Review of Trends

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Five-year Group overview 2013–2017

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

¹	Including trading.

Segment sales

CHF m

6 429

5 883

5 827

6 142

6 113

Change relative to preceding year

in Swiss francs

%

9

1

–5

1

1

in local currency

%

9

2

3

5

4

Group sales¹

CHF m

6 377

5 847

5 807

6 116

6 076

Change relative to preceding year

in Swiss francs

%

9

1

–5

1

1

in local currency

%

9

2

3

5

4

Adjusted operating income

CHF m

673

622

596

585

574

Change relative to preceding year

%

8

4

2

2

5

as a % of sales

10.6

10.6

10.3

9.6

9.4

Operating income

CHF m

496

512

496

525

470

Change relative to preceding year

%

–3

3

–6

12

14

as a % of sales

7.8

8.8

8.5

8.6

7.7

EBITDA

CHF m

813

785

767

923

797

Change relative to preceding year

%

4

2

–17

16

16

as a % of sales

12.7

13.4

13.2

15.1

13.1

Adjusted EBITDA

CHF m

974

887

853

867

858

Change relative to preceding year

%

10

4

–2

1

5

as a % of sales

15.3

15.2

14.7

14.2

14.1

Net income

CHF m

302

263

239

217

5

Change relative to preceding year

%

15

10

10

—

–98

as a % of sales

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.5

0.1

Investment in property, plant and equipment

CHF m

248

297

374

310

292

Change relative to preceding year

%

–16

–21

21

6

–6

as a % of sales

4

5

6

5

5

Personnel costs

CHF m

1 460

1 383

1 345

1 435

1 407

Change relative to preceding year

%

6

3

–6

2

–2

as a % of sales

23

24

23

23

23

Employees at year-end

number

18 135

17 442

17 213

17 003

18 099

Change relative to preceding year

%

4

1

1

–6

–15