Key Figures: 5-year-review
| in million CHF | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Net forwarding revenue | 6,617 | 6,500 | 7,164 | 5,958 | 8,878 |
| change in % | 1.8 | -9.27 | 20.25 | -32.89 | 2.74 |
| Gross profit | 1,465 | 1,477 | 1,480 | 1,377 | 1,742 |
| Change in % | -0.81 | -0.21 | 7.49 | -20.94 | -3.43 |
| in % of net forwarding revenue | 22.14 | 22.72 | 20.66 | 23.11 | 19.62 |
| EBITDA | 36.5 | 212.1 | 62.4 | 79.7 | 240.7 |
| Change in % | -82.79 | 240.09 | -21.78 | -66.88 | -33.29 |
| in % of gross profit | 2.49 | 14.36 | 4.21 | 5.79 | 13.82 |
| EBIT | -37.4 | 174.2 | 15.4 | 29.9 | 193.0 |
| Change in % | -121.47 | 1,033.97 | -48.64 | -84.50 | -35.54 |
| in % of gross profit | -2.55 | 11.79 | 1.04 | 2.17 | 11.08 |
| Consolidated profit | -70.2 | 127.4 | -26.0 | 10.4 | 113.8 |
| Change in % | -155.1 | 590.06 | -348.94 | -90.82 | -45.98 |
| in % of gross profit | -4.79 | 8.63 | -1.76 | 0.76 | 6.53 |
| Net cash from operating activities | -71.5 | 193.5 | 37.0 | 259.8 | 193.2 |
| Change in % | -136.95 | 422.45 | -85.74 | 34.45 | -7.78 |
| in % of gross profit | -4.88 | 13.10 | 2.50 | 18.87 | 11.09 |
| Free cash flow | -81.9 | 41.9 | 6.2 | 225.9 | 170.2 |
| Change in % | -295.47 | 570.94 | -97.24 | 32.73 | -23.20 |
| in % of gross profit | -5.59 | 2.84 | 0.42 | 16.41 | 9.77 |
| Net working capital | 134.1 | 85.2 | 143.0 | 132.2 | 351.6 |
| Change in % | 57.39 | -40.42 | 8.20 | -62.42 | -27.92 |
| Capital expenditure on fixed assets | 84.2 | 51.2 | 40.0 | 41.8 | 58.4 |
| Change in % | 64.45 | 27.87 | -4.31 | -28.34 | 14.90 |
| In % of gross profit | 5.75 | 3.47 | 2.71 | 3.04 | 3.35 |
| Personnel | |||||
| Number of employees at year-end (world) | 15,224 | 15,051 | 14,136 | 13,570 | 14,804 |
| Number of employees at year-end (Switzerland) | 759 | 775 | 749 | 737 | 778 |
| Productivity ratios (CHF) | |||||
| Net sales per average employee | 434,643 | 425,226 | 503,703 | 429,864 | 582,867 |
| Gross profit per average employee | 96,229 | 96,624 | 104,062 | 99,343 | 114,356 |
| Personnel expenses per average employee | 62,730 | 58,380 | 62,641 | 63,430 | 65,163 |
| Personnel cost in % of gross profit | 65.19 | 60.42 | 60.20 | 63.85 | 56.99 |
| Net gearing (net interest-bearing liabilities/equity) | -0.53 | -0.65 | -0.68 | -0.63 | -0.44 |
| ROCE (EBIT less tax / capital employed in % | -19.10 | 43.22 | -5.40 | 6.14 | 23.03 |
| Return on equity in % | -8.5 | 14.9 | -3.1 | 1.2 | 12.1 |
| Change in % | -157.05 | -575.95 | -360.88 | -89.97 | -42.92 |