Swiss operator of mountain railways and cable cars to Jungfraujoch and other Bernese Oberland attractions.
Swiss operator of mountain railways and cable cars to Jungfraujoch and other Bernese Oberland attractions.
Sells tickets to ride its trains and cable cars, with the Jungfraujoch railway the key line, plus restaurants, shops and hotels at stations. A large share of visitors are foreign tourists, so earnings follow international travel and the Swiss franc.
In one line: A Swiss scenic mountain-railway and resort operator.
Moat: wide (installed base, regulatory licence, brand). Unique, irreplaceable rail infrastructure to an iconic attraction is hard to replicate.
Headquarters: Interlaken, Switzerland · Founded: 1894 · Employees: 757
Size Jungfraubahn (JFN.SW) is a Switzerland Industrials company (Railroads) with a market value of $1.81B, the 98th largest of 158 Switzerland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CHF 265.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 0.8%, against +0.4% for the median peer and +11.6% for the Switzerland market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 14 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 4.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.8%); the operating margin is 21.5% (peer median 11.1%).
Valuation It trades at 22.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.5× (2nd most expensive of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +22%, so the hurdle is -18 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.9 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 8 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 246M | CHF 259M | CHF 250M | CHF 235M | CHF 169M |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +6% | +39% | — |
| Gross profit | CHF 104M | CHF 116M | CHF 112M | CHF 112M | CHF 54.3M |
| EBITDA | CHF 92.6M | CHF 93.8M | CHF 90.1M | CHF 97.7M | CHF 49.8M |
| Net income | CHF 70.0M | CHF 78.2M | CHF 75.7M | CHF 79.1M | CHF 43.6M |
| Free cash flow | CHF 125M | CHF 76.5M | CHF 69.7M | CHF 59.5M | CHF 58.4M |
| Capital expenditure | CHF 32.5M | CHF 34.4M | CHF 46.6M | CHF 37.5M | CHF 29.1M |
| Total debt | n/a | CHF 121M | CHF 122M | CHF 0 | CHF 6.10M |
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| Measure | JFN.SW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +16.5% | +3.4% | highest of 14 |
| 6-month return | +0.8% | +0.4% | 7th highest of 14 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.0% | -11.1% | 4th lowest of 14 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -4.5% | +4.8% | 2nd lowest of 14 |
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 11.1% | 2nd highest of 14 |
| Forward P/E | 22.2× | 12.5× | 2nd most expensive of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 4.4% | 6.6% | 2nd least demanding of 5 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +22.3% | +4.4% | highest of 5 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -17.9 pp | +2.2 pp | least demanding of 5 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.9 pp | -1.6 pp | 2nd highest of 13 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.5× | 11.4× | 3rd most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.5× | 5.6× | 2nd least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungfraubahn JFN.SW | Switzerland | $1.81B | +1% | -4% | 21% | 22.2× | 4.4% | +22.3% |
| Keihan 9045.T | Japan | $2.15B | +3% | +10% | 15% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Keikyu 9006.T | Japan | $2.73B | +2% | +4% | 11% | 13.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Keio 9008.T | Japan | $2.80B | +3% | +10% | 10% | 10.5× | n/a | n/a |
| China Railway Tielong Container Logistics 600125.SS | China | $1.06B | -12% | -2% | 7% | 11.5× | -21.0% | -5.4% |
| Guangshen Railway 0525.HK | Hong Kong | $3.12B | -9% | +5% | 6% | 9.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Kyushu Railway 9142.T | Japan | $3.53B | 0% | +5% | 14% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Container Corporation of India CONCOR.NS | India | $3.55B | -16% | +1% | 14% | 25.4× | 33.8% | +7.2% |
| China High-Speed Railway Technology 000008.SZ | China | $919M | -14% | -11% | -19% | n/a | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| Tobu Railway 9001.T | Japan | $3.58B | +3% | +5% | 11% | 10.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Odakyu Electric Railway 9007.T | Japan | $3.80B | +11% | +3% | 13% | 15.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Aurizon AZJ.AX | Australia | $4.49B | -5% | +6% | 21% | 14.8× | 4.4% | +6.7% |
| Keisei Electric Railway 9009.T | Japan | $4.51B | +26% | +4% | 11% | 15.5× | n/a | n/a |
| GATX GATX | United States | $6.38B | -2% | +30% | 30% | 17.0× | n/a | n/a |