Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Avolta
Avolta is No. 18 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 4 in Other Services, with a score of 60.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.
- Swiss Lions score
- 60.1
- Overall rank
- 18of 100
- Other Services
- 4of 12
About
Avolta AG is a Swiss-based travel retailer that operates duty-free and duty-paid shops and convenience stores in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations, and central tourist areas. The company, headquartered in Basel, employs almost 75,000 people and operates in over 75 countries worldwide. It is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 13.8bn revenue.
Swiss value
Founded in Switzerland.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 13.8bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 13.8bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- CHF 207mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 161mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 69,278
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- BaselCanton of Basel-Stadt
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Other Services
- Founded
- 1865
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Other Services
1MSCScore 69.0
2AdeccoScore 68.5
3Kuehne+NagelScore 64.4
5DKSHScore 59.8
6SWISSScore 57.7
7GlencoreScore 53.6
See all 12 brands in Other Services.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com AVOL (TTM Oct 2026).
- Revenue, net profit, dividends and employees: stockanalysis.com, from company filings.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026.
- Foundations: Swiss commercial register (Zefix). B Corp: B Lab directory.
- Prominence: Wikimedia page views (October 2025 to September 2026) and Google Trends.
- Founded and website: Wikidata.
- Logo: Wikimedia Commons: Avolta Logo 2023.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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