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About the company

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG is a Switzerland-based and globally active holding company developing, producing and selling chocolate products. The Company’s products are sold under the brand names Lindt, Ghirardelli, Caffarel, Hofbauer and Kufferle. The Company has six production sites in Europe and two in the United States. The Company sells its products mainly in countries within Europe and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries. In September 2014, it announced the placement of 1 billion Swiss francs worth of bonds issues to finance Russell Stover Candies takeover. The Company’s subsidiaries include Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprngli (Schweiz) AG, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprngli GmbH, Lindt & Sprngli SAS, Lindt & Sprngli (UK) Ltd, Lindt & Sprngli (Poland) Sp. z o.o., L&S (Brazil) Holding Ltd and Lindt & Sprngli (Asia-Pacific) Ltd., among others.

  • Revenue in CHF (TTM)5.66bn
  • Net income in CHF643.20m
  • Incorporated1898
  • Employees24.21k
  • Location
    Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AGSeestrasse 204KILCHBERG 8802SwitzerlandCHE
  • Phone+41 447162233
  • Fax+41 447153985
  • Websitehttps://www.lindt-spruengli.com/
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Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
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(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
SalMar ASA2.21bn89.30m6.42bn2.94k71.464.4725.842.908.208.20206.81131.130.48750.908119.10--2.005.562.557.5548.4551.754.1011.300.31622.120.5364111.323.6616.23-62.78-11.00-12.42-12.94
Barry Callebaut AG14.79bn185.87m7.66bn13.14k41.272.9217.380.518133.8333.832,689.16478.281.062.587.821,125,634.001.363.232.785.979.6413.351.273.200.90621.850.702650.1642.3916.49-2.06-10.071.135.68
Lotus Bakeries NV1.22bn156.94m7.69bn3.36k48.809.7739.716.32211.88211.881,642.051,058.560.91178.427.42--11.7610.9615.3113.9338.7639.3712.9012.331.18139.500.266527.108.3715.0212.9015.84--20.45
Magnum Ice Cream Company NV7.34bn529.34m7.81bn16.50k14.753.029.491.060.9490.94913.164.631.295.025.79488,242.409.58--16.82--34.38--7.41--0.5403162.330.1087--------------
Mowi ASA5.20bn652.55m9.67bn14.20k14.732.438.861.8615.4115.41125.0893.240.60915.155.724,532,392.007.527.499.099.1146.4950.2212.3511.142.52--0.431354.262.088.7553.2343.623.5676.32
Orkla ASA5.78bn513.42m10.50bn19.08k20.422.6413.441.826.3611.4871.6049.160.8009--7.98--7.777.179.929.18----9.709.070.8053--0.243--1.268.704.897.77-1.28--
Kerry Group PLC5.93bn623.82m11.43bn20.15k19.302.1712.751.934.054.4038.5436.020.5581--5.20323,230.405.875.927.387.38--47.4210.528.920.991116.290.373627.94-0.6566-0.8775-3.923.52-0.267610.09
JDE Peets NV8.81bn563.05m14.07bn21.00k25.451.4215.461.601.241.2419.4522.210.41293.689.48474,373.402.582.523.583.2332.1738.856.267.200.3006--0.311553.337.894.9452.865.763.27--
Associated British Foods plc20.39bn1.07bn14.63bn138.16k13.891.276.870.71751.421.4226.8815.451.02--11.48140,849.005.465.206.886.52--22.865.375.340.7514--0.247947.58-3.066.90-29.5517.6414.68--
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG5.66bn643.20m28.44bn24.21k44.325.9429.865.022,770.952,770.9524,330.5820,668.980.68611.559.57378,194.107.796.589.708.1664.6366.0611.3611.240.725119.390.262556.705.143.930.1345.705.95-3.04
Danone SA24.92bn1.68bn44.90bn90.00k25.362.9317.331.802.852.8542.4224.660.61375.718.43305,558.004.123.216.034.4050.4747.726.715.490.779918.990.477384.83-0.87981.60131.161.05-0.59590.4717
Data as of Feb 16 2026. Currency figures normalised to Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's reporting currency: Swiss Franc CHF

Institutional shareholders

18.25%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AGas of 12 Dec 20246.71k5.01%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 04 Feb 20264.24k3.17%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 10 Nov 20254.00k2.99%
Z�rcher Kantonalbank (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 20252.54k1.89%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 06 Feb 20262.09k1.56%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 12 Feb 20261.68k1.26%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 06 Feb 20261.11k0.83%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AGas of 05 Feb 2026811.000.61%
Pictet Asset Management SAas of 31 Oct 2025651.000.49%
EDM Gesti�n SA SGIICas of 30 Jun 2025600.000.45%
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