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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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
 
Income statement
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Income statement


Operating income
CHF m 9,864 9,216 9,870 10,727 11,424 +6.5%
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Operating income


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Revenue in 2023 was CHF 9,995 million (operating income minus retained earnings; 2022: CHF 9,370 million, +6.7%).
Traffic revenue
CHF m [4,439] [3,345] 3,409 4,242 4,578 +7.9%
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Traffic revenue


Passenger revenues
CHF m 3,468 2,465 2,540 3,395 3,731 +9.9%
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Passenger revenues


Freight revenues
CHF m 835 762 777 747 745 -0.2%
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Freight revenues


Operating services revenue
CHF m [39] [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 97 89 92 101 102 +1.4%
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Revenue from infrastructure use


Public-sector funding
CHF m 2,802 3,149 3,264 3,127 3,147 +0.6%
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Public-sector funding


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Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m 684 812 834 788 768 -2.6%
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Grants for regional passenger services


Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,117 2,317 2,387 2,338 2,378 +1.7%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 1 21 43 1 2 +23.2%
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Grants for freight traffic


Rental income from real estate
CHF m 559 546 608 657 686 +4.4%
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Rental income from real estate


Other income
CHF m [841] [925] 1,240 1,343 1,584 +17.9%
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Other income


Own work capitalised
CHF m 1,222 1,250 1,349 1,357 1,429 +5.3%
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Own work capitalised


Operating expenses
CHF m -9,377 -9,730 -10,094 -10,887 -11,050 +1.5%
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Operating expenses


Cost of materials
CHF m -738 -753 -777 -828 -900 +8.7%
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Cost of materials


Personnel expenses
CHF m -4,314 -4,360 -4,407 -4,540 -4,685 +3.2%
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Personnel expenses


Other operating expenses
CHF m -1,982 -2,121 -2,447 -2,811 -2,919 +3.8%
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Other operating expenses


Depreciation
CHF m -2,343 -2,497 -2,462 -2,707 -2,546 -6.0%
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Depreciation


Depreciation of financial assets
CHF m -13 -7 -2 -1 -1 +7.5%
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Depreciation of financial assets


Depreciation of tangible assets
CHF m -2,137 -2,278 -2,254 -2,453 -2,305 -6.0%
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Depreciation of tangible assets


Depreciation of intangible assets
CHF m -194 -212 -206 -254 -241 -5.3%
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Depreciation of intangible assets


Operating result/EBIT
CHF m 487 -515 -225 -160 374 -334.2%
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Operating result/EBIT


Financial result
CHF m -91 -139 -98 -135 -115 -14.2%
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Financial result


Profit from real estate sales
CHF m 86 44 24 8 30 +276.7%
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Profit from real estate sales


Income taxes
CHF m -14 -17 -23 -21 -19 -6.8%
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Income taxes


Minority interests
CHF m -4 10 -4 62 -4 -105.7%
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Minority interests


Consolidated result
CHF m 463 -617 -325 -245 267 -208.6%
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Consolidated result


 
Balance sheet
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Balance sheet


Assets
CHF m 48,918 51,335 52,058 53,562 55,022 +2.7%
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Assets


Current assets
CHF m 2,111 1,759 1,400 1,401 1,729 +23.4%
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Current assets


Fixed assets
CHF m 46,807 49,576 50,658 52,161 53,293 +2.2%
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Fixed assets


Financial assets
CHF m 576 530 627 482 489 +1.5%
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Financial assets


Property, plant and equipment
CHF m 35,118 38,923 42,029 43,893 44,287 +0.9%
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Property, plant and equipment


Assets under construction and advance payments
CHF m 10,097 9,066 6,892 6,632 7,280 +9.8%
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Assets under construction and advance payments


Intangible assets
CHF m 1,017 1,057 1,110 1,154 1,236 +7.2%
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Intangible assets


Equity and liabilities
CHF m 48,918 51,335 52,058 53,562 55,022 +2.7%
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Equity and liabilities


Public loans (Federal and cantonal)
CHF m 21,730 23,813 24,343 25,785 26,618 +3.2%
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Public loans (Federal and cantonal)


Interest-bearing debt
CHF m [9,624] [10,811] [11,232] 11,585 11,415 -1.5%
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Interest-bearing debt


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Net interest-bearing debt was CHF 11.3 billion (2022: CHF 11.4 billion, −1.5%).
of which net interest-bearing debt
CHF m [8,912] [10,379] [11,099] 11,438 11,263 -1.5%
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of which net interest-bearing debt


Other foreign capital
CHF m [4,113] [3,873] [3,977] 3,997 4,540 +13.6%
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Other foreign capital


Equity, incl. minority interests
CHF m 13,451 12,838 12,506 12,196 12,448 +2.1%
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Equity, incl. minority interests


Free cash flow
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Free cash flow


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Free cash flow relates to the financial resources readily available to the company after all expenses within the financial year, i.e. the net inflow of liquidity.
Total cash flow
CHF m 53 -299 -279 13 6 -56.5%
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Total cash flow


Cash flow from financing for commercial investments and pension fund restructuring
CHF m 346 1,202 286 475 -181 -138.0%
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Cash flow from financing for commercial investments and pension fund restructuring


Free cash flow after public-sector financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m -293 -1,500 -564 -462 186 -140.4%
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Free cash flow after public-sector financing of rail infrastructure


Cash flow from public-sector financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,123 2,029 2,193 2,181 2,314 +6.1%
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Cash flow from public-sector financing of rail infrastructure


Free cash flow before public-sector financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m -2,416 -3,529 -2,757 -2,643 -2,127 -19.5%
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Free cash flow before public-sector financing of rail infrastructure


Cash flow from investing activities
CHF m -3,790 -3,740 -3,661 -3,575 -3,423 -4.3%
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Cash flow from investing activities


Cash flow from operating activities
CHF m 1,374 211 904 932 1,295 +38.9%
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Cash flow from operating activities


Public-sector funding
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Public-sector funding


Total public-sector funding
CHF m 4,374 6,459 4,091 5,126 4,040 -21.2%
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Total public-sector funding


Payments reflected in income statement
CHF m 2,802 3,149 3,264 3,127 3,147 +0.6%
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Payments reflected in income statement


Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,117 2,317 2,387 2,338 2,378 +1.7%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m 684 812 834 788 768 -2.6%
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Grants for regional passenger services


Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 1 21 43 1 2 +23.2%
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Grants for freight traffic


Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions
CHF m 1,572 3,310 827 1,999 893 -55.3%
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Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions


Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m 1,479 2,083 778 1,441 833 -42.2%
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Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure


Non-repayable contributions to investments
CHF m 92 1,227 49 558 60 -89.3%
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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 4,534 5,342 3,470 4,392 3,696 -15.8%
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Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet


Passenger Services Markets and Passenger Services Production
CHF m 895 1,187 937 805 681 -15.4%
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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 586 463 412 502 578 +15.3%
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Real Estate


Freight Section
CHF m 34 38 32 18 24 +32.9%
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Freight Section


Infrastructure Network
CHF m 2,847 3,491 1,838 2,840 2,210 -22.2%
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Infrastructure Network


Infrastructure Energy
CHF m 146 142 221 190 159 -16.3%
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Infrastructure Energy


Group-level units
CHF m 26 20 30 37 44 +17.9%
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Group-level units


SBB as a purchaser
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SBB as a purchaser


Purchasing volume
CHF m [5,646] [6,055] [5,634] 5,861 5,838 -0.4%
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Purchasing volume


Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [88.7] [91.2] [88.5] 86.4 88.5 +2.1%
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Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland


Suppliers
number [15,542] [14,206] [13,315] 13,870 14,244 +2.7%
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Suppliers


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Only includes billers with a purchasing volume of more than CHF 2,000 in 2023.
Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [90.6] [90.4] [90.6] 90.5 90.4 -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 2023.