Nestle S.A. operates within the Bottled and canned soft drinks sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Nestle with three other major food companies: Unilever N.V. of the Netherlands (2018 sales of 50.98 billion Euro [US$56.52 billion] of which 40% was Beauty & Personal Care), Danone SA of France (2018 sales: 24.65 billion Euro [US$27.33 billion] of which 33% was EDP International), and General Mills, Inc. which is based in the United States (2019 sales of $16.87 billion of which 59% was North America Retail). Note: not all of these companies have the same fiscal year: the most recent data for each company are being used.

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2018, sales at Nestle were 91.44 billion Swiss Francs (US$92.64 billion). This is a very small increase of 1.8% versus 2017, when the company's sales were 89.79 billion Swiss Francs. This was the third consecutive year of growth at Nestle. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Nestle had sales of 92.16 billion Swiss Francs. Sales of Zone Asia, Oceania and Africa saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 31.5% in 2018, from 16.22 billion Swiss Francs to 21.33 billion Swiss Francs. Nestle also saw significant increases in sales in Zone Americas (up 8.8% to 30.98 billion Swiss Francs) and Other Businesses (up 20.4% to 12.32 billion Swiss Francs) . Not all segments of Nestle experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Nestle Waters fell 1.0% to 7.88 billion Swiss Francs.