SAP closed fiscal 2025 with a record €77.3 billion cloud backlog and €21 billion in cloud revenue, up 26% at constant currencies. Two-thirds of fourth-quarter cloud orders carried a Business AI component. This page covers SAP’s 2025 financials, customer reach, S/4HANA and RISE adoption, Joule usage, and where SAP stands against Oracle and Microsoft in the global ERP market.
SAP Statistics 2026 – TL;DR
The headline numbers from SAP’s FY2025 reporting, released in late January 2026:
- Total revenue reached €36.8 billion, up 11% at constant currencies.
- Cloud revenue hit €21.0 billion, up 26% at constant currencies.
- Total cloud backlog set a record at €77.3 billion, up 30% at constant currencies.
- IFRS operating profit rose 111% year over year.
- Predictable revenue made up 86% of the total, up 3 percentage points.
SAP serves around 425,000 customers across more than 180 countries. Cloud is now the company’s growth engine: public cloud orders grew five times faster than private cloud in 2025, and Joule adoption rose ninefold. The open question for 2026 is the migration backlog, with more than 60% of legacy ECC customers still outside S/4HANA ahead of the 2027 maintenance deadline.
What Was SAP’s Revenue In FY 2025?
SAP reported €36.8 billion in total revenue for fiscal 2025, an 8% nominal rise and 11% at constant currencies. Cloud carried the result. Software license revenue fell 29% to €0.99 billion as customers shifted to subscriptions.
| Metric (FY 2025) | Value | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | €36.8 billion | +8% / +11% CC |
| Cloud revenue | €21.0 billion | +23% / +26% CC |
| Cloud ERP Suite revenue | €18.1 billion | +28% / +32% CC |
| IFRS operating profit | — | +111% |
| Non-IFRS operating profit | €10.4 billion | +28% / +31% CC |
| Free cash flow | >€8.2 billion | up sharply |
| Predictable revenue share | 86% | +3pp |
Source: SAP News Center, SAP Quarterly Statement Q4 2025
The 111% jump in IFRS operating profit reflects a smaller restructuring charge than 2024 rather than pure operating gains. SAP also announced a two-year share buyback of up to €10 billion alongside the results. For the wider hosted-software backdrop, see cloud computing market data for 2026.
How Big Is SAP’s Cloud Backlog?
Total cloud backlog reached €77.3 billion at year-end 2025, up 22% in nominal terms and 30% at constant currencies. It is the largest forward-revenue commitment SAP has ever reported and covers roughly three and a half years of current cloud revenue.
| Metric (Year-End 2025) | Value | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Total cloud backlog | €77.3 billion | +22% / +30% CC |
| Current cloud backlog (Q4) | €21.1 billion | +16% / +25% CC |
| Public cloud share of new orders | ~50% | 5x private-cloud growth |
| Deals over €5M (Q4 order entry) | 71% | record |
Source: ASUG, SAP News Center
Deals above €5 million produced a record 71% of Q4 cloud order entry, showing how much new business sits at the high end of the customer base. SAP shares fell on results day because current cloud backlog growth of 25% at constant currencies came in below the 26% target the CFO had flagged.
SAP Cloud Transition Data: S/4HANA And RISE Adoption
The move off legacy ECC defines SAP’s 2026 outlook. A SAPinsider benchmark of 122 SAP professionals found 30% of organizations fully live on S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition in 2025, up from 19% a year earlier. Legacy ECC and Business Suite usage fell below 50% of respondents for the first time.
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Fully live on S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition | 19% | 30% |
| Confidence moving all workloads to cloud | 13% | 20% |
| At some stage of S/4HANA transition | — | 73% |
| Legacy ECC / Business Suite still in use | — | <50% |
Source: SAPinsider 2025 Benchmark via ERP Today
Around 37% of SAP ECC customers worldwide had bought or subscribed to S/4HANA licenses as of Q2 2024, per Gartner data cited by the Baer Group. RISE with SAP passed 8,500 cumulative customers by May 2025, which SAP says represent about 40% of global GDP. The pressure point is the 2027 mainstream maintenance deadline, with more than 60% of ECC customers still to migrate.
How Many Customers Does SAP Have Worldwide?
SAP serves around 425,000 customers across more than 180 countries as of 2026, based on DataCaptive figures. The shift to managed cloud has put 146,000-plus customer systems under SAP’s direct operational responsibility, with reported SLA adherence of 99.996%.
| Metric | 2026 Value |
|---|---|
| Total SAP customers worldwide | ~425,000 |
| SAP-managed customer cloud systems | 146,000+ |
| SLA adherence (managed cloud) | 99.996% |
| Countries with SAP regional offices | 180+ |
| Companies actively running SAP ERP | 28,288 |
| Share of SAP ERP customers in the US | 47.0% |
| Share in India / Germany | 10.5% / 9.2% |
Source: DataCaptive, 6sense (2026)
6sense counts 28,288 companies as active SAP ERP users, with 47% based in the United States, 10.5% in India, and 9.2% in Germany. SAP’s enterprise install base dwarfs rivals even where revenue is closer, a pattern visible across the wider enterprise SaaS market.
SAP Business AI And Joule Adoption Statistics
Joule exited 2025 with more than 2,400 prebuilt skills across 13-plus SAP applications and a ninefold increase in adoption over the year. More than two-thirds of Q4 cloud orders included Business AI, up 20% from the prior quarter.
| Metric (End-2025 / Early-2026) | Value |
|---|---|
| Prebuilt Joule skills | 2,400+ |
| AI features and Joule Agents | 350+ |
| Joule adoption growth in 2025 | 9x |
| SAP applications covered by Joule | 13+ |
| Q4 cloud orders including Business AI | 66%+ |
| Top 50 Q4 deals with AI or Business Data Cloud | 90% |
| Average reported ROI on AI investment | 16% |
Source: SAP News Center, Oxford Economics
A survey of 1,600 executives across eight countries by SAP and Oxford Economics put the average return on AI investments at 16%, with respondents expecting that figure to roughly double within two years. The Joule Studio agent builder reached general availability in Q1 2026. AI is now central to how the major cloud vendors compete, as the AI market share data by company shows.
SAP Revenue By Region
EMEA was SAP’s largest region in 2024 at €15.57 billion, or 45.6% of group revenue. Asia-Pacific and Japan, the smallest region by absolute revenue, recorded the fastest cloud growth at 37%.
| Region | Total Revenue | Share | Cloud Growth YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMEA | €15.57 billion | 45.6% | +31% |
| Americas | €13.81 billion | 40.4% | +19% |
| Asia-Pacific & Japan | €4.79 billion | 14.0% | +37% |
Source: SAP SE Form 20-F 2024
The United States alone contributed €11.06 billion within the Americas segment. Japan accounted for 29% of total APJ revenue at €1.39 billion. Cloud-driven growth is reshaping enterprise spending region by region, a trend tracked in the broader edge and cloud infrastructure analysis.
SAP vs Oracle And Microsoft: ERP Market Statistics 2026
Oracle overtook SAP as the world’s largest ERP applications vendor by revenue in 2024, at $8.7 billion against SAP’s $8.6 billion. SAP carries more than four times Oracle’s installed base, at around 42,000 active ERP customers versus roughly 10,000.
| Vendor | 2024 ERP Revenue | Market Share | Active ERP Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | $8.7 billion | 6.63% | ~10,000 |
| SAP | $8.6 billion | 6.57% | ~42,000 |
| Microsoft (Dynamics ERP) | $5.4 billion est. | ~4.1% | — |
| Total ERP applications market | $131 billion | 100% | — |
Source: Apps Run The World, Cargoson
Oracle averages about $132,500 in revenue per ERP customer against SAP’s $91,800, a 31% per-customer gap that reflects Oracle’s smaller, higher-value base. The total worldwide ERP applications market reached $131 billion in 2024, and Gartner valued the wider enterprise software market at $900 billion. SAP’s scale also shows up against other software giants tracked in the Adobe revenue figures and Alphabet cloud statistics.
FAQ
What was SAP’s total revenue in FY 2025?
SAP reported €36.8 billion in total revenue for fiscal 2025, up 8% nominally and 11% at constant currencies. Cloud revenue reached €21.0 billion, up 26% at constant currencies, making up the bulk of the growth.
How big is SAP’s cloud backlog?
SAP’s total cloud backlog reached a record €77.3 billion at the end of 2025, up 30% at constant currencies. Current cloud backlog, the portion expected to book within 12 months, was €21.1 billion.
How many customers does SAP have?
SAP serves around 425,000 customers across more than 180 countries as of 2026. About 28,288 companies actively run SAP ERP, with 47% based in the United States, per 6sense.
Is SAP bigger than Oracle in ERP?
Oracle edged ahead by revenue in 2024 at $8.7 billion versus SAP’s $8.6 billion. SAP holds a far larger ERP customer base, around 42,000 against Oracle’s roughly 10,000.
How widely is SAP Business AI used?
More than two-thirds of SAP’s Q4 2025 cloud orders included Business AI. Joule adoption grew ninefold during 2025, with over 2,400 prebuilt skills across 13-plus SAP applications.
Sources
https://news.sap.com/2026/01/sap-announces-q4-and-fy-2025-results/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sap-quarterly-statement-q4-2025-302673209.html https://www.asug.com/insights/q4-and-fy-2025-sap-delivers-record-cloud-growth-as-business-ai-fuels-momentum https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/sap-statistics-and-facts/
