Key financial data

Kuehne+Nagel Group key data

CHF million 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Turnover 26,649 43,034 36,699 23,812 25,295 24,825 22,220
Net turnover 23,849 39,398 32,801 20,382 21,094 20,774 18,594
Gross profit
In per cent of net turnover
8,787
36.8
11,109
28.2
9,896
30.2
7,475
36.7
7,981
37.8
7,709
37.1
7,023
37.8
EBITDA 1
In per cent of net turnover 1
2,678
11.2
4,532
11.5
3,679
11.2
1,920
9.4
1,829
8.7
1,209
5.8
1,150
6.2
EBIT
In per cent of net turnover
In per cent of gross profit (conversion rate)
1,903
8.0
21.7
3,763
9.6
33.9
2,946
9.0
29.8
1,070
5.2
14.3
1,061
5.0
13.3
987
4.8
12.8
937
5.0
13.3
EBT
In per cent of net turnover
1,956
8.2
3,808
9.7
2,945
9.0
1,059
5.2
1,047
5.0
994
4.8
955
5.1
Earnings for the year
In per cent of net turnover
1,464
6.1
2,810
7.1
2,155
6.6
789
3.9
800
3.8
772
3.7
740
4.0
Earnings for the year (Kuehne+Nagel share)
In per cent of net turnover
1,431
6.0
2,644
6.7
2,032
6.2
788
3.9
798
3.8
770
3.7
737
4.0
Depreciation of fixed and right-of-use assets, amortisation and impairment of assets 1
In per cent of net turnover 1
775

3.2
769

2.0
733

2.2
850

4.2
768

3.6
222

1.1
213

1.1
Operational cash flow 1
In per cent of net turnover 1
2,682
11.2
4,523
11.5
3,688
11.2
1,904
9.3
1,746
8.3
1,156
5.6
1,148
6.2
Capital expenditures for fixed assets
In per cent of operational cash flow
306
11.4
239
5.3
197
5.3
177
9.3
320
18.3
315
27.2
225
19.6
Total assets 1 10,971 14,751 14,650 9,851 9,825 7,878 7,457
Non-current assets 1 4,654 4,793 4,969 3,815 4,621 2,793 2,445
Equity
In per cent of total assets 1
3,159
28.8
4,147
28.1
3,211
21.9
2,413
24.5
2,322
23.6
2,324
29.5
2,327
31.2
Total employees at year-end 80,983 80,334 78,087 78,249 83,161 81,900 75,876
FTEs of employees at year-end 75,304 75,194 73,516 72,021 78,448 77,416 71,263
FTEs including temporary staff at year-end 94,218 95,079 93,288 93,238 99,113 99,072 92,372
Personnel expenses
In per cent of net turnover
4,866
20.4
5,144
13.1
4,922
15.0
4,443
21.8
4,877
23.1
4,736
22.8
4,243
22.8
Gross profit in CHF 1,000 per FTE 93 117 106 80 81 78 76
Personnel expenses in CHF 1,000 per FTE 52 54 53 48 49 48 46
Basic earnings per share (nominal CHF 1) in CHF            
Basic earnings per share 12.06 22.15 16.92 6.59 6.67 6.43 6.16
Dividend proposed/distributed in the following year 2
In per cent of basic earnings per share
10.00
82.9
14.00
63.2
10.00
59.1
4.50
68.3
4.00
60.0
6.00
93.3
5.75
93.3
Development of share price            
SIX Swiss Exchange (high/low in CHF) 297/217 297/199 361/197 206/121 164/126 181/123 181/133
Average trading volume per day 176,077 179,212 168,174 318,423 267,260 217,865 206,266
  1. Figures prior to 2019 have not been restated for the impact of IFRS 16 Leases.
  2. For 2023, the proposed dividend consists of a regular dividend amouting to CHF 8.25 per share 
    and a dividend from legal capital contribution reserves of CHF 1.75 per share.