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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Income statement
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Income statement


Operating income
CHF m [9,870] [10,727] [11,424] 11,388 11,682 +2.6%
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Operating income


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Revenue in 2025 was CHF 10224 million (operating income minus retained earnings; 2024: CHF 9913 million, +3.1%).
Traffic revenue
CHF m 3,409 4,242 4,578 4,815 4,957 +2.9%
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Traffic revenue


Passenger revenues
CHF m 2,540 3,395 3,731 3,974 4,127 +3.8%
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Passenger revenues


Freight revenues
CHF m 777 747 745 732 721 -1.5%
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Freight revenues


Revenue from infrastructure use
CHF m 92 101 102 109 109 +0.3%
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Revenue from infrastructure use


Public-sector funding
CHF m [3,264] [3,127] 3,180 3,056 3,122 +2.2%
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Public-sector funding


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Only payments reflected in income statement.
Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m [834] [788] 800 710 682 -4.0%
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Grants for regional passenger services


Grants for long-distance services
CHF m 0 0 1
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Grants for long-distance services


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Grants for advance payments relating to international night train connections.
Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,387 2,338 2,378 2,344 2,436 +3.9%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 43 1 2 2 2 +13.9%
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Grants for freight traffic


Rental income from real estate
CHF m 608 657 686 718 743 +3.4%
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Rental income from real estate


Other income
CHF m [1,200] [1,343] 1,552 1,323 1,403 +6.0%
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Other income


Own work capitalised
CHF m [1,349] [1,357] [1,429] 1,475 1,458 -1.2%
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Own work capitalised


Operating expenses
CHF m [-10,094] [-10,887] [-11,050] -10,994 -11,069 +0.7%
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Operating expenses


Cost of materials
CHF m -777 -828 -900 -933 -967 +3.6%
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Cost of materials


Personnel expenses
CHF m -4,407 -4,540 -4,685 -4,824 -4,467 -7.4%
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Personnel expenses


Other operating expenses
CHF m [-2,447] [-2,811] [-2,919] -2,681 -2,942 +9.7%
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Other operating expenses


Third-party operating and maintenance services
CHF m -1,097 -1,051 -1,180 -1,165 -1,186 +1.8%
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Third-party operating and maintenance services


Other expenses
CHF m [-1,350] [-1,760] [-1,739] -1,517 -1,756 +15.8%
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Other expenses


Depreciation
CHF m [-2,462] [-2,707] [-2,546] -2,556 -2,694 +5.4%
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Depreciation


Depreciation of financial assets
CHF m -2 -1 -1 0 0 -100.0%
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Depreciation of financial assets


Depreciation of tangible assets
CHF m -2,254 -2,453 -2,305 -2,337 -2,454 +5.0%
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Depreciation of tangible assets


Depreciation of intangible assets
CHF m [-206] [-254] [-241] -220 -240 +9.4%
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Depreciation of intangible assets


Operating result/EBIT
CHF m -225 -160 374 393 613 +55.9%
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Operating result/EBIT


Financial result
CHF m -98 -135 -115 -110 -96 -13.1%
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Financial result


Profit from real estate sales
CHF m 24 8 30 6 3 -50.3%
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Profit from real estate sales


Income taxes
CHF m -23 -21 -19 -12 -27 +116.0%
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Income taxes


Minority interests
CHF m -4 62 -4 -2 2 -203.6%
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Minority interests


Consolidated result
CHF m -325 -245 267 275 496 +80.2%
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Consolidated result


 
Balance sheet
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Balance sheet


Assets
CHF m [52,058] [53,562] [55,022] 56,683 58,191 +2.7%
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Assets


Current assets
CHF m [1,400] [1,401] [1,729] 2,134 2,077 -2.7%
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Current assets


Fixed assets
CHF m [50,658] [52,161] [53,293] 54,549 56,114 +2.9%
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Fixed assets


Financial assets
CHF m 627 482 489 503 453 -9.9%
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Financial assets


Property, plant and equipment
CHF m 42,029 43,893 44,287 45,171 46,031 +1.9%
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Property, plant and equipment


Assets under construction and advance payments
CHF m 6,892 6,632 7,280 7,664 8,402 +9.6%
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Assets under construction and advance payments


Intangible assets
CHF m [1,110] [1,154] [1,236] 1,211 1,228 +1.4%
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Intangible assets


Equity and liabilities
CHF m [52,058] [53,562] [55,022] 56,683 58,191 +2.7%
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Equity and liabilities


Public loans (Federal and cantonal)
CHF m [24,343] [25,785] [26,618] 27,296 28,258 +3.5%
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Public loans (Federal and cantonal)


Interest-bearing debt
CHF m [11,232] 11,585 11,415 12,280 11,458 -6.7%
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Interest-bearing debt


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Net interest-bearing debt was CHF 11.3 billion (2024: CHF 12.1 billion, -6.4%).
of which net interest-bearing debt
CHF m 10,975 11,438 11,263 12,072 11,299 -6.4%
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of which net interest-bearing debt


Other foreign capital
CHF m [3,977] [4,055] [4,540] 4,408 4,431 +0.5%
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Other foreign capital


Equity, incl. minority interests
CHF m [12,506] [12,196] [12,448] 12,700 14,044 +10.6%
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Equity, incl. minority interests


 
Free cash flow
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Free cash flow


Cash flow from operating activities including payments from the Confederation for infrastructure depreciation and amortisation
CHF m [2,334] [2,441] [2,776] 2,609 3,262 +25.0%
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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 1,430 1,509 1,481 1,506 1,553 +3.1%
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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 [904] [932] [1,295] 1,103 1,708 +54.8%
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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 [-1,468] [-1,394] [-1,109] -1,913 -1,785 -6.7%
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Cash flow from investing activities


Cash flow from financing activities
CHF m 286 475 -181 824 39 -95.2%
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Cash flow from financing activities


Total cash flow
CHF m -279 13 6 15 -37 -357.2%
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Total cash flow


 
Public-sector funding
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Public-sector funding


Total public-sector funding
CHF m [4,091] [5,126] 4,083 3,879 4,149 +7.0%
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Total public-sector funding


Payments reflected in income statement
CHF m [3,264] [3,127] 3,180 3,056 3,122 +2.2%
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Payments reflected in income statement


Contributions to the rail infrastructure
CHF m 2,387 2,338 2,378 2,344 2,436 +3.9%
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Contributions to the rail infrastructure


Grants for regional passenger services
CHF m [834] [788] 800 710 682 -4.0%
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Grants for regional passenger services


Grants for long-distance services
CHF m 0 0 1
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Grants for long-distance services


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Grants for advance payments relating to international night train connections.
Grants for freight traffic
CHF m 43 1 2 2 2 +13.9%
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Grants for freight traffic


Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions
CHF m [827] [1,999] 903 823 1,027 +24.8%
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Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions


Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure
CHF m 778 1,441 833 700 962 +37.5%
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Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure


Non-repayable contributions to investments
CHF m [49] [558] 70 123 65 -47.3%
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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 3,470 4,392 3,696 3,870 4,367 +12.8%
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Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet


Passenger Services Markets
CHF m 707 586 878 996 +13.4%
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Passenger Services Markets


Passenger Services Production
CHF m 98 95 119 146 +23.2%
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Passenger Services Production


Real Estate
CHF m 412 502 578 465 595 +28.0%
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Real Estate


Freight Section
CHF m 32 18 24 47 13 -72.3%
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Freight Section


Infrastructure Network
CHF m 1,838 2,840 2,210 2,163 2,421 +11.9%
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Infrastructure Network


Infrastructure Energy
CHF m 221 190 159 157 151 -4.0%
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Infrastructure Energy


Group-level units
CHF m 30 37 44 42 46 +9.7%
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Group-level units


 
SBB as a purchaser
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SBB as a purchaser


Purchasing volume
CHF m [5,634] [5,861] [5,838] 6,170 6,384 +3.5%
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Purchasing volume


Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [88.5] [86.4] [88.5] 90.1 89.0 -1.1%
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Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland


Suppliers
number [13,315] [13,870] [14,244] 14,488 14,627 +1.0%
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Suppliers


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Only includes billers with a purchasing volume of more than CHF 2,000 in 2025.
Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland
% [90.6] [90.5] [90.4] 90.3 90.7 +0.4%
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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 2025.