Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Sandoz
Sandoz is No. 32 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 5 in Life Sciences & Health, with a score of 54.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.
- Swiss Lions score
- 54.1
- Overall rank
- 32of 100
- Life Sciences & Health
- 5of 14
About
Sandoz Group AG is a Swiss company that focuses on generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars. Prior to October 2023, it was part of a division of Novartis that was established in 2003, when Novartis united all of its generics businesses under the name Sandoz. Before this, the company existed as an independent pharmaceutical manufacturer until 1996, when it was merged with Ciba-Geigy to form Novartis. Prior to the merger, it specialized in medicines used in organ transplants, such as Sandimmune, and various antipsychotics and migraine medicines. Its headquarters were in Holzkirchen, Germany and after the spin-off from Novartis, the headquarters moved to Basel, Switzerland, with most of global functions operating from Holzkirchen in Germany, Prague in Czechia, and Barcelona in Spain. Sandoz is the global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars.
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 7.8bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Limited.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
Corporate foundation: Fondation Edouard et Maurice Sandoz.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 7.8bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- USD 11.7bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- USD 646mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- USD 445mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 20,000
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
- 1886
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Life Sciences & Health
1RocheScore 80.3
2NovartisScore 78.1
3LonzaScore 59.1
4SonovaScore 54.5
6StraumannScore 53.2
7FerringScore 48.1
See all 14 brands in Life Sciences & Health.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com SDZ (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: Sandoz-Blue.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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