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GF comprises four divisions: GF Piping Systems, GF Uponor, GF Casting Solutions, and GF Machining Solutions.

Founded in 1802, the Corporation is headquartered in Switzerland and as of the end of 2022, it was present in 34 countries with 138 companies, 60 of which are production companies with 83 facilities. GF’s 15’207 employees worldwide generated sales of CHF 3’998 million in 2022.

CHF million
2022
2021
CHF million 2022 2021
Order intake 4'227 4'058
Orders on hand  931 814
Sales 3'998 3'722
Sales growth % 7.4 16.9
Organic growth % 13.5 15.9
EBITDA 507 412
EBITDA margin % 12.7 11.1
EBIT 391 278
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % 9.8 7.5
Net profit shareholders GF 276 214
Basic earnings per share in CHF 3.37 2.62
Free cash flow before
acquisitions/divestments
146 151
Invested capital (IC) 1'277 1'355
Return on invested capital (ROIC) % 23.4 16.4
Net debt (+)/Net cash (-) -159 54
Number of employees 15'207 15'111
CHF million
2022
2021
CHF million 2022 2021
Order intake 2'319 2'211
Orders on hand  442 326
Sales 2'160 1'971
Sales growth % 9.6 15.4
Organic growth % 13.3 14.3
EBITDA 341 302
EBITDA margin % 15.8 15.3
EBIT 291 247
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % 13.5 12.5
Invested capital (IC) 705 630
Return on invested capital (ROIC) % 35.6 32.1
Number of employees 8'085 7'686
EUR millions
2022
2021
EUR millions 2022 2021
Sales 1'386.2  1'313.2 
Sales growth % 5.6 15.6
Organic growth % 3.6 15.1
EBITDA 189.9 203.3
EBITDA margin % 13.7 15.5
EBIT 135.5 154.1
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % 9.8 11.7
Number of employees 4'055  4'234 
*Consolidated financial key figures of Uponor Ltd in accordance with IFRS
CHF million
2022
2021
CHF million 2022 2021
Order intake 965 907
Orders on hand  284 276
Sales 892 880
Sales growth % 1.4 17.1
Organic growth % 17.2 15.9
EBITDA 99 63
EBITDA margin % 11.1 7.2
EBIT 55 5
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % 6.2 0.5
Invested capital (IC) 326 504
Return on invested capital (ROIC) % 11.2 0.3
Number of employees 3'570 4'008
CHF million
2022
2021
CHF million 2022 2021
Order intake 945 941
Orders on hand  206 213
Sales 948 873
Sales growth % 8.7 20.3
Organic growth % 10.9 19.9
EBITDA 81 61
EBITDA margin % 8.6 7.0
EBIT 67 47
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % 7.0 5.4
Invested capital (IC) 196 151
Return on invested capital (ROIC) % 31.7 21.9
Number of employees 3'398 3'282