Average payment period to suppliers

Law 3/2004, of 29 December, partially amended by Law 18/2022, of 28 September, on the creation and growth of companies, sets out that non-listed commercial companies that do not file abridged financial statements shall publish their average payment period to suppliers, the monetary volume and number of invoices paid in a period lower than the maximum established in the regulations on late payment and the percentage that they represent of the total number of invoices and the total monetary payments to their suppliers on their website. In relation to this reporting obligation, at year-end 2024, the average payment period to suppliers was:

• Criteria: 11 days
• Criteria Group: 27 days

In 2024, Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. paid a total of  60,479 invoices amounting to 54,423 thousand euros, of which 57,930 invoices amounting to 48,318 thousand euros were paid within the legal limit, representing 95.79 % of the volume of invoices and 88.78 % of the amount paid.

In addition, in 2024, the Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. Group paid a total of 232,981 invoices amounting to 279,227 thousand euros, of which 129,618 invoices amounting to 241,057 thousand euros were paid within the legal limit, representing 95.32% of the volume of invoices and 86.33% of the amount paid.