Our key figures

Order intake by division

2023

Order intake by region

2023

Key figures

millions of CHF

 

2023

 

2022

 

Change in +/–%

 

+/–% adjusted 1)

 

+/–% organic 2)

Order intake

 

3’580.3

 

3’425.4

 

4.5

 

12.6

 

13.9

Order intake gross margin

 

33.9%

 

33.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order backlog as of December 31

 

1’946.8

 

1’844.7

 

5.5

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

3’281.7

 

3’179.9

 

3.2

 

11.0

 

13.2

EBIT 3)

 

329.7

 

111.4

 

> 100

 

 

 

 

Operational profit

 

365.6

 

317.6

 

15.1

 

24.4

 

25.3

Operational profitability

 

11.1%

 

10.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational ROCEA

 

28.4%

 

23.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core net income

 

257.9

 

213.1

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

230.5

 

28.0

 

> 100

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (in CHF)

 

6.76

 

0.85

 

> 100

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow (FCF)

 

301.3

 

58.3

 

> 100

 

 

 

 

Net debt as of December 31

 

172.3

 

234.6

 

–26.6

 

 

 

 

Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31

 

13’130

 

12’868

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

1) Adjusted for currency effects.

2) Adjusted for acquisition, divestiture/deconsolidation and currency effects.

3) 2022 was impacted by write-offs related to Russia and Poland.

13’130
employees from all over the world work at Sulzer.
160
production and service locations spreads across the globe.
CHF
3.3
billion Sales generated in 2023.

Stock market information

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

Registered share price (in CHF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– high

 

91.70

 

93.50

 

143.10

 

110.50

 

113.40

– low

 

71.10

 

56.10

 

82.45

 

40.12

 

75.15

– year-end

 

85.90

 

72.00

 

89.85

 

93.10

 

108.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market capitalization as of December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– number of shares outstanding

 

33’811’296

 

33’738’515

 

33’727’637

 

33’835’903

 

34’021’446

– in millions of CHF

 

2’904

 

2’429

 

3’030

 

3’150

 

3’674

– in percentage of equity

 

265%

 

237%

 

238%

 

224%

 

232%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/E ratio as of December 31

 

12.7x

 

85.2x

 

2.1x

 

37.8x

 

23.9x

Dividend yield as of December 31

 

4.4%

 

4.9%

 

3.9%

 

4.3%

 

3.7%

Data per share

CHF

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

6.76

 

0.85

 

41.93

 

2.46

 

4.52

Change from prior year

 

700%

 

–98%

 

1’603%

 

–46%

 

27%

Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

32.40

 

30.40

 

37.80

 

41.50

 

46.50

Ordinary dividend

 

3.75 1)

 

3.50

 

3.50

 

4.00

 

4.00

Payout ratio

 

55%

 

414%

 

8%

 

163%

 

88%

Average number of shares outstanding

 

33’884’651

 

33’825’814

 

33’788’006

 

33’970’141

 

34’026’442

1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.

Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2023

Number of shares

 

Number of shareholders

 

Shareholding

1–100

 

4’314

 

0.7%

101–1’000

 

5’159

 

5.0%

1’001–10’000

 

604

 

4.7%

10’001–100’000

 

95

 

7.8%

More than 100’000

 

12

 

54.7%

Total registered shareholders and shares (excluding treasury shares Sulzer Ltd)

 

10’184

 

72.8%