Private company

Vinci

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French concessions and construction company

Vinci (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃si]; corporately styled VINCI) is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Entreprises. Its head office is in Nanterre, in the western suburbs of Paris.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • Tickeron Euronext Paris1
  • Industryactivities of head offices, construction industry1
  • HeadquartersNanterre1
  • Websitewww.vinci.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company with a board of directors (n.o.s.)1
  • Listed onEuronext Paris (DG)1

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Vinci (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃si]; corporately styled VINCI) is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Entreprises. Its head office is in Nanterre, in the western suburbs of Paris. Vinci is listed on Euronext's Paris stock exchange and is a member of the Euro Stoxx 50 index.2

The story

Founded by Louis Loucheur in 1899.1

Leadership

Who has led Vinci, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Guy Dejouany1990–1996
  2. Jean-Marie Messier1996–1997
  3. Antoine Zacharias1997–2006
  4. Yves de Silguy2006–2010
  5. Xavier Huillard2010–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (6)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Castor 8.4%
  • BlackRock 5.1%
  • Qatari Diar 3.7%
  • Qatar Investment Authority

Subsidiaries

  • ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal
  • Arcour
  • Autoroutes du Sud de la France
  • Axians Czech Republic
  • Bateg
  • Cegelec
  • Cofiroute
  • Dodin Campenon-Bernard
  • EUROVIA Kamenolomy
  • Electric Components
  • Eleia Energía
  • Entrepose Group
  • Eurovia
  • Eurovia CZ
  • Eurovia SK
  • Grands travaux de Marseille
  • Sicra
  • Sogea
  • Sogea-Satom
  • Soletanche Bachy
  • Solétanche Freyssinet
  • Stavby mostů
  • TIAB
  • Terre Armée Internationale
All 39 subsidiaries
  • VINCI Construction CS
  • VINCI Construction UK
  • VINCI Highways
  • Viarom Construct
  • Vinci Airports
  • Vinci Autoroutes
  • Vinci Concessions
  • Vinci Construction
  • Vinci Construction International Network
  • Vinci Energies CZ
  • Vinci Immobilier
  • Vinci construction terrassement
  • Vinci Énergies
  • warbud
  • Taylor Woodrow Construction since 2008

Divisions

  • Vinci Airports
  • Vinci Autoroutes

Also owns

  • Lusoponte 37.3%
  • Olympia Odos 36%
  • CFE 12.1%
  • Groupe ADP 8%

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2008Acquired Taylor Woodrow Construction1
  2. 1990Acquired SOCRA1
  3. Succeeded Société Générale d'Enterprises1

Employees over time

Vinci employees by year1272.0K in 2022+48% since 2016
0100.0K200.0K300.0K2016: 183.5K183.5K20162017: 194.4K194.4K2017+6%2018: 211.2K211.2K2018+9%2019: 222.4K222.4K2019+5%2020: 217.7K217.7K2020−2%2021: 260.0K260.0K2021+19%2022: 272.0K272.0K2022+5%
  • 2022272,0001
  • 2021260,0001
  • 2020217,7311
  • 2019222,3971
  • 2018211,2331
  • 2017194,4281
  • 2016183,4871

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Vinci revenue by year168.8B EUR in 2023+78% since 2014
020.0B EUR40.0B EUR60.0B EUR80.0B EUR2014: 38.7B EUR38.7B EUR20142015: 38.5B EUR38.5B EUR2015−0%2016: 38.1B EUR38.1B EUR2016−1%2017: 40.2B EUR40.2B EUR2017+6%2018: 43.5B EUR43.5B EUR2018+8%2019: 48.1B EUR48.1B EUR2019+10%2020: 43.2B EUR43.2B EUR2020−10%2021: 49.4B EUR49.4B EUR2021+14%2022: 61.7B EUR61.7B EUR2022+25%2023: 68.8B EUR68.8B EUR2023+12%
  • 202368.8B EUR1
  • 202261.7B EUR1
  • 202149.4B EUR1
  • 202043.2B EUR1
  • 201948.1B EUR1
  • 201843.5B EUR1

Net income

Vinci net income by year14.7B EUR in 2023+89% since 2014
02.0B EUR4.0B EUR6.0B EUR2014: 2.5B EUR2.5B EUR20142015: 2.0B EUR2.0B EUR2015−18%2016: 2.4B EUR2.4B EUR2016+16%2017: 2.7B EUR2.7B EUR2017+15%2018: 3.0B EUR3.0B EUR2018+9%2019: 3.3B EUR3.3B EUR2019+9%2020: 1.2B EUR1.2B EUR2020−62%2021: 2.6B EUR2.6B EUR2021+109%2022: 4.3B EUR4.3B EUR2022+64%2023: 4.7B EUR4.7B EUR2023+10%
  • 20234.7B EUR1
  • 20224.3B EUR1
  • 20212.6B EUR1
  • 20201.2B EUR1
  • 20193.3B EUR1
  • 20183.0B EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2010New chief executive Xavier Huillard becomes CEO1
  2. 2006New chief executive Yves de Silguy becomes CEO1
  3. 1997New chief executive Antoine Zacharias becomes CEO1
  4. 1996New chief executive Jean-Marie Messier becomes CEO1
  5. 1990New chief executive Guy Dejouany becomes CEO1
  6. 1899Founded Founded1

Sources

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