Despite tariff and exchange rate hurdles, Endress+Hauser revenue tops €4 billion

Endress+Hauser's successful integration of sensor manufacturer SICK’s gas analysis and gas measurement technology allowed the Swiss measurement and automation technology specialist to create new jobs, invest at record levels and clear the €4 billion revenue mark for the first time in 2025. The company maintained solid profitability despite strong downward currency effects on sales and its bottom line.

The business climate in the year under review was characterized by rapid change and great uncertainty. “In 2025 we did everything we could to overcome short-term challenges and enable long-term success,” CEO Dr. Peter Selders said at the company’s annual media conference in Basel, Switzerland, held in conjunction with the company's triennial Global Forum, the week of April 13, 2026. “While we fell short of our goals, we achieved the best possible result for Endress+Hauser in the circumstances,” Selders said.

The Group’s net sales were up 7.2% to €4.01 billion, an all-time high. This was due largely to the expansion of Endress+Hauser’s product offering through the incorporation of SICK’s gas analysis and gas measurement technologies. The strategic partnership with the German sensor manufacturer took effect at the start of 2025, with sales and service for these instruments in 46 countries transferring to Endress+Hauser, and development and production handled by a joint venture.

Exchange rate effects

Chief Financial Officer Dr. Luc Schultheiss put the Group’s organic growth (adjusted for exchange rate effects and acquisitions) at 2.6%. Negative currency translation effects cost Endress+Hauser about 3.3 percentage points of growth. The company also felt the effects of investment restraint in the chemical industry. On the other hand, it saw positive momentum from the AI boom: The cooling and energy systems of new data centers require a lot of measurement instrumentation.

The United States remained the top market by sales, yielding strong growth despite the tariffs. Overall, the company’s sales in the Americas grew 10.1%. Sales in Europe were up 11.6%. In Germany, the company’s third-largest market, sales were down, as was the case in Switzerland. Africa and the Middle East grew 7.4%. In its Asia-Pacific region, Endress+Hauser saw a 1.4 percent decrease in sales, due largely to weakness in China, its second-largest market.

New employee development

At the end of 2025, the Group had 18,306 employees, up 7.4 percent. Here, too, the increase was driven by the strategic partnership with SICK, with over 800 sales and service personnel switching to Endress+Hauser. The company also further expanded its training offering. Worldwide, 676 young people were engaged in apprenticeships at the company, studying at university or college with support from Endress+Hauser, or engaging in extended internships in conjunction with their studies.

The Group maintained a good level of profitability, recording a net income of €321.3 million, equaling a 10.7% return on sales. “The strong euro and Swiss franc put downward pressure on profits,” said Schultheiss. Profits were also affected by the costs of incorporating the SICK gas analysis and gas measurement technologies.

Long-term investments

To remain viable into the future, Endress+Hauser invested a record €370.8 million in new buildings, plants and supporting IT technology. The Group opened new facilities at its production and development sites in Waldheim and Nesselwang, Germany. “Our healthy financial position allows us to finance these amounts from internally generated funds,” explained Schultheiss.

Last year the company brought 41 new products to market. “Innovation is a key driver of our growth,” said Selders. This claim is underscored by the fact that the company last year had 294 first filings at patent offices all around the world. Expenditure on research and development totaled €281.4 million, up 2.1%. This equates to 7.0% of sales, marginally down from the prior year because of portfolio effects from the integration of the gas instrumentation business.

Generational handover

The shareholder family is once again playing a closer role in the company. The new president of the Supervisory Board is Steven Endress, a grandchild of the company founder. He has taken over from Matthias Altendorf, who did not seek re-election. Steven Endress has been representing the family on the Supervisory Board since 2024. Prior to that, he served as managing director of Endress+Hauser UK. “The family is a key factor in the company’s success,” he said. "We aim for long-term success, not short-term profit."

The third generation of the family is also shouldering additional responsibility on the Family Council, an important link between the family and the company. Sandra Genge, another grandchild of the founder and a member of the Supervisory Board since 2022, is the Family Council’s new vice chair. She is thus the designated successor of Dr. Klaus Endress, who has chaired the Family Council since its establishment 25 years ago and who has announced his intention to step down in 2027.

Focus on strengths

CEO Peter Selders sees significant business opportunities in the sustainable transformation of the process industry. Endress+Hauser aims to achieve net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050. At the same time, the company has identified great potential for supporting customers on their path to sustainability. For this dual leverage effect, Endress+Hauser received the 2025 German Sustainability Award in the measurement and control technology category.

In 2026, Endress+Hauser aims to achieve growth in the middle single-digit percentage range and create 250 new jobs, although the war in the Middle East is creating even greater economic uncertainty than in 2025. “In this situation we will focus on what has made us strong in the past: staying close to the market and our customers, being a reliable, high-quality supplier, growing our network and portfolio and developing new business opportunities," Selders said. "We remain focused on growth.”