Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Burckhardt Compression
Burckhardt Compression is No. 93 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 29 in Industry & Engineering, with a score of 32.3 out of 100. Headquarters: Winterthur, canton of Zurich.
- Swiss Lions score
- 32.3
- Overall rank
- 93of 100
- Industry & Engineering
- 29of 31
About
Burckhardt Compression AG is a Swiss-based international company specialising in reciprocating compressors. It develops, manufactures and sells reciprocating compressor systems for the process and energy industries, including oil, gas and hydrogen. In addition, the company provides maintenance, upgrades and lifecycle services for installed equipment. Burckhardt Compression is considered to be among the world market leaders in the field of compressors.
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 1.1bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Partly.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 1.1bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 1.1bnTwelve months to 31 March 2026
- Net profit
- CHF 110mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 61mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 3,305
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- WinterthurCanton of Zurich
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Industry & Engineering
- Founded
- 1844
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
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2SchindlerScore 61.5
3GivaudanScore 61.2
4HolcimScore 60.8
5Tetra PakScore 56.2
6Endress+HauserScore 56.2
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com BCHN (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: Burckhardt Compression Logo.png. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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