Barry Callebaut Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1996

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 13,239

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • BARN

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 33

  • Share Price
  • $943.69
  • (As of Monday Closing)

Barry Callebaut General Information

Description

Barry Callebaut is a significant manufacturer and supplier of cocoa and chocolate ingredients, employing over 13,000 people. Customers include food and beverage makers as well as craftspeople, chocolatiers, pastry chefs, and bakers who utilize chocolate professionally. Barry Callebaut is vertically integrated from raw material (cocoa bean) procurement through chocolate manufacture, while not owning any cocoa farms. The firm produces around 40% of the world's industrial chocolate (open market), and its products are used in approximately 20% of the world's chocolate and cocoa goods. Barry Callebaut's sustainability endeavors are reflected in the fact that the company's Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating is one of the lowest in its subcategory and first among its peers.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Hardturmstrasse 181
  • 8005 Zurich
  • Switzerland
+41 043
Primary Industry
Food Products
Stock Exchange
SWX
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • Hardturmstrasse 181
  • 8005 Zurich
  • Switzerland
+41 043

Barry Callebaut Timeline

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Barry Callebaut Stock Performance

As of 12-May-2025, Barry Callebaut’s stock price is $943.69. Its current market cap is $5.17B with 5.48M shares.

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$943.69 $924.80 $861.70 - $1.87K $5.17B 5.48M 26.5K $29.60

Barry Callebaut Financials Summary

As of 28-Feb-2025, Barry Callebaut has a trailing 12-month revenue of $14.7B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 28-Feb-2025 FY 2024 31-Aug-2024 FY 2023 31-Aug-2023 FY 2022 31-Aug-2022
EV 11,125,628 11,892,026 11,310,340 12,997,705
Revenue 14,688,868 11,707,867 9,163,367 8,607,532
EBITDA 788,374 758,654 950,606 810,716
Net Income 162,228 213,934 480,701 383,692
Total Assets 19,814,468 17,896,557 9,601,981 7,966,985
Total Debt 8,581,230 5,662,453 2,046,175 2,134,270
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Barry Callebaut Valuation & Funding

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Post-Val Status Debt

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Barry Callebaut Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
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Last
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Barry Callebaut is a significant manufacturer and supplier of cocoa and chocolate ingredients, employing over 13,000 peo
Food Products
Zurich, Switzerland
13,239 As of 2025

Hershey, PA
 

Malmo, Sweden
 
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Barry Callebaut Competitors (58)

One of Barry Callebaut’s 58 competitors is The Hershey, a Corporation company based in Hershey, PA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
The Hershey Corporation Hershey, PA
AAK Corporation Malmo, Sweden
Puratos Private Equity-Backed Brussels, Belgium
Zeelandia España Corporation Barcelona, Spain
Groupe CÉMOI Corporate Backed or Acquired Perpignan, France
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Barry Callebaut Patents

Barry Callebaut Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-211811-S Label Active 23-Mar-2022
CA-211812-S Label Active 23-Mar-2022
US-D1036546-S1 Label Active 23-Mar-2022
CA-210060-S Label Active 16-Dec-2021
CA-210058-S Label Active 16-Dec-2021
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Barry Callebaut Signals

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Barry Callebaut Investors

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Barry Callebaut Investments & Acquisitions (33)

Barry Callebaut’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Attelli. The deal was made on 18-Oct-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Attelli 18-Oct-2022 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Europe Chocolate 03-Sep-2021 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Flanders Quality Machines 01-Sep-2021 Merger/Acquisition Machinery (B2B)
GKC Foods (Australia) 01-Jul-2020 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Inforum Cocoa 31-Jan-2019 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
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Barry Callebaut ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated May, 01, 2025

23.82 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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10-20

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20-30

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30-40

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40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

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Food Products

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of 543

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Packaged Foods

Subindustry

of 315

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Barry Callebaut Exits (3)

Barry Callebaut’s most recent exit was on 01-Jul-2007 from CB Chocolaterie de Bourgogne. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
CB Chocolaterie de Bourgogne 01-Jul-2007 Completed
Brach's Confections 17-Sep-2003 Completed
Stollwerck 01-Jan-2002 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Barry Callebaut Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Europe Chocolate Malle, Belgium 1993
World's Finest Chocolate Chicago, IL 1939

Barry Callebaut FAQs

  • When was Barry Callebaut founded?

    Barry Callebaut was founded in 1996.

  • Where is Barry Callebaut headquartered?

    Barry Callebaut is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

  • What is the size of Barry Callebaut?

    Barry Callebaut has 13,239 total employees.

  • What industry is Barry Callebaut in?

    Barry Callebaut’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Barry Callebaut a private or public company?

    Barry Callebaut is a Public company.

  • What is Barry Callebaut’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Barry Callebaut is BARN.

  • What is the current stock price of Barry Callebaut?

    As of 12-May-2025 the stock price of Barry Callebaut is $943.69.

  • What is the current market cap of Barry Callebaut?

    The current market capitalization of Barry Callebaut is $5.17B.

  • What is Barry Callebaut’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Barry Callebaut is $14.7B.

  • Who are Barry Callebaut’s competitors?

    The Hershey, AAK, Puratos, Zeelandia España, and Groupe CÉMOI are some of the 58 competitors of Barry Callebaut.

  • What is Barry Callebaut’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Barry Callebaut’s EPS for 12 months was $29.60.

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