Key financial data
Key data (5-year summary)
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       (CHF 1,000)  | 
    
       
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       2014  | 
    
       
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       2015  | 
    
       
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       2016  | 
    
       
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       2017  | 
    
       
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       2018  | 
  
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       Total revenue  | 
    
       
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       963,479  | 
    
       
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       988,973  | 
    
       
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       1,012,804  | 
    
       
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       1,037,125  | 
    
       
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       1,152,897  | 
  
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       of which aviation revenue  | 
    
       
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       574,959  | 
    
       
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       597,389  | 
    
       
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       620,402  | 
    
       
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       624,241  | 
    
       
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       656,667  | 
  
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       of which non-aviation revenue  | 
    
       
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       388,520  | 
    
       
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       391,584  | 
    
       
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       392,402  | 
    
       
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       412,884  | 
    
       
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       496,230  | 
  
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       Operating expenses  | 
    
       
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       –439,981  | 
    
       
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       –486,157  | 
    
       
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       –434,000  | 
    
       
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       –453,485  | 
    
       
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       –581,918  | 
  
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       Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)  | 
    
       
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       523,498  | 
    
       
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       502,816  | 
    
       
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       578,804  | 
    
       
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       583,640  | 
    
       
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       570,979  | 
  
| 
       EBITDA margin (in %)  | 
    
       
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       54.3  | 
    
       
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       50.8  | 
    
       
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       57.1  | 
    
       
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       56.3  | 
    
       
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       49.5  | 
  
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       Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)  | 
    
       
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       294,622  | 
    
       
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       274,644  | 
    
       
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       337,350  | 
    
       
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       339,899  | 
    
       
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       326,527  | 
  
| 
       EBIT margin (in %)  | 
    
       
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       30.6  | 
    
       
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       27.8  | 
    
       
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       33.3  | 
    
       
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       32.8  | 
    
       
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       28.3  | 
  
| 
       Profit  | 
    
       
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       205,921  | 
    
       
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       179,807  | 
    
       
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       248,018  | 
    
       
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       285,527  | 
    
       
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       237,841  | 
  
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       Cash flow from operating activities  | 
    
       
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       460,726  | 
    
       
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       456,177  | 
    
       
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       471,869  | 
    
       
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       529,744  | 
    
       
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       538,359  | 
  
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       Cash flow from investing activities  | 
    
       
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       –220,401  | 
    
       
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       –119,524  | 
    
       
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       –167,482  | 
    
       
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       –542,322  | 
    
       
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       –273,351  | 
  
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       Invested capital as at reporting date 1)  | 
    
       
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       3,200,107  | 
    
       
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       3,186,427  | 
    
       
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       3,215,677  | 
    
       
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       3,470,749  | 
    
       
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       3,516,827  | 
  
| 
       Average invested capital 1)  | 
    
       
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       3,306,807  | 
    
       
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       3,193,267  | 
    
       
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       3,201,052  | 
    
       
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       3,343,213  | 
    
       
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       3,493,788  | 
  
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       Return on average invested capital (ROIC in %)  | 
    
       
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       7.1  | 
    
       
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       6.8  | 
    
       
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       8.4  | 
    
       
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       8.1  | 
    
       
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       7.4  | 
  
| 
       Equity as at reporting date  | 
    
       
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       2,140,522  | 
    
       
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       2,212,437  | 
    
       
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       2,260,149  | 
    
       
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       2,401,135  | 
    
       
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       2,414,853  | 
  
| 
       Return on equity (in %)  | 
    
       
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       9.8  | 
    
       
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       8.3  | 
    
       
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       11.1  | 
    
       
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       12.3  | 
    
       
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       9.9  | 
  
| 
       Equity ratio (in %)  | 
    
       
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       53.6  | 
    
       
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       54.7  | 
    
       
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       55.6  | 
    
       
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       55.9  | 
    
       
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       55.3  | 
  
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| 
       Interest-bearing liabilities (net) 2)  | 
    
       
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       372,202  | 
    
       
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       174,683  | 
    
       
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       102,020  | 
    
       
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       57,894  | 
    
       
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       146,380  | 
  
| 
       Interest-bearing liabilities (net)/EBITDA 2)  | 
    
       
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       0.71x  | 
    
       
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       0.35  | 
    
       
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       0.18x  | 
    
       
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       0.10x  | 
    
       
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       0.26x  | 
  
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       Key data for shareholders of Flughafen Zürich AG 3)  | 
    
       
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       Number of issued shares  | 
    
       
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       30,701,875  | 
    
       
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       30,701,875  | 
    
       
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       30,701,875  | 
    
       
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       30,701,875  | 
    
       
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       30,701,875  | 
  
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       Ordinary dividend per share (CHF)  | 
    
       
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       2.70  | 
    
       
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       3.00  | 
    
       
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       3.20  | 
    
       
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       3.30  | 
    
       
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       3.70  | 
  
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       Payout ratio (in %) 4)  | 
    
       
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       40.3  | 
    
       
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       51.2  | 
    
       
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       39.6  | 
    
       
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       35.5  | 
    
       
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       47.8  | 
  
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       Additional dividend per share (CHF)  | 
    
       
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       n/a  | 
    
       
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       3.20  | 
    
       
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       3.20  | 
    
       
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       3.20  | 
    
       
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       3.20  | 
  
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       Equity per share (CHF)  | 
    
       
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       69.72  | 
    
       
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       72.06  | 
    
       
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       73.62  | 
    
       
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       78.21  | 
    
       
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       78.65  | 
  
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       Basic earnings per share (CHF)  | 
    
       
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       6.71  | 
    
       
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       5.85  | 
    
       
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       8.07  | 
    
       
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       9.29  | 
    
       
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       7.75  | 
  
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       Diluted earnings per share (CHF)  | 
    
       
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       6.70  | 
    
       
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       5.85  | 
    
       
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       8.07  | 
    
       
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       9.29  | 
    
       
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       7.75  | 
  
1) Invested capital includes equity, interest-bearing debt (and until 2014 the fair values of the hedging instruments).
2) Interest-bearing liabilities (net) include interest-bearing debt (and until 2014 the fair values of hedging instruments) less cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing current and non-current financial assets and fixed-term deposits.
3) A 5-for-1 share split was implemented on 6 May 2016. For the purpose of comparison, the previous year’s figures have been adjusted accordingly.
4) Additional dividend from capital contribution reserves not included.