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Siemens AG

Siemens AG is a global technology powerhouse that combines the real and the digital worlds to transform the everyday for billions of people. The company focuses on automation and digitalisation in the process and manufacturing industries, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and energy systems, and smart mobility solutions for rail transport. Its technologies help customers become more competitive, resilient and sustainable, with industrial AI, digital twins and intelligent automation increasingly connecting the physical and digital worlds

Siemens has around 318,000 employees worldwide, of whom around 86,000 are based in Germany, working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of solutions for individual requirements. In Germany alone, Siemens operates more than 50 production and technology locations. For more than 175 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. In FY25, Siemens generated €78.9 billion in revenue and a record €10.4 billion in net income. Profit Industrial Business reached a record €11.8 billion, with a profit margin of 15.4%. As a leading industrial technology and software company, Siemens is continuously expanding its digital portfolio. Siemens Xcelerator, its open digital business platform, brings together more than 1,700 software, IoT-enabled hardware and digital service solutions from Siemens and certified partners.

Innovation is Siemens’ most important growth and productivity driver. In FY25, the company invested €6.6 billion in research and development (R&D) to stay at the forefront of technological progress. Today, some 53,200 researchers and developers at more than 150 research sites worldwide work on innovations that secure existing business and open up new markets. In FY25, they generated around 5,300 inventions and filed approximately 2,600 patent applications. Key technology fields include industrial AI, comprehensive digital twins, intelligent automation, software-defined systems and electrification. Collaborations remain an indispensable means of developing strategically important technologies. In its global Research and Innovation Ecosystem, Siemens works with academia, startups, suppliers, customers and other partners to accelerate technology development.