Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition
StarragTornos
StarragTornos is No. 17 in the Machinery and Engineering ranking, with a score of 29.5 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Registered office: Rorschacherberg, canton of St. Gallen.
- Swiss Lions score
- 29.5
- Swiss Lions 100
- Not in the 100 for 2026
- Machinery and Engineering
- 17of 20
About
Rorschacherberg-based machine tool group making precision machine tools under brands including Starrag, Tornos and Bumotec, formed by the 2023 merger of Starrag and Tornos.
StarragTornos manufactures precision machine tools. It is organised around its Starrag and Tornos divisions; Tornos launched the Swiss DT 7 and Swiss DT 10 lathes in 2025. Brands include Starrag, Tornos, Bumotec, Berthiez, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Heckert, SIP and TTL. Its customers include aircraft makers such as Airbus. The group was formed in December 2023 from the merger of Starrag Group and Tornos, is headquartered in Rorschacherberg, and has sales, service and production operations in 14 countries, including Switzerland, Germany, France, the UK, the US, China and India.
- Starrag machine tools
- Tornos lathes (including Swiss DT series)
- Bumotec
- Berthiez
- Dörries
- Droop+Rein
- Heckert
- SIP
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 442m 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 442m2025, company
Shares and listing
- Stock exchange
- SIX Swiss ExchangeTicker STGN
- ISIN
- CH0002361068
- Market value
- CHF 196 millionAt the close on 23 October 2026. Source: stockanalysis.com.
- Free float
- 32.7%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
- RorschacherbergCanton of St. Gallen
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Machinery and Engineering
- Ownership
- Listed, controlled by Gabriela Fust
- Chief executive
- Martin BuyleSource
- Chair
- Michael HauserSource
- Global reach
- Sales, service, production and R&D in 14 countriesSource
- Founded
- 1897
In Switzerland
- Rorschacherberg SGGroup headquarters and Starrag AG
- Moutier BETornos AG
- Vuadens FRStarrag Vuadens SA
Over time
| Year | Net sales | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHF 442m | 1,814 FTE |
| 2024 | CHF 494m | 1,981 FTE |
As reported by the company, in its own reporting currency.
Milestones
- 2023Starrag Group and Tornos merge in December to form StarragTornos.
- 2025Board member and principal shareholder Walter Fust dies in February.
- 2025Tornos launches the Swiss DT 7 and Swiss DT 10 lathes.
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See all 20 brands in Machinery and Engineering. Read the 2026 data story for Machinery and Engineering.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: starragtornos.com (2025).
- Company profile, sites, history and milestones: 2025.report.starragtornos.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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