The financial year at a glance
Endress+Hauser has exceeded its own expectations and achieved new records in incoming orders, sales, profit and headcount. See all facts and figures here.
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Net sales
2.88
bil. €
(+ 11.7 %)
Sales growth was dynamic in Asia and the Americas and solid in Europe. In the Middle East, however, business shrank due to the disproportionate weighting of the oil & gas industry.
Return on sales
16.1
%
(2019: 13.1%)
Operating expenses grew slower than sales, while financial investments yielded a solid return. Both developments boosted profitability.
Investments
193
mil. €
(2020: 206 mil. €)
Net income
357
mil. €
(+40.0%)
Employees
15117
(+ 663)
We retained our employees during the pandemic in 2020. We were thus in a position to immediately support our customers when business picked up in 2021. To meet demand, we created new jobs, particularly in production.
EcoVadis rating: Platinum status
76/100
points
(2020: 72 points)
We once again improved our score in the independent EcoVadis sustainability rating, placing in the top group for the fifth consecutive year. This puts Endress+Hauser in the top percentile of the companies in the comparison group.
R&D ratio
7.4
%
(2020: 7.6 %)
While we vigorously increased spending for research and development (+9.4%), sales grew at an even faster pace.
Patent filings
258
(2020: 276)
Published 01.04.2022, last updated 20.06.2022.
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