Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Schindler
Schindler is No. 15 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 2 in Industry & Engineering, with a score of 61.9 out of 100. Headquarters: Ebikon, canton of Lucerne.
- Swiss Lions score
- 61.9
- Overall rank
- 15of 100
- Industry & Engineering
- 2of 31
About
Lift and escalator maker founded in Lucerne in 1874 and headquartered in Ebikon. It installs, maintains and modernises lifts and escalators in buildings worldwide.
Why Schindler ranks No. 15
Schindler ranks 15th for its global scale, Swiss manufacturing and a validated net-zero target.
Swiss connections
- Robert Schindler founded the company in Lucerne in 1874, and the Schindler and Bonnard families still control it.
- Its lifts and escalators move people in buildings and transport systems around the world every day.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 10.9bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Partly.
Prominence
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 10.9bnFY2025, company
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- EbikonCanton of Lucerne
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Industry & Engineering
- Ownership
- Listed, family-controlledSchindler and Bonnard families
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Paolo CompagnaSince 2025. Italian national. Source
- Founded
- 1929
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: Schindler annual results 2025 (FY2025).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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