Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition
Inficon
Inficon is No. 7 in the Technology and Software ranking, with a score of 32.3 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Registered office: Bad Ragaz, canton of St. Gallen.
- Swiss Lions score
- 32.3
- Swiss Lions 100
- Not in the 100 for 2026
- Technology and Software
- 7of 15
About
Bad Ragaz-based maker of vacuum instruments, gas analysers, leak detectors and sensors for semiconductor, coating, refrigeration, automotive and security markets, operating in 18 countries.
Inficon develops and manufactures instruments for vacuum measurement and control, gas analysis and leak detection. Its products include vacuum gauges and controllers, mass spectrometers and gas analysers, leak detectors, thin-film controllers, micro gas chromatographs and chemical detectors, and related software. In 2025 the semiconductor and vacuum coating market accounted for 49% of sales, general vacuum for 26%, automotive, refrigeration and air conditioning for 20%, and security and energy for 5%. The parent company is based in Bad Ragaz, with major operations in Balzers, Liechtenstein, Cologne, Syracuse and Asia; the group operates in 18 countries with nine manufacturing and eleven sales and service subsidiaries.
- Vacuum gauges, controllers and components
- Leak detectors
- Gas analysers and mass spectrometers
- Thin-film controllers and quartz crystals
- Micro gas chromatographs and chemical detectors
- Smart manufacturing software
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 559m revenue.
Swiss value
Partly Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
No charitable foundation found.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 559m2025, company
Shares and listing
- Stock exchange
- SIX Swiss ExchangeTicker IFCN
- ISIN
- CH1431598916
- Market value
- CHF 4.0 billionAt the close on 23 October 2026. Source: stockanalysis.com.
- Free float
- 70.4%Shares not held by large long-term shareholders. Source: in.marketscreener.com.
Profit, dividends and employee numbers are published in the company's annual report.
We have not found a published figure for employees in Switzerland for 2025 or 2026, and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published, so neither is shown.
Profile
- Registered office
- Bad RagazCanton of St. Gallen
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Technology and Software
- Ownership
- Listed, no controlling shareholder
- Chief executive
- Oliver WyrschSince 2023. Source
- Chair
- Beat E. LüthiSource
- Global reach
- Operates in 18 countries, with 9 manufacturing and 11 sales and service subsidiariesSource
- Founded
- 2000
In Switzerland
- Bad Ragaz SGHeadquarters (Inficon Holding AG)
Over time
| Year | Net sales | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 674m | 1,731 |
| 2024 | USD 671m | 1,685 |
| 2023 | USD 674m | 1,616 |
| 2022 | USD 581m | – |
As reported by the company, in its own reporting currency.
Milestones
- 1996Instrumentation businesses of three vacuum technology companies combined under OC Oerlikon.
- 2000Inficon formed and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq in November.
- 2005Shares delisted from Nasdaq.
- 2025Record net sales of USD 673.7 million.
Also in Technology and Software
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: boersennews.de (2025).
- Company profile, sites, history and milestones: mailing-ircockpit.eqs.com, ir.inficon.com.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, status at 30 June 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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