**Nokia Corporation Q3 2025 Interim Report Summary**
**Financial Performance Highlights**
**Net Sales Growth** Q3 comparable net sales grew 9% year-over-year (12% reported) on a constant currency and portfolio basis, driven by strong performance across all business groups. Optical Networks led with 19% growth, primarily from AI & Cloud customers.
**Margins** Comparable gross margin declined 150 basis points to 44.2% due to product mix in Network Infrastructure and Mobile Networks. Comparable operating margin decreased 220 basis points to 9.0%, impacted by a one-time benefit in the prior year.
**Profitability** Comparable diluted EPS was EUR 0.06, with reported diluted EPS at EUR 0.01. Free cash flow stood at EUR 0.4 billion, and net cash balance at EUR 3.0 billion.
**Business Group Performance**
**Network Infrastructure** 11% net sales growth, with Optical Networks at 19%.
**Cloud and Network Services** 13% growth, driven by 5G Core investments.
**Mobile Networks** 4% growth, with market stabilization and a new agreement with VodafoneThree.
**Nokia Technologies** Signed new deals, with an annual net sales run-rate of EUR 1.4 billion.
**Strategic Updates**
**Venture Fund Investments** Nokia is scaling down passive venture fund investments and reclassifying related gains/losses from operating profit to financial income/expenses. This led to a EUR 0.1 billion technical revision in the operating profit outlook.
**Outlook** Full-year 2025 comparable operating profit guidance revised to EUR 1.7–2.2 billion (from EUR 1.6–2.1 billion). Operational outlook remains unchanged, with strong growth expected in Network Infrastructure and Cloud and Network Services.
**AI & Cloud Focus** AI and Cloud customers accounted for 6% of group net sales and 14% for Network Infrastructure. Nokia is expanding its semiconductor fabrication capacity to support optical components growth.
**Dividend and Shareholder Distribution**
A dividend of EUR 0.03 per share was declared, payable on November 6, 2025, with a record date of October 28, 2025.
**Risk Factors and Forward-Looking Statements:**
Nokia highlighted risks such as competitive intensity, supply chain disruptions, macroeconomic uncertainties, and geopolitical conflicts. Forward-looking statements include expectations for growth, profitability, and strategic initiatives, subject to these risks.
**Upcoming Events**
Capital Markets Day on November 19, 2025, to outline strategies for growth and operating leverage.
Q4 and full-year 2025 results scheduled for January 29, 2026.
**Key Takeaway**
Nokia demonstrated resilient growth in Q3 2025, with strong performance across business groups, particularly in Optical Networks and Cloud and Network Services. Strategic shifts in venture fund reporting and a focus on AI-driven opportunities position the company for continued growth, despite ongoing macroeconomic and industry challenges.
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### Key Notes:
1. **Net Sales**: Increased by 12% YoY in Q3'25 and 4% for Q1-Q3'25.
2. **Gross Margin**: Declined by 150bps YoY in Q3'25 and 320bps for Q1-Q3'25.
3. **Operating Profit**: Decreased by 14% YoY in Q3'25 and 69% for Q1-Q3'25.
4. **Net Cash Balance**: Reduced by 45% YoY, indicating a decrease in liquidity. This table provides a clear comparison of key financial metrics and debt (net cash) position year on year.
