London – – October 08, 2026 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings has displaced DHL Group atop Fortune's 100 Best Companies To Work For - Europe 2026 ranking, with AbbVie, DHL Group, Cisco Systems and Specsavers rounding out the top five.
Technology dominates the 100-company list with 26 entrants
The ranking spans companies headquartered in 25 countries, with roughly half privately held and women leading six of the 100 firms. Just over a third of the listed companies are European operations of large U.S. businesses. Technology leads sector representation with 26 companies, followed by health care at 17 and financial services at 15.
Allianz, Stryker, Aviva, Siemens Healthineers and Salesforce fill out the top 10
Siemens Healthineers and Salesforce newly entered the top 10 this year, joining Allianz, Stryker and Aviva in positions six through nine.
Six newcomers debut directly in the top 25
A third of the 100 companies are new to the list. Alshaya Group, Groupe Sii, Kiabi, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Verisure all entered straight into the top 25.
TD Synnex climbs 62 places to No. 32
TD Synnex posted the largest jump on the list, rising 62 places. Pluxee advanced 49 places to No. 50, Volkswagen Financial Services climbed 43 to No. 47, Trek Bicycle gained 39 to No. 26, and Reitan moved up 34 to No. 61.
Grethe Schepers, Lists Director Europe at Fortune, said the ranked companies "didn't retreat to old formulas; they doubled down on trust" amid a year of disruption.
The ranking is produced by Great Place To Work based on employee surveys and company-submitted data on workplace programs, with placement determined solely by survey results rather than essay responses. Rankings also account for the scale of each company's European workforce presence and the number of countries surveyed.