Development of orders received and order backlog

Order backlog on March 31, 2022

Order backlog amounted to EUR 4,459 million at the end of the reporting period, which is 9 percent higher than at the end of December 2021 and 20 percent higher than at the end of March 2021. Approximately 20 percent of the order backlog relates to the Services segment, 5 percent to the Automation segment, and 75 percent to the Process Technologies segment (same split at the end of March 2021). Approximately 60 percent of the order backlog is currently expected to be realized as net sales during 2022 (at the end of March 2021, approximately 65% was expected to be realized as net sales during 2021).