Five-year overview of key figures

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Result

Operating income

CHF million

7,168

6,548

6,877

6,859

7,279

Generated in competition

% of operating income

85.4

84.8

86.1

86.0

87.6

Of which revenue abroad1

% of operating income

14.8

9.5

9.1

9.9

9.8

Operating profit

CHF million

450

258

515

358

323

Generated in competition

% of operating profit

75.1

68.2

79.8

87.7

91.3

Group profit

CHF million

255

178

452

295

254

Equity

CHF million

6,834

6,906

8,918

9,884

10,255

Value generation

Economic value added2

CHF million

– 17

– 125

– 8

– 96

– 215

Added value generated

CHF million

4,616

4,180

4,376

4,296

4,279

to employees

CHF million

3,764

3,529

3,448

3,496

3,516

to creditors

CHF million

75

50

44

66

71

to public sector

CHF million

32

28

55

37

45

to owner

CHF million

50

50

50

50

50

to company

CHF million

695

523

779

647

597

Jobs

Headcount (excluding trainees)3

Full-time equivalents

39,670

39,089

40,144

34,072

34,587

Trainees in Switzerland

Persons

1,894

1,863

1,860

1,839

1,844

Jobs in peripheral regions4

Persons

16,073

15,655

16,660

16,224

16,244

Turnover rate (voluntary departures)

As % of average headcount

5.1

4.1

5.0

6.2

6.4

Notice given by employer for economic reasons

Full-time equivalents

78

57

85

25

43

Employment conditions and remuneration

Employment in accordance with Swiss Post CEC

% of employees

79.6

79.6

80.3

81.0

80.3

Swiss Post CEC minimum salary5

CHF per annum

47,620

47,820

50,451

50,653

52,503

Average salary for employees

CHF per annum

82,741

83,636

84,490

84,629

85,552

Average remuneration paid to members of Executive Management

CHF per annum

582,289

575,822

583,501

575,349

576,393

Salary bandwidth6

Factor

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

Health management

Occupational accidents

Number per 100 FTEs

6.4

6.1

7.4

7.0

7.5

Days lost due to medical reasons7, 8

Days per employee

13.3

13.3

7.7

9.4

9.8

Diversity

Women

% of employees

45.0

44.1

43.0

42.0

41.3

Nationalities represented

Number

140

142

143

147

141

Women on Board of Directors

%

33.3

33.3

33.3

40.0

44.4

Women in Executive Management9

%

12.5

12.5

25.0

25.0

25.0

Women in senior management roles

%

17.1

19.8

21.6

22.6

24.2

Women in middle and lower management roles

%

23.8

22.3

22.8

21.8

22.3

Demographics

Average age of workforce

Years

46.1

46.0

45.8

45.8

46.1

Resource consumption10

Energy consumption

GWh

1,538

1,495

2,063

2,098

2,058

Energy consumption within Swiss Post

GWh

875

850

1,092

1,085

1,060

Renewable share

%

20.2

20.1

16.2

16.1

16.6

Energy consumption outside Swiss Post

GWh

663

645

971

1,013

998

Carbon footprint (Scope 1–3)10

Carbon footprint (Scope 1 & 2) (own operations)

t CO2 equivalent

191,014

185,794

249,034

247,987

241,221

Carbon footprint (Scope 3) (remaining value chain)

t CO2 equivalent

248,132

242,573

1,943,364

1,958,481

1,860,903

1 Definition of “abroad” in accordance with Notes to the 2023 Group annual financial statements, Note 6.6, Geographical information.

2 The net costs of 268 million francs for the universal service obligation (2022: 260 million francs; 2021: 257 million francs; 2020: 231 million francs; 2019: 281 million francs) are included in economic value added. For the definition of the net costs see the Financial Report, page 18.

3 The figures up to and including 2021 include the headcount from the sold business unit Swiss Post Solutions.

4 The definition of rural municipalities has been adjusted in accordance with the new data collection from 2022 und retroactively adapted for 2021. It is based on the Seco ordinance on regional policy. The figures from 2018 to 2020 are not comparable with the figures from 2021 and 2022.

5 Until 2020, the minimum salary under the Swiss Post collective employment contract for an 18-year-old employee who has not completed vocational training was reported. As of 2021, the minimum salary for remote municipalities (region D) is now reported.

6 Factor = average remuneration paid to Members of Executive Management vs. average employee salary.

7 The continuation of the employment relationship for employees with long-term absences varies according to the company and sector. In order to make a comparison possible with the data used by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO) and other companies in Switzerland, this calculation takes account of the absences of full-time employees for a period up to a maximum of six months.

8 The figures from 2021 and 2022 have been adjusted in line with the definition in footnote 5. The figures from 2019 and 2020 are not comparable with the years 2021 to 2023.

9 The figures from 2019 to 2022 have been adjusted.

10 The base year 2021 and the year 2022 are recalculated retroactively in the event of acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries or changes in data quality, as 2021 is used as the base year for the 2030/2040 climate targets. The figures from 2019 and 2020 are not comparable with the years 2021 to 2023.