Airbus reports First Quarter (Q1) 2024 results● 142 commercial aircraft delivered● Revenues € 12.8 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 0.6 billion● EBIT (reported) € 0.6 billion; EPS (reported) € 0.76
● Free cash flow before customer financing € -1.8 billion● 2024 guidance unchanged
Amsterdam, 25 April 2024 – Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) reported consolidated
financial results for its First Quarter (Q1) ended 31 March 2024.
“We delivered first quarter 2024 results against the backdrop of an operating environmentthat shows no sign of improvement. Geopolitical and supply chain tensions continue. In thatcontext, we delivered 142 commercial aircraft,” said Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. “Westarted 2024 with a solid order intake across our businesses. The strong momentum on
widebody aircraft underpins our decision to increase the production rate for the A350 to 12
aircraft a month in 2028. Our ramp up plans are continuing, supported by the investments in
our production system while relying on our core pillars of safety, quality, integrity, complianceand security.”
Gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 170 (Q1 2023: 156 aircraft) with the same numberof net orders due to no cancellations (Q1 2023 net orders: 142 aircraft). The order backlog
amounted to 8,626 commercial aircraft at the end of March 2024. Airbus Helicoptersregistered 63 net orders (Q1 2023: 39 units), mainly in the light and medium segments.
Airbus Defence and Space’s order intake by value was € 2.0 billion (Q1 2023: € 2.5 billion).
Consolidated revenues increased 9 percent year-on-year to € 12.8 billion (Q1 2023: € 11.8billion). A total of 142 commercial aircraft were delivered (Q1 2023: 127 aircraft), comprising
12 A220s, 116 A320 Family, 7 A330s and 7 A350s. Revenues generated by Airbus’commercial aircraft activities increased 13 percent, mainly reflecting the higher number ofdeliveries. Airbus Helicopters’ deliveries totalled 50 units (Q1 2023: 71 units) while its
revenues decreased 9 percent, reflecting the lower volume of deliveries, partially offset byservices. Revenues at Airbus Defence and Space increased 4 percent mainly driven by theAir Power business, partly offset by a less favourable phasing in Space Systems. OneA400M military airlifter was delivered in the quarter.
Consolidated EBIT Adjusted – an alternative performance measure and key indicator
capturing the underlying business margin by excluding material charges or profits caused by
movements in provisions related to programmes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts
as well as capital gains/losses from the disposal and acquisition of businesses – was € 577
million (Q1 2023: € 773 million). It includes the planned impact linked to the increased Airbus

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Employee Share Ownership Plan, which saw record participation among employees, andresulted in a year-on-year expense increase of slightly above € 0.1 billion.
EBIT Adjusted related to Airbus’ commercial aircraft activities decreased to € 507 million (Q12023: € 580 million), with the positive impact from higher deliveries being offset by a slightly
less favourable hedge rate as well as investments for preparing the future.
The A220 ramp-up continues towards a monthly production rate of 14 aircraft in 2026, with afocus on the programme's industrial maturity and financial performance. On the A320 Family
programme, the Company is making progress towards the rate of 75 aircraft per month in2026. Entry-into-service of the A321XLR continues to be expected in Q3 2024. On widebody
aircraft, the Company has decided to increase the production rate for the A350 to 12 aircraft
a month in 2028 and continues to target rate 4 for the A330 in 2024.
Airbus Helicopters’ EBIT Adjusted decreased to € 71 million (Q1 2023: € 156 million), from aparticularly strong first quarter in 2023 and reflecting the lower deliveries.
EBIT Adjusted at Airbus Defence and Space decreased to € -9 million (Q1 2023: € 36million), mainly reflecting the lower volume and profitability of Space Systems, notably linked
to the Estimates at Completion updates performed in the second half of 2023.
On the A400M programme, development activities continue towards achieving the revised
capability roadmap. Retrofit activities are progressing in close alignment with the customer.
No net material impact was recognised in the first quarter of 2024. Risks remain on thequalification of technical capabilities and associated costs, on aircraft operational reliability,
on cost reductions and on securing overall volume as per the revised baseline.
Consolidated self-financed R&D expenses totalled € 743 million (Q1 2023: € 683 million).
Consolidated EBIT (reported) amounted to € 609 million (Q1 2023: € 390 million), including
net Adjustments of € +32 million.
These Adjustments comprised:● € -13 million related to the dollar working capital mismatch and balance sheet revaluation.
This mainly reflects the phasing impact arising from the difference between transaction
date and delivery date;● € +51 million related to the gain on Airbus OneWeb Satellites, linked to the recent
acquisition of the remaining 50% of the joint venture;● € -6 million of other costs including compliance costs.
The financial result was € 229 million (Q1 2023: € 149 million), mainly reflecting a positive
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595 million (Q1 2023: € 466 million) with consolidated reported earnings per share of € 0.76
(Q1 2023: € 0.59).
Consolidated free cash flow before customer financing was € -1,791 million (Q1 2023: €-876 million), mainly reflecting the planned inventory build-up resulting from the execution ofthe ramp-up across programmes. Consolidated free cash flow was € -1,799 million (Q12023: € -873 million). The gross cash position stood at € 23.4 billion at the end of March2024 (year-end 2023: € 25.3 billion), with a consolidated net cash position of € 8.7 billion(year-end 2023: € 10.7 billion).
Outlook
The guidance issued in February 2024 remains unchanged.
As the basis for its 2024 guidance, the Company assumes no additional disruptions to theworld economy, air traffic, the supply chain, the Company’s internal operations, and its ability
to deliver products and services.
The Company’s 2024 guidance is before M&A.
On that basis, the Company targets to achieve in 2024:●●●

Around 800 commercial aircraft deliveries;
EBIT Adjusted between € 6.5 billion and € 7.0 billion;
Free Cash Flow before Customer Financing of around € 4.0 billion.

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Note to editors: Live Webcast of the Analyst Conference Call
At 19:30 CEST on 25 April 2024, you can follow the Q1 2024 Results Analyst Conference Call via the Airbus
website at https://www.airbus.com/en/investors. The analyst call presentation can also be found on the website. A
recording will be made available in due course. For a reconciliation of Airbus’ KPIs to “reported IFRS” please referto the analyst presentation.

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Consolidated Airbus

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

ChangeRevenues, in millions
thereof defence, in millions

12,8302,133

11,763
2,381+9%-10%EBIT Adjusted, in millions

577

773

-25%

EBIT (reported), in millions

609

390+56%

Research & Development expenses, inmillions

743

683+9%Net Income(1), in millions

595

466

+28%

Earnings Per Share

0.76

0.59+29%

Free Cash Flow (FCF), in millions-1,799-873-Free Cash Flow before Customer
Financing, in millions-1,791-876-31 March 2024

31 Dec. 2023

ChangeNet Cash position, in millions of Euro

8,716

10,726-19%

Number of employees

150,093

147,893+1%

Consolidated Airbus

For footnotes please refer to page 9.

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Revenues

EBIT (reported)(Amounts in millions ofEuro)

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

ChangeQ1 2024

Q1 2023

ChangeAirbus

9,167

8,110+13%

500

197

+154%

Airbus Helicopters

1,461

1,598

-9%

71156

-54%

Airbus Defence andSpace

2,399

2,299

+4%

30

36-17%

Eliminations-197-244-8

1-Total12,83011,763+9%609390+56%

By Business Segment

EBIT Adjusted(Amounts in millions ofEuro)

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

ChangeAirbus507

580-13%

Airbus Helicopters

71156-54%

Airbus Defence andSpace-936-Eliminations

81-Total

577

773

-25%

By Business Segment

Airbus, in units
Airbus Helicopters, inunits
Airbus Defence andSpace, in millions ofEuro

Order Intake (net)

Order Book

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

Change31 March
2024

31 March2023

Change

170

142

+20%

8,626

7,254

+19%

6339+62%

817

725

+13%

1,994

2,521

-21%

N/A

N/A

N/A

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EBIT (reported) / EBIT Adjusted Reconciliation
The table below reconciles EBIT (reported) with EBIT Adjusted.
Consolidated Airbus(Amounts in millions of Euro)EBIT (reported)

Q1 2024609

thereof:$ working capital mismatchand balance sheet revaluation-13

Airbus OneWeb Satellites gain

+51

Others-6

EBIT Adjusted

577

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GlossaryKPIDEFINITIONEBITThe Company continues to use the term EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes). It is
identical to Profit before finance cost and income taxes as defined by IFRS Rules.

Adjustment

Adjustment, an alternative performance measure, is a term used by the Company which
includes material charges or profits caused by movements in provisions related toprogrammes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts as well as capital gains/losses fromthe disposal and acquisition of businesses.

EBIT Adjusted

The Company uses an alternative performance measure, EBIT Adjusted, as a key
indicator capturing the underlying business margin by excluding material charges or profits
caused by movements in provisions related to programmes, restructuring or foreignexchange impacts as well as capital gains/losses from the disposal and acquisition ofbusinesses.

EPS Adjusted

EPS Adjusted is an alternative performance measure of a basic earnings per share asreported whereby the net income as the numerator does include Adjustments. For
reconciliation, see the Analyst presentation.

Gross cashposition

The Company defines its consolidated gross cash position as the sum of (i) cash and cash
equivalents and (ii) securities (all as recorded in the Consolidated Statement of FinancialPosition).

Net cash position The Company defines its consolidated net cash position as the sum of (i) cash and cash
equivalents and (ii) securities, minus (iii) financing liabilities, plus or minus (iiii) interest rate
contracts related to fair value hedges (all as recorded in the Consolidated Statement ofFinancial Position).
Free Cash Flow(FCF)

An alternative performance measure and key indicator which allows the Company tomeasure the amount of cash flow generated by its operations. The Company defines free
cash flow as the sum of (i) cash provided by operating activities and (ii) investments inintangible and fixed assets (net) & dividends paid by companies valued at equity, minus (iii)
contribution to plan assets of pension schemes, (iv) realised foreign exchange results ontreasury swaps and (v) change in cash from changes in consolidation.

FCF beforeCustomer
Financing

FCF before Customer Financing refers to free cash flow adjusted for cash flow related toaircraft financing activities. It is an alternative performance measure and indicator used by
the Company in its financial guidance.

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Footnotes:1)

Airbus SE continues to use the term Net Income/Loss. It is identical to Profit/Loss for the period attributable toequity owners of the parent as defined by IFRS Rules.

Safe Harbour Statement:This press release includes forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”,“expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “may” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-lookingstatements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about strategy, ramp-up anddelivery schedules, introduction of new products and services and market expectations, as well as statements
regarding future performance and outlook. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty
because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual
results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements.
These factors include but are not limited to:▪
Changes in general economic, political or market conditions, including the cyclical nature of some of Airbus’
businesses;▪
Significant disruptions in air travel (including as a result of the spread of disease or terrorist attacks);▪
Currency exchange rate fluctuations, in particular between the Euro and the U.S. dollar;▪
The successful execution of internal performance plans, including cost reduction and productivity efforts;▪
Product performance risks, as well as programme development and management risks;▪
Customer, supplier and subcontractor performance or contract negotiations, including financing issues;▪
Competition and consolidation in the aerospace and defence industry;▪
Significant collective bargaining labour disputes;▪
The outcome of political and legal processes, including the availability of government financing for certain
programmes and the size of defence and space procurement budgets;▪
Research and development costs in connection with new products;▪
Legal, financial and governmental risks related to international transactions;▪
Legal and investigatory proceedings and other economic, political and technological risks and uncertainties;▪
Changes in societal expectations and regulatory requirements about climate change;▪
The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;▪
Aggravation of adverse geopolitical events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting
imposition of export control restrictions and international sanctions, and rising military tensions around theworld.
As a result, Airbus SE’s actual results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth insuch forward-looking statements.
For more information about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact of the Macroeconomic
Environment, see note 2 “Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Environment” of the Notes to the Airbus SE Unaudited
Condensed Interim IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2024
published 25 April 2024 (the “Financial Statements”). For more information about factors that could cause future
results to differ from such forward-looking statements, please refer to Airbus SE’s most recent annual reports,
including the Report of the Board of Directors, the Financial Statements and the Notes thereto, the UniversalRegistration Document and the most recent Risk Factors. Any forward-looking statement contained in this press
release speaks as of the date of this press release. Airbus SE undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or
update any forward-looking statement in light of new information, future events or otherwise.

Rounding
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may notprecisely reflect the absolute figures.

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