Great Place To Work analysis reveals the 100 Best Workplaces in Europe.

Oakland, Calif., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Place To Work® and Fortune Europe announce the 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Europe, highlighting the best employers, regardless of industry or country of origin.

To select the list, Great Place To Work surveyed 1.5 million employees across Europe about experiences that build trust in the workplace. To be considered for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ with 500 or more employees and be recognized on national Best Workplaces™ Lists in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, or the United Kingdom during 2025 or early 2026. 

“Congratulations to the 100 Best in Europe,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “From across the continent, these companies are the most trusted by their people, and in turn enjoy higher levels of agility, innovation, and performance.”

"In a year of non-stop disruption, these companies didn't retreat to old formulas; they doubled down on trust,” says Grethe Schepers, lists director, Europe at Fortune. “Congratulations to every workplace on our list for proving that a people-first culture is your greatest asset for navigating change."

Who made the list?

Here are the top 25 companies on this year’s list:

  1. Hilton 
  2. AbbVie 
  3. DHL 
  4. Cisco 
  5. Specsavers 
  6. Allianz 
  7. Stryker 
  8. Aviva 
  9. Siemens Healthineers 
  10. Salesforce 
  11. Hilti 
  12. TP 
  13. Sopra Steria 
  14. NVIDIA 
  15. Marriott 
  16. Alshaya Group 
  17. Biogen 
  18. Sii Group 
  19. XM 
  20. Kiabi 
  21. Chiesi 
  22. Admiral Group 
  23. MetLife 
  24. Takeda 
  25. Verisure

See the full list here.

Read about how Marriott earned this recognition by investing in opportunities and training for its people across Europe.

About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Europe

Great Place To Work selected the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Europe List by gathering and analyzing more than 1.5 million confidential survey responses representing the experiences of over 2.4 million employees in the region. Of those, 1.2 million responses came from companies eligible for this list, and the rankings are based on that feedback. Organizations are assessed on their efforts to create generous, supportive, high-performance work experiences for every employee in the organization. To be eligible, they must have 500 or more employees and be recognized on at least one national Best Workplaces List in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, or the United Kingdom during 2025 or early 2026. 

About Great Place To Work

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces list.

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Great Place To Work
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