KEY FIGURES
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURNOVER | in millions of EUR | 12,722 | 13,620 | 14,272 | 14,413 | 17,060 |
| EMPLOYEES | number | 74,159 | 77,080 | 78,686 | 79,139 | 83,183 |
| EBIT | in millions of EUR | 768 | 903 | 776 | 809 | 1,261 |
| EBIT-MARGIN | in% | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| EBITDA | in millions of EUR | 1,195 | 1,278 | 1,497 | 1,588 | 2,036 |
| EBITDA-MARGIN | in % | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.9 |
| NET DEBT | in millions of EUR | 955 | 1,207 | 1,356 | 601 | 567 |
| NET DEBT / EBITDA | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.38 | 0.28 | |
| EQUITY | in millions of EUR | 4,779 | 5,172 | 5,554 | 5,920 | 6,824 |
| BALANCE SHEET | in millions of EUR | 10,267 | 10,974 | 12,627 | 13,478 | 15,114 |
| EQUITY RATIO | in % | 46.5 | 47.1 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 45.2 |
| COLLECTION DAYS | days | 53 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 52.5 |
| INVENTORY TURNOVER | per year | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |