Turnover: 5.5 billion EUR (2022)

Country: Germany

  • One of the world's leading manufacturers of chainsaws, hand-held power tools
  • French subsidiary to achieve sales of €371 million by 2022

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Stihl, the secretive world champion of chainsaws 15/10/2023

  • The company was founded almost a century ago
  • Stihl and Husqvarna have been equally selected in the 2022 tender for the Office National des Forêts in France
  • In the 1980s, the group developed a wide range of motorized tools for maintaining gardens and other natural areas
  • Sales up by almost 45% between 2019 and 2022, with a turnover of 5.5 billion euros
  • Germany accounts for over a quarter of the company's workforce and a good third of annual investments
  • The domestic market accounts for only 10% of Group sales
  • The hand-held tool industry accounts for annual sales of 25 billion euros worldwide
  • Germany and Europe have already achieved parity with combustion engines, while North and South America are still lagging behind.

DIY: Stihl concludes a "record" year 28/04/2023

  • Stihl sales in 2022: 5.5 billion euros.
  • Year-on-year sales growth: 8.6%.
  • Percentage of sales generated outside Germany: 90%.
  • Stihl target for battery-powered products by 2035: 80%.
  • Percentage of battery-powered tools sold among Stihl products: 20%.