The company will report its earnings for FY 2017 on 03/02/2018. Generally, the company reports earnings better than estimates. In recent months, the 8 analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have revised their EPS estimates upward.

Annual earnings per share is expected at 9.08 CHF for 2017 (+ 12.5% from 2016). A summary of annual publications and estimates is available below.

Annual results2014201520162017 (e)2018 (e)
Sales
Million CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		963
954
1,0%		989
989
0,02%		1 013
1 010
0,31%
1 034

1 089
Operating income (EBITDA)
Million CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		523
512
2,3%		548
506
8,1%		571
570
0,18%
579

609
Operating profit (EBIT)
Million CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		295
286
3,2%		319
269
19%		335
327
2,3%
335

362
Pre-Tax Profit (EBT)
Million CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		259
251
3,4%		233
239
-2,4%		315
316
-0,50%
351

350
Net income
Million CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		206
201
2,5%		180
192
-6,5%		248
251
-1,4%
281

276
EPS
 CHF		Released
Forecast
Spread		6,70
6,49
3,3%		5,85
5,95
-1,6%		8,07
8,09
-0,27%
9,08

8,96
Announcement Date03/17/201503/11/201603/06/2017