Top 100 Mechanical Engineering Companies in Germany 2025 – Ranking & Market Analysis
Market study Mechanical Engineering Germany
Our market analysis systematically identifies the 100 highest-revenue mechanical engineering companies headquartered in Germany. In 2023, these top 100 companies achieved a total revenue of approximately €92 billion.
Top 20 mechanical engineering companies in Germany 2025 (excerpt)
| Rank 2025 | Pursue | seat | Revenue 2024 (million €) | Growth 2023–2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA | Heidenheim | 5.227 | -5,1% |
| 2 | GEA Group | Düsseldorf | 5.422 | 0,9% |
| 3 | Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG | Ditzingen | 5.173 | -3,6% |
| 4 | Krones AG | Neutraubling | 5.294 | 12,1% |
| 5 | Dürr AG | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 4.698 | 1,5% |
| 6 | Zeppelin Systems GmbH | Friedrichshafen | 3.820 | -2,9% |
| 7 | Kuka AG | augsburg | 3.732 | -7,9% |
| 8 | SMS Group GmbH | Düsseldorf | 4.033 | 17,5% |
| 9 | Körber AG | Hamburg | 2.766 | -4,6% |
| 10 | Heidelberg Printing Machines AG | Heidelberg | 2.395 | -1,6% |
| 11 | Carl Zeiss AG – Industrial Quality & Research Unit | Oberkochen | 2.369 | 3,2% |
| 12 | Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA | Selters | 2.500 | 8,2% |
| 13 | DMG Mori AG | Bielefeld | 2.228 | -10,8% |
| 14 | Schuler Group GmbH (since 2025: Andritz Schuler GmbH) | Göppingen | 1.811 | -1,5% |
| 15 | KHS GmbH | Dortmund | 1.654 | 9,0% |
| 16 | Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG | Mindelheim | 1.507 | 10,0% |
| 17 | Syntegon Technology GmbH | Waiblingen | 1.600 | 7,7% |
| 18 | Homag GmbH | Schopfloch | 1.413 | -13,0% |
| 19 | Koenig & Bauer AG | Würzburg | 1.274 | -3,9% |
| 20 | Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH | Biberach an der Riß | 1.190 | 5,7% |
Excerpt from the complete TOP 100 ranking. The full PDF contains all 100 companies including EBIT margin, number of employees, CAGR 2020–2024 and product portfolio classification for ranks 21–100.
TOP 100 mechanical engineering companies in Germany 2025
The new market analysis "Mechanical Engineering Germany 2025" by MEYER INDUSTRY RESEARCH, published in November 2025, provides an overview of the 100 leading mechanical engineering companies in Germany, their sales and employee figures, as well as data on the profitability of the industry.
The study is available for free download on our website.
Industry diversity – From global players to hidden champions: Whether machine tools, packaging machines or plastics and rubber processing machines – German mechanical engineering manufacturers are among the leaders in the world market.
Our market study of the top 100 machine manufacturers in Germany reveals both well-known global players such as GEA, Voith, and KUKA. At the same time, our ranking of Germany's leading machine manufacturers also includes numerous hidden champions, which employ hundreds or thousands of people and are among the market and technology leaders worldwide within their respective machine categories.
Challenging times for Germany's top 100 mechanical engineering companies
Growing sales: The top 100 German mechanical engineering companies grew by 9.1% nominally in 2023. In real terms, growth was 1.9%. Significantly lower growth is expected for 2024, both nominally and in real terms.
Stagnant to declining employment: The number of employees at the top 100 mechanical engineering companies rose by 1.9% to approximately 350,000 in 2023. Compared to 2022, growth slowed significantly, reaching 4.2% the previous year. This trend appears to be continuing, as the number of employees at the top 20 mechanical engineering companies decreased by 3.6% in 2024.
Stagnant profits: The average EBIT margin of the top 100 mechanical engineering companies was 6.1% in 2023. Compared to previous years, this represents a sideways trend in profitability (previous year: 5.9%). A slight increase in the EBIT margin of the top 100 companies is expected for 2024. Profit figures for 2024 are available for approximately one-third of the companies. These achieved an average margin of around 6.7%.
Increased labor productivity: In 2023, the top 100 machine manufacturers increased their labor productivity (revenue per employee) by 6.1% compared to the previous year, reaching approximately €265,000. However, taking into account the inflation rate of 7.2% over the same period, real labor productivity decreased by 1.1%. For 2024, we anticipate that nominal labor productivity will remain stable.
What is the revenue of the top 100 mechanical engineering companies in Germany?
The top 100 mechanical engineering companies achieved a total turnover of around €92 billion in 2023, representing a nominal growth of 9.1% compared to the previous year – faster than the German mechanical engineering market as a whole (7.7% nominal according to VDMA).
How many employees do the top 100 mechanical engineering companies employ?
The top 100 companies employed nearly 350,000 people in 2023, an increase of 1.9% compared to the previous year.
How profitable are the top 100 mechanical engineering companies?
The average EBIT margin of the top 100 companies was 6.1% in 2023. For 2024, figures are currently available for 36 companies that achieved a margin of 6.7%.
Regional distribution: Stuttgart confirmed as a hot spot for German mechanical engineering
The heart of mechanical engineering beats in three German states: 82 of the top 100 companies are headquartered in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, or North Rhine-Westphalia. Hesse (5% of companies) and Lower Saxony (4% of companies) are also important locations for German mechanical engineering.
Christian Scherer, Automotive Analyst at MEYER INDUSTRY RESEARCH and co-author of the study, comments: “The hot spot of German mechanical engineering is clearly in the Stuttgart region. Within a 50 km radius of Stuttgart, 25 of Germany’s 100 largest mechanical engineering companies are located. On our map of headquarters, Swabia is densely populated with large mechanical engineering companies.”
Special machine construction and the mechanical engineering industry in Germany: Product portfolio of the TOP 100
Germany's top 100 mechanical engineering companies cover a broad product portfolio – from packaging machines and machine tools to systems for the textile, paper, and food industries. Many of the listed companies specialize in custom machine manufacturing and produce customer-specific system solutions for a wide variety of industries.
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