I am looking for SAP's financial results from 1972 upto now. The
minimum numbers I need are license revenue,  consulting and training
revenue, other revenue, and total revenue. Preferably starting in
1972, but SAP only became public in 1988, so it's possible that
figures from before 1988 are not
obtainable

Here is data on product revenue, services revenue, other revenue, and
total revenue back to 1988:  "Key figures since IPO" SAP
http://www.sap.com/company/investor/reports/zip/keyfigures_since_IPO_new.xls.
 Based on this source, consulting and training are services revenue,
while product revenue includes licenses and maintenance: "Form 20-F"
SAP http://www.sap.com/company/investor/reports/pdf/2003_20F.pdf (page
111).  Short of going through the Form-20Fs individually, this is as
probably as good as you are going to do, and the Form-20Fs that are
available online will not get you back nearly that far.  Note that SAP
has only been using US GAAP principles for financial reporting since
1999, so data before that may not be comparable to data produced
after.

SAP itself only provides its reports online back to 1997, with the
exception of the spreadsheet referenced above:  "Investor Relations:
Financial Data & Reports" SAP
http://www.sap.com/company/investor/reports/index.epx

The SEC does not have filings going any farther back:
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.

Your best bet would be to contact SAP Investor Relations and see if
they can provide the older data:

"Investors and Analysts based in
Europe and Asia please contact:
SAP AG
Investor Relations
Neurottstr. 16
69190 Walldorf, Germany
Investor hotline: +49 6227 7-67336
Investor fax: +49 6227 7-40805
Investor e-mail: investor@sap.com

Investors and Analysts based in
North America please contact:
SAP AG
Investor Relations USA
95 Morton St.
New York, NY 10014, USA
Investor hotline: +1 212 653 9580
Investor fax: +1 212 653 9602
Investor e-mail: investor@sap.com"

"Investor Relations: Investor Contacts" SAP
http://www.sap.com/company/investor/contacts/index.epx

Sincerely,

Wonko

Great help, great turn around!