Bosch Rexroth Company Profile: History, Ownership, Financials, Products and Leadership
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Bosch Rexroth is the drive and control technology company of the Bosch Group, with sales of EUR 6.45 billion in 2025 and about 31,900 employees. It supplies hydraulics, electric drives and controls, linear motion and assembly technology, and through its majority stake in Kassow Robots it also offers seven-axis collaborative robots. It is wholly owned by Robert Bosch GmbH and has no stock listing. This profile sets out its history, ownership, results, product areas, acquisitions and leadership.
Bosch Rexroth at a Glance
Fact | Detail |
Company | Bosch Rexroth AG |
Formed | May 1, 2001, by merging Mannesmann Rexroth with Bosch's automation technology business |
Headquarters | Lohr am Main, Germany |
Owner | Robert Bosch GmbH, 100% |
Sales | EUR 6.45 billion in 2025 |
Order intake | About EUR 6.6 billion in 2025, up 8.9% |
Employees | About 31,900 worldwide, of whom about 13,200 in Germany |
Investment | About EUR 560 million in 2025 |
Stock listing | None |
Chief Executive Officer | Dr. Jochen Peter, since March 2026 |
Company History
Bosch Rexroth was formed on May 1, 2001, when Mannesmann Rexroth AG was merged with the automation technology business unit of Robert Bosch GmbH. It has been part of the Bosch Group for 25 years. The company has since added to its portfolio through acquisitions, including the hydraulic motor business of Hagglund and Soner in 2011, a majority stake in the Danish cobot maker Kassow Robots announced in 2022, and Elmo Motion Control of Israel, fully acquired on September 4, 2022.
Key milestones
2001: Bosch Rexroth AG formed.
2011: Acquisition of the Hagglunds hydraulic motor business.
2022: Majority stake in Kassow Robots announced in March; Elmo Motion Control fully acquired in September.
2026: Dr. Jochen Peter becomes chief executive in March, succeeding Dr. Steffen Haack.
Ownership and Structure
Bosch Rexroth AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. The Bosch Group had sales of EUR 91 billion in 2025 and about 413,000 employees. Rexroth's main sites include the headquarters in Lohr am Main, plants in Elchingen, Nuremberg and Horb in Germany, the Hagglunds factory in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, and Elmo's headquarters in Petah Tikva, Israel, with a production site in Warsaw.
Financial Performance
Item | 2025 | Comment |
Sales | EUR 6.45 billion | 1.4% below 2024; up 0.9% adjusted for exchange rates |
Order intake | About EUR 6.6 billion | Up about EUR 540 million, or 8.9% |
Employees | About 31,900 | Down about 700 |
Investment | About EUR 560 million | Machinery, equipment, buildings and research and development |
Order intake exceeded sales for the first time since 2022. Germany, the largest market by sales, declined slightly, while the rest of Europe and the Asia, Africa and Australia region grew slightly. China, the third-largest sales region, made a significant contribution to stabilizing sales and had the strongest order growth. The company restructured its China business and strengthened its activities in Japan. Major investments went to Mexico, the United States and Sweden, with about EUR 57 million invested in German plants.
Product Areas
Area | Products |
Hydraulics | Industrial and mobile hydraulics, including Hagglunds drive systems and the MPR radial piston motor |
Electric drives and controls | Drives, motion control and the ctrlX AUTOMATION platform |
Linear motion | Linear guides and motion components |
Assembly technologies | Assembly and transfer systems |
Tightening systems | Industrial tightening tools |
Collaborative robots | Seven-axis cobots from Kassow Robots |
ctrlX AUTOMATION
ctrlX AUTOMATION is the company's open automation platform. In 2025 it gained AI functions and more computing power in the ctrlX COREplus controller, and new apps for its operating system, including a security scanner that checks machines for vulnerabilities.
Kassow Robots
Kassow Robots is a Danish company co-founded in 2014 by Kristian Kassow, who was also a co-founder of Universal Robots. It develops seven-axis collaborative robot arms; at the time of the Bosch Rexroth deal it had five cobots with reaches from 850 mm to 1,800 mm and payloads from 5 kg to 18 kg. Bosch Rexroth said the stake would let it offer one-stop solutions for consumer goods, mobility, battery production and semiconductor production, and it expected the cobot market to grow by 15 to 20% a year.
Kassow Robots product reviews on All Things Cobots
Leadership
Name | Role |
Dr. Jochen Peter | Chief Executive Officer, since March 2026 |
Holger von Hebel | Chief Financial Officer |
Dr. Steffen Haack | Member of the Executive Board for engineering and new strategic growth areas; chief executive until February 2026 |
Can You Invest in Bosch Rexroth?
No. Bosch Rexroth is wholly owned by Robert Bosch GmbH, which is itself not listed on a stock exchange.
Strengths and Challenges
Strengths
A leading position in industrial and mobile hydraulics.
A broad factory automation portfolio, from linear motion to controls and cobots.
An open control platform in ctrlX AUTOMATION.
The backing of the Bosch Group.
Rising order intake.
Challenges
Sales that have been flat, with a slight decline in Germany.
A workforce reduction of about 700 in 2025.
Dependence on machinery and construction equipment cycles.
Outlook
Bosch Rexroth expects slight growth in 2026, provided the geopolitical situation does not escalate. Order intake in the early part of the year was above the prior year. At Hannover Messe 2026 the company presented a defense production area for dual-use manufacturing technology, along with exhibits on battery production and recycling.
Current Catalogue Coverage
Catalogue checked on 15 October 2026: 2 associated product records. The links below are representative entries, rather than a claim that every historical model is currently available.
Bosch Rexroth FAQ
Who owns Bosch Rexroth?
Bosch Rexroth AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH.
Is Bosch Rexroth publicly traded?
No.
When was Bosch Rexroth formed?
On May 1, 2001, by merging Mannesmann Rexroth with the automation technology business of Bosch.
How big is Bosch Rexroth?
Sales were EUR 6.45 billion in 2025, with about 31,900 employees.
Does Bosch Rexroth make robots?
It holds a majority stake in Kassow Robots, a Danish maker of seven-axis collaborative robots.
Who is the CEO of Bosch Rexroth?
Dr. Jochen Peter has been chief executive since March 2026.
Sources
Bosch Rexroth: sales stable in 2025, growth prospects in 2026
The Robot Report: Bosch Rexroth acquiring majority of Kassow Robots
Wikipedia: Bosch Rexroth
