The Wilo Group – Numbers and Facts
The Wilo Group is one of the world's leading premium providers of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management, and the industrial sector. Over the past decade, we have transformed from a hidden to a visible and connected champion. Today, over 9,000 employees work for Wilo worldwide. We place great emphasis on transparency for all employees, partners, and customers. Below you will find our current company figures and all important facts about the Wilo Group.
Key facts
Legal form:
European Stock Corporation (Societas Europaea)
Revenue 2024:
1.895,3 million EUR
Business field:
With innovative solutions, smart products and individual services Wilo moves water in an intelligent, efficient andclimate-friendly manner. Wilo is also making an important contribution to climate protection with their sustainability strategy and in conjunction with their partners. Wilo is systematically pressing ahead with the digital transformation of the Group. Wilo is already the digital pioneer in the industry with their products and solutions, processes and business models.
Locations
At 16 main production sites worldwide, the Wilo Group manufactures its pumps and pump systems. According to the global production strategy (GPS), these production facilities form the Wilo production network in a global alliance, and they are accordingly coordinated and managed.
Additionally, the Wilo Group operates at several smaller sites, including Sonneberg, Pohlheim, and Chemnitz in Germany, as well as Sanford (Florida) in the USA and Shanghai in China. At these locations, highly specialized products such as water supply, wastewater treatment, and flood protection systems are developed and produced. Furthermore, assembly of products for the local market takes place at numerous sites, including in Brazil, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia.
With this decentralized structure, the Wilo Group has an efficient, customer-oriented network of around 90 production and sales companies in over 50 countries. In conjunction with a multitude of additional representations and independent sales and service partners, Wilo ensures that customer requirements and needs are reliably met worldwide at all times and with the highest quality.
Main production sites
Wilo Americas:
USA: Cedarburg (Regional Headquarter), Collerville
Wilo Europe:
Germany: Dortmund (Global & Regional Headquarter), Hof
France: Laval, Aubigny
Italy: Bari
Turkey: Istanbul
Wilo Asia, Middle East, Africa (AMEA):
UAE: Dubai (Regional Headquarter)
India: Kesurdi, Pune, Kolhapur
Russia: Noginsk (Region Moskau)
Korea: Busan
China: Peking, Changzhou
Company figures
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales in EUR million | 1.895,3 | 1.974,8 | 1.885,7 | 1.651,9 | 1.451,5 |
| Net sales growth in % | -2,3* / -4,0 | 4,7 | 14,2 | 13,8 | -1,8 |
| EBITDA in EUR million | 189,1** | 216,8 | 196,7 | 181,1 | 141,2 |
| (as % of sales) | 10,0 | 11,0 | 10,4 | 11,0 | 9,7 |
| Cash flow from operating activities in EUR million | 189,1 | 163,6 | 42,1 | 126,7 | 161,5 |
| Capital expenditure in EUR million *** | 135,6 | 198,6 | 155,3 | 172,3 | 120,9 |
| R&D-costs in EUR million **** | 79,4 | 77,7 | 70,6 | 64,8 | 63,8 |
| (as % of sales) | 4,2 | 3,9 | 37 | 3,9 | 4,4 |
| Equity in EUR million | 975,1 | 962,6 | 930,9 | 836,8 | 764,9 |
| Equity in ratio in % | 41,1 | 40,4 | 42,7 | 45,1 | 47,1 |
| Employees (annual average) | 9.171 | 8.974 | 8.457 | 8.200 | 7.836 |
* Adjusted for exchange rate effects / ** Adjusted for restructuring expenses / *** Investments in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and company acquisitions / **** Including capitalised development costs, excluding amortisation of capitalised development costs and restructuring expenses
Sustainability Key Achievements 2024
Climate neutral
All sites in Europe and Asia have carbon-neutral production*
Platinum
Top rating from EcoVadis once again
Health Award
Honoured with the Corporate Health Award 2024
150
Suppliers trained on sustainability issues
51 %
Reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions compared to 2020
102 tonnes
Used pumps from the return process
16 %
increase in sales in the water treatment sector
77 %
Employee engagement score