Provisional 2026 edition

The Swiss Lions 100

The full ranking of global Swiss brands, scored on global scale, Swiss value creation, global prominence and impact, from published figures.

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1	RocheBasel	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 63.0bn	60	69.2	70	20	80.3
2	NestléVevey	Food & Beverage	CHF 88.8bn	25	92.8	70	20	79.4
3	RolexGeneva	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 11.0bn e	100	93.8	70	35	78.8
4	NovartisBasel	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 45.8bn	60	70.5	70	20	78.1
5	ABBZurich	Industry & Engineering	CHF 24.0bn	60	79.9	70	20	74.6
6	Zurich InsuranceZurich	Financial Services	CHF 62.2bn	60	67.7	20	20	72.5
7	Nespresso B CorpLausanne	Food & Beverage	CHF 6.5bn	100	81.5	65	0	72.2
8	UBSZurich	Financial Services	CHF 35.6bn	60	82.5	20	20	70.5
9	MSCGeneva	Other Services	CHF 81.2bn e	25	77.6	20	20	69.0
10	AdeccoZurich	Other Services	CHF 20.3bn	60	67.6	50	0	68.5
11	Kuehne+NagelSchindellegi	Other Services	CHF 24.2bn	25	58.1	70	20	64.4
12	Swiss ReZurich	Financial Services	CHF 28.1bn	60	52.6	20	20	64.2
13	Lindt & SprüngliKilchberg	Food & Beverage	CHF 6.0bn	60	76	70	20	63.4
14	Audemars PiguetLe Brassus	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 2.6bn e	100	69.3	55	20	61.9
15	SchindlerEbikon	Industry & Engineering	CHF 11.0bn	60	52.1	50	0	61.5
16	GivaudanVernier	Industry & Engineering	CHF 7.4bn	60	50.2	70	20	61.2
17	HolcimZug	Industry & Engineering	CHF 15.8bn	25	55.5	70	20	60.8
18	AvoltaBasel	Other Services	CHF 13.8bn	60	46.2	35	0	60.1
19	DKSHZurich	Other Services	CHF 11.0bn	60	40.5	50	0	59.8
20	LonzaBasel	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 6.9bn	60	55	55	20	59.1
21	Barry CallebautZurich	Food & Beverage	CHF 14.3bn	25	45.5	70	20	58.5
22	Helvetia BaloiseBasel	Financial Services	CHF 13.9bn	60	48.2	20	20	58.2
23	Swiss LifeZurich	Financial Services	CHF 11.9bn	60	53.2	20	20	57.8
24	SWISSKloten	Other Services	CHF 5.5bn	60	76.5	35	0	57.7
25	OmegaBiel/Bienne	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 2.2bn e	100	77	20	20	56.6
26	Tetra PakPully	Industry & Engineering	CHF 11.6bn	25	60.7	50	0	56.2
27	Endress+HauserReinach BL	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.8bn e	60	50.7	70	20	56.2
28	SikaBaar	Industry & Engineering	CHF 11.1bn	25	58.2	50	0	55.5
29	Julius BaerZurich	Financial Services	CHF 4.2bn	60	48.5	55	20	54.5
30	SonovaStäfa	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 3.6bn	60	56.5	55	20	54.5
31	Patek PhilippeGeneva	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 2.5bn e	100	76.2	0	0	54.4
32	SandozBasel	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 7.8bn	25	61.9	55	20	54.1
33	GlencoreBaar	Other Services	CHF 8.6bn GP	60	61.5	0	0	53.6
34	StadlerBussnang	Industry & Engineering	CHF 4.2bn	60	46	50	0	53.4
35	DSM-FirmenichKaiseraugst	Industry & Engineering	CHF 8.5bn	25	36.2	70	20	53.2
36	StraumannBasel	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 2.6bn	60	48.8	70	20	53.2
37	SGSGeneva	Other Services	CHF 7.2bn	25	62.2	50	0	52.8
38	PictetGeneva	Financial Services	CHF 3.2bn	60	49.8	55	20	52.6
39	SwissportOpfikon	Other Services	CHF 3.7bn	60	47.5	50	0	52.5
40	BreitlingGrenchen	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 820m e	100	67.6	50	0	52.2
41	Mettler-ToledoGreifensee / Columbus	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.4bn	60	48.4	50	0	52.1
42	TAG HeuerLa Chaux-de-Fonds	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 742m e	100	71.8	50	0	52.1
43	Georg FischerSchaffhausen	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.1bn	60	46	55	20	51.7
44	LiebherrBulle	Industry & Engineering	CHF 13.9bn	25	69.4	0	0	51.4
45	EmmiLucerne	Food & Beverage	CHF 4.8bn	60	39.3	35	0	51.0
46	Richard MilleLes Breuleux	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 1.8bn e	100	63.8	0	0	49.9
47	Vacheron ConstantinGeneva	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 914m e	100	61.1	35	0	49.8
48	TudorGeneva	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 460m e	100	56.9	70	35	49.2
49	FerringSaint-Prex	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 2.4bn e	60	40.8	50	0	48.1
50	TissotLe Locle	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 720m e	100	76.8	20	20	48.1
51	IWC SchaffhausenSchaffhausen	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 672m e	100	64.5	35	0	48.0
52	Pilatus AircraftStans	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.7bn	100	52.4	0	0	47.8
53	HublotNyon	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 495m e	100	62.9	50	0	47.6
54	Ricola B CorpLaufen	Food & Beverage	CHF 400m e	100	51.8	70	20	47.4
55	LogitechLausanne	Consumer Goods & Design	CHF 4.0bn	0	88.4	50	0	47.3
56	GeberitRapperswil-Jona	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.2bn	60	64.9	0	0	46.6
57	SIX GroupZurich	Financial Services	CHF 1.5bn e	60	52.6	50	0	46.5
58	BelimoHinwil	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.2bn	60	42.2	70	20	46.5
59	Jaeger-LeCoultreLe Sentier	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 641m e	100	55.4	35	0	46.3
60	GategroupZurich	Other Services	CHF 5.2bn	60	37.8	0	0	46.2
61	ClariantPratteln	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.8bn	25	44	55	20	46.0
62	LonginesSaint-Imier	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 920m e	100	70.5	0	0	46.0
63	SwatchBiel/Bienne	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 740m e	100	77.7	0	0	45.4
64	AlconGeneva	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 7.3bn	25	59.1	0	0	45.0
65	VictorinoxIbach	Consumer Goods & Design	CHF 417m	100	67.2	35	35	44.8
66	SIG GroupNeuhausen am Rheinfall	Industry & Engineering	CHF 2.8bn	25	53.9	50	0	44.4
67	ChopardGeneva	Watches & Jewellery	CHF 380m e	100	56.8	35	0	42.5
68	BobstMex	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.6bn	60	35.8	35	0	42.3
69	Partners GroupBaar	Financial Services	CHF 2.5bn	60	49	0	0	42.2
70	Huber+SuhnerHerisau	Industry & Engineering	CHF 876m	60	30.9	70	20	42.2
71	BühlerUzwil	Industry & Engineering	CHF 2.8bn	60	41.5	0	0	41.9
72	OnZurich	Consumer Goods & Design	CHF 3.0bn	0	80.5	35	0	41.7
73	SiegfriedZofingen	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 1.3bn	60	25.4	50	0	41.6
74	Lombard Odier B CorpGeneva	Financial Services	CHF 1.4bn	60	37.2	35	20	41.4
75	DormakabaRümlang	Industry & Engineering	CHF 2.8bn	25	47.8	35	0	41.2
76	YpsomedBurgdorf	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 731m	60	32.5	70	20	41.1
77	VontobelZurich	Financial Services	CHF 1.6bn	60	40.5	20	20	40.6
78	VAT GroupHaag	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.0bn	60	45	35	0	40.2
79	Bucher IndustriesNiederweningen	Industry & Engineering	CHF 2.9bn	60	26.4	0	0	39.9
80	TecanMännedorf	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 871m	60	35.6	50	0	39.8
81	GaldermaZug	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 4.0bn	25	48.3	0	0	38.7
82	SulzerWinterthur	Industry & Engineering	CHF 3.5bn	25	48.2	0	0	37.7
83	TemenosGeneva	Financial Services	CHF 743m	60	42.9	35	0	37.5
84	EFG InternationalZurich	Financial Services	CHF 1.7bn	60	34.2	0	0	37.3
85	EMS-ChemieDomat/Ems	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.9bn	60	27.3	0	0	37.1
86	UBPGeneva	Financial Services	CHF 1.5bn	60	34	0	0	36.2
87	BachemBubendorf	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 709m	60	34.9	35	0	35.9
88	Landis+GyrCham	Industry & Engineering	CHF 776m	25	39.1	70	20	35.5
89	OerlikonPfäffikon SZ	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.6bn	25	31.8	35	0	34.5
90	HeroLenzburg	Food & Beverage	CHF 1.1bn e	25	27.1	50	0	33.6
91	DätwylerAltdorf	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.1bn	25	23.2	55	20	33.6
92	Weleda B CorpArlesheim	Consumer Goods & Design	CHF 456m	60	61.8	15	0	33.6
93	Burckhardt CompressionWinterthur	Industry & Engineering	CHF 1.1bn	60	25.1	0	0	32.3
94	SportradarSt. Gallen	Other Services	CHF 1.5bn	25	43.6	0	0	30.6
95	RieterWinterthur	Industry & Engineering	CHF 926m	25	31.9	35	20	30.5
96	LäderachEnnenda	Food & Beverage	CHF 120m e	100	49.9	20	20	30.5
97	MercuriaGeneva	Other Services	CHF 1.5bn e GP	25	39	0	0	30.2
98	JuraNiederbuchsiten	Consumer Goods & Design	CHF 516m e	60	45	0	0	29.8
99	KomaxDierikon	Industry & Engineering	CHF 567m	60	31	0	0	28.4
100	MedactaCastel San Pietro	Life Sciences & Health	CHF 614m	60	4.7	20	20	28.1

Select a column heading to sort, or a brand for its profile. Bars show how each brand compares in each area; hover over a heading for its meaning, or over an impact or philanthropy bar for the evidence. e: estimated revenue. GP: gross profit, used for commodity traders.

Not yet ranked

Brands we considered but could not score fairly from public data, or that fall outside the rules. Companies can publish figures to be assessed for the next edition.

Akris

Insufficient public data

Assos

Insufficient public data

Bally

Foreign-owned, production abroad

Bernina

Just outside: No. 102

Blancpain

Insufficient public data

BMC Switzerland

Insufficient public data

Breguet

Insufficient public data

Calida

Just outside: No. 104

Caran d'Ache

Insufficient public data

Centalion (Gunvor)

Headquarters moving to Singapore

Debiopharm

Insufficient public data

EHL

Insufficient public data

Felco

Insufficient public data

Freitag

Insufficient public data

Hamilton

Insufficient public data

Infomaniak

One to watch

Kuhn Rikon

Insufficient public data

La Prairie

Insufficient public data

Laurastar

Insufficient public data

Maggi

Covered by Nestlé

Mammut

Just outside: No. 103

Mövenpick

Brand split between foreign owners

Nescafé

Covered by Nestlé

Ovomaltine

Insufficient public data

Piaget

Insufficient public data

Proton

One to watch

Rado

Insufficient public data

Scott Sports

Insufficient public data

Sensirion

Just outside: No. 101

SIGG

Insufficient public data

Stöckli

Insufficient public data

Toblerone

Production moved abroad, foreign-owned

Trafigura

Headquarters in Singapore

USM

Insufficient public data

Vitol

No published gross profit

Vitra

Insufficient public data

Zenith

Insufficient public data

Zimmerli

Insufficient public data