Significant shareholders
Descendants of the founding family form a group of shareholders organised under a shareholders’ agreement, represented by Rudolf Hauser, Zurich. Overall, the group holds a total 37.8% stake in the registered share capital of Bucher Industries AG according to the disclosure notification of 13 December 2025 submitted to Bucher Industries AG and the SIX Swiss Exchange. Further information on significant shareholders who hold more than 3% of the voting rights can be found on the Swiss stock exchange website.
Dividend policy
The board of directors of Bucher Industries pursues a consistent dividend policy with the aim of ensuring that the payout ratio over a long-term period retains the majority of the profit within the Group for its future development. In determining the annual dividend, the board takes account of the Group profit for the year and the outlook for the current business year.
Share buy back
Bucher Industries completed the public share buyback programme, launched on 5 May 2025, on 9 March 2026. Since then, Bucher Industries has repurchased 410’000 shares for a total purchase value of CHF 155 million on a separate trading line for the purpose of a capital reduction. The average purchase price was CHF 378.90. The Board of Directors intends to propose to the Annual General Meeting on 16 April 2026 that the shares acquired under the share buyback programme be cancelled and the share capital reduced accordingly.
| Bucher Industries | Security no. | ISIN | SIX Swiss Exchange | Reuters | Bloomberg |
| Regular trading line | 243 217 | CH0002432174 | BUCN | BUCN.S | BUCN SW |
| Second trading line | 143 544 694 | CH1435446948 | BUCNE | BUCNE.S | BUCNE SW |
Detailed information on the share buyback programme can be found in the official notices below in German, English and French.
Documents
The transactions made as part of the share buyback programme and the transactions to be published in this context can be viewed in this PDF:
Information for investors
At 31 December | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Share capital | ||||||
Registered shares | ||||||
Par value | CHF | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
In issue and ranking for dividend | number | 10’250’000 | 10’250’000 | 10’250’000 | 10’250’000 | 10’250’000 |
Authorised but unissued | number | − | − | − | 1’184’100 | 1’184’100 |
Treasury shares | number | 340’251 | 26’575 | 10’679 | 12’452 | 21’594 |
Issued share capital | CHF | 2’050’000 | 2’050’000 | 2’050’000 | 2’050’000 | 2’050’000 |
Market capitalisation and dividends | ||||||
Market capitalisation | CHF million | 3’651.7 | 3’332.8 | 3’616.5 | 3’959.9 | 4’613.0 |
% of equity | % | 203.5 | 177.0 | 201.3 | 235.5 | 305.2 |
Gross dividend per share | CHF | 11.001) | 11.00 | 13.50 | 13.00 | 9.50 |
Total dividend | CHF million | 112.81) | 112.8 | 138.4 | 133.3 | 97.4 |
Payout ratio | % | 48.01) | 49.7 | 39.3 | 40.2 | 36.7 |
Per share data | ||||||
Profit for the year | ||||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share | CHF | 23.22 | 22.15 | 34.38 | 32.36 | 25.96 |
Net cash flow from operating activities | CHF | 40.21 | 33.66 | 24.90 | 15.99 | 33.47 |
Equity | CHF | 181.04 | 184.15 | 175.44 | 164.24 | 147.79 |
Year high | CHF | 409.00 | 401.20 | 435.20 | 479.00 | 505.00 |
Year low | CHF | 316.00 | 319.50 | 317.20 | 304.00 | 409.60 |
Year-end price | CHF | 368.50 | 326.00 | 353.20 | 386.80 | 451.00 |
Average price | CHF | 373.22 | 362.63 | 381.17 | 367.50 | 463.36 |
Dividend yield (year‑end price) | % | 3.01) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
Average daily trading volume | number | 15’435 | 13’510 | 9’912 | 11’697 | 12’611 |
Price/earnings ratio | 15.9 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 17.4 | |
1) Proposal of the board of directors | ||||||
Analysts
Financial analysts at the institutions listed monitor the Group’s business performance and publish regular assessments in their studies. The evaluations, judgments and expectations do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the management Bucher Industries. Please contact the analysts for a copy of the study.
AlphaValue
Louis Billon
T +33 1 70 61 10 70
l.billon@baadereurope-research.com
alphavalue.com
Berenberg
Patrick Laager
T +41 44 283 20 28
patrick.laager@berenberg.com
berenberg.de
Kepler Cheuvreux
Torsten Sauter
T +41 43 333 60 02
tsauter@keplercheuvreux.com
keplercheuvreux.com
Helvetische Bank
Remo Rosenau
T +41 44 204 57 30
remo.rosenau@helvetischebank.ch
helvetischebank.ch
Octavian
Alessandro Foletti
T +41 44 520 15 28
alessandro.foletti@octavian.ch
octavian.ch
RBC Capital Markets
Sebastian Kuenne
T +44 20 7429 8932
sebastian.kuenne@rbccm.com
rbccm.com
UBS
Sebastian Vogel
T +41 44 239 16 57
sebastian.vogel@ubs.com
ubs.com
Vontobel
Arben Hasanaj
T +41 58 283 68 86
arben.hasanaj@vontobel.com
vontobel.ch
ZKB
Walter Bamert
T +41 44 292 20 68
walter.bamert@zkb.ch
zkb.ch