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Income and expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income and expenses  
Income and expenses

22Income and expenses

22.1 Revenue

22.1.1 Disaggregated revenue information

For the year ended December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Total

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

in 000€

Medical

Software

Manufacturing

segments

Unallocated

Consolidated

Geographical markets

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

United States of America (USA)

 

77,990

14,929

17,967

110,886

110,886

Americas other than USA

 

5,451

571

223

6,245

6,245

Europe (without Belgium) & Africa

 

41,412

16,372

67,229

125,013

125,013

Belgium

 

1,727

164

4,265

6,156

6,156

Asia Pacific

 

7,658

8,871

2,803

19,332

19,332

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

134,239

40,907

92,486

267,633

267,633

Type of goods or service

 

Software revenue (non-medical)

 

40,907

40,907

40,907

Software revenue (medical)

 

37,299

37,299

37,299

Medical devices and services

 

96,941

96,941

96,941

Manufacturing

 

92,486

92,486

92,486

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

134,239

40,907

92,486

267,633

267,633

Timing of revenue recognition

 

Goods/Services transferred at a point in time

 

101,354

7,358

87,460

196,172

196,172

Goods/Services transferred over time

 

32,885

33,549

5,026

71,460

71,460

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

134,239

40,907

92,486

267,633

267,633

For the year ended December 31, 2024

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Materialise

  ​ ​ ​

Total

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

in 000€

Medical

Software

Manufacturing

segments

Unallocated

Consolidated

Geographical markets

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

United States of America (USA)

 

65,288

16,286

27,010

108,584

108,584

Americas other than USA

 

5,678

601

237

6,516

6,516

Europe (without Belgium) & Africa

 

37,591

16,884

72,549

127,024

127,024

Belgium

 

1,448

153

4,963

6,564

6,564

Asia Pacific

 

6,353

9,975

1,749

18,077

18,077

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

116,358

43,899

106,508

266,765

266,765

Type of goods or service

 

Software revenue (non-medical)

 

43,899

43,899

43,899

Software revenue (medical)

 

33,756

33,756

33,756

Medical devices and services

 

82,602

82,602

82,602

Manufacturing

 

106,508

106,508

106,508

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

116,358

43,899

106,508

266,765

266,765

Timing of revenue recognition

 

Goods/Services transferred at a point in time

 

86,436

11,599

101,876

199,911

199,911

Goods/Services transferred over time

 

29,922

32,300

4,632

66,854

66,854

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

116,358

43,899

106,508

266,765

266,765

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Materialise

Materialise

Materialise

Total

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

Medical

  ​ ​ ​

Software

  ​ ​ ​

Manufacturing

  ​ ​ ​

segments

  ​ ​ ​

Unallocated

  ​ ​ ​

Consolidated

Geographical markets

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

United States of America (USA)

 

53,748

15,451

21,151

90,350

90,350

Americas other than USA

 

5,673

488

888

7,049

7,049

Europe (without Belgium) & Africa

 

34,082

17,708

78,686

130,476

130,476

Belgium

 

1,155

130

6,980

8,265

8,265

Asia Pacific

 

6,718

10,665

2,605

19,988

19,988

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

101,376

44,442

110,310

256,127

256,127

Type of goods or service

 

Software revenue (non-medical)

 

44,442

44,442

44,442

Software revenue (medical)

 

31,700

31,700

31,700

Medical devices and services

 

69,676

69,676

69,676

Manufacturing

 

110,310

110,310

110,310

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

101,376

44,442

110,310

256,127

256,127

Timing of revenue recognition

 

Goods/Services transferred at a point in time

 

73,750

14,844

105,205

193,799

193,799

Goods/Services transferred over time

 

27,626

29,598

5,105

62,329

62,329

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 

101,376

44,442

110,310

256,127

256,127

The revenue per type of good or service including the previous years is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Software revenue (non-medical)

 

40,907

 

43,899

 

44,442

Software revenue (medical)

 

37,299

 

33,756

 

31,700

Medical devices and services

 

96,941

 

82,602

 

69,676

Manufacturing

 

92,486

 

106,508

 

110,310

Total

 

267,633

 

266,765

 

256,127

22.1.2 Contract balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contracts in progress (contract assets) and deferred income (contract liabilities) from contracts with customers.

  ​ ​ ​

As of December 31, 

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Trade receivables, included in ‘trade and other receivables’

 

55,906

 

53,718

 

53,505

Contract assets / contracts in progress

 

 

590

 

637

Contract liabilities / deferred income / advances received on contracts

 

52,208

 

51,792

 

50,390

We refer to Note 18 for a detail of the deferred income. Note 18 includes a split of the deferred income in current and non-current. Non-current deferred income, representing mainly maintenance contracts with terms more than one year and certain contracts with up-front fees which are allocated to performance obligations that will be satisfied over more than one year, may be recognized as revenue between one to three years. Total revenue recognized during 2025 that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the year amounts to K€45,998.

The relation between the timing of satisfaction of the performance obligations and the timing of billing resulting in contract assets and liabilities is as follows:

Maintenance services: maintenance services are typically billed at the beginning of the maintenance period resulting in deferred income that is recognized on a straightline basis over the maintenance period.
Software licenses: certain software licenses may have been billed prior to the delivery of the software key or time-based software licenses may have been billed up-front resulting in a deferred income balance.
Certain agreements in the medical segment include up-front fees such as step-in fees or milestone payments which are billed at inception of the contract but which are allocated to performance obligations which are satisfied at a later time in the contract term or which have not been recognized considering the revenue constraint (i.e. may have to be credited when customer achieves certain volume targets). In addition, certain contracts include prepaid fees for volume “Plan Only” purchases for which the purchased services are only delivered during a one year period. Those fees result in deferred income which are recognized as revenue when services/products are delivered and revenue is not constrainted.
Certain development services are satisfied while the services can only billed at certain pre-defined points in time or when the services are fully satisfied resulting in contracts in progress / contract assets.

22.2 Cost of sales

Cost of sales includes the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Purchase of goods and services

 

(49,207)

 

(52,576)

 

(53,747)

Amortization and depreciation

 

(11,890)

 

(11,607)

 

(11,298)

Payroll expenses

 

(53,719)

 

(51,705)

 

(46,678)

Work in Progress

 

133

 

(52)

 

727

Total

 

(114,684)

 

(115,940)

 

(110,996)

22.3 Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses include the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Purchase of goods and services

 

(6,392)

 

(6,026)

 

(4,759)

Amortization and depreciation

 

(1,414)

 

(1,696)

 

(1,459)

Payroll expenses

 

(38,283)

 

(36,678)

 

(31,900)

Other

 

 

 

20

Total

 

(46,089)

 

(44,400)

 

(38,098)

22.4 Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses include the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Purchase of goods and services

 

(10,810)

 

(10,949)

 

(10,437)

Amortization and depreciation

 

(2,162)

 

(2,319)

 

(2,285)

Payroll expenses

 

(48,620)

 

(48,328)

 

(45,100)

Other

 

 

(24)

 

Total

 

(61,591)

 

(61,620)

 

(57,822)

22.5 General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses include the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Purchase of goods and services

 

(8,781)

 

(7,154)

 

(7,211)

Amortization and depreciation

 

(3,236)

 

(2,747)

 

(2,361)

Payroll expenses

 

(28,123)

 

(29,696)

 

(27,496)

Other

 

17

 

 

Total

 

(40,122)

 

(39,597)

 

(37,068)

22.6 Net other operating income/ (expense)

The net other operating income can be detailed as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Government grants

 

5,282

 

4,913

 

4,853

Amortization intangibles purchase price allocation(1)

 

(3,078)

 

(3,326)

 

(4,012)

Allowance for doubtful debtors

 

(418)

 

(95)

 

(448)

Tax credits

 

913

 

1,246

 

1,360

Arbitration settlement

 

 

 

(5,189)

Impairment of intangible assets (Note 6) and PP&E (Note 7)

 

 

 

(3,054)

Impairment of goodwill (Note 5)

 

 

 

(1,175)

Other

1,090

1,485

1,141

Total

 

3,789

 

4,223

 

(6,524)

(1)

The Amortization intangibles purchase price allocation relates to the amortization of intangibles assets recognized in purchase price allocations from the acquisitions of Materialise Motion, Engimplan, ACTech, E-Prototypy, OrthoView, Cenat, Link3D, Identify3D and FEops NV. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining amortization period for the acquired customer relationships is 2.1 years for Materialise Motion and 11.0 years for ACTech. The customer relationships acquired in Engimplan, E-Prototypy, OrthoView and Cenat are fully amortized. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining amortization period for the acquired technology and contracts is 1.8 years for Materialise Motion and 5.6 years for FEops NV. The amortization of these assets does not directly relate to specific functional areas such as cost of sales or research and development.

The Company has received government grants from the Belgian federal and regional governments and from the European Community in the forms of grants linked to certain of its research and development programs and reduced payroll taxes. The income from capital government grants recorded in other operating income related to our German production facility amounted to K€319 for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024: K€0; 2023: K€0).

In May 2023, the Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation issued a decision in the arbitration proceedings filed by ZimmerBiomet against Materialise, pursuant to which we were ordered to pay an amount of € 5.2 million, including interests, to ZimmerBiomet.

22.7 Payroll expenses

The following table shows the breakdown of payroll expenses for 2025, 2024 and 2023:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Short-term employee benefits

 

(131,533)

 

(127,328)

 

(117,443)

Social security expenses

 

(24,288)

 

(22,370)

 

(19,430)

Expenses defined contribution plans

 

(1,371)

 

(1,743)

 

(1,586)

Other employee expenses

 

(11,558)

 

(14,965)

 

(12,715)

Total

 

(168,750)

 

(166,406)

 

(151,174)

Total registered employees at the end of the period

 

2,556

 

2,514

 

2,437

22.8 Financial expenses

Financial expenses includes the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Interest expense

 

(1,712)

 

(1,299)

 

(1,751)

Foreign exchange losses

 

(3,539)

 

(1,310)

 

(1,770)

Other financial expenses

 

(365)

 

(360)

 

(344)

Total

 

(5,616)

 

(2,969)

 

(3,865)

22.9 Financial income

Financial income includes the following selected information:

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Interest income

 

2,838

 

4,252

 

4,450

Foreign exchange gains

 

1,109

 

3,416

 

563

Other finance income

 

20

 

9

 

6

Total

 

3,967

 

7,677

 

5,019

Interest income is primarily related to interest received on short-term deposits of surplus cash. Interest income decreased to K€2,838 mainly as a result of lower market interest rates in the year ended in December 31, 2025 compared to K€4,252 in the year ended December 31, 2024.

22.10 Income taxes and deferred taxes

Current income tax

The following table shows the breakdown of the tax expense for 2025, 2024 and 2023:

  ​ ​ ​

As of December 31, 

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Current income tax

 

(934)

 

(1,861)

 

(2,355)

Deferred income taxes

 

1,363

 

1,128

 

2,277

Total income taxes for the period

 

429

 

(733)

 

(78)

The current tax expense is equal to the amount of income tax owed to the tax authorities for the year, under the applicable tax laws and rates in effect in the various countries.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is presented in the statement of financial position under non-current assets and non-current liabilities, as applicable. The following table shows the breakdown of the deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities and the deferred tax expense for 2025, 2024 and 2023:

  ​ ​ ​

Asset/(liability)

  ​ ​ ​

Income/(expense)

in 000€

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Tax losses, patent and innovation income deduction, and other tax credits

 

3,225

 

3,263

 

3,199

 

 

 

Amortization development assets and other intangible assets

 

2,016

 

1,357

 

400

 

 

 

Depreciation property, plant & equipment

 

384

 

338

 

224

 

 

 

Leases

 

129

 

48

 

53

 

 

 

Non deductible expenses

163

Other items

 

198

 

314

 

343

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

6,115

 

5,320

 

4,220

 

1,282

 

1,877

 

3,623

Property, plant & equipment

 

(980)

 

(541)

 

(569)

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

(3,637)

 

(3,847)

 

(3,664)

 

 

 

Deferred income

(425)

(743)

Investment grants

 

(11)

 

(159)

 

(172)

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

(102)

Other items

 

(74)

 

(27)

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(4,804)

 

(5,000)

 

(5,148)

 

81

 

(749)

 

(1,345)

Netting

 

2,144

 

1,798

 

1,422

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net

 

3,971

 

3,523

 

2,797

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities, net

 

(2,660)

 

(3,202)

 

(3,725)

 

 

 

Total deferred tax income (expense)

 

 

 

 

1,363

 

1,128

 

2,277

The Group has unused tax losses carried forward and Innovation Income Deduction of K€144,465 for 2025 (2024: K€119,042; 2023: K€91,753) of which K€70,402 for 2025 (2024: K€55,669; 2023: K€46,533) relating to Materialise NV.

Under the Belgian Innovation Income Deduction system, companies can deduct up to 85% of their net innovation income from the taxable basis.

With respect to the tax losses carried forward and Innovation Income Deductions of Materialise NV, we recognized a deferred tax asset of € 1.3 million at December 31, 2025 for Materialise NV (2024: €0.0 million, 2023: € 0.1 million). We recognized a deferred tax asset of € 0.5 million for Materialise USA (2024: € 1.2 million, 2023: €1.0 million) and a deferred tax asset of € 1.0 million for ACTech (2024: € 0.0 million; 2023: € 0.0 million).

The deferred tax liability of K€4,804 as at December 31, 2025 mainly relates to the intangibles that have been recognized in connection with business combinations (mainly ACTech).

Relationship between Tax Expense and Accounting Profit

  ​ ​ ​

For the year ended December 31

in 000€

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Profit (loss) before taxes

 

7,287

 

14,139

 

6,772

Income tax at statutory rate of 25%

 

(1,822)

 

(3,535)

 

(1,693)

Effect of different local tax rate

 

159

 

(294)

 

(416)

Tax adjustments to the previous period

 

313

 

125

 

(63)

Non-deductible expenses

 

(330)

 

(301)

 

(324)

Research and development tax credits

 

220

 

517

 

203

Innovation income deduction

 

2,984

 

3,325

 

2,560

Non recognition of deferred tax asset

 

(2,969)

 

(1,292)

 

(1,815)

Recognition of previously unrecognized tax losses

 

1,407

 

221

 

1,186

Non-taxable income

 

877

 

574

 

450

Use of previous years’ tax losses and tax credits (or deductible temporary differences) for which no deferred tax assets were recognized

 

 

462

 

Taxes on other basis

 

(409)

 

(348)

 

(232)

Other

 

(1)

 

(187)

 

66

Income tax benefit (expense) as reported in the consolidated income statement

 

429

 

(733)

 

(78)