Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Holcim
Holcim is No. 16 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 2 in Chemicals & Materials, with a score of 60.7 out of 100. Headquarters: Zug, canton of Zug.
- Swiss Lions score
- 60.7
- Overall rank
- 16of 100
About
Building materials group headquartered in Zug, supplying cement, aggregates and lower-carbon building solutions. Its name comes from Holderbank in canton Aargau, where it began.
Why Holcim ranks No. 16
Holcim has large global revenue and a validated net-zero target. Its Swiss value score is limited because most of its cement and building materials are produced close to customers abroad.
Swiss connections
- The company began in 1912 at Holderbank in canton Aargau, and its name joins Holderbank and ciment.
- In 2025 it separated its North American business into Amrize, a separately listed company.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 15.8bn revenue.
Swiss value
Limited Swiss production.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
Corporate foundation: Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 15.8bn12 months to June 2026, company
- Revenue
- CHF 15.8bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- CHF 381mAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- CHF 943mTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 50,000
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- ZugCanton of Zug
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Chemicals & Materials
- Ownership
- Listed
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Miljan GutovicSince 2024. Australian national. Source
- Founded
- 1912
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com HOLN (12 months to June 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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