs

Personnel costs

2025

(9,194)

Personnel costs

2024

(8,854)

Freelancers costs

Freelancers costs

2025

(396)

Freelancers costs

2024

(370)

Personnel costs and freelancers costs

Personnel costs and freelancers costs

2025

(9,590)

Personnel costs and freelancers costs

2024

(9,224)

/ Breakdown of headcount at December 31 by geographic region
Breakdown of headcount at December 31 by geographic region
  2025 2024
North America

North America

2025

32,355

North America

2024

31,749

Europe

Europe

2025

26,040

Europe

2024

25,492

Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific

2025

38,765

Asia-Pacific

2024

35,475

Middle East & Africa

Middle East & Africa

2025

4,451

Middle East & Africa

2024

4,548

Latin America

Latin America

2025

12,468

Latin America

2024

10,915

Total

Total

2025

114,079

Total

2024

108,179