Our key figures

Order intake by division

2024

Order intake by region

2024

Key figures

millions of CHF

 

2024

 

2023

 

Change in +/–%

 

+/–% adjusted 1)

 

+/–% organic 2)

Order intake

 

3’848.6

 

3’580.3

 

7.5

 

10.9

 

10.8

Order intake gross margin

 

35.0%

 

33.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order backlog as of December 31

 

2’300.0

 

1’946.8

 

18.1

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

3’530.6

 

3’281.7

 

7.6

 

10.9

 

10.8

EBIT

 

382.5

 

329.7

 

16.0

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

502.7

 

437.9

 

14.8

 

 

 

 

Operational profit

 

436.2

 

365.6

 

19.3

 

24.9

 

24.7

Operational profitability

 

12.4%

 

11.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core net income

 

307.2

 

257.9

 

19.1

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

265.4

 

230.5

 

15.1

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (in CHF)

 

7.73

 

6.76

 

14.4

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow (FCF)

 

234.9

 

301.3

 

–22.1

 

 

 

 

Net debt as of December 31

 

100.4

 

172.3

 

–41.7

 

 

 

 

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

 

13’455

 

13’130

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

1) Adjusted for currency effects.

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

13’455
employees from all over the world work at Sulzer.
160
production and service locations spreads across the globe.
CHF
3.5
billion Sales generated in 2024.

Stock market information

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Registered share price (in CHF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– high

 

145.60

 

91.70

 

93.50

 

143.10

 

110.50

– low

 

82.45

 

71.10

 

56.10

 

82.45

 

40.12

– year-end

 

131.00

 

85.90

 

72.00

 

89.85

 

93.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market capitalization as of December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– number of shares outstanding

 

33’752’915

 

33’811’296

 

33’738’515

 

33’727’637

 

33’835’903

– in millions of CHF

 

4’422

 

2’904

 

2’429

 

3’030

 

3’150

– in percentage of equity

 

361%

 

265%

 

237%

 

238%

 

224%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/E ratio as of December 31

 

16.9x

 

12.7x

 

85.2x

 

2.1x

 

37.8x

Dividend yield as of December 31

 

3.2%

 

4.4%

 

4.9%

 

3.9%

 

4.3%

Data per share

CHF

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

7.73

 

6.76

 

0.85

 

41.93

 

2.46

Change from prior year

 

14%

 

700%

 

–98%

 

1’603%

 

–46%

Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

36.30

 

32.40

 

30.40

 

37.80

 

41.50

Ordinary dividend

 

4.25 1)

 

3.75

 

3.50

 

3.50

 

4.00

Payout ratio

 

55%

 

55%

 

414%

 

8%

 

163%

Average number of shares outstanding

 

33’855’876

 

33’884’651

 

33’825’814

 

33’788’006

 

33’970’141

1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.

Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2024

Number of shares

 

Number of shareholders

 

Shareholding

1–100

 

4’701

 

1.0%

101–1’000

 

5’140

 

6.6%

1’001–10’000

 

555

 

5.7%

10’001–100’000

 

91

 

10.6%

More than 100’000

 

12

 

76.1%

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

 

10’499

 

100.0%