# Siemens

> Siemens is a 178-year-old German technology company that builds the machines, software, and infrastructure behind modern industry. From the factory floor to rail networks, power grids, and hospital buildings, it sells automation hardware, a growing stack of engineering and simulation software, and the digital twins that tie them together. With roughly 313,000 employees and about €78 billion in annual revenue, it now frames its future around 'industrial AI' - software that helps machines design, build, and run themselves.

- **Founded:** 1847
- **Headquarters:** Munich, Germany
- **Founders:** Werner von Siemens (Co-founder), Johann Georg Halske (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~313,000 employees (about 318,000 including discontinued operations as of Sept 30, 2025)
- **Products:** Digital Industries, Smart Infrastructure, Mobility, Siemens Healthineers, Siemens Xcelerator
- **Notable:** Largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe., Global market leadership in industrial automation and PLM/engineering software., Successfully executed one of the largest corporate portfolio transformations - spinning off Infineon (1999), Osram (2013), Siemens Energy (2020) and floating Siemens Healthineers (2018).

## Products & services

- **Digital Industries** — Factory automation and industrial software: SIMATIC controllers (S7 PLCs), TIA Portal engineering, drives, and the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio including NX, Teamcenter and Simcenter for design, PLM and simulation.
- **Smart Infrastructure** — Building technology and grid electrification: Desigo and APOGEE building automation, switchgear, low- and medium-voltage products, and grid software that make buildings and power networks efficient.
- **Mobility** — Rail systems - high-speed and regional trains, metros, locomotives, rail electrification, signaling and turnkey transport systems, plus rail digital services.
- **Siemens Healthineers** — Publicly listed medical technology arm: imaging (MRI, CT), laboratory diagnostics, and Varian cancer-care systems. Majority owned by Siemens AG.
- **Siemens Xcelerator** — Open digital business platform and marketplace bundling Siemens and partner software, IoT-enabled hardware, and services to speed customers' digital transformation.
- **Siemens Financial Services** — Captive financing arm providing equipment leasing, project and structured finance to support industrial customers and Siemens' own businesses.

## Achievements

- Largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe.
- Global market leadership in industrial automation and PLM/engineering software.
- Successfully executed one of the largest corporate portfolio transformations - spinning off Infineon (1999), Osram (2013), Siemens Energy (2020) and floating Siemens Healthineers (2018).
- Operates its Amberg 'digital factory' in Germany as a benchmark for highly automated, digital-twin-run production.
- Raised its fiscal 2026 outlook on strong orders driven by AI and data-center demand.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reported first nine months of fiscal 2026: orders €73.4B (up ~10% comparable) and revenue €59.7B (up ~7% comparable), with a Q3 book-to-bill of 1.34.
- **2026-07** — Announced a €300 million investment in Germany to build an 'electrical backbone' for future industries, with production slated to begin in spring 2027 and up to 700 new jobs by 2030.
- **2026-02** — Raised its full-year fiscal 2026 outlook, citing AI and data-center-driven demand across automation and electrification.
- **2026-01** — CEO Roland Busch delivered a CES 2026 keynote centered on Siemens' industrial-AI, digital-twin and automation strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://siemens.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/siemens
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/siemens
- GitHub: https://github.com/siemens
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/siemens
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siemens
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Siemens

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Last updated: 2026-08-12