Research · refreshed nightly · July 28, 2026

Europe's Top Growth Companies (July 2026)

European growth companies ranked.

Europe's top growth companies no longer run on software alone. Sixty companies made the list, and the top is a mix of Swedish, Swiss and German names. Sweden's Plejd leads at an MGI of 75, BELIMO of Switzerland follows at 73, and Rheinmetall, a $76B defense name, shares 71 with RENK.

The median MGI of 65 makes this one of the deeper lists in our coverage; quality holds well past the top ten. The strangest number sits in the per-share column: RENK compounded revenue per share 251% a year against 15% headline growth, a gap with a story behind it. Click any company for the full citation-backed analysis.

60companies qualify
67median MGI
22joined this week

The ranking

Sorted by MGI
1
Goodwin PLCGDWN.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +13%/yr · +13%/yr per share · scale economics
G 76V 59O 80Cap $2.0B
2
Ascendis Pharma A/SASND🇩🇰
Revenue +157%/yr · +150%/yr per share · asset light
G 75V 58O 78Cap $16.4B
3
Plejd ABPLEJD.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +28%/yr · +27%/yr per share · asset light
G 75V 69O 81Cap $835.1M
4
Synektik S.A.SNT.PL🇵🇱
Revenue +35%/yr · +35%/yr per share · asset light
G 73V 64O 78Cap $657.1M
5
Lotus Bakeries NVLOTB.BE🇧🇪
Revenue +15%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 71V 48O 70Cap $8.6B
6
Frequentis AGFQT.AT🇦🇹
Revenue +14%/yr · +14%/yr per share · asset light
G 71V 70O 79Cap $1.1B
7
Sectra ABSECT.B.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +15%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 71V 52O 72Cap $4.9B
8
argenx SEARGX🇳🇱
Revenue +58%/yr · +50%/yr per share · asset light
G 71V 57O 74Cap $56.6B
9
On Holding AGONON🇨🇭
Revenue +34%/yr · +28%/yr per share · asset light
G 70V 63O 75Cap $13.1B
10
Eagle Eye Solutions Group plcEYE.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +17%/yr · +11%/yr per share · asset light
G 70V 67O 75Cap $196.6M
11
Kuros Biosciences LtdKURN.CH🇨🇭
Revenue +101%/yr · +80%/yr per share · asset light
G 70V 59O 74Cap $1.0B
12
ASM International N.V.ASM.NL🇳🇱
Revenue +13%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 70V 42O 67Cap $39.9B
13
Diploma PLCDPLM.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +15%/yr · +13%/yr per share · scale economics
G 70V 55O 73Cap $12.1B
14
FOPE S.p.A.FPE.IT🇮🇹
Revenue +27%/yr · +26%/yr per share · asset light
G 70V 63O 74Cap $242.5M
15
Nordrest Holding ABNREST.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +38%/yr · +31%/yr per share · scale economics
G 69V 68O 74Cap $373.8M
16
tonies SETNIE.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +36%/yr · +9%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 65O 75Cap $1.6B
17
Exosens S.A.EXENS.FR🇫🇷
Revenue +33%/yr · +12%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 56O 72Cap $3.2B
18
Wise Group plcWSE🇬🇧
Revenue +29%/yr · +22%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 60O 72Cap $11.9B
19
Tatton Asset Management plcTAM.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +14%/yr · +14%/yr per share · scale economics
G 69V 65O 74Cap $529.7M
20
Adyen N.V.ADYEN.NL🇳🇱
Revenue +28%/yr · +27%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 64O 74Cap $29.9B
21
Anpario plcANP.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +9%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 63O 73Cap $112.1M
22
Trainline plcTRN.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +25%/yr · +28%/yr per share · asset light
G 69V 70O 75Cap $1.0B
23
Nemetschek SENEM.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +12%/yr · +12%/yr per share · asset light
G 68V 64O 74Cap $8.1B
24
Bittium OyjBITTI.FI🇫🇮
Revenue +9%/yr · +9%/yr per share · asset light
G 68V 45O 67Cap $1.2B
25
RENK Group AGR3NK.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +15%/yr · +251%/yr per share · scale economics
G 68V 58O 72Cap $5.5B
26
STIF S.A.ALSTI.FR🇫🇷
Revenue +42%/yr · -73%/yr per share · asset light
G 68V 61O 71Cap $309.8M
27
ALK-Abelló A/SALK.B.DK🇩🇰
Revenue +11%/yr · +11%/yr per share · asset light
G 68V 60O 73Cap $7.2B
28
Gaztransport et Technigaz S.A.GTT.FR🇫🇷
Revenue +15%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 68V 64O 76Cap $7.3B
29
ATOSS Software SEAOF.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +17%/yr · +17%/yr per share · asset light
G 67V 51O 67Cap $1.8B
30
Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +13%/yr · +6%/yr per share · scale economics
G 67V 54O 69Cap $141.5B
31
Volution Group plcFAN.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +10%/yr · +10%/yr per share · asset light
G 67V 58O 70Cap $1.7B
32
Saab ABSAAB.B.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +18%/yr · +17%/yr per share · scale economics
G 67V 53O 68Cap $35.4B
33
Indra Sistemas, S.A.IDR.ES🇪🇸
Revenue +13%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 67V 60O 71Cap $10.3B
34
AutoStore Holdings Ltd.AUTO.NO🇳🇴
Revenue +14%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 67V 58O 70Cap $4.3B
35
Arteche Lantegi Elkartea, S.A.ART.ES🇪🇸
Revenue +14%/yr · +12%/yr per share · asset light
G 67V 55O 68Cap $1.7B
36
PFISTERER Holding SEPFSE.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +334%/yr · +307%/yr per share · scale economics
G 67V 62O 71Cap $1.5B
37
ChemoMetec A/SCHEMM.DK🇩🇰
Revenue +15%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 39O 63Cap $1.9B
38
Rheinmetall AGRHM.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +11%/yr · +9%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 54O 68Cap $65.6B
39
Dottikon ES Holding AGDESN.CH🇨🇭
Revenue +11%/yr · +10%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 49O 66Cap $5.1B
40
IVU Traffic Technologies AGIVU.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +10%/yr · +11%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 64O 71Cap $429.6M
41
innoscripta SE1INN.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +43%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 72O 74Cap $812.3M
42
Halma plcHLMA.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +12%/yr · +12%/yr per share · asset light
G 66V 48O 66Cap $18.5B
43
Friedrich Vorwerk Group SEVH2.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +21%/yr · +20%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 69O 72Cap $1.6B
44
LIMES Schlosskliniken AGLIK.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +37%/yr · +37%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 66O 70Cap $189.5M
45
Lubawa S.A.LBW.PL🇵🇱
Revenue +19%/yr · +19%/yr per share · scale economics
G 65V 69O 71Cap $343.1M
46
Paxman ABPAX.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +27%/yr · +20%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 62O 69Cap $128.5M
47
Carel Industries S.p.A.CRL.IT🇮🇹
Revenue +9%/yr · -3%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 60O 69Cap $3.0B
48
INVISIO ABIVSO.DK🇩🇰
Revenue +26%/yr · +26%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 53O 66Cap $1.4B
49
AJ Bell plcAJB.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +19%/yr · +19%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 54O 67Cap $2.8B
50
Sportradar Group AGSRAD🇨🇭
Revenue +19%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 72O 78Cap $5.0B
51
Partners Group Holding AGPGHN.CH🇨🇭
Revenue +13%/yr · +13%/yr per share · asset light
G 65V 61O 68Cap $21.4B
52
Addtech ABADDT.B.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +12%/yr · +12%/yr per share · scale economics
G 65O 65Cap $9.3B
53
Axon Partners Group S.A.APG.ES🇪🇸
Revenue +20%/yr · +19%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 66O 68Cap $94.7M
54
Stille ABSTIL.SE🇸🇪
Revenue +29%/yr · +15%/yr per share · scale economics
G 64V 61O 67Cap $206M
55
MBB SEMBB.DE🇩🇪
Revenue +11%/yr · +14%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 66O 70Cap $1.1B
56
ActiveOps PLCAOM.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +15%/yr · +14%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 67O 68Cap $175.7M
57
Rightmove plcRMV.GB🇬🇧
Revenue +16%/yr · +18%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 63O 70Cap $4.9B
58
Accelleron Industries AGACLN.CH🇨🇭
Revenue +17%/yr · +17%/yr per share · scale economics
G 64V 52O 65Cap $8.5B
59
ASML Holding N.V.ASML🇳🇱
Revenue +14%/yr · +15%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 44O 60Cap $746.1B
60
Arm Holdings plcARM🇬🇧
Revenue +19%/yr · +18%/yr per share · asset light
G 64V 36O 59Cap $284.5B

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