List of Swiss companies by revenue
Switzerland has a large economy and highly skilled labor force. 15 Swiss companies are included on Fortune's "Global 500" list (in 2011).
Largest companies
Ranked by revenue 2005.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Revenue (Mil. CHF) | Net income (Mil. CHF) | Employees | Industry | Director |
| 1. | Glencore | Baar | 119 938 | 181 000[1] | commodity trading | ||
| 2. | Nestlé | Vevey | 91 075 | 7 995 | 253 000 | agriculture/food | Peter Brabeck-Letmathe |
| 3. | Novartis | Basel | 42 455 | 8 093 | 90 924 | chemical/pharmaceutical | Daniel Vasella |
| 4. | Roche | Basel | 35 511 | 2 390 | 68 218 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 5. | ABB | Zurich | 29 169 | 955 | 104 000 | engineering | |
| 6. | Adecco | Chéserex | 28 534 | 706 | 33 000 | temp workers | |
| 7. | Migros | Zurich | 20 385 | 699 | 59 934 | retail/services | |
| 8. | Holcim | Jona | 18 468 | 1 818 | 59 901 | construction materials | |
| 9. | Cargill International SA | Geneva | 18 275 | 475 | commodity trading | ||
| 10. | Coop | Basel | 14 901 | 270 | 37 370 | retail/services | |
| 11. | Kühne + Nagel | Schindellegi | 14 048 | 315 | 25 607 | international transport/logistics | |
| 12. | Mercuria Energy Trading | Geneva | 11 200 | 200 | petroleum | ||
| 13. | Syngenta | Basel | 10 681 | 779 | 19 337 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 14. | Xstrata | Zug | 10 609 | 2 249 | 17 000 | mining | |
| 15. | Swisscom | Bern | 9 732 | 2 346 | 16 088 | telecommunications | |
| 16. | Schindler | Ebikon | 8 870 | 401 | 40 385 | engineering | |
| 17. | Atel / Motor-Columbus | Olten | 8 580 | 413 | 8 649 | energy production/distribution | |
| 18. | Alstom Suisse | Baden | 8 500 | 4 500 | engineering/manufacturing | ||
| 19. | Panalpina | Basel | 8 293 | 120 | 13 583 | international shipping/logistics | |
| 20. | Liebherr | Bulle | 8 270 | 23 762 | engineering | ||
| 21. | Clariant | Muttenz | 8 181 | 192 | 23 383 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 22. | La Poste | Bern | 7 499 | 811 | 41 073 | service | |
| 23. | DKSH Management AG | Zurich | 7 454 | 20 500 | import/export | ||
| 24. | Ciba | Basel | 7 419 | -256 | 19 105 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 25. | CFF | Bern | 7 087 | -166 | 28 383 | public transport/railroads | |
| 26. | Axpo | Baden | 6 716 | 571 | 2 990 | energy production/distribution | |
| 27. | Richemont | Geneva | 6 716 | ||||
| 28. | Globus-Cosmos | Montagnola | 5 600 | 5 000 | travel agency/tourism | ||
| 29. | Swatch | Bienne | 4 497 | 621 | 20 650 | watchmaking | |
| 30. | Fenaco | Bern | 4 380 | 54 | 7 244 | retail | |
| 31. | Careal Holding | Zurich | 4 174 | 6 889 | |||
| 32. | Barry Callebaut | Zurich | 4 061 | 68 | 8 542 | chocolate | |
| 33. | EG Laufenburg | Laufenbourg | 4 010 | 124 | 322 | energy production/distribution | |
| 34. | Omya | Oftringen | 3 700 | 6 500 | |||
| 35. | Georg Fischer | Schaffhausen | 3 692 | 175 | 12 403 | engineering | |
| 36. | Kuoni | Zurich | 3 688 | -42 | 6 943 | travel agency/tourism | |
| 37. | Hilti | Schaan | 3 638 | 284 | 16 062 | power tools | |
| 38. | Swiss | Basel | 3 580 | -178 | 6 094 | air transport | |
| 39. | Rehau | Muri bei Bern | 3 500 | 14 800 | synthetic materials | ||
| 40. | SGS | Geneva | 3 308 | 388 | 41 460 | service | |
| 41. | AMAG | Zurich | 3 200 | 3 946 | automobile sales/imports | ||
| 42. | Rieter | Winterthur | 3 160 | 138 | 14 652 | engineering | |
| 43. | Serono | Coinsins | 3 082 | -138 | 4 826 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 44. | Sika | Baar | 2 916 | 152 | 10 852 | construction materials | |
| 45. | Rolex | Les Acacias | 2 850 | 5 800 | watchmaking | ||
| 46. | Valora | Bern | 2 846 | 7 454 | |||
| 47. | Tamoil | Collombey | 2 829 | 13 | 382 | petroleum | |
| 48. | Manor | Basel | 2 803 | 11 500 | retail | ||
| 49. | Givaudan | Vernier | 2 778 | 407 | 5 924 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 50. | Synthes | Oberdorf | 2 739 | 402 | 7 627 | medical technology | |
| 51. | Ziegler | Basel | 2 700 | 4 300 | international transport/logistics | ||
| 52. | Swiss Steel | Emmen | 2 633 | 122 | 5 389 | metallurgy | |
| 53. | Lonza | Basel | 2 521 | 188 | 5 984 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |
| 54. | Gate Gourmet | Kloten | 2 500 | catering | |||
| 55. | Sulzer | Winterthur | 2 498 | 130 | 9 656 | engineering | |
| 56. | Saurer | Arbon | 2 431 | 85 | 10 021 | engineering | |
| 57. | Triumph | Zurzach | 2 430 | 42 881 | clothing | ||
| 58. | Oettinger Davidoff | Basel | 2 420 | 2 856 | tobacco | ||
| 59. | Logitech | Apples | 2 368 | 238 | software | ||
| 60. | SIG | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 2 262 | 73 | 4 776 | packaging | |
| 61. | Lindt & Sprüngli | Kilchberg | 2 246 | 172 | 6 713 | food products | |
| 62. | Siemens Suisse | Zurich | 2 232 | 55 | electronics | ||
| 63. | Rast Holding | Wollerau | 2 190 | 3 652 | retail | ||
| 64. | Denner | Zurich | 2 150 | 3 577 | retail | ||
| 65. | Galenica | Bern | 2 088 | 80 | 2 460 | wholesale (pharmacy) | |
| 66. | Asea Brown Boveri Suisse | Baden | 2 058 | engineering | |||
| 67. | Firmenich | Geneva | 2 035 | chemical/pharmaceutical | |||
| 68. | Emmi | Lucerne | 2 027 | 51 | 2 765 | food products | |
| 69. | NOK | Baden | 2 018 | 347 | 1 242 | energy production/distribution | |
| 70. | PubliGroupe | Lausanne | 2 015 | advertising agency | |||
| 71. | Sunrise | Zurich | 1 991 | 208 | 2 300 | telecommunications | |
| 72. | ALSO Group | Hergiswil | 1 980 | 17 | 623 | computers | |
| 73. | Franke | Aarburg | 1 959 | 7 040 | electrical appliances | ||
| 74. | Mettler-Toledo | Greifensee | 1 953 | 143 | 8 700 | tools | |
| 75. | Emil Frey | Zurich | 1 950 | 2 144 | automobile sales/imports | ||
| 76. | Bucher Industries | Niederweningen | 1 948 | 86 | 6 874 | engineering | |
| 77. | BKW FMB Energie | Bern | 1 931 | 306 | 2 120 | energy production/distribution | |
| 78. | Geberit | Rapperswil | 1 922 | 5 162 | |||
| 79. | Hotelplan | Glattbrugg | 1 728 | 16 | 3 109 | travel agency/tourism | |
| 80. | Esso Suisse | Zurich | 1 720 | 155 | petroleum | ||
| 81. | Forbo | Baar | 1 702 | 5 538 | carpets/floor coverings | ||
| 82. | Nuance | Glattbrugg | 1 690 | 4 936 | |||
| 83. | Cementia | Zurich | 1 650 | 6 000 | construction materials | ||
| 84. | BP Suisse | Zug | 1 634 | 32 | 134 | petroleum | |
| 85. | Unaxis | Pfäffikon | 1 605 | 6 434 | |||
| 86. | SRG SSR idée suisse | Bern | 1 591 | -0.3 | service | ||
| 87. | Bobst | Prilly | 1 591 | 46 | 5 587 | engineering | |
| 88. | Hewlett-Packard Suisse | Dübendorf | 1 550 | 1 400 | computers | ||
| 89. | Krupp Presta | Eschen | 1 550 | 4 600 | engineering | ||
| 90. | Allied Steel | Lugano | 1 519 | 33 | 70 | import/export | |
| 91. | Bühler | Uzwil | 1 502 | 72 | 6 266 | engineering | |
| 92. | Swissport | Opfikon | 1 499 | 21 000 | service | ||
| 93. | Migrol | Zurich | 1 496 | 285 | petroleum | ||
| 94. | Shell Suisse | Baar | 1 466 | 171 | petroleum | ||
| 95. | Bell | Basel | 1 443 | 35 | 3 326 | meat products | |
| 96. | DaimlerChrysler Suisse | Schlieren | 1 427 | 403 | automobile sales/imports | ||
| 97. | Sicpa | Prilly | 1 400 | 3 400 | chemicals/pharmaceuticals | ||
| 98. | BMW Suisse | Dielsdorf | 1 392 | 299 | automobile sales/imports | ||
| 99. | Steiner Group | Zurich | 1 379 | 500 | general contractors | ||
| 100. | EOS Holding | Lausanne | 1 371 | 51 | 333 | energy production/distribution | |
Largest banks
Ranked by total assets in 2005.
| Ranked | Name | Headquarters | Total assets (Mio. CHF) | Income (Mio. CHF) | Employees | Manager |
| 1. | UBS | Basel | 2 060 250 | 14 690 | 69 569 | Marcel Ospel, Basler, 2008 abgewählt |
| 2. | Credit Suisse | Zurich | 1 339 052 | 5 850 | 63 523 | |
| 3. | Raiffeisen | St. Gallen | 108 187 | 608 | 6 549 | |
| 4. | Zürcher Kantonalbank | Zurich | 85 914 | 810 | 4 276 | |
| 5. | HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) | Geneva | 54 012 | 374 | 1 929 | |
| 6. | BNP Paribas (Suisse) | Geneva | 37 657 | 309 | 1 736 | |
| 7. | Banque cantonale vaudoise | Lausanne | 34 875 | 457 | 2 349 | |
| 8. | Julius Baer Group | Zurich | 28 648 | 144 | 3 427 | |
| 9. | Banque Migros | Zurich | 28 000 | 87 | 1 124 | |
| 10. | Basler Kantonalbank | Basel | 24 654 | 263 | 1 348 | |
| 11. | Crédit Agricole (Suisse) | Geneva | 24 512 | 154 | 1 119 | |
| 12. | Berner Kantonalbank | Bern | 20 724 | 85 | 1 441 | |
| 13. | Saint Galler Kantonalbank | St. Gallen | 19 117 | 168 | 957 | |
| 14. | Luzerner Kantonalbank | Lucerne | 18 879 | 120 | 951 | |
| 15. | Coutts Bank von Ernst | Zurich | 18 799 | 44 | 975 | |
| 16. | Neur Aargauer Bank | Aarau | 17 526 | 138 | 797 | |
| 17. | Valiant Holding AG | Lucerne | 17 138 | 122 | 960 | |
| 18. | Union Bancaire Privée | Geneva | 15 901 | 326 | 1 168 | |
| 19. | Aargauische Kantonalbank | Laufenburg | 15 546 | 84 | 641 | |
| 20. | Lugano | 15 237 | 82 | 1 150 | ||
Largest insurance companies
Ranked by gross inflow of premiums in 2005.
| Rang | Name | Headquarters | Ranked by gross inflow of premimus (Mio. CHF) | Net profit (Mio. CHF) | Employees | Manager |
| 1. | Zurich Financial Services | Zurich | 61 678 | 4 388 | ||
| 2. | Swiss Re | Zurich | 27 779 | 1 451 | ||
| 3. | Winterthur Group | Winterthur | 21 269 | 1 061 | ||
| 4. | Swiss Life | Zurich | 20 211 | 874 | ||
| 5. | Bâloise | Basel | 6 839 | 403 | ||
| 6. | Helvetia Patria | St. Gallen | 5 176 | 301 | ||
| 7. | Suva | Lucerne | 4 149 | |||
| 8. | Groupe Allianz (Suisse) | 3 631 | 258 | |||
| 9. | La Mobilière | Bern | 2 608 | 272 | ||
| 10. | Vaudoise Assurances | Lausanne | 1 955 | 44 | ||
References
- ↑ "Who we are | Glencore". www.glencore.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- Handelszeitung, PME Magazine - Top 2006, Les plus grandes entreprises en Suisse
External links
- Fortune Global 500 (Swiss Companies 2011)
- Forbes Global 2000 (Swiss Companies 2006)
- Dun & Bradstreet Switzerland
- SWX, the Swiss Stock Exchange
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