Multi-year comparison
Zurich Airport Ltd.

Key financial data (consolidated)

(CHF million)

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

Total revenue

 

1,210.1

 

624.0

 

680.0

 

1,023.5

 

1,236.3

of which aviation revenue

 

661.5

 

221.7

 

240.6

 

491.1

 

610.1

of which non-aviation revenue

 

548.6

 

402.3

 

439.4

 

532.4

 

626.2

Operating expenses 

 

–568.2

 

–428.0

 

–380.8

 

–467.9

 

–559.5

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 

 

641.8

 

196.0

 

299.2

 

555.6

 

676.7

EBITDA margin (in %) 

 

53.0

 

31.4

 

44.0

 

54.3

 

54.7

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 

 

403.1

 

–56.6

 

19.1

 

260.2

 

389.9

EBIT margin (in %) 

 

33.3

 

–9.1

 

2.8

 

25.4

 

31.5

Consolidated result

 

309.1

 

–69.1

 

–10.1

 

207.0

 

304.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

511.7

 

147.3

 

231.7

 

488.6

 

680.6

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–628.3

 

–565.1

 

–86.6

 

–567.0

 

–170.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested capital as at reporting date 1)

 

3,779.7

 

4,288.2

 

4,302.0

 

4,622.2

 

4,397.1

Average invested capital 1)

 

3,635.3

 

4,034.0

 

4,295.1

 

4,462.1

 

4,509.7

Return on average invested capital (ROIC in %)

 

8.8

 

–1.1

 

0.4

 

4.7

 

7.0

Equity as at reporting date

 

2,469.1

 

2,336.8

 

2,411.3

 

2,679.1

 

2,803.6

Return on equity (in %) 

 

12.7

 

–2.9

 

–0.4

 

8.1

 

11.1

Equity ratio (in %) 

 

53.8

 

46.1

 

48.6

 

51.4

 

54.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities (net), excl. noise 2)

 

1,158.4

 

1,403.4

 

1,387.8

 

1,290.2

 

1,110.3

Interest-bearing liabilities (net)/EBITDA, excl. noise 2)

 

1.83x

 

7.22x

 

4.64x

 

2.32x

 

1.64x

1) Invested capital includes equity and interest-bearing debt.

2) Interest-bearing liabilities (net) include interest-bearing debt less cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing current and non-current financial assets and fixed-term deposits.

* For reasons of materiality, the “Noise” segment is not presented separately.

Key sustainability data1

Zurich Airport, Switzerland

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

27,850

 

27,496

 

32,390 7)

 

29,067

 

24,014

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

157,281 7)

 

136,896 7)

 

172,871 7)

 

170,641 7)

 

173,266

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

18,439

 

8,623

 

8,506

 

12,943

 

15,574

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

1,706

 

1,652

 

1,534

 

1,553

 

1,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florianópolis Airport, Brazil 3)

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

1,071 8)

 

612 8)

 

686

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

9,420

 

7,968

 

8,733 7)

 

10,955

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

433

 

383

 

412

 

469

 

741

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

167

 

104

 

131

 

136

 

143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vitória/Macaé Airports, Brazil 4)

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

1,274 8)

 

592 8)

 

659

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

9,746

 

9,492 7)

 

10,150

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

n/a

 

349

 

172

 

581

 

669

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

107

 

90

 

69

 

70

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natal Airport, Brazil 5)

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antofagasta Airport, Chile

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

480

 

462

 

458

 

584

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

1,210

 

1,147

 

1,141

 

1,196

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

n/a

 

328

 

180

 

151

 

230

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

45

 

35

 

43

 

50

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iquique Airport, Chile

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

425

 

449

 

598

 

604

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

1,195

 

1,256

 

1,554

 

1,710

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

n/a

 

55

 

79

 

92

 

353

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

61

 

49

 

53

 

196

 

113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noida Airport, India 6)

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

CO 2 e emissions Scope 1+2 (tonnes) 2)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

73

 

258

Total energy consumption (MWh)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

168

 

459

Total waste amount (tonnes)

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

2

 

12

No. of employees (excl. apprentices/interns/trainees)

 

n/a

 

14

 

51

 

71

 

100

1) Table excl. regional offices in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Santiago de Chile (Chile)

2) In accordance with GHG Protocol: Zurich Airport Ltd.’s own sources (vehicles, machinery, heating)

3) Takeover from state-run operator took place in early 2018; completion of new terminal in October 2019

4) Takeover from state-run operator took place in early 2020; Vitória and Macaé are treated as a portfolio.

5) Takeover from state-run operator took place in February 2024.

6) Concession agreement for greenfield airport signed in October 2020.

7) Retroactive correction

8) Retroactive adjustment to the calculation method

n/a = data not available or airport not yet taken over from state-run operator