Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition

Syngenta

Syngenta is No. 51 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 4 in Chemicals and Materials, with a score of 52.2 out of 100. Registered office: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.

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Swiss Lions score
52.2
Overall rank
51of 100

About

Basel-based agricultural science company that makes crop-protection products and seeds for farmers worldwide.

Syngenta develops and sells crop-protection products, such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, and seeds for field crops and vegetables. Its customers are farmers and growers in more than 90 countries. In Switzerland it has production sites in Monthey, Kaisten and Muttenz and research at Stein. It reported sales of USD 17.0 billion for 2025 and employs more than 50,000 people.

  • Crop protection
  • Seeds

Why Syngenta ranks No. 51

Syngenta is one of the largest crop-protection companies in the world and is run from Basel. It scores on scale, visibility and a validated near-term climate target. Its Swiss value is reduced because the company is owned by the Chinese Syngenta Group and most of its production is abroad.

Swiss connections

  • Syngenta was formed in 2000 by merging the agribusinesses of Novartis and AstraZeneca.
  • ChemChina completed its acquisition of Syngenta in 2017. Syngenta AG now sits within Syngenta Group, based in Shanghai.

How the score is made

Global scale

73

CHF 14.1bn revenue.

Global visibility

58

Worldwide search interest and brand demand signals, measured against a reference brand.

Swiss value

30

Limited Swiss production. Not Swiss-controlled (owned by Syngenta Group, China), which lowers its Swiss value score.

Impact

35

Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.

Philanthropy

0

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 14.1bn2025, company (USD 16,999m)

Shares and listing

Parent company
Syngenta Group (Shanghai)Not listed.

The parent group reports its results as a whole, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published for this brand alone.

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
BaselCanton of Basel-Stadt
Language region
German-speaking
Ownership
Owned by Syngenta GroupChina
Main customers
Businesses (B2B)
Chief executive
Hengde QinSince 2026. Succeeded Jeff Rowe on 1 August 2026. Source
Chair
Li Fanrong (chair of Syngenta Group)Source
Global reach
Operates in more than 90 countriesSource
Formed
2000Merger of Novartis Agribusiness and AstraZeneca Agrochemicals

In Switzerland

  • Basel BSHeadquarters

Over time

Syngenta: revenue by year, as reported by the company
YearRevenue
2025USD 17.0bn

As reported by the company, in its own reporting currency.

Milestones

  1. 2000Formed by merging Novartis Agribusiness and AstraZeneca Agrochemicals.
  2. 2017ChemChina completes its acquisition.
  3. 2020Syngenta Group is formed, with Syngenta AG as a member.
  4. 2026Hengde Qin becomes CEO on 1 August.

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Sources

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