List of companies of Germany

Location of Germany

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. Germany has the world's 3rd largest economy by nominal GDP, and the 5th largest by PPP. As a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer of goods.

Of the world's 500 largest stock-market-listed companies measured by revenue in 2017, the Fortune Global 500, 29 are headquartered in Germany. ^[1] 30 Germany-based companies are included in the DAX, the German stock market index. Well-known international brands include Mercedes-Benz, BMW, SAP, Volkswagen, Audi, Siemens, Allianz, Adidas, Porsche, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Bank and Bosch. ^[2]

Germany is recognised for its large portion of specialised small and medium enterprises, known as the Mittelstand . Around 1,000 of these companies are global market leaders in their segment and are labelled hidden champions. ^[3]

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Germany".

Largest firms

See also: List of largest German companies

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 January 2025. ^[1] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2024 revenues (US$M)	Employees	Notes
11		Volkswagen Group	348,408	684,025	Multinational consumer and commercial vehicle manufacturer operating in more than 150 countries. Consumer brands include Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, MAN, Porsche, Scania, SEAT and Škoda Auto.
41		BMW	168,103	154,950	Vehicle manufacturer producing commercial and consumer automobiles and motorcycles. Brands include Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and BMW Motorrad (motorcycles).
42		Mercedes-Benz Group	165,638	166,056	Stuttgart-based multinational automotive manufacturer. Brands include Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Setra, BharatBenz, Smart and Maybach.
77		Deutsche Telekom	121,046	199,652	Bonn-based multinational telecommunication company focused on fixed-line and mobile communications, digital media and internet service provider. The largest communication company of Germany and Europe.
79		Uniper	116,662	6,863	Düsseldorf-based state-owned multinational nuclear-based electricity provider. It also has a Russian subsidiary Unipro.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations that have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes	Status
A. Lange & Söhne	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Glashütte	1845	Watches, owned by Richemont (Switzerland)	P	A
Aareal Bank	Financials	Banks	Wiesbaden	1922	Banking and financial services	P	A
Abeking & Rasmussen	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Lemwerder	1907	Shipbuilidng, defence vessels	P	A
ABO Energy	Energy	Alternative energy	Wiesbaden	1996	Renewable energy	P	A
About You	Technology	Internet	Hamburg	2014	Online fashion retailer (e-commerce)	P	A
ABUS	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Munich	1933	Security devices manufacturer	P	A
Adidas	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Herzogenaurach	1924	Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer	P	A
AEG	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Frankfurt	1883	Electrical equipment manufacturer, defunct 1996, brand rights acquired by Electrolux	P	D
Aixtron	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Herzogenrath	1983	Manufacturing equipment	P	A
Aldi	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Essen	1913	Discount retail chains	P	A
Allianz	Financials	Full line insurance	Munich	1890	Insurance and asset management	P	A
Alpina	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Buchloe	1965	Automotive manufacturer, part of BMW	P	A
Altana	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Wesel	1977	Chemicals	P	A
Aral	Oil & gas	Refining & marketing	Bochum	1898	Part of BP (UK)	P	A
Arburg	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Loßburg	1923	Machinery and injection molding	P	A
Arcor	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Eschborn	1996	Telecom, part of Vodafone (UK)	P	A
Audi	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Ingolstadt	1910	Auto manufacturer, part of Volkswagen Group	P	A
August Storck	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Berlin	1903	Confectionery	P	A
Aurubis	Basic materials	Copper	Hamburg	2008	Copper manufacturing	P	A
Auto Union	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Neckarsulm	1932	Defunct, now part of Audi	P	D
Avira	Technology	Software	Tettnang	1986	Antivirus and cybersecurity software	P	A
Axel Springer	Consumer services	Publishing	Berlin	1946	Digital publishing	P	A
B. Braun	Health care	Pharmaceuticals, Medical equipment	Melsungen	1839	Medical devices and pharma	P	A
Bahlsen	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Hanover	1889	Confectionery	P	A
BASF	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Ludwigshafen	1865	Largest chemical producer in the world.	P	A
Bayer	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Leverkusen	1863	Chemicals and pharmaceuticals	P	A
BayWa	Consumer goods	Farming & fishing	Munich	1923	Agribusiness conglomerate	P	A
BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Schiltach	1970	Automotive parts	P	A
Bechtle	Technology	Software	Neckarsulm	1983	Information technology services	P	A
Beiersdorf	Consumer goods	Personal products	Hamburg	1882	Cosmetics	P	A
Benecke-Kaliko	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Hanover	1718	Automotive parts	P	A
Berlin Chemie	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Berlin	1890	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe	Industrials	Transportation services	Berlin	1928	Public transport, manages the Berlin U-Bahn	S	A
Bernard Krone Holding	Industrials	Machinery: agricultural	Spelle	1906	Agricultural machinery and equipment	P	A
Bertelsmann	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Gütersloh	1835	Mass media	P	A
Beyerdynamic	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Heilbronn	1924	Audio electronics	P	A
Bilfinger	Industrials	Heavy construction	Mannheim	1880	Construction, engineering and services	P	A
Birkenstock	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Neustadt	1774	Shoes manufacturer	P	A
BioNTech	Health care	Biotechnology	Mainz	2008	Vaccine	P	A
Blaser	Industrials	Defense	Isny im Allgäu	1957	Firearms	P	A
Blaupunkt	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Hildesheim	1924	Audio electronics	P	A
Blohm+Voss	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Hamburg	1877	Shipyard	P	A
BMW	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Munich	1916	Multinational automotive firm	P	A
Boehringer Ingelheim	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Ingelheim am Rhein	1885	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
Bölkow	Industrials	Aerospace	Stuttgart	1948	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1968, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm	P	D
BOMAG	Industrials	Machinery: Construction & handling	Boppard	1957	Construction vehicles	P	A
Bonprix	Technology	Internet	Hamburg	1986	Online and mail order fashion retail (e-commerce) owned by Otto Group	P	A
Brabus	Consumer services	Auto services	Bottrop	1977	Automotive modifications and tuning	P	A
Braun	Consumer goods	Personal products	Kronberg	1921	Razors and small appliances, part of Procter & Gamble (US)	P	A
Brenntag	Industrials	Transportation services	Mülheim	1874	Chemical distribution	P	A
Bresser	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Rhede	1957	Binoculars, astronomical telescopes, microscopes	P	A
Brose Fahrzeugteile	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Coburg	1908	Automotive parts	P	A
C. Illies & Co.	Industrials	Business support services	Hamburg	1859	Engineering and export	P	A
C.G. Haenel	Industrials	Defense	Suhl	1840	Firearms manufacturer	P	A
Carl Walther GmbH	Industrials	Defense	Ulm	1886	Firearms	P	A
Carl Zeiss	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Oberkochen	1846	Optical systems, imaging equipment	P	A
Ceconomy	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Düsseldorf	2017	Retail holding company	P	A
Celesio	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Stuttgart	1835	Pharmaceuticals, defunct 2017, now part of McKesson	P	D
Claas	Industrials	Machinery: agricultural	Harsewinkel	1913	Agricultural machinery	P	A
Commerzbank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1870	Banking	P	A
Condor Flugdienst	Consumer services	Airlines	Frankfurt	1955	Leisure airline, part of Thomas Cook Group (UK)	P	A
Conrad Electronic	Technology	Internet	Hirschau	1923	Online electronics retailer (e-commerce)	P	A
Continental	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Hanover	1871	Auto parts, tires and supplies, part of Schaeffler Group	P	A
Covestro	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Leverkusen	2015	Materials and coatings, part of Bayer	P	A
CureVac	Health care	Biotechnology	Tübingen	2000	Vaccine	P	A
Daimler Truck	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Stuttgart	2019	Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group	P	A
Dallmayr	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Munich	1700	Coffee	P	A
DASA	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Munich	1989	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 2000, merged into Airbus	P	D
Deichmann SE	Consumer goods	Apparel retail	Essen	1913	Footwear retail	P	A
DELO	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Windach	1961	Industrial adhesives	P	A
Delton	Conglomerates	-	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1989	Consumer goods, logistics, Pharma	P	A
Deutsche Bahn	Industrials	Railroads	Berlin	1994	State railways	S	A
Deutsche Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1870	Banking	P	A
Deutsche Börse	Financials	Investment services	Frankfurt	1992	Securities marketplace	P	A
Deutsche Messe	Consumer services	Recreational services	Hanover	1947	Largest fairground in the world	P	A
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank	Financials	Banks	Unterschleißheim	2015	Real estate financing bank	P	A
Deutsche Post	Industrials	Delivery services	Bonn	1995	Postal services	P	A
Deutsche Telekom	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Bonn	1995	Telecommunications	P	A
Deutsche Vermögensberatung	Financials	Asset managers	Frankfurt	1975	Financial advice	P	A
Deutsche Welle	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Bonn	1953	State-owned media company	S	A
Deutz	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Cologne	1864	Mechanical engineering	P	A
DHL	Industrials	Delivery services	Bonn	1969	Logistics, part of Deutsche Post	P	A
Dieffenbacher	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Eppingen	1873	Machinery	P	A
Diehl	Conglomerates	-	Nuremberg	1902	Aviation equipment, defence technology, electronic control systems, measuring instrument technology	P	A
Diehl Aerospace	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Überlingen	2006	Avionics	P	A
Diehl Defence	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Überlingen	2004	Ammunitions, electronics, missile systems	P	A
Diehl Metall	Basic materials	Nonferrous metals	Röthenbach an der Pegnitz	1938	Metals, forges	P	A
Dillinger Hütte	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Dillingen	1809	Steel producer	P	A
DKW	Consumer goods	Automobiles	?	1905	Defunct 1932, now part of Audi	P	D
dm-drogerie markt	Consumer services	Drug retailers	Karlsruhe	1973	Pharmacy retail chains	P	A
DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Bielefeld	1870	Machine tools	P	A
Dornier Flugzeugwerke	Industrials	Aerospace	Friedrichshafen	1922	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 2002, merged into DASA	P	D
Douglas	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Düsseldorf	1910	Perfume and cosmetics retailer	P	A
Dr. Oetker	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Bielefeld	1891	Food producer	P	A
Dräger	Health care	Medical equipment	Lübeck	1889	Medical technology	P	A
Dresdner Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1872	Now part of Commerzbank, defunct 2009	P	D
Duravit	Consumer goods	Furniture	Hornberg	1817	Bathroom furniture, wellness systems, sanitary ceramics	P	A
Dürr Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Stuttgart	1895	Plant and machinery construction	P	A
DVB Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1923	Financials	P	A
Dynamit Nobel	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Troisdorf	1865	Chemicals, explosives, owned by Axplora Group	P	A
DZ Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	2001	Banking and financial services	P	A
E.ON	Utilities	Electricity	Essen	2000	Electric power	P	A
ebm-papst	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Mulfingen	1963	Electric motors and fans	P	A
Edeka	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Berlin	1898	Supermarkets	P	A
Einhell	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Landau an der Isar	1964	Power tools, gardening tools	P	A
Elmos Semiconductor	Technology	Semiconductors	Dortmund	1984	Semiconductor products	P	A
ElringKlinger	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Dettingen an der Erms	1879	Automotive parts	P	A
EnBW	Utilities	Electricity	Karlsruhe	1997	Electric power	P	A
Enercon	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Aurich	1984	Wind turbines	P	A
Entwicklungsring Nord	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1961	Rocket parts, defunct 1977	P	D
Epcos	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Munich	1999	Electronics	P	A
E-Plus	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Düsseldorf	1992	Mobile network, part of Telefónica Germany	P	A
Eurowings	Consumer services	Airlines	Düsseldorf	1990	Part of Lufthansa	P	A
Evonik Industries	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Essen	2007	Speciality chemicals	P	A
Exyte	Industrials	Business support services	Stuttgart	1912	Building design, engineering, procurement and construction	P	A
Faber-Castell	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Stein	1761	Writing instruments	P	A
Fein	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Schwäbisch Gmünd	1867	Power tools	P	A
Fendt	Industrials	Machinery: agricultural	Marktoberdorf	1930	Agricultural machinery	P	A
Ferrostaal	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Essen	1920	Industrial services, machinery	P	A
Festo	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Esslingen am Neckar	1925	Automation	P	A
Fissler	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Idar-Oberstein	1845	Cookware	P	A
Focke-Achgelis	Industrials	Aerospace	Hoykenkamp	1937	Defunct helicopter manufacturer	P	D
Focke-Wulf	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1923	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1964	P	D
Franz Haniel & Cie.	Conglomerates	-	Duisburg	1756	Holding company	P	A
Freenet	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Büdelsdorf	2007	Telecommunications	P	A
Fresenius	Health care	Health care providers	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1912	Health care	P	A
Fresenius Medical Care	Health care	Health care providers	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1996	Part of Fresenius	P	A
Freudenberg Group	Conglomerates	-	Weinheim	1849	Consumer goods, industrials, telecommunications	P	A
FRoSTA	Consumer goods	Food products	Bremerhaven	1905	Frozen foods	P	A
Fuchs Petrolub	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Mannheim	1931	Lubricants	P	A
GEA Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Düsseldorf	1881	Machinery and technology for refrigeration and livestock farming	P	A
Gerresheimer	Industrials	Containers & packaging	Düsseldorf	1864	Packaging products	P	A
Getrag	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Untergruppenbach	1935	Automotive parts	P	A
GfK	Industrials	Business support services	Nuremberg	1934	Market research	P	A
gmp	Industrials	Business support services	Hamburg	1965	Architecture	P	A
Gothaer Group	Financials	Full life insurance	Cologne	1820	Insurance and asset management	P	A
Grob-Werke	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Mindelheim	1926	Universal machines	P	A
Grohe	Industrials	Construction and materials	Düsseldorf	1936	Plumbing fixtures, part of Lixil Group (Japan) since 2014	P	A
Grundig	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Nuremberg	1930	Electronics, part of Koç Holding (Turkey)	P	A
Gruner + Jahr	Consumer services	Publishing	Hamburg	1965	Publishing house, part of Bertelsmann	P	A
Grünenthal	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Stolberg	1946	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
Hama Photo	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Monheim	1923	Electronics	P	A
Hamburg Süd	Industrials	Marine transportation	Hamburg	1871	Shipping	P	A
Hamburger Flugzeugbau	Industrials	Aerospace	Hamburg	1933	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm	P	D
Hannover Re	Financials	Reinsurance	Hanover	1966	Reinsurance, part of Talanx	P	A
Hansgrohe	Industrials	Construction and materials	Schiltach	1901	Plumbing fixtures and materials, part of Masco (US)	P	A
Hapag-Lloyd	Industrials	Marine transportation	Hamburg	1970	Shipping	P	A
Heckler & Koch	Industrials	Defense	Oberndorf am Neckar	1948	Arms	P	A
HeidelbergCement	Industrials	Construction and materials	Heidelberg	1874	Cement	P	A
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Heidelberg	1850	Printing machines	P	A
Heidenhain	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Traunreut	1889	Measuring systems, numerical controls	P	A
Heinkel	Industrials	Aerospace	Warnemünde	1922	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1965	P	D
Heise Group	Consumer services	Publishing	Hanover	1949	Digital publishing	P	A
Hella	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Lippstadt	1899	Automotive parts	P	A
Heller Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Nürtingen	1894	Machine tools	P	A
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics	Industrials	Delivery services	Osnabrück	1871	Logistics	P	A
Henkel	Conglomerates	-	Düsseldorf	1876	Consumer goods, industrial goods	P	A
Henn	Industrials	Business support services	Munich	1979	Architecture	P	A
Hensoldt	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Munich	2004	Avionics, electronics, telecommunications equipment	P	A
Heraeus	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Hanau	1851	Metals, medical technology, quartz glass, sensors, electronic components	P	A
Hermle	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Gosheim	1938	Universal machines	P	A
Herrenknecht	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Schwanau	1975	Tunnel boring machines	P	A
Hochtief	Industrials	Heavy construction	Essen	1874	Construction, owned by ACS Group	P	A
Hoechst	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Frankfurt	1863	Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, defunct 2004, merged into Sanofi (France)	P	D
Hoesch	Basic materials	General mining	Dortmund	1871	Mining, steel, defunct 1991	P	D
Horch	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Köln-Ehrenfeld Cologne	1899	Defunct 1945, now part of Audi	P	D
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Kiel	1838	Shipbuilding, defense	P	A
Hörmann	Industrials	General industrials	Steinhagen	1935	Door production and installation	P	A
Hubert Burda Media	Consumer services	Publishing	Offenburg	1903	Publishing and mass media	P	A
Hugo Boss	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Metzingen	1924	Clothing	P	A
HypoVereinsbank	Financials	Financial services	Munich	1998	Finance and insurance, part of UniCredit (Italy)	P	A
Hypo Real Estate	Financials	Real estate	Munich	2003	Nationalized holding company	S	A
IAV	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Berlin	1983	Automotive supplier	P	A
IG Farben	Conglomerates	-	Frankfurt	1925	Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, Defunct 2012	P	D
Infineon Technologies	Technology	Semiconductors	Neubiberg	1999	Semiconductor manufacturer	P	A
J. A. Henckels	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Solingen	1731	Kitchenware	P	A
J. Schmalz	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Glatten	1910	Vacuum technology	P	A
Jenoptik	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Jena	1991	Optoelectronics engineering	P	A
Junghans	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Schramberg	1861	Watches	P	A
Jungheinrich	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Hamburg	1953	Mechanical engineering, material handling equipment	P	A
Junkers	Industrials	Aerospace	Dessau	1895	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969	P	D
K+S	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Kassel	1889	Fertilisers	P	A
Kapp Niles	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Coburg	1953	Machine tools	P	A
Kärcher	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Winnenden	1935	Cleaning equipment manufacturer	P	A
Katjes International	Market	Food retailers & wholesalers	Emmerich am Rhein	1972	Sugar confectionery Market, part of Katjes Group	P	A
Kaufland	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1985	Hypermarket, part of Schwarz Gruppe	P	A
Keimfarben	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Diedorf	1878	Paints	P	A
KfW	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1906	Financial services	P	A
KHS	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Dortmund	1993	Filling and packaging systems	P	A
KiK	Consumer services	Apparel retail	Bönen	1994	Clothing discount store, owned by Tengelmann Group	P	A
Klöckner & Co	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Duisburg	1906	Metal distribution	P	A
Knauf	Industrials	Construction and materials	Iphofen	1932	Drywall, plasterboard, insulating materials	P	A
KNDS Deutschland	Industrials	Defense	Munich	1999	Military vehicles	P	A
Knorr	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Heilbronn	1838	Food brand, part of Unilever (UK/Netherlands)	P	A
Knorr-Bremse	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Munich	1905	Braking systems	P	A
Koenig & Bauer	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Würzburg	1817	Printing machines	P	A
Körber	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Hamburg	1995	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Krauss-Maffei	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Munich	1931	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Krones	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Neutraubling	1951	Mechanical engineering	P	A
KSB Company	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Frankenthal	1871	Mechanical engineering	P	A
KUKA	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Augsburg	1898	Automation	P	A
Lamy	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Heidelberg	1930	Writing instruments	P	A
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg	Financials	Banks	Stuttgart	1999	Banking and financial services	P	A
Lanxess	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Cologne	2004	Chemicals	P	A
Leica Camera	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Wetzlar	1914	Cameras, optical imaging	P	A
Leoni	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Nuremberg	1917	Cable and harnessing manufacturing	P	A
Lidl	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1930	Part of Schwarz Gruppe	P	A
Liebherr	Industrials	Machinery: Construction & handling	Bulle	1949	Construction vehicles, headquartered in Switzerland	P	A
Lindauer Dornier	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Lindau	1985	Textile machinery manufacturer	P	A
Loesche	Basic materials	General mining	Düsseldorf	1906	Vertical roller mills for grinding coal, industrial minerals and ores.	P	A
Loewe	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Kronach	1923	Electronics	P	A
Lufthansa Group	Consumer services	Airlines	Cologne	1955	Largest German airline	P	A
Lürssen	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Bremen-Vegesack	1875	Shipyard, defense	P	A
Magirus	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Ulm	1866	Trucks and industrial vehicles	P	A
Magix	Technology	Software	Berlin	1994	Software publisher	P	A
Mahle Behr	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Stuttgart	1905	Automotive air conditioning and cooling system, part of Mahle GmbH	P	A
Mahle GmbH	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Stuttgart	1920	Automotive parts	P	A
MAN	Industrials	Commercial Vehicles & Trucks	Munich	1758	Automotive, mechanical engineering, part of Volkswagen Group	P	A
Mannesmann	Conglomerates	-	Düsseldorf	1890	Defunct 2001, now part of Vodafone, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Salzgitter	P	D
Manz	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Reutlingen	1987	Production systems	P	A
Maschinenfabrik Herkules	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Siegen	1911	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH	Industrials	Defense	Isny im Allgäu	1999	Firearms	P	A
MediaMarkt	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Ingolstadt	1979	Electronics retailing, owned by Ceconomy	P	A
Medion	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Essen	1983	Consumer electronics	P	A
Mennekes	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Kirchhundem	1935	Industrial plugs and connectors	P	A
Mercedes-AMG	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Affalterbach	1967	Automobile and engine manufacturing, part of Mercedes-Benz Group	P	A
Mercedes-Benz	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	1883	Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group	P	A
Mercedes-Benz Group	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	2007	Multinational automotive firm	P	A
Merck	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Darmstadt	1668	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
Messer	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Bad Soden	1898	Industrial gases	P	A
Messerschmitt	Industrials	Aerospace	Augsburg	1938	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1968, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm	P	D
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm	Industrials	Aerospace	Ottobrunn	1968	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1989, merged into DASA	P	D
Metallgesellschaft	Conglomerates	-	Frankfurt	1881	Industries, defunct 2000	P	D
Metro	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Düsseldorf	1964	Diversified retailer	P	A
Metz	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Zirndorf	1938	Electronics, defunct 2014	P	D
Meyer Werft	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Papenburg	1795	Shipbuilding	P	A
MHP	Technology	Software and Computer Services	Ludwigsburg	1996	Consultancy specialized in IT and process consulting, owned by Porsche	P	A
Miele	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Gütersloh	1899	Domestic appliances	P	A
MTU Aero Engines	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Munich	1934	Aircraft engines manufacturer	P	A
MTU Friedrichshafen	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Friedrichshafen	1909	Internal combustion engines and generators	P	A
Munich Re	Financials	Reinsurance	Munich	1880	Reinsurance	P	A
Müller	Consumer services	Drug retailers	Ulm	1953	Pharmacy and perfumery retail chains	P	A
Müller	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Fischach	1896	Dairy	P	A
Nemetschek	Technology	Software	Munich	1963	Software	P	A
Nero	Technology	Software	Karlsruhe	1995	Software	P	A
Netto Marken-Discount	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Maxhütte-Haidhof	1984	Supermarkets, part of Edeka	P	A
New Yorker	Consumer goods	Apparel retail	Braunschweig	1971	Apparel and accessory retail	P	A
Nixdorf Computer	Technology	Computer hardware	Paderborn	1952	Computer manufacturer, defunct 1990, merged with Siemens to form Siemens Nixdorf, split in 1999 into Fujitsu Siemens Computers (defunct 2009, successor FTS) and Wincor Nixdorf, merged with Diebold in 2016 to form Diebold Nixdorf	P	D
Norma	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Fürth	1964	Food discount store	P	A
NSU Motorenwerke	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Neckarsulm	1873	Now part of Audi, defunct	P	D
Obi	Consumer services	Home improvement retailers	Wermelskirchen	1970	DIY store, owned by Tengelmann Group	P	A
Opel	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Rüsselsheim am Main	1862	Automotive, part of Groupe PSA (France)	P	A
Orenstein & Koppel	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Berlin	1876	Defunct 1999	P	D
Osram	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Munich	1919	Lighting systems	P	A
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH	Technology	Semiconductors	Regensburg	1999	LEDs, optical sensors manufacturer	P	A
Otto GmbH	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Hamburg	1949	Mail order company	P	A
Otto Bock	Health care	Medical equipment	Duderstadt	1919	Wheel chairs, prosthetics	P	A
PCC	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Duisburg	1993	Chemicals, energy, logistics	P	A
Peek & Cloppenburg	Consumer goods	Apparel retail	Düsseldorf	1900	Apparel retail	P	A
Pelikan	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Hanover	1838	Writing instruments	P	A
Penny	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Cologne	1973	Supermarkets, part of REWE Group	P	A
Pfeiffer Vacuum	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Wetzlar	1890	Vacuum pumps, measurement and components	P	A
Philipp Holzmann	Industrials	Heavy construction	Frankfurt	1849	Defunct 2002	P	D
Phoenix Contact	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Blomberg	1923	Automation	P	A
Phoenix Pharmahandel	Consumer services	Drug retailers	Mannheim	1994	Pharmacy retail chains	P	A
Porsche	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	1931	High performance vehicles, part of Volkswagen Group	P	A
Porsche SE	Conglomerates	-	Stuttgart	1931	Automotive holding company, majority shares in Volkswagen Group	P	A
ProSiebenSat.1	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Unterföhring	2000	Mass media	P	A
Puma	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Herzogenaurach	1948	Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer	P	A
Recaro	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Stuttgart	1906	Vehicle seating	P	A
Rehau Group	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Rehau	1948	Polymer-based products manufacturer	P	A
Reis Robotics	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Obernburg	1957	Automation equipments	P	A
Renk	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Augsburg	1873	Gear units and drive systems	P	A
REWE Group	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Cologne	1927	Supermarkets, retail	P	A
Rheinmetall	Conglomerates	-	Düsseldorf	1889	Aerostructure, automotive, defense, engineering, security	P	A
Robert Bosch GmbH	Conglomerates	-	Gerlingen	1886	Automotive parts, computing, engineering, home appliances	P	A
Rocket Internet	Technology	Internet	Berlin	2007	E-commerce	P	A
Rodenstock	Health Care	Medical Equipment	Munich	1877	Optical lenses and eyewear	P	A
Rohde & Schwarz	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Munich	1933	Electronic testing, radiocommunications devices	P	A
Rollei	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Hamburg	1920	Cameras and other optical equipment	P	A
ROSE Bikes	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Bocholt	1907	Bicycles	P	A
Rossmann	Consumer services	Drug retailers	Burgwedel	1972	Pharmacy retail chains	P	A
Rotring	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Hamburg	1928	Drawing tools, writing instruments	P	A
RRI Rhein Ruhr International	Industrials	Heavy construction	Essen	1942	Construction, engineering	P	A
RUF Automobile	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Pfaffenhausen	1939	Automotive	P	A
RWE	Utilities	Electricity	Essen	1898	Electric generation and distribution	P	A
s.Oliver	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Rottendorf	1969	Apparel & accessories producer	P	A
Salzgitter	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Salzgitter	1937	Steel producer	P	A
SAP	Technology	Software	Walldorf	1972	Enterprise software	P	A
Saturn	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Ingolstadt	1961	Electronics retailing, owned by Ceconomy	P	A
Ströer	Consumer services	Publishing	Cologne	1990	online advertising, mass media	P	A
Schaeffler Group	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Herzogenaurach	1883	Automotive parts	P	A
Schering	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Berlin	1851	Defunct 2006, now part of Bayer	P	D
Schmitz Cargobull	Industrials	Commercial Vehicles & Trucks	Horstmar	1892	Trailers and truck bodies	P	A
Schneider Kreuznach	Technology	Electronic Components	Bad Kreuznach	1913	Industrial and photographic optics	P	A
Schott	Basic materials	Glass	Mainz	1884	Industrial glass, part of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung	P	A
Schuler Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Göppingen	1839	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Schunk Group	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Heuchelheim	1913	Components and systems for various industrial sectors	P	A
Schwan-Stabilo	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Heroldsberg	1855	Writing instruments	P	A
Schwarz Gruppe	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1973	Supermarket holding company	P	A
Schwind eye-tech-solutions	Health care	Medical equipment	Kleinostheim	1958	Medical technology	P	A
Sebamed	Consumer goods	Personal products	Boppard	1957	Skin care products	P	A
Seca	Health care	Medical equipment	Hamburg	1840	Medical scales and measuring instruments	P	A
Selgros	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neu-Isenburg	1959	Cash & carry stores, owned by Coop (Switzerland)	P	A
Semikron	Industrials	Electrical Components	Nuremberg	1951	Power semiconductor components	P	A
Sennheiser	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Wedemark	1945	Audio electronics	P	A
Setra	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Berlin	1951	Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group	P	A
SEW Eurodrive	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Bruchsal	1931	Electric motors, components	P	A
SGL Carbon	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Wiesbaden	1992	Carbon-based products	P	A
Sick AG	Technology	Electronic equipment	Waldkirch	1946	Industrial sensors and automation solutions	P	A
Siemens	Conglomerates	-	Berlin	1847	Computing, energy, engineering, healthcare equipment, home appliances, industrials, mobility	P	A
Siemens Energy	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Munich	2020	Electrical engineering	P	A
Siemens Healthineers	Health care	Medical equipment	Munich	2020	Medical technology manufacturer, part of Siemens	P	A
Siemens Mobility	Industrials	Railroad equipment	Munich	2020	Rolling stock manufacturer, railway management, part of Siemens	P	A
SIG Sauer	Industrials	Defense	Eckernförde	1976	Firearms, defunct 2020	P	D
Signal Iduna	Financials	Full line insurance	Dortmund/Hamburg	1907	Insurance	P	A
Siltronic	Technology	Electronic Components	Munich	1968	Manufacturer of wafers made of silicon	P	A
SLM Solutions Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Lübeck	2006	Manufacturer of 3D metal printers	P	A
Smart	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Böblingen	1994	Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group	P	A
Software	Technology	Software	Darmstadt	1969	Enterprise software	P	A
SolarWorld	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Bonn	1988	Photovoltaics	P	A
Stada Arzneimittel	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Bad Vilbel	1895	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
Staedtler	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Nuremberg	1835	Writing instruments	P	A
Stiebel Eltron	Industrials	General industrials	Holzminden	1924	Heat pumps, water heaters, and heating systems	P	A
Stihl	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Waiblingen	1926	Forestry equipment, gardening tools	P	A
Südzucker	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Mannheim	1926	Sugar	P	A
SUSE	Technology	Software	Nuremberg	1992	Software	P	A
Suss Microtec	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Garching	1949	Equipment for semiconductor manufacturing	P	A
Symrise	Consumer goods	Personal products	Holzminden	2003	Flavours, gustatory and cosmetic substances	P	A
Talanx	Financials	Full line insurance	Hanover	1996	Commercial insurance	P	A
Tchibo	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Hamburg	1949	Coffee shops	P	A
TeamViewer	Technology	Software	Göppingen	2005	Software	P	A
Tegut	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Fulda	1947	Supermarket chain owned by Migros (Switzerland)	P	A
Telefunken	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Berlin	1903	Defunct 1967	P	D
Tengelmann Group	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Mülheim	1867	Retail holding company	P	A
Tente International	Industrials	General industrials	Cologne	1923	Wheels and castors	P	A
Tesa SE	Industrials	Nondurable household products	Norderstedt	2001	Adhesives, owned by Beiersdorf	P	A
The Linde Group	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Munich	1879	Industrial gas production and plant engineering	P	A
Thonet GmbH	Consumer goods	Furniture	Frankenberg	1853	Household furniture manufacturer	P	A
ThyssenKrupp	Conglomerates	-	Duisburg	1999	Defense, engineering, industrials, shipyards, steel	P	A
Tom Tailor	Consumer goods	Apparel retail	Hamburg	1962	Apparel retail	P	A
Triumph-Adler	Technology	Electronic Office Equipment	Nuremberg	1896	Computer printers and other document management systems	P	A
Trumpf	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Ditzingen	1923	Machine tools	P	A
T-Systems	Technology	Software	Frankfurt	2000	Part of Deutsche Telekom	P	A
UHU	Industrials	Nondurable household products	Bühl	1884	Adhesives	P	A
Uniper	Utilities	Electricity	Düsseldorf	2016	State-owned nuclear-based electric power	S	A
United Internet	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Montabaur	1988	ISP	P	A
Vaillant Group	Industrials	General industrials	Remscheid	1874	Heating systems	P	A
Varta	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Ellwangen	1887	Batteries	P	A
Vector Informatik	Technology	Software	Stuttgart	1988	Software	P	A
Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1964	Defunct 1981	P	D
Viessmann	Industrials	General industrials	Allendorf (Eder)	1917	Heating systems	P	A
Villeroy & Boch	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Mettlach	1748	Ceramics	P	A
Voith	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Heidenheim an der Brenz	1867	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Volkswagen Group	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Wolfsburg	1937	Multinational automotive firm	P	A
Vonovia	Financials	Real estate	Bochum	2001	Real estate	P	A
Vossloh	Industrials	Industrial transportation	Werdohl	1888	Railway systems engineering	P	A
Vitesco Technologies	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Regensburg	2019	Automotive parts	P	A
Wacker Chemie	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Munich	1914	Silicon & polymer based products	P	A
Wacker Neuson	Industrials	Machinery: Construction & handling	Munich	1848	Construction equipment	P	A
WAGO Kontakttechnik	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Minden	1951	Electrical components	P	A
Webasto	Consumer goods	Auto Parts	Stockdorf	1901	Automotive supplier	P	A
Wella	Consumer goods	Personal products	Darmstadt	1880	Hair care and cosmetics	P	A
Wera Tools	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Wuppertal	1936	Hand tools	P	A
Werner & Mertz	Consumer goods	Personal products	Mainz	1867	Chemical industry	P	A
Weser Flugzeugbau	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1934	Defunct 1964	P	D
WIKA	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Klingenberg am Main	1946	Measuring products	P	A
Wilkhahn	Consumer goods	Furniture	Bad Münder	1907	Office furniture manufacturer	P	A
Wilo	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Dortmund	1872	Manufacturer of pumps and pump systems	P	A
Wintershall Dea	Energy	Oil & gas	Kassel	1894	Subsidiary of BASF	P	A
Wirecard	Financials	Financial services	Aschheim	1999	Payment solutions	P	A
Wittenstein	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Igersheim	1949	Mechanical engineering	P	A
Wolff & Müller	Industrials	Heavy construction	Stuttgart	1936	Construction	P	A
Wortmann	Technology	Computer hardware	Hüllhorst	1986	Computer & accessories manufacturer	P	A
Würth	Industrials	General industrials	Künzelsau	1945	Fasteners	P	A
Wüsthof	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Solingen	1814	Kitchen knives	P	A
X-Fab	Technology	Semiconductors	Erfurt	1992	Semiconductor components	P	A
Zalando	Technology	Internet	Berlin	2008	Online fashion retail (e-commerce)	P	A
ZF Friedrichshafen	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Friedrichshafen	1915	Automotive parts	P	A
Ziehl-Abegg	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Künzelsau	1910	Electrical components	P	A
Zott	Consumer goods	Food & beverages	Mertingen	1926	Dairy	P	A

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  Commerzbank Tower, the headquarters of Commerzbank in Frankfurt
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  Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg
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  Mercedes-Benz Group headquarters in Stuttgart
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  Bayer headquarters in Leverkusen
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  Headquarters building of Siemens in Munich

See also

• Category:Companies of Germany
• List of largest German companies
• List of German companies by employees in 1907
• List of German companies by employees in 1938

References

1. DeCarlo, Scott (14 February 2025). "The Fortune 2024 Global 500". Fortune .
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3. Gavin, Mike (23 September 2010). "Germany Has 1,000 Market-Leading Companies, Manager-Magazin Says". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.