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).
| (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) |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| North America | North America 202532,355 |
North America 2024 31,749 |
| Europe | Europe 202526,040 |
Europe 2024 25,492 |
| Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific 202538,765 |
Asia-Pacific 2024 35,475 |
| Middle East & Africa | Middle East & Africa 20254,451 |
Middle East & Africa 2024 4,548 |
| Latin America | Latin America 202512,468 |
Latin America 2024 10,915 |
| Total | Total 2025114,079 |
Total 2024 108,179 |