List of companies of Germany
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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. 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 Bahn, Deutsche Bank and Bosch, BMW Motorrad, Canyon Bicycles, Wiesmann GmbH, Ariola Records, UFA GmbH, Jako AG, Zalando SE.{{cite web|url=http://bestglobalbrands.com/2014/ranking/|title=Best Global Brands – 2014 Rankings|publisher=Interbrand|access-date=26 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315012352/http://bestglobalbrands.com/2014/ranking/|archive-date=15 March 2015|url-status=dead}}
Germany is recognised for its large portion of specialised small and medium enterprises, known as the Mittelstand model. Around 1,000 of these companies are global market leaders in their segment and are labelled hidden champions.{{cite news |author=Gavin, Mike |date=23 September 2010 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-23/germany-has-1-000-market-leading-companies-manager-magazin-says.html |title=Germany Has 1,000 Market-Leading Companies, Manager-Magazin Says |newspaper=Businessweek |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430195209/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-23/germany-has-1-000-market-leading-companies-manager-magazin-says.html |archive-date=30 April 2011}}
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.{{cite web |first=Scott|last=DeCarlo|url=https://fortune.com/ranking/global500/?fg500_country=Germany|title=The Fortune 2024 Global 500|work=Fortune|date=14 February 2025}} Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.
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!Image !Name !2024 revenues (US$M) !Employees !Notes |
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| 11
| 100px |align="right"| 348,408 |align="right"| 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
| 100px | BMW |align="right"| 168,103 |align="right"| 154,950 | Vehicle manufacturer producing commercial and consumer automobiles and motorcycles. Brands include Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and BMW Motorrad (motorcycles). |
| 42
| 100px |align="right"| 165,638 |align="right"| 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
| 100px |align="right"| 121,046 |align="right"| 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
| 100px | Uniper |align="right"| 116,662 |align="right"| 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.
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| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1845
| Watches, owned by Richemont (Switzerland)
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| Financials
| Banks
| 1922
| Banking and financial services
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| Industrials
| Shipbuilding
| 1907
| Shipbuilidng, defence vessels
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| ABUS
| Industrials
| Electronic equipment
| Munich
| 1933
| Security devices manufacturer
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| Adidas
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1924
| Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
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| Aldi
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| Essen
| 1913
| Discount retail chains
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| Allianz
| Financials
| Full line insurance
| Munich
| 1890
| Insurance and asset management
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| Alpina
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| Buchloe
| 1965
| Automotive manufacturer, part of BMW
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| Altana
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Wesel
| 1977
| Chemicals
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| Aral
| Oil & gas
| Refining & marketing
| Bochum
| 1898
| Part of BP (UK)
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| Arburg
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Loßburg
| 1923
| Machinery and injection molding
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| Arcandor
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| Essen
| 1999
| Defunct 2009
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| Arcor
| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| Eschborn
| 1996
| Telecom, part of Vodafone (UK)
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| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Cologne
| 2007
| Fashion
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| Audi
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1910
| Auto manufacturer, part of Volkswagen Group
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| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Berlin
| 1903
| Confectionery
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| Aurubis
| Basic materials
| Copper
| Hamburg
| 2008
| Copper manufacturing
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1932
| Defunct, now part of Audi
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| Consumer services
| Publishing
| Berlin
| 1946
| Digital publishing
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| B. Braun
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals, Medical equipment
| 1839
| Medical devices and pharma
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Potsdam
| 1912
| Film studio
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| Bahlsen
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Hanover
| 1889
| Confectionery
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| BASF
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| 1865
| Largest chemical producer in the world.
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Grünwald
| 1919
| Film studio
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| Bayer
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| 1863
| Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
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| BayWa
| Consumer goods
| Farming & fishing
| Munich
| 1923
| Agribusiness conglomerate
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| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1970
| Automotive parts
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| Bechtle
| Technology
| Software
| 1983
| Information technology services
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| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Bremen
| 1873
| Alcoholic beverages
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| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Willich
| 1989
| Audio systems
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| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| Hamburg
| 1882
| Cosmetics
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| Technology
| Software
| Berlin
| 1993
| Software holding company
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| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| Hanover
| 1718
| Automotive parts
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| 1835
| Mass media
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| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| 1924
| Audio electronics
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| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| Mannheim
| 1880
| Construction, engineering and services
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| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Neustadt
| 1774
| Shoes manufacturer
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| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Bitburg
| 1817
| Brewery
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| BioNTech
| Health care
| Biotechnology
| Mainz
| 2008
| Vaccine
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| Blaser
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1957
| Firearms
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| Industrials
| Shipbuilding
| Hamburg
| 1877
| Shipyard, part of Lürssen
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Berlin
| 2008
| Music, part of Bertelsmann
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| BMW
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| Munich
| 1916
| Multinational automotive firm
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| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| 1885
| Pharmaceuticals
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| Bölkow
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| 1948
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1968, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
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| BOMAG
| Industrials
| Machinery: Construction & handling
| Boppard
| 1957
| Construction vehicles
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| Brabus
| Consumer services
| Auto services
| Bottrop
| 1977
| Automotive modifications and tuning
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| Braun
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| Kronberg
| 1921
| Razors and small appliances, part of Procter & Gamble (US)
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| Brenntag
| Industrials
| Transportation services
| Mülheim
| 1874
| Chemical distribution
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| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| Berlin
| 1853
| Musical instruments
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| Industrials
| Business support services
| Hamburg
| 1859
| Engineering and export
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| Industrials
| Defense
| Ulm
| 1886
| Firearms
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| Industrials
| Electronic equipment
| 1846
| Optical systems, imaging equipment
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| CureVac
| Health care
| Biotechnology
| Tübingen
| 2000
| Vaccine
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| Celesio
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| 1835
| Pharmaceuticals, defunct 2017, now part of McKesson
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| CineStar
| Consumer services
| Recreational services
| Lübeck
| 1948
| Cinemas
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Munich
| 1905
| Circus, entertainment
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| Claas
| Industrials
| Machinery: agricultural
| 1913
| Agricultural machinery
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| Financials
| Banks
| 1870
| Banking
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| Consumer services
| Airlines
| 1955
| Leisure airline, part of Thomas Cook Group (UK)
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| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| Hanover
| 1871
| Auto parts, tires and supplies, part of Schaeffler Group
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| Covestro
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| 2015
| Materials and coatings, part of Bayer
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| Industrials
| Commercial vehicles & trucks
| 2019
| Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group
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| DASA
| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| Munich
| 1989
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 2000, merged into Airbus
| defunct=y
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| Dba
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| Munich
| 1992
| Low-cost airline, defunct 2008
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| Delton
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1989
| Consumer goods, logistics, Pharma
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| Consumer services
| Publishing
| Hamburg
| 1947
| Weekly news magazine
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| Industrials
| Railroads
| Berlin
| 1994
| State railways
| state=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Financials
| Banks
| 1870
| Banking
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| Financials
| Investment services
| 1992
| Securities marketplace
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| Consumer goods
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Hanover
| 1898
| Phonogramm producer, producer of the first Compact disc, now part of Universal Music Group (US)
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| Consumer services
| Recreational services
| Hanover
| 1947
| Largest fairground in the world
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| Financials
| Banks
| 2015
| Real estate financing bank
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| Industrials
| Delivery services
| Bonn
| 1995
| Postal services
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| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| Bonn
| 1995
| Telecommunications
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| Financials
| Asset managers
| 1975
| Financial advice
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| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| Bonn
| 1953
| State-owned media company
| state=y
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| Deutz
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Cologne
| 1864
| Mechanical engineering
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| DHL
| Industrials
| Delivery services
| Bonn
| 1969
| Logistics, part of Deutsche Post
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| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Eppingen
| 1873
| Machinery
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| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| 2006
| Avionics
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| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| 2004
| Ammunitions, electronics, missile systems
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| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1938
| Metals, forges
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| Diezel
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| 1994
| Guitar amplifiers
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| Djshop
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| 1993
| Online dance music retail store
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| DKW
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| ?
| 1905
| Defunct 1932, now part of Audi
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| 1922
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 2002, merged into DASA
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Douglas
| Consumer services
| Specialty retailers
| 1910
| Perfume and cosmetics retailer
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| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1891
| Food producer
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| Dräger
| Health care
| Medical equipment
| Lübeck
| 1889
| Medical technology
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{{Company-list table entry
| Financials
| Banks
| 1872
| Now part of Commerzbank, defunct 2009
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial engineering
| 1895
| Plant and machinery construction
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| DVB Bank
| Financials
| Banks
| 1923
| Financials
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| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| 1865
| Chemicals, explosives, owned by Axplora Group
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| DZ Bank
| Financials
| Banks
| 2001
| Banking and financial services
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| E.ON
| Utilities
| Electricity
| Essen
| 2000
| Electric power
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| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| 1922
| Part of Staedtler
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| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1963
| Electric motors and fans
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{{Company-list table entry
| Edeka
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| Berlin
| 1898
| Supermarkets
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| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1879
| Automotive parts
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| EnBW
| Utilities
| Electricity
| 1997
| Electric power
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| EnOcean
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| 2001
| Electronics
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| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Bremen
| 1961
| Rocket parts, defunct 1977
| defunct=y
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| Epcos
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Munich
| 1999
| Electronics
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| E-Plus
| Telecommunications
| Mobile telecommunications
| 1992
| Mobile network, part of Telefónica Germany
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| Consumer services
| Airlines
| 1990
| Part of Lufthansa
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{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Essen
| 2007
| Speciality chemicals
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| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| Stein
| 1761
| Writing instruments
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| Fein
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| 1867
| Power tools
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| Fendt
| Industrials
| Machinery: agricultural
| 1930
| Agricultural machinery
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Essen
| 1920
| Industrial services, machinery
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| Festo
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1925
| Automation
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| Consumer goods
| Toys
| 1966
| Construction sets
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| Fissler
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| 1845
| Cookware
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1872
| Military vehicles
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| 1937
| Defunct helicopter manufacturer
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Bremen
| 1923
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1964
| defunct=y
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| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Cologne
| 2010
| Backpacks
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| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| Cologne
| 1925
| Automobile manufacturer, part of Ford Motor Company (US)
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| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| Cologne
| 1967
| Automobile manufacturer, part of Ford Motor Company (US)
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| Conglomerates
| -
| Duisburg
| 1756
| Family holding company
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| Fraport
| Industrials
| Transportation services
| 1924
| Airports
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| Freenet
| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| 2007
| Telecommunications
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{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Health care providers
| 1912
| Health care
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| Health care
| Health care providers
| 1996
| Part of Fresenius
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| Conglomerates
| -
| Weinheim
| 1849
| Consumer goods, industrials, telecommunications
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| FRoSTA
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1905
| Frozen foods, foodservice, commercial catering
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| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Mannheim
| 1931
| Lubricants
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| Gardena
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| Ulm
| 1961
| Garden tools
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1881
| Machinery and technology for refrigeration and livestock farming
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| Cologne
| 2002
| Part of Lufthansa
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1888
| Mineral water
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Containers & packaging
| 1864
| Packaging products
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{{Company-list table entry
| Getrag
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1935
| Automotive parts
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{{Company-list table entry
| GfK
| Industrials
| Business support services
| 1934
| Market research
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{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Biotechnology
| 1997
| Biotechnology
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| Grundig
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| 1930
| Electronics, part of Koç Holding (Turkey)
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| Hamburg
| 1965
| Publishing house, part of Bertelsmann
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{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| Stolberg
| 1946
| Pharmaceuticals
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Monheim
| 1923
| Electronics
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Marine transportation
| Hamburg
| 1871
| Shipping
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Hamburg
| 1933
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Financials
| Reinsurance
| Hanover
| 1966
| Reinsurance, part of Talanx
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Marine transportation
| Hamburg
| 1970
| Shipping
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{{Company-list table entry
| Haribo
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Bonn
| 1920
| Confectionery
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| Hamburg
| 1965
| Firearms
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1948
| Arms
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Cement
| 1874
| Cement
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1850
| Printing machines
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{{Company-list table entry
| Heinkel
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| 1922
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1965
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Hella
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1899
| Automotive parts
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{{Company-list table entry
| Henkel
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1876
| Consumer goods, industrial goods
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{{Company-list table entry
| Hensoldt
| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| Munich
| 2004
| Avionics, electronics, telecommunications equipment
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{{Company-list table entry
| Heraeus
| Industrials
| Industrial engineering
| Hanau
| 1851
| Engineering
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Schwanau
| 1975
| Tunnel boring machines
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{{Company-list table entry
| Heym
| Industrials
| Defense
| Römhild
| 1865
| Firearms
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{{Company-list table entry
| Hochtief
| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| Essen
| 1874
| Construction, owned by ACS Group
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{{Company-list table entry
| Hoechst
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| 1863
| Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, defunct 2004, merged into Sanofi (France)
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Hoesch
| Basic materials
| General mining
| Dortmund
| 1871
| Mining, steel, defunct 1991
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Horch
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1899
| Defunct 1945, now part of Audi
| defunct=y
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| Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
| Industrials
| Shipbuilding
| Kiel
| 1838
| Shipbuilding, defense
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| 1903
| Publishing and mass media
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1924
| Clothing
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| Financials
| Financial services
| Munich
| 1998
| Finance and insurance, part of UniCredit (Italy)
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| Financials
| Real estate
| Munich
| 2003
| Nationalized holding company
| state=y
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| IAV
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| Berlin
| 1983
| Automotive supplier
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{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1925
| Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, Defunct 2012
| defunct=y
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| Technology
| Semiconductors
| 1999
| Semiconductor manufacturer
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Specialty retailers
| Berlin
| 1962
| Defunct 1990
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| Solingen
| 1731
| Kitchenware
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Glatten
| 1910
| Vacuum technology
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{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| Ulm
| 1856
| Firearms
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{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| Idstein
| 1981
| Camping and outdoor
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| Jenoptik
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Jena
| 1991
| Optoelectronics engineering
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| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Hamburg
| 1968
| Fashion
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| Junghans
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1861
| Watches
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| Junkers
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Dessau
| 1895
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969
| defunct=y
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{{Company-list table entry
| K+S
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Kassel
| 1889
| Fertilisers
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Kärcher
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1935
| Cleaning equipment manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Market
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| 1972
| Sugar confectionery Market, part of Katjes Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Kaufland
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| 1985
| Hypermarket, part of Schwarz Gruppe
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Diedorf
| 1878
| Paints
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| KfW
| Financials
| Banks
| 1906
| Financial services
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Duisburg
| 1906
| Metal distribution
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| Munich
| 1999
| Military vehicles
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Knorr
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1838
| Food brand, part of Unilever (UK/Netherlands)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| Munich
| 1905
| Braking systems
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Würzburg
| 1817
| Printing machines
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Körber
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Hamburg
| 1995
| Mechanical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Korth
| Industrials
| Defense
| Lollar
| 1954
| Firearms
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Munich
| 1931
| Mechanical engineering, part of ChemChina (China)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| Ulm
| 1886
| Firearms
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Kreuztal
| 1803
| Brewery
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Krones
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1951
| Mechanical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1871
| Mechanical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| KUKA
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Augsburg
| 1898
| Automation
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Lamy
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| 1930
| Writing instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
| Financials
| Banks
| 1999
| Banking and financial services
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Lanxess
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Cologne
| 2004
| Chemicals
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Wetzlar
| 1914
| Cameras, optical imaging
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Leidolf
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Wetzlar
| 1921
| Cameras, defunct 1962
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Leoni
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| 1917
| Cable and harnessing manufacturing
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Lidl
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| 1930
| Part of Schwarz Gruppe
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Liebherr
| Industrials
| Machinery: Construction & handling
| Bulle
| 1949
| Construction vehicles, headquartered in Switzerland
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Lindau
| 1985
| Textile machinery manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Software
| Pasing
| 1996
| Machine translation
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Linhof
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Munich
| 1887
| Cameras
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Loesche
| Basic materials
| General mining
| 1906
| Vertical roller mills for grinding coal, industrial minerals and ores.
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Loewe
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Kronach
| 1923
| Electronics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Munich
| 1383
| Brewery, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1942
| Airline catering, part of Lufthansa
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| 1955
| Leisure airline, defunct 2009
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| Cologne
| 1955
| Largest German airline
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Lürssen
| Industrials
| Shipbuilding
| 1875
| Shipyard, defense
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Magirus
| Industrials
| Commercial vehicles & trucks
| Ulm
| 1866
| Trucks and industrial vehicles
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Magix
| Technology
| Software
| Berlin
| 1994
| Software publisher, part of Bellevue Investments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1905
| Automotive air conditioning and cooling system, part of Mahle GmbH
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1920
| Automotive parts
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| MAN
| Industrials
| Commercial Vehicles & Trucks
| Munich
| 1758
| Automotive, mechanical engineering, part of Volkswagen Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1890
| Defunct 2001, now part of Vodafone, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Salzgitter
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Distillers & vintners
| 1878
| Alcohol
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1999
| Firearms
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Meindl
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1683
| Shoes manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| 1951
| Musical instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| 1810
| Musical instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| Meissen
| 1708
| Porcelain
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Melitta
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Minden
| 1908
| Coffee
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Mennekes
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| 1935
| Industrial plugs and connectors
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1967
| Automobile and engine manufacturing, part of Mercedes-Benz Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1883
| Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 2007
| Multinational automotive firm
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Merck
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| 1668
| Pharmaceuticals
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Augsburg
| 1938
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1968, merged into Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| 1968
| Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1989, merged into DASA
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1881
| Industries, defunct 2000
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Metro
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| 1964
| Diversified retailer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Metz
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Zirndorf
| 1938
| Electronics, defunct 2014
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Shipbuilding
| 1795
| Shipbuilding
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| MHP
| Technology
| Software and Computer Services
| 1996
| Consultancy specialized in IT and process consulting, owned by Porsche
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Miele
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| 1899
| Domestic appliances
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Hamburg
| 1906
| Luxury goods, owned by Richemont (Switzerland)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| Munich
| 1934
| Aircraft engines manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Financials
| Reinsurance
| Munich
| 1880
| Reinsurance
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Müller
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Fischach
| 1896
| Dairy
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Software
| Munich
| 1963
| Software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Nero
| Technology
| Software
| 1995
| Software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| 1984
| Supermarkets, part of Edeka
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1997
| Sugar
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1873
| Now part of Audi, defunct
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Opel
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1862
| Automotive, part of Groupe PSA (France)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Commercial vehicles & trucks
| Berlin
| 1876
| Defunct 1999
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Osram
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| Munich
| 1919
| Lighting systems
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
| Technology
| Semiconductors
| 1999
| LEDs, optical sensors manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| Hamburg
| 1949
| Mail order company
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Medical equipment
| 1919
| Wheel chairs, prosthetics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Munich
| 1634
| Brewery, part of Brau Holding International
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| PCC
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Duisburg
| 1993
| Chemicals, energy, logistics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Penny
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| Cologne
| 1973
| Supermarkets, part of REWE Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| 1849
| Defunct 2002
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Blomberg
| 1923
| Automation
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Drug retailers
| Mannheim
| 1994
| Pharmacy retail chains
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Plus
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| Mülheim
| 1972
| Part of Edeka, defunct 2009
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Porsche
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1931
| High performance vehicles, part of Volkswagen Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| 2000
| Mass media
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Software
| 1979
| Software design and consulting
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Puma
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| 1948
| Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Aichtal
| 1958
| Concrete pumps
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Radeberg
| 1872
| Brewery, part of Dr. Oetker
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Recaro
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1906
| Vehicle seating
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Reemtsma
| Consumer goods
| Tobacco
| Hamburg
| 1910
| Tobacco and cigarette
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Rehau
| 1948
| Polymer-based products manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| Cologne
| 1927
| Supermarkets, retail
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1889
| Aerostructure, automotive, defense, engineering, security
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Rimowa
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| Cologne
| 1898
| Luggage and travel accessories, acquired by LVMH in 2016
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| 1912
| Chocolates
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| 1886
| Automotive parts, computing, engineering, home appliances
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Internet
| Berlin
| 2007
| E-commerce
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Electronic equipment
| Munich
| 1933
| Electronic testing, radiocommunications devices
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| Bocholt
| 1907
| Bicycles
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| RRI Rhein Ruhr International
| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| Essen
| 1942
| Construction, engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1939
| Automotive
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| RWE
| Utilities
| Electricity
| Essen
| 1898
| Electric generation and distribution
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| SABA
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| 1923
| Radios, defunct 1980
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Iron & steel
| 1937
| Steel producer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| SAP
| Technology
| Software
| Walldorf
| 1972
| Enterprise software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Ströer
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| Cologne
| 1990
| online advertising, mass media
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1883
| Automotive parts
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| 1945
| Musical instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Schering
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| Berlin
| 1851
| Defunct 2006, now part of Bayer
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Commercial Vehicles & Trucks
| Horstmar
| 1892
| Trailers and truck bodies
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Schott
| Basic materials
| Glass
| Mainz
| 1884
| Industrial glass, part of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| 1855
| Writing instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| 1973
| Supermarket holding company
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Medical equipment
| 1958
| Medical technology
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Sebamed
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| Boppard
| 1957
| Skin care products
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Seca
| Health care
| Medical equipment
| Hamburg
| 1840
| Medical scales and measuring instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Wedemark
| 1945
| Audio electronics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Setra
| Industrials
| Commercial vehicles & trucks
| Berlin
| 1951
| Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Sundern
| 1892
| Household appliances
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Bruchsal
| 1931
| Electric motors, components
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Financials
| Full line insurance
| 1907
| Insurance
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| 1992
| Carbon-based products
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Siemens
| Conglomerates
| -
| Berlin
| 1847
| Computing, energy, engineering, healthcare equipment, home appliances, industrials, mobility
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Munich
| 2020
| Electrical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Health care
| Medical equipment
| Munich
| 2020
| Medical technology manufacturer, part of Siemens
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Railroad equipment
| Munich
| 2020
| Rolling stock manufacturer, railway management, part of Siemens
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1976
| Firearms, defunct 2020
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| SimScale
| Technology
| Software
| Munich[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=228768985 SimScale GmbH: Private Company Information - Bloomberg]
| 2012
| Engineering simulation software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| SkySails
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| Hamburg
| 2001
| Marine propulsion by wind energy
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Smart
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1994
| Automotive, part of Mercedes-Benz Group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Software
| Technology
| Software
| 1969
| Enterprise software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Electronic equipment
| Bonn
| 1988
| Photovoltaics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Sonor
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| Berlin
| 1875
| Musical instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Sortimo
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1973
| In-vehicle equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products
| 1835
| Writing instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| Hamburg
| 1853
| Musical instruments
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Stihl
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1926
| Forestry equipment, gardening tools
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Food & beverages
| Mannheim
| 1926
| Sugar
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Symrise
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| 2003
| Flavours, gustatory and cosmetic substances
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Talanx
| Financials
| Full line insurance
| Hanover
| 1996
| Commercial insurance
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Tchibo
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| Hamburg
| 1949
| Consumer goods, retail
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Berlin
| 1903
| Defunct 1967
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| Mülheim
| 1867
| Retail holding company
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| General industrials
| Cologne
| 1923
| Wheels and castors
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Tetra
| Consumer services
| Specialty retailers
| Melle
| 1951
| Fishkeeping supplies
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Munich
| 1879
| Industrial gas production and plant engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Furniture
| 1853
| Household furniture manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Conglomerates
| -
| Duisburg
| 1999
| Defense, engineering, industrials, shipyards, steel
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| trivago
| Technology
| Internet
| 2005
| Hotel and travel search, part of Expedia, Inc. (US)
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Trumpf
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1923
| Machine tools
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Software
| 2000
| Part of Deutsche Telekom
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| Hanover
| 1923
| Hospitality, tourism
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Uhlsport
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Balingen
| 1948
| Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Rastede
| 1880
| Clothing
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| Tutzing
| 1991
| Audio electronics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| 1846
| Bitters
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Uniper
| Utilities
| Electricity
| 2016
| State-owned nuclear-based electric power
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| 1988
| ISP
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Vaude
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| Tettnang
| 1974
| Clothing, mountain sports equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Technology
| Software
| 1988
| Software
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Veltins
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Meschede
| 1824
| Brewery
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Bremen
| 1964
| Defunct 1981
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Viega
| Industrials
| Construction and Materials
| 1899
| Plumbing and HVAC solutions
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| General industrials
| 1917
| Heating systems
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| Mettlach
| 1748
| Ceramics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Voith
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1867
| Mechanical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| 1937
| Multinational automotive firm
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Vonovia
| Financials
| Real estate
| Bochum
| 2001
| Real estate
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Vossloh
| Industrials
| Industrial transportation
| Werdohl
| 1888
| Railway systems engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 2019
| Automotive parts
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| Munich
| 1914
| Silicon & polymer based products
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Machinery: Construction & handling
| Munich
| 1848
| Construction equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| Minden
| 1951
| Electrical components
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Brewers
| Warstein
| 1753
| Brewery
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Wella
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| 1880
| Hair care and cosmetics
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| 1936
| Hand tools
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| Mainz
| 1867
| Chemical industry
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| Bremen
| 1934
| Defunct 1964
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Wilkhahn
| Consumer goods
| Furniture
| 1907
| Office furniture manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Oil & gas
| Exploration & production
| Kassel
| 1894
| Part of BASF
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Wirecard
| Financials
| Financial services
| Aschheim
| 1999
| Payment solutions
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Industrial machinery
| 1949
| Mechanical engineering
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| 1936
| Construction
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Wortmann
| Technology
| Computer hardware & peripherals
| 1986
| Computer & accessories manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Würth
| Industrials
| General industrials
| 1945
| Fasteners
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Wüsthof
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| Solingen
| 1814
| Kitchen knives
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| 1915
| Automotive parts
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Defense
| 1911
| Firearms
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| 1910
| Electrical components
}}
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