What Kaba does

dormakaba Group is a Switzerland-headquartered, publicly traded provider of access solutions (ticker: DOKA on SIX Swiss Exchange), operating from Zurich with 5,000+ employees across more than 100 countries. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes integrated locking systems, door hardware, and security access products for commercial and institutional buildings, serving five primary verticals: healthcare, education, sports and entertainment, transportation, and commercial workplaces. Customer use cases span secure access control, visitor management, crowd flow, passenger screening, and staff/employee access for hospitals, universities, stadiums, airports, and office facilities.

The core product portfolio centers on physical-security hardware — integrated locks and door hardware — augmented by movable-wall systems (expanded through the July 2026 acquisition of UK-based Style Group) and a digital sales-enablement tool (dormakaba 3D), an interactive 3D city-model website that maps products to industry-specific virtual environments. Underlying technology emphasis is on safety/security architecture and ease of implementation, with a complementary content-marketing program covering security, urbanization, and AI-in-security topics.

The business model is hardware-sales driven: revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales relationships and a global distributor network supported by country-specific regional websites. HY 2025/26 revenue was CHF 0.9 billion, implying an annualized run-rate above CHF 1.8 billion. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led across diversified B2B verticals and geographies, with sustainability positioning (6,841 tCO2e saved since baseline) and ESG recognition (TIME's Most Sustainable Companies 2026, Europe's Climate Leaders) increasingly used as institutional-buyer differentiators.

Name

Kaba

Legal name

dormakaba Group

Website

https://kaba.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

dormakaba Group is a Switzerland-based, publicly traded provider of access solutions including integrated locks, door hardware, and movable walls. The company serves commercial and institutional customers across healthcare, education, transportation, sports, and workplace sectors in 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Access Solutions Products and Services: Provider of access solutions including door hardware, locking systems, and security access products for commercial and institutional buildings

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

dormakaba Group manufactures and sells access solutions including integrated lock systems, door hardware, and movable wall systems for commercial and institutional buildings. The portfolio serves healthcare, education, sports and entertainment, transportation, and commercial workplace customers, providing physical security and seamless movement of people across buildings and public spaces.

Product overview

dormakaba Group is a leading provider in the access solutions market, offering a unified portfolio of physical security and access control products. The core offerings include integrated locks for commercial and institutional buildings, along with movable wall systems (expanded through the Style Group acquisition). The company serves diverse markets including schools, universities, stadiums, airports, hospitals, and workplaces. An innovative dormakaba 3D interactive tool complements the product portfolio by enabling virtual exploration of solutions across different industry contexts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• dormakaba: The primary brand for safe, secure, and sustainable access solutions

Products and services

• Integrated Locks Security locking systems for commercial and institutional buildings, providing access control and enhanced security for facilities such as credit unions, hospitals, and educational institutions.
• Movable Walls Flexible wall systems enabling configurable space division for commercial and institutional interiors; expanded through the acquisition of UK-based Style Group in July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,841 tCO2e saved since baseline year

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Style GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026dormakaba expanded its movable-wall business through the acquisition of UK-based Style Group, strengthening its portfolio in interior space solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Salto Systems: Spanish-based provider of electronic access control, smart locks, and credential solutions for commercial, hospitality, education, and co-working spaces. Competes with dormakaba specifically in electronic and mobile-credential access hardware.
• ASSA ABLOY: Swedish-headquartered global leader in locks, doors, and access solutions across commercial, institutional, and residential end markets. Closest large-cap comparable to dormakaba, competing head-to-head in integrated locks, door hardware, and electronic access worldwide.
• Allegion: US-listed pure-play access solutions provider (Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN, ISONAS) serving commercial, healthcare, education, and residential customers. Mirrors dormakaba's product mix in mechanical and electronic locks and serves overlapping institutional verticals.
• HID Global: Identity and access management specialist (an ASSA ABLOY subsidiary) producing electronic credentials, readers, and controllers. Directly comparable to dormakaba's electronic access and integrated lock offerings for enterprise and institutional buyers.
• Aiphone: Specialist in intercom, video entry, and access control systems for multi-tenant residential, healthcare, education, and commercial facilities. Overlaps with dormakaba's access and entry-security portfolio, particularly in institutional and multi-unit deployments.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell division delivering building management, security, and access control solutions to commercial and institutional customers. Adjacent competitor in integrated building security where dormakaba's locks and access products are bundled into larger BMS projects.
• Johnson Controls: Global provider of building efficiency, fire safety, security, and HVAC controls with a deep installed base in commercial and institutional real estate. Overlaps with dormakaba in security and access control within a much broader building-systems portfolio.
• Stanley Security: Security services and integrated solutions arm of Stanley Black & Decker, providing access control, video, intrusion, and electronic locks to commercial and institutional customers. Adjacent competitor to dormakaba across enterprise access deployments.
• Bosch Building Technologies: Bosch division delivering video surveillance, intrusion detection, access control, and building communications for commercial and public-sector customers. Competes with dormakaba in integrated access and security deployments as part of a wider product portfolio.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Large industrial conglomerate division covering building automation, security, and access within broader smart-infrastructure offerings. Competes with dormakaba at the integrated building-systems level across commercial and institutional projects, though access is one of many product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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