You are in our Global Site Contact menu Contact us Home About us At a glance Key Figures Key Figures 2020 consolidated in millions of CHF (except for data per share and employees) Results Sales 84 343 Underlying Trading operating profit * 14 903 as % of sales 17.7% Trading operating profit * 14 233 as % of sales 16.9% Profit for the year attributable to shareholders of the parent (Net profit) 12 232 as % of sales 14.5% Balance sheet and Cash flow statement Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent 45 695 Net financial debt * 31 319 Ratio of net financial debt to equity (gearing) 68.5% Operating cash flow 14 377 as % of net financial debt 45.9% Free cash flow * 10 245 Capital additions 11 367 as % of sales 13.5% Data per share Basic earnings per share 4.30 Underlying earnings per share * 4.21 Dividend 2.75 (b) Stock prices (high) 112.62 Stock prices (low) 83.37 Yield (a) 2.4 / 3.3 (b) Market capitalisation 293 644 Number of employees (in thousands) 273 * Certain financial performance measures that are not defined by IFRS, are used by management to assess the financial and operational performance of the Group. The 'Alternative Performance Measures' document published in Publications provides the definition of these non-IFRS financial performance measures. (a) Calculated on the basis of the dividend for the year concerned, which is paid in the following year, and on high/low stock prices. (b) As proposed by the Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A. Find more information in the 2020 Financial Statements (pdf, 1 Mb) Key documents Annual Review 2020 (pdf, 15Mb) Creating Shared Value and Sustainability Report 2020 (pdf, 5Mb) Corporate Business Principles (pdf, 1Mb) Share this page TO THE TOP Nestlé News Sign up for Global Nestlé News Sign up Compliance Concerns Speak Up about your concerns Speak Up Contact us Across the globe, Nestlé are here to help answer your queries Contact us Nestlé We unlock the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come USEFUL LINKS Ask Nestlé (FAQs) Contact us Search for jobs Sign up for news Speak Up COMPANY DOWNLOADS OTHER NESTLÉ BUSINESSES MEDIA INVESTORS SHARE PRICE CHF 121.52 (-0.52%) Follow us on SUB FOOTER MENU © 2021 Nestlé Site map Help Privacy Cookies Terms of use Accessibility RSS Sign me up Unsubscribe Contact us Cookie Consent