Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Roche
Roche is No. 1 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 1 in Life Sciences & Health, with a score of 80.8 out of 100. Headquarters: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.
- Swiss Lions score
- 80.8
- Overall rank
- 1of 100
- Life Sciences & Health
- 1of 14
About
Basel-based healthcare group working in two businesses, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Its medicines focus on cancer, immunology, neuroscience and eye disease, and its diagnostics arm supplies laboratories and hospitals worldwide.
Why Roche ranks No. 1
Roche tops the ranking because it scores strongly on every pillar. It is one of the largest companies in Switzerland by revenue, a large share of its research and production stays in Basel and Kaiseraugst, its name is recognised worldwide, and it holds a validated net-zero climate target.
Swiss connections
- Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche founded the company in Basel in 1896, and the Hoffmann and Oeri families still control the majority of its voting shares.
- Its Basel headquarters includes the two Roche towers, the tallest buildings in Switzerland.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 63.0bn 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
Corporate foundation: Fondation Roche de Recherche en Afrique.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 63.0bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 63.0bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- CHF 12.3bnAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 7.8bnTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 103,249
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- BaselCanton of Basel-Stadt
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Life Sciences & Health
- Ownership
- Listed, family-controlledHoffmann and Oeri families
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Thomas SchineckerSince 2023. Austrian and German nationality. Source
- Founded
- 1896
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3LonzaScore 59.5
4SonovaScore 54.8
5SandozScore 54.5
6StraumannScore 53.5
7FerringScore 48.4
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com ROG (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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