Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Pilatus Aircraft
Pilatus Aircraft is No. 52 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 13 in Industry & Engineering, with a score of 48.0 out of 100. Headquarters: Stans, canton of Nidwalden.
- Swiss Lions score
- 48.0
- Overall rank
- 52of 100
- Industry & Engineering
- 13of 31
About
Aircraft maker based in Stans, canton of Nidwalden, building turboprop and business aircraft and military training systems.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 1.7bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Yes.
Prominence
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 1.7bnFY2025, 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
- StansCanton of Nidwalden
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Industry & Engineering
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Markus BucherSource
- Founded
- 1939
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Industry & Engineering
1ABBScore 75.0
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: cash.ch (SDA) (FY2025).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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