Finance.

The income statement, balance sheet and cashflow below provide a short and clear overview of SBB’s financial situation from a Group perspective. By showing the public sector funding, we make clear the significance of public money to SBB, and not least for the additions to assets. The figures on SBB’s purchasing volume and references from the extensive annual and financial reports as well as diagrams on selected financial indices round up the insight into SBB’s finances.

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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
 
Income statement
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Income statement


Operating income
CHF m 9,216 9,870 10,727 11,424 11,406 -0.2%
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Operating income


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Revenue in 2024 was CHF 9,913 million (operating income minus retained earnings; 2023: CHF 9,995 million, −0.8%).
Traffic revenue
CHF m [3,345] 3,409 4,242 4,578 4,815 +5.2%
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Traffic revenue


Passenger revenues
CHF m 2,465 2,540 3,395 3,731 3,974 +6.5%
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Passenger revenues


Freight revenues
CHF m 762 777 747 745 732 -1.8%
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Freight revenues


Operating services revenue
CHF m [29]
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Operating services revenue


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Rail operating services have been included in other income since 2022 and retroactively including 2021.
Revenue from infrastructure use
CHF m 89 92 101 102 109 +6.4%
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Revenue from infrastructure use


Public-sector funding
CHF m [3,149] [3,264] [3,127] 3,180 3,056 -3.9%
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Public-sector funding


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Only payments reflected in income statement. From 2024 including grants for regional passenger transport by bodies other than the Confederation and cantons; adjusted retroactively in 2023.
Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m [812] [834] [788] 800 710 -11.2%
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Grants for regional passenger services


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From 2024 including grants for regional passenger transport by bodies other than the Confederation and cantons; adjusted retroactively in 2023.
Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,317 2,387 2,338 2,378 2,344 -1.4%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 21 43 1 2 2 +4.2%
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Grants for freight traffic


Rental income from real estate
CHF m 546 608 657 686 718 +4.7%
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Rental income from real estate


Other income
CHF m [925] [1,200] [1,343] 1,552 1,323 -14.7%
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Other income


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From 2024 excluding grants for regional passenger transport by bodies other than the Confederation and cantons; adjusted retroactively in 2023.
Own work capitalised
CHF m 1,250 1,349 1,357 1,429 1,493 +4.5%
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Own work capitalised


Operating expenses
CHF m -9,730 -10,094 -10,887 -11,050 -11,012 -0.3%
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Operating expenses


Cost of materials
CHF m -753 -777 -828 -900 -933 +3.7%
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Cost of materials


Personnel expenses
CHF m -4,360 -4,407 -4,540 -4,685 -4,824 +3.0%
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Personnel expenses


Other operating expenses
CHF m -2,121 -2,447 -2,811 -2,919 -2,675 -8.3%
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Other operating expenses


Depreciation
CHF m -2,497 -2,462 -2,707 -2,546 -2,580 +1.3%
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Depreciation


Depreciation of financial assets
CHF m -7 -2 -1 -1 0 -99.7%
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Depreciation of financial assets


Depreciation of tangible assets
CHF m -2,278 -2,254 -2,453 -2,305 -2,337 +1.4%
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Depreciation of tangible assets


Depreciation of intangible assets
CHF m -212 -206 -254 -241 -243 +1.1%
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Depreciation of intangible assets


Operating result/EBIT
CHF m -515 -225 -160 374 393 +5.1%
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Operating result/EBIT


Financial result
CHF m -139 -98 -135 -115 -110 -4.6%
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Financial result


Profit from real estate sales
CHF m 44 24 8 30 6 -81.7%
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Profit from real estate sales


Income taxes
CHF m -17 -23 -21 -19 -12 -36.8%
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Income taxes


Minority interests
CHF m 10 -4 62 -4 -2 -54.9%
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Minority interests


Consolidated result
CHF m -617 -325 -245 267 275 +3.2%
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Consolidated result


 
Balance sheet
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Balance sheet


Assets
CHF m 51,335 52,058 53,562 55,022 56,412 +2.5%
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Assets


Current assets
CHF m 1,759 1,400 1,401 1,729 1,816 +5.0%
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Current assets


Fixed assets
CHF m 49,576 50,658 52,161 53,293 54,596 +2.4%
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Fixed assets


Financial assets
CHF m 530 627 482 489 503 +2.7%
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Financial assets


Property, plant and equipment
CHF m 38,923 42,029 43,893 44,287 45,171 +2.0%
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Property, plant and equipment


Assets under construction and advance payments
CHF m 9,066 6,892 6,632 7,280 7,664 +5.3%
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Assets under construction and advance payments


Intangible assets
CHF m 1,057 1,110 1,154 1,236 1,258 +1.8%
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Intangible assets


Equity and liabilities
CHF m 51,335 52,058 53,562 55,022 56,412 +2.5%
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Equity and liabilities


Public loans (Federal and cantonal)
CHF m 23,813 24,343 25,785 26,618 27,318 +2.6%
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Public loans (Federal and cantonal)


Interest-bearing debt
CHF m [10,811] [11,232] 11,585 11,415 12,280 +7.6%
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Interest-bearing debt


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Net interest-bearing debt was CHF 12.1 billion (2023: CHF 11.3 billion, +7.2%).
of which net interest-bearing debt
CHF m [10,379] [11,099] 11,438 11,263 12,072 +7.2%
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of which net interest-bearing debt


Other foreign capital
CHF m [3,873] [3,977] 3,997 4,540 4,090 -9.9%
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Other foreign capital


Equity, incl. minority interests
CHF m 12,838 12,506 12,196 12,448 12,725 +2.2%
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Equity, incl. minority interests


 
Free cash flow
 
Cash flow from operating activities including payments from the Confederation for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation
CHF m 1,712 2,334 2,441 2,776 2,633 -5.1%
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Cash flow from operating activities including payments from the Confederation for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation


Confederation payments for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation
CHF m 1,501 1,430 1,509 1,481 1,506 +1.7%
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Confederation payments for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation


Cash flow from operating activities excluding payments from the Confederation for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation
CHF m 211 904 932 1,295 1,127 -13.0%
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Cash flow from operating activities excluding payments from the Confederation for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation


Cash flow from investing activities
CHF m -1,711 -1,468 -1,394 -1,109 -1,936 +74.7%
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Cash flow from investing activities


Cash flow from financing activities
CHF m 1,202 286 475 -181 824 -555.9%
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Cash flow from financing activities


Total cash flow
CHF m -299 -279 13 6 15 +149.6%
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Total cash flow


 
Public-sector funding
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Public-sector funding


Total public-sector funding
CHF m [6,459] [4,091] [5,126] 4,083 3,879 -5.0%
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Total public-sector funding


Payments reflected in income statement
CHF m [3,149] [3,264] [3,127] 3,180 3,056 -3.9%
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Payments reflected in income statement


Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,317 2,387 2,338 2,378 2,344 -1.4%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m [812] [834] [788] 800 710 -11.2%
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Grants for regional passenger services


Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 21 43 1 2 2 +4.2%
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Grants for freight traffic


Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions
CHF m [3,310] [827] [1,999] 903 823 -8.9%
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Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions


Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,083 778 1,441 833 700 -16.0%
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Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure


Non-repayable contributions to investments
CHF m [1,227] [49] [558] 70 123 +77.0%
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Non-repayable contributions to investments


 
Additions to assets
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Additions to assets


Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet
CHF m 5,342 3,470 4,392 3,696 3,870 +4.7%
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Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet


Passenger Services Markets and Passenger Services Production
CHF m 1,187 937 805 681 996 +46.3%
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Passenger Services Markets and Passenger Services Production


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Passenger Services Markets 2022: CHF 586 million; Passenger Services Production 2022: CHF 95 million. Until 2021, the amounts shown reflect the asset additions of the former Passenger Division.
Real Estate
CHF m 463 412 502 578 465 -19.6%
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Real Estate


Freight Section
CHF m 38 32 18 24 47 +99.6%
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Freight Section


Infrastructure Network
CHF m 3,491 1,838 2,840 2,210 2,163 -2.1%
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Infrastructure Network


Infrastructure Energy
CHF m 142 221 190 159 157 -1.2%
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Infrastructure Energy


Group-level units
CHF m 20 30 37 44 42 -5.0%
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Group-level units


 
SBB as a purchaser
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SBB as a purchaser


Purchasing volume
CHF m [6,055] [5,634] [5,861] 5,838 6,170 +5.7%
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Purchasing volume


Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [91.2] [88.5] [86.4] 88.5 90.1 +1.6%
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Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland


Suppliers
number [14,206] [13,315] [13,870] 14,244 14,488 +1.7%
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Suppliers


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Only includes billers with a purchasing volume of more than CHF 2,000 in 2024.
Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [90.4] [90.6] [90.5] 90.4 90.3 -0.1%
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Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland


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Only includes billers with a purchasing volume of more than CHF 2,000 in 2024.