Turnover: 51.2 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
Saint-Gobain is a French group founded in 1665 at the time of the Fabrique Royale de Glace by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, former Controller General of Finances under King Louis XIV. The company specializes in the production of building materials, notably glass.
Saint Gobain is the world leader in sustainable construction
Saint-Gobain is present in 75 countries with 166,000 employees
For several years now, Saint Gobain has been withdrawing from the materials distribution sector to concentrate on the manufacture of insulating, technical and sustainable materials
News

Saint-Gobain expands into Canada 13/06/2023
- Acquisition of Kaycan by Saint-Gobain one year ago
- Saint-Gobain to acquire Building Products of Canada in 2023 for C$1.3 billion (approx. €925 million)
- Building Products of Canada has a 25-30% market share in roofing products
- Building Products of Canada total sales: C$435 million
- Saint-Gobain's pro forma 2022 sales in Canada: C$1.8 billion
- Saint-Gobain in Canada grows from 11 to 24 plants in eighteen months

How Saint-Gobain is making inroads across the Atlantic 18/11/2022
- In just three years, Saint-Gobain has become a market leader in the USA and Canada,
- North American sales of $10.5 billion by 2022 - at least 90% of which will be generated in the United States
- The North American market remains fragmented
- Owens Corning its main rival
- Saint-Gobain has invested more than $5 billion in North America since 2020 (gypsum with Continental Building Products, GCP Applied Technologies ,cement additives, concrete admixtures and waterproofing solutions, and Canadian Kaycan, producer and distributor of building materials in cladding
- World leader in construction chemicals with Switzerland's Sika

Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan to gain a foothold in the USA 08/06/2022
- Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan for 860 million euros 1 billion dollars
- Kaycan: the North American renovation specialist
- By 2022, Saint-Gobain expects to exceed $10 billion in U.S. sales
- Third strategic acquisition in less than two and a half years

Saint-Gobain on a light construction gold rush in North America 08/06/2022
- Saint-Gobain is world leader in lightweight and sustainable construction
- Saint-Gobain sales in North America rise from 15% to 20% in three years

Saint-Gobain moves towards zero-carbon flat glass 17/05/2022
- The French group has just completed the world's first zero-carbon production of flat glass at its Aniche plant in northern France
- The result of three years' research, it has saved 2,460 tonnes of virgin raw materials
- Saint-Gobain considers recycling glass used in construction to be crucial
Financial Data
DUNS: 542039532
Legal Name: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN
Address: 12 PL DE L IRIS TOUR SAINT-GOBAIN, 92400 COURBEVOIE
Number of employees: Entre 200 et 249 salariés (2020)
Capital: 2 025 364 060 EUR
Financial Data:
Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 383 000 000 | 301 000 000 | 281 120 000 | 296 897 000 | 188 609 000 | 176 004 000 |
Gross margin (€) | 469 000 000 | 370 000 000 | 293 174 000 | 352 447 000 | 207 894 000 | - |
EBITDA (€) | 13 000 000 | -11 000 000 | -36 549 000 | -48 146 000 | -55 670 000 | - |
Operating profit (€) | -10 000 000 | -30 000 000 | -48 686 000 | -59 234 000 | -18 647 000 | - |
Net profit (€) | 1 496 000 000 | 1 458 000 000 | 862 209 000 | 848 966 000 | 669 184 000 | 1 070 854 000 |
Turnover growth rate (%) | 27,2 | 7,1 | -5,3 | 57,4 | 4,2 | - |
Ebitda margin rate (%) | 3,4 | -3,7 | -13 | -16,2 | -29,5 | - |
Operating margin rate (%) | -2,6 | -10 | -17,3 | -20 | -9,9 | - |
Working Capital (turnover days) | -6 363,2 | 665,7 | 568,8 | 1 447,5 | 3 038,5 | - |
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 842,5 | - | - | - | -117,9 | - |
Net margin (%) | 390,6 | 484,4 | 306,7 | 285,9 | 354,8 | - |
Added value / Turnover (%) | -16,4 | 6 | 15,5 | 10,4 | 30,5 | - |
Wages and social charges (€) | - | 86 000 000 | 72 712 000 | 76 390 000 | -32 251 000 | - |
Salaries / Turnover (%) | - | 28,6 | 25,9 | 25,7 | -17,1 | - |
Company Managers:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Administrateur | Pamela | Knapp | 65 | |
Administrateur | Ieda | Gomes | 67 | |
Administrateur | Agnes | Lemarchand | 68 | |
Administrateur | Jean, Dominique | Senard | 70 | |
Administrateur | Sibylle | Daunis | 49 | |
Administrateur | Jean-francois | Cirelli | 65 | |
Administrateur | Benoit | Bazin | 54 | |
Administrateur | Dominique | Leroy | 59 | |
Administrateur | Lydie | Cortes | 52 | |
Administrateur | Philippe | Thibaudet | 42 | |
Administrateur | Gilles | Schnepp | 65 | |
Administrateur | Pierre-andre | De chalendar | 65 | |
Administrateur | Thierry | Delaporte | 56 | |
Administrateur | Jana | Michalsen | 58 |
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