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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.

			2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Δ%
	Income statement								Link Copy link
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	Operating income The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	8,988	9,442	9,645	9,864	9,216	-6.6	Diagram Files Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Traffic revenue	CHF m	4,146	4,280	4,382	4,439	3,345	-24.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Passenger revenues	CHF m	3,165	3,316	3,393	3,468	2,465	-28.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Long-Distance Services	CHF m	2,319	2,428	2,483	2,532	1,697	-33.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Regional Services	CHF m	846	888	909	936	768	-18.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Freight revenues	CHF m	851	838	868	835	762	-8.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating services revenue	CHF m	48	39	35	39	29	-24.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Revenue from infrastructure use	CHF m	82	87	86	97	89	-8.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public-sector funding The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	2,466	2,666	2,720	2,802	3,149	12.4	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Public-sector funding Footnote Only payments reflected in income statement; CHF 277 million of which is based on the Covid-19 Act. Related Links Database of federal subsidies Export widget Share Link copied
	Grants for regional passenger services	CHF m	624	622	653	684	812	18.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contributions to the rail infrastructure	CHF m	1,826	2,030	2,058	2,117	2,317	9.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for freight traffic	CHF m	16	13	8	1	21	2,229.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Rental income from real estate	CHF m	458	487	508	559	546	-2.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other income	CHF m	820	827	841	841	925	10.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Own work capitalised	CHF m	1,098	1,183	1,194	1,222	1,250	2.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating expenses The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	-8,700	-8,941	-9,059	-9,377	-9,730	-3.8	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cost of materials	CHF m	-721	-747	-728	-738	-753	-1.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Personnel expenses	CHF m	-4,168	-4,213	-4,226	-4,314	-4,360	-1.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other operating expenses	CHF m	-1,681	-1,755	-1,833	-1,982	-2,121	-7.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation	CHF m	-2,130	-2,226	-2,273	-2,343	-2,497	-6.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of financial assets	CHF m	0	0	0	-13	-7	44.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of tangible assets	CHF m	-1,984	-2,066	-2,096	-2,137	-2,278	-6.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of intangible assets	CHF m	-146	-160	-177	-194	-212	-9.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating result/EBIT before write-down	CHF m	288	501	586	487	-515	-205.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Write-down	CHF m	0	-189	0	0	0	—	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating result/EBIT	CHF m	288	313	586	487	-515	-205.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial result	CHF m	-120	-104	-105	-91	-139	-52.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Profit from real estate sales The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	225	207	107	86	44	-48.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Income taxes	CHF m	-10	-11	-13	-14	-17	-24.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Minority interests	CHF m	-3	-6	-6	-4	10	329.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Consolidated result The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	381	399	568	463	-617	-233.1	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Balance sheet								Link Copy link
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	Assets	CHF m	44,039	45,174	46,565	48,918	51,335	4.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Current assets	CHF m	[2,062]	[1,963]	[2,063]	2,111	1,759	-16.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fixed assets The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	[42,245]	[43,211]	[44,502]	46,807	49,576	5.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial assets	CHF m	[386]	[403]	[431]	576	530	-8.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Property, plant and equipment The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	32,827	33,234	33,671	35,118	38,921	10.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Assets under construction	CHF m	8,039	8,604	9,421	10,097	9,066	-10.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Intangible assets	CHF m	993	969	978	1,017	1,060	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Equity and liabilities	CHF m	44,039	45,174	46,565	48,918	51,335	4.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public loans (Federal and cantonal) The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	18,932	19,563	20,251	21,730	23,813	9.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Public loans (Federal and cantonal) Footnote On 1 September 2020, SBB AG took charge of the Ceneri Base Tunnel from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG). The takeover meant fixed assets and public loans for financing railway infrastructure rose to CHF 1,555 million. Export widget Share Link copied
	Interest-bearing debt The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	9,199	9,022	9,279	9,624	10,811	12.3	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Interest-bearing debt Footnote Net interest-bearing debt was CHF 10.38 billion, previous year: CHF 8.91 billion, +16.5 per cent. Export widget Share Link copied
	Other foreign capital	CHF m	3,903	4,177	4,050	4,113	3,873	-5.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Equity, incl. minority interests	CHF m	12,005	12,412	12,985	13,451	12,838	-4.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Footnote Link Copy link
Footnote 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. Related Links Financial report (in German). Share Link copied
	Total cash flow	CHF m	-137	212	42	53	-299	-662.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from financing for commercial investments and pension fund restructuring	CHF m	402	-184	257	346	1,202	247.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow after public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	-540	396	-215	-293	-1,500	-412.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	2,142	1,950	2,012	2,123	2,029	-4.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow before public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	-2,682	-1,553	-2,227	-2,416	-3,529	-46.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from investing activities	CHF m	[-2,860]	[-3,169]	[-3,445]	-3,790	-3,740	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from operating activities	CHF m	[178]	[1,616]	[1,218]	1,374	211	-84.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Total public-sector funding The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	13,150	3,371	3,466	4,374	6,459	47.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Total public-sector funding Footnote On 1 September 2020, SBB AG took charge of the Ceneri Base Tunnel from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG). The takeover meant fixed assets and public loans for financing railway infrastructure rose to CHF 1,555 million. At the same time, investments in tunnel excavation of CHF 1,146 million were financed using public investment promotion (funds lost contributions). Export widget Share Link copied
	Payments reflected in income statement	CHF m	2,466	2,666	2,720	2,802	3,149	12.4	Diagram Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contributions to the rail infrastructure	CHF m	1,826	2,030	2,058	2,117	2,317	9.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for regional passenger services	CHF m	624	622	653	684	812	18.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for freight traffic	CHF m	16	13	8	1	21	2,229.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	10,684	705	746	1,572	3,310	110.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions Footnote On 1 September 2020, SBB AG took charge of the Ceneri Base Tunnel from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG). The takeover meant fixed assets and public loans for financing railway infrastructure rose to CHF 1,555 million. At the same time, investments in tunnel excavation of CHF 1,146 million were financed using public investment promotion (funds lost contributions). Export widget Share Link copied
	Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	4,655	631	688	1,479	2,083	40.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Non-repayable contributions to investments The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	6,029	74	58	92	1,227	1,228.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Non-repayable contributions to investments Footnote On 1 September 2020, SBB AG took charge of the Ceneri Base Tunnel from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG). In the context of this takeover, investments in tunnel excavation of CHF 1,146 million were financed using public investment promotion (funds lost contributions). Export widget Share Link copied

	Additions to assets The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Copy link
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	Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	6,955	3,539	3,564	4,534	5,342	17.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Passenger services The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	578	722	750	895	1,187	32.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Real Estate	CHF m	554	683	619	586	463	-20.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Freight services	CHF m	18	30	34	34	38	11.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	5,771	2,075	2,138	2,993	3,633	21.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Network The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	5,693	1,998	2,029	2,847	3,491	22.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Energy	CHF m	79	77	110	146	142	-2.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Group-level units	CHF m	33	29	23	26	20	-22.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	SBB as a purchaser The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Copy link
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	Purchasing volume	CHF m	[4,509]	[4,911]	[5,223]	[5,646]	6,055	7.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland	%	[89.0]	[87.5]	[87.5]	[88.7]	91.2	2.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Suppliers The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	[15,237]	[14,838]	[14,808]	[15,542]	14,206	-8.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	[92.0]	[91.1]	[90.7]	[90.6]	90.4	-0.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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