Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Lonza
Lonza is No. 20 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 3 in Life Sciences & Health, with a score of 59.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.
- Swiss Lions score
- 59.1
- Overall rank
- 20of 100
- Life Sciences & Health
- 3of 14
About
Lonza Group AG is a Swiss multinational manufacturing company for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and nutrition sectors, headquartered in Basel, with major facilities in Europe, North America and South Asia. Lonza was established under that name in the late 19th-century in Switzerland. The company provides product development services to the pharmaceutical and biologic industries, including custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals and detection systems and services for the bioscience sector.
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 6.9bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Partly.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
Corporate foundation: Lonza-Biotop Brigerbad.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 6.9bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 6.9bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- -CHF 110mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 350mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 20,141
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
- Life Sciences & Health
- Founded
- 1897
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Life Sciences & Health
1RocheScore 80.3
2NovartisScore 78.1
4SonovaScore 54.5
5SandozScore 54.1
6StraumannScore 53.2
7FerringScore 48.1
See all 14 brands in Life Sciences & Health.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com LONN (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: Lonza Logo.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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