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Founding Date | Founding Date 1922 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 1883 | Founding Date 1924 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations Kempten, DE HQ | Locations Bicester, GB HQ Martinsville, US | Locations Pittsburgh, US HQ Algiers, DZ Clayton, AU Tullamarine, AU Villawood, AU Salzburg, AT Gravataí, BR see more | |
Employees | Employees 412% decrease | Employees 38 | Employees 43,5005% decrease | Employees 2,83416% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 5.3 m | Valuation ($) 29.5 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) £6m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $15.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) €699.9m (FY, 2024) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods £2.6m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $9.3b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods €391.2m (FY, 2024) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit £3.5m (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $6.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit €308.7m (FY, 2024) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income £178k (FY, 2025) | Net income $1.6b (FY, 2025) | Net income €7.8m (FY, 2024) |
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Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 70 (FY, 2022) | Countries 100 (May, 2023) |
Industries Served | Industries Served 7 (May, 2024) | Industries Served 3 (FY, 2022) | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served N/A |

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