Barry Callebaut AG/Fr. BARN
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About Barry Callebaut AG
Barry Callebaut AG is a Swiss company primarily engaged in the production of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products. The company offers a broad range of products and services, including cocoa powders, chocolate fillings, compounds, and decorations, serving both industrial customers and artisanal chocolate makers. Founded in 1996 through the merger of Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and French company Cacao Barry, Barry Callebaut is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Its strategic positioning includes a strong emphasis on sustainable sourcing and innovative solutions, supported by a vertically integrated supply chain. The company's substantial global footprint spans operations in over 30 countries, reflecting its importance in the chocolate and cocoa industry.
- Ticker
- Fr. BARN
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- XSWX
- Employees
- 13,100
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Website
- www.barry-callebaut.com
BARN Metrics
BasicAdvanced
CHF 6.3B
25.97
CHF 44.25
0.09
CHF 29.00
2.52%
Price and volume
Market cap
CHF 6.3B
Beta
0.09
52-week high
CHF 1,538.00
52-week low
CHF 995.00
Average daily volume
10K
Dividend rate
CHF 29.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.712
Quick ratio
0.67
Long term debt to equity
1.627
Total debt to equity
2.077
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
65.41%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.96%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
875.554
Gross margin (TTM)
10.16%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.71%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.11%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
10.53%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
CHF 1,090,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.05%
Return on equity (TTM)
9.43%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.966
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.442
Price to book
2.5
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.74
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
2.455
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
40.73%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
468.043
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.52%
Forward dividend yield
2.52%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.39%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
69.06%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
20.03%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.30%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-13.17%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.42%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
1.18%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.18%
Bulls say / Bears say
Volumes rose 5.7% in the third quarter, the first growth in over two years, and Barry Callebaut cut its expected full-year decline to around 1%. The company pointed to better North American service levels and stronger demand in Global Cocoa as signs the recovery is taking hold. (Reuters, Barry Callebaut)
The new Focus for Growth plan concentrates resources on priority markets, Gourmet and specialty ingredients. Its medium-term targets of 2–4% volume growth and mid-to-high single-digit recurring EBIT growth offer a route to growth beyond a broad chocolate-market rebound. (Barry Callebaut)
A sharp fall in working-capital needs helped generate CHF 801.8 million in free cash flow in the first half and reduced net debt to CHF 3.6 billion. Leverage fell to 3.9 times from 6.5 times a year earlier, giving the group more room to repair its balance sheet. (Barry Callebaut)
The Q3 rebound has not yet erased the weak first half: volumes were still down 2.8% over nine months, and the company expects a small full-year decline. Management also cautioned that the chocolate market remains challenging and that improvement will be gradual. (Barry Callebaut)
Recurring EBIT is still expected to fall by a mid-teens percentage this year, after the company cut its outlook amid supply disruption and excess capacity in cocoa processing. This leaves earnings recovery lagging the early improvement in sales volumes. (Reuters)
The company’s deleveraging plan assumes cocoa at about £3,000 a tonne, while market prices were above £4,400 in July. Reuters reported analysts’ concern that this gap could strain the balance sheet and weaken the volume recovery if cocoa prices remain high. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing BARN
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | Fr. BARN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage€EXH3 | €319M | 0.94% |
SPDR MSCI World Consumer Staples$WCOS | $157M | 0.12% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples$XDWS | $926M | 0.10% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples£XWCS | $926M | 0.10% |
Invesco MSCI World Equal Weight$MWEQ | $2B | 0.09% |
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