Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
VAT Group
VAT Group is No. 78 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 22 in Industry & Engineering, with a score of 40.5 out of 100. Headquarters: Haag, canton of St. Gallen.
- Swiss Lions score
- 40.5
- Overall rank
- 78of 100
- Industry & Engineering
- 22of 31
About
Maker of high-performance vacuum valves for semiconductor and display manufacturing, headquartered in Haag, canton of St Gallen.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 1.0bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Partly.
Prominence
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 1.0bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 1.0bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- CHF 207mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 210mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 3,959
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- HaagCanton of St. Gallen
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Industry & Engineering
- Ownership
- Listed
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Urs GantnerSource
- Founded
- 1964
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Also in Industry & Engineering
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2SchindlerScore 61.9
3GivaudanScore 61.6
4HolcimScore 61.2
5Tetra PakScore 56.6
6Endress+HauserScore 56.5
See all 31 brands in Industry & Engineering.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com VACN (TTM Oct 2026).
- Revenue, net profit, dividends and employees: stockanalysis.com, from company filings.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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