List of Swiss companies by revenue

Switzerland has a large economy and highly skilled labor force. Fifteen Swiss companies are included on Fortune's "Global 500" list (in 2011). As of 2018 the largest non-financial companies in terms of annual revenue were Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura, with Nestlé as the largest employer. The largest banks were UBS and Credit Suisse, and the largest insurance company was Zurich Insurance Group.

Largest companies

Ranked by revenue 2017.[1]

Rank Name Headquarters Revenue
(Mil. CHF)		 Employees Industry Director
1. Glencore Baar 217 597 158 000[2] commodity trading Gary Nagle
2. Vitol Geneva 178 213 5 441 commodity trading Russell Hardy
3. Trafigura Geneva 136 421 4 316 commodity trading Jeremy Weir
4. Cargill International SA Geneva 108 010 475 commodity trading
5. Mercuria Energy Trading Geneva 102 398 1 000 commodity trading Marco Dunand
6. Nestlé Vevey 89 791 308 000 agriculture/food Paul Bulcke
7. Roche Basel 63 299 68 218 chemical/pharmaceutical Severin Schwan
8. Gunvor Geneva 62 030 1 600 commodity trading
9. Novartis Basel 48 353 90 924 chemical/pharmaceutical Vasant Narasimhan
10. BHP Baar 37 695 commodity trading
11. ABB Zurich 29 169 140 000 engineering
12. Coop Basel 29 207 37 370 retail/services
13. Migros Zurich 28 071 59 934 retail/services
14. Holcim Jona 26 129 59 901 construction materials
15. Mediterranean Shipping Company Geneva 26 000 28 000 logistics/shipping
16. Adecco Opfikon 23 660 33 000 temp workers
17. Kühne + Nagel Schindellegi 22 220 25 607 international transport/logistics
18. Ineos Rolle 16 900 17 000 chemicals
19. Tetra Pak Pully 12 778 24 800 food packaging
20. Syngenta Basel 12 649 19 337 chemical/pharmaceutical
21. Intersport Bern 12 500 retail
22. Richemont Geneva 12 199 luxury goods
23. Swisscom Bern 11 662 16 088 telecommunications
24. DKSH Management AG Zurich 11 006 20 500 import/export
25. Liebherr Bulle 10 939 23 762 engineering
26. Schindler Ebikon 10 179 40 385 engineering
27. Swiss Federal Railways Bern 9 442 28 383 public transport/railroads
28. Transgourmet Holding Basel 9 087 retail
29. ALSO Holding Emmen 8 891 IT distribution
30. MET Group Zug 8 433 commodity trading
31. Dufry Basel 8 377 retail
32. Swatch Bienne 7 960 20 650 watchmaking
33. Swiss Post Bern 7 930 41 073 service
34. DXT Commodities Lugano 7 670 commodity trading
35. Alpiq Lausanne 7 163 8 500 electric utility
36. CEVA Logistics Baar 6 886 logistics
37. Barry Callebaut Zurich 6 805 8 542 chocolate
38. Clariant Muttenz 6 377 23 383 chemical/pharmaceutical
39. SGS Geneva 6 349 41 460 service
40. Fenaco Bern 6 262 7 244 retail
41. Sika Baar 6 248 10 852 construction materials
42. Manor Geneva 6 000 11 500 retail
43. Ameropa Holding Binningen 5 580 agriculture
44. Axpo Baden 5 567 2 990 energy production/distribution
45. Pargesa Holding Geneva 5 540
46. Panalpina Basel 5 533 13 583 international shipping/logistics
47. Hilti Schaan 5 133 16 062 power tools
48. Lonza Basel 5 105 5 984 chemical/pharmaceutical
49. Givaudan Vernier 5 051 5 924 chemical/pharmaceutical
50. Swiss Air Lines Basel 4 954 6 094 air transport
51. Rolex Geneva 4 900 5 800 watchmaking
52. AMAG Zurich 4 600 3 946 automobile sales/imports
53. Gate Gourmet Kloten 4 554 catering
54. TAG Heuer La Chaux-de-Fonds 4 228 watchmaking
55. Georg Fischer Schaffhausen 4 150 12 403 engineering
56. Lindt & Sprüngli Kilchberg 4 106 6 713 food products
57. Axpo Trading Baden 4 047 energy production/distribution
58. Omya Oftringen 4 000 6 500 chemicals
59. Kolmar Zug 3 988 commodity trading
60. Implenia Dietlikon 3 859 construction
61. Rehau Muri bei Bern 3 850 14 800 synthetic materials
62. Aryzta Zurich 3 797 food
63. Bell Basel 3 537 3 326 meat products
64. Emmi Lucerne 3 364 2 765 food products
65. Firmenich Geneva 3 340 chemical/pharmaceutical
66. Apple Suisse Zurich 3 300 electronics
67. Galenica Bern 3 214 2 460 wholesale (pharmacy)
68. Schmolz + Bickenbach Lucerne 3 133 steel
69. Swissport Opfikon 3 100 21 000 service
70. Denner Zurich 3 050 3 577 retail
71. Sulzer Winterthur 3 049 9 656 engineering
72. Transocean Vernier 2 927 oil and gas
73. Geberit Rapperswil 2 908 5 162
74. Artemis Hergiswil 2 879 conglomerate
75. OC Oerlikon Pfäffikon 2 847 engineering
76. Bühler Uzwil 2 693 6 266 engineering
77. Bucher Niederweningen 2 647 engineering
78. BMW Suisse Dielsdorf 2 610 403 automobile sales/imports
79. Omega SA Bienne 2 600 2 000 watchmaking
80. Actelion Allschwil 2 600 2 500 pharmaceuticals/biotech
81. BKW Energie Bern 2 577 electricity
82. Logitech Apples 2 532 software
83. dormakaba Rümlang 2 520 security technology
84. Endress+Hauser Reinach, Basel-Land 2 502
85. Werco Trade Zug 2 450 commodity trading
86. Manor Holding SA Basel 2 430 retail
87. Sonova Stäfa 2 396 medical devices
88. CRH Gétaz Group Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz 2 300 construction parts
89. Ferring Pharmaceuticals Saint-Prex 2 300 6 500 chemical/pharmaceutical
90. Coop Mineraloel Allschwil 2 279 oil and gas
91. Autoneum Winterthur 2 203 automotive
92. Hewlett-Packard Suisse Dübendorf 2 200 1 400 computers
93. Mercedes-Benz Suisse Zug 2 200 automobile sales/imports
94. Stadler Rail Bussnang 2 200 8 500 train manufacturing
95. MIR Trade Herisau 2 200 retail
96. Siemens Suisse Zurich 2 156 electronics
97. Ems-Chemie Domat/Ems 2 146 chemicals
98. Vorwerk International Strecker & Co. Freienbach 2 125 retail
99. MSC Cruises Geneva 2 100 23 500 transportation/shipping
100. Aldi Suisse Beromünster 2 090 retail

Largest banks

Ranked by total assets in 2015.

Ranked Name Headquarters Total assets
(Mio. CHF) 		Income
(Mio. CHF) 		Employees Manager
1. UBS Zurich 942 819 6 203 60 099
2. Credit Suisse Zurich 820 805 2 944 48 200
3. Raiffeisen St. Gallen 205 748 808 9 286
4. Zürcher Kantonalbank Zurich 154 410 722 5 179
5. PostFinance Bern 114 468 575 3 654
6. Julius Baer Group Zurich 84 116 123 5 364
7. Banque cantonale vaudoise Lausanne 43 418 336 1 947
8. Migros Bank Zurich 42 232 226 1 334
9. Luzerner Kantonalbank Lucerne 33 272 180 943
10. Saint Galler Kantonalbank St. Gallen 31 189 133 1 065
11. CA Indosuez Wealth Management Geneva 28 453 127 2 632
12. Berner Kantonalbank Bern 28 035 131 1 091
13. EFG International Zurich 26 796 57 2 169
14. Valiant Holding AG Lucerne 25 449 114 821
15. Union Bancaire Privée Geneva 25 215 25 1 450
16. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) Geneva 24 894 −92 1 213
17. Aargauische Kantonalbank Laufenburg 24 286 155 690
18. Neur Aargauer Bank Aarau 23 823 138 615
19. Basler Kantonalbank Basel 22 593 89 1 061
20. BNP Paribas (Suisse) Geneva 21 114 42 1 446

Largest insurance companies

Ranked by gross inflow of premiums in 2016.

Rang Name Headquarters Ranked by gross inflow of premiums
(Mio. CHF)		 Net profit
(Mio. CHF)		 Employees Manager
1. Zurich Financial Services Zurich 53 482 3 211 54 000
2. Swiss Re Zurich 33 231 3 558 14 053
3. Swiss Life Zurich 17 366 926 7 801
4. Helvetia Insurance St. Gallen 8 403 492 6 481
5. Winterthur Group Winterthur 7 993 300
6. Bâloise Basel 6 711 534 7 270
7. Helsana Dübendorf 6 370 98 3 149
8. CSS Lucerne 5 855 98 2 417
9. Groupe Mutuel Martigny 4 477 −1 2 122
10. Suva Lucerne 4 240 27 4 191

References

  1. ^ "Top 500 - Grösste Unternehmen Schweiz - Bisnode D&B Schweiz". www.bisnode.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. ^ "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)
  • Bisnode D&B Switzerland
  • SWX, the Swiss Stock Exchange Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine