| Price at year-end (CHF) |
151.70 |
135.40 |
175.00 |
157.50 |
149.10 |
| High (CHF) |
159.40 |
159.40 |
186.60 |
182.10 |
168.80 |
| Low (CHF) |
121.35 |
131.60 |
135.80 |
107.90 |
137.60 |
| Market capitalisation (CHF million) |
7,403.0 |
6,607.5 |
8,540.0 |
7,686.0 |
6,828.8 |
| Basic earnings per share (CHF) |
11.50 |
11.14 |
15.02 |
9.65 |
13.06 |
| Diluted earnings per share (CHF) |
11.48 |
11.12 |
14.99 |
9.63 |
13.05 |
| Price / earnings (p / e) ratio |
13.19 |
12.15 |
11.65 |
16.32 |
11.42 |
| Price / book (p / b) ratio |
1.14 |
1.07 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
0.92 |
| Number of shares issued (units) |
48,800,000 |
48,800,000 |
48,800,000 |
48,800,000 |
45,800,000 |
| Number of treasury shares (units) |
1,327,993 |
2,218,134 |
3,238,607 |
3,750,453 |
648,730 |
| Number of shares in circulation (units) |
47,472,007 |
46,581,866 |
45,561,393 |
45,049,547 |
45,151,270 |
| Average number of shares outstanding |
47,641,577 |
46,979,421 |
46,219,774 |
45,031,594 |
45,062,127 |
| Dividend per share (CHF) |
5.60 |
6.00 |
6.40 |
6.40 |
7.00 |
| Dividend pay-out ratio (in percent) |
48.7 |
53.9 |
42.6 |
66.3 |
53.6 |
| Dividend yield (in percent) |
3.7 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.7 |