Swiss logistics, services and trade brands: the 2026 numbers

Adecco leads the logistics, services and trade ranking

CHF 215.6bn

combined annual revenue of the 15 brands in the ranking

12 of 15

are in the Swiss Lions 100, with 25.2% of its combined revenue

1890

median founding year, excluding brands formed by a merger or spin-off

Logistics, services and trade is the largest category by revenue, at CHF 216bn. It includes shipping and freight (MSC, Kuehne+Nagel), staffing (Adecco), food distribution (Transgourmet), travel retail (Avolta), inspection (SGS) and commodities (Glencore). Adecco ranks first.

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Score by brand. Logistics, Services and Trade ranking, Swiss Lions 100, 2026. Red: in the Swiss Lions 100. Source: Swiss Lions 100, 2026 edition.

Category rank	Brand	Overall rank	Score
1	Adecco	No. 10	67
2	MSC	No. 17	60.5
3	DKSH	No. 20	59.3
4	Avolta	No. 21	58.8
5	Transgourmet	No. 22	58.8
6	Kuehne+Nagel	No. 27	56.7
7	SWISS	No. 37	55.2
8	Emil Frey	No. 38	55
9	Swissport	No. 58	50.5
10	Glencore	No. 59	50.4
11	SGS	No. 68	48
12	Gategroup	No. 81	43.8
13	Ringier	Outside top 100	38.6
14	Bossard	Outside top 100	37.8
15	Mercuria	Outside top 100	34.1

See the full logistics, services and trade ranking, with each brand's scores and sources.

Key facts

Largest by revenue

MSC, CHF 81.2bn (estimate)

Smallest by revenue

Ringier, CHF 762m

Revenue estimates

3 of 15, where the company publishes no figure

Most visible

MSC, 77.5 out of 100

Average visibility

49.9 (Swiss Lions 100: 52.1)

Oldest

Bossard, 1831

Youngest

Mercuria, 2004

Formed by merger, spin-off or renaming

Adecco (merger of Adia and Ecco), Transgourmet (formed as a Coop and Rewe joint venture; owned by Coop since 2011), SWISS (successor to Swissair and Crossair) and Swissport (spin-off from Swissair)

Family or founder control

6 of 15

Controlled from abroad

SWISS, Swissport, Glencore and Gategroup

Swiss made

0 of 15

Validated climate target

8 of 15 (6 net zero)

Most common location

Zurich (5 brands)

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Revenue and visibility by brand. Logistics, Services and Trade ranking, Swiss Lions 100, 2026. Source: Swiss Lions 100, 2026 edition.

Brand	Revenue (CHF m)	Estimate	Visibility score
MSC	81,216	yes	77.5
Kuehne+Nagel	24,220	no	51.1
Adecco	20,295	no	66.8
Emil Frey	16,800	yes	44.8
Avolta	13,820	no	43.2
Transgourmet	11,600	no	35.5
DKSH	11,040	no	40.9
Glencore	8607	no	61.4
SGS	7210	no	62.5
SWISS	5500	no	76.7
Gategroup	5273	no	37.8
Mercuria	4502	yes	39.2
Swissport	3666	no	46.7
Bossard	1069	no	23
Ringier	762.4	no	42

These brands rank on scale more than on Swiss production, since most of their revenue and staff are abroad. Four of the fifteen are controlled from abroad, among them SWISS, which belongs to the Lufthansa Group.