ENERGY TRANSITION
A gender pay gap of 13.5 % remains in 2025, underlining the internal cultural realignment required to match the brand’ s external technological ambitions.
Analysing manufacturing costs and the transition burden The rise in manufacturing expenses to € 31.2bn reflects the complexity and cost of the current energy transition. Extraordinary expenses during the 2025 period reached € 3.9bn, which included a € 2.4bn investment specifically to realign the product strategy and rescale company operations for a low-carbon future. An additional € 700m was earmarked for battery activities, highlighting the heavy capital requirements for securing a foothold in the next generation of energy storage. These recalibrations, while impacting the operating profit – which declined to € 413m – are viewed by the board as essential investments in long-term viability.
Porsche CFO Dr Jochen Breckner said:“ The global challenges and the company’ s realignment impacted earnings in 2025”, adding that the change would continue to have one-off effects into 2026. He emphasised that accepting these burdens now is necessary to secure Porsche’ s resilience and margins in the medium term.
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