Online Services Region About Careers Investors Media Sustainability Contact Home Marine Oil & Gas Energy Services Products Resources HOME ABOUT STRATEGY & PURPOSE FINANCIAL TARGETS Strategy & Purpose Purpose Strategic steps Brand Financial targets Outlook Organisation & Management Board of Directors Board of Management Corporate Management Market shares Risk management History Glossary Research & Development Suppliers Supplier Handbook Environment, health & safety E-invoices Requirements for Purchase Invoices Instruction for RFID Tagging FAQ Contact information Worldwide presence Financial targets and achievements Wärtsilä’s target is to improve its financial performance and create added value for its stakeholders and society. Wärtsilä’s financial goal is to offer investors a competitive return on their investment through profitable growth. Wärtsilä has not defined a time frame for the achievement of these financial targets. Net sales TARGET: Wärtsilä's target is to grow faster than global GDP. MEANS TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET: Focus on strengthening position in strategic growth markets. DEVELOPMENT: In 2017, net sales increased by 3% to EUR 4,923 million. Wärtsilä's CAGR 2007-2017 was 2.7%. Profitability TARGET: Wärtsilä's operating profit margin (EBIT%) target is 14% at the peak of the cycle. At the trough of the cycle, the target is to keep the operating profit margin above 10%. MEANS TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET: Enhanced performance through continuous improvement. DEVELOPMENT: In 2017, the comparable operating result was EUR 590 million, which represents 12.0% of net sales. Capital structure TARGET: Wärtsilä's target is to maintain gearing below 0.50. DEVELOPMENT: In 2017, gearing was 0.10. Dividend TARGET: Wärtsilä's target is to pay a dividend of at least 50% of earnings over the cycle. DEVELOPMENT: The Board of Directors proposed that a dividend of 1.38 euro per share be paid for the financial year 2017, which represents 70.8% of operational earnings. Marine Oil & Gas Energy Services Products Resources About Careers Media Investors Sustainability Contact English Suomi Svenska ABOUT WÄRTSILÄ Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. © 2018 Wärtsilä Privacy Notice Cookie Notice Terms of Use Subscribe