Turnover and employee development of the KOSTAL Group
Founding year: 1912
€2,589 million turnover in 2019 provisionally
20,000 employees worldwide
R&D investment equates to 8,8% of turnover
46 locations in 21 countries on 4 continents
Turnover
Since the company was founded in 1912, the KOSTAL Group has succeeded in ensuring continuous growth. The reasons for the sustained business growth include a high degree of customer orientation and rigorous adaptation to the demands placed on the company arising from the continued globalisation of the world economy.
Employees
Today, KOSTAL employs ca. 20,000 staff worldwide. The number of employees at the foreign subsidiaries has steadily risen since the start of the 90s. Today, 83% of all KOSTAL employees work outside of Germany.
Financial solidity, innovation and long-term thinking: these are three principles that have made KOSTAL successful for four generations.