Net worth
$27.6B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
Latest moves
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Recent SEC filings
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Footprint
Companies
Würth Group (Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and 400+ companies in 80 countries); 2025 sales ~EUR 20.7bn (record), operating result EUR 940m; H1 2026 sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%)Built the group after taking over…
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- Role
- Built the group after taking over father's screw wholesale business in 1954; operational shares transferred in 1987 to four family foundations; chaired the Foundation Supervisory Board until 2024-12-31, succeeded by grandson Benjamin Würth from 2025-01-01
Würth Group FY2025 preliminary results (EUR 20.7bn sales, 86,415 employees)Family-owned group
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- Role
- Family-owned group (company press release 2026-01-14)
Investment vehicles
Würth family foundations (four foundations named after Carmen Würth and the three children, set up 1987)trust
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- Type
- trust
- Notes
- Hold the operating shares of the Würth Group; governed by a Foundation Supervisory Board (chair: Benjamin Würth since 2025-01-01)
Private deals
Würth Group acquired House of Threads, Inc., a US Southeast/Central Mexico C-parts supplier to OEM and commercial…Aug 2025
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- Würth Group acquired House of Threads, Inc., a US Southeast/Central Mexico C-parts supplier to OEM and commercial construction
- Date
- 2025-08
Würth Industry North America bought a 472,000 sq ft industrial building in Columbus, Ohio, for $32m, part of a $42.5m…Mar 2025
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- Würth Industry North America bought a 472,000 sq ft industrial building in Columbus, Ohio, for $32m, part of a $42.5m distribution-network investment plan (reported March 2025)
- Date
- 2025-03
Würth Elektronik ICS agreed to acquire 100% of MRS Holding GmbH (MRS Electronic, Rottweil, ~250 employees; sites in…Mar 2026
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- Würth Elektronik ICS agreed to acquire 100% of MRS Holding GmbH (MRS Electronic, Rottweil, ~250 employees; sites in Croatia, Poland, Turkey), subject to competition approval
- Date
- 2026-03-23
Trophies
Würth Collection: over 18,300 artworks (as of 2021), shown in company museums including Museum Würth and Kunsthalle…
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- Würth Collection: over 18,300 artworks (as of 2021), shown in company museums including Museum Würth and Kunsthalle Würth
Hans Holbein the Younger's 'Darmstadt Madonna', bought from the Hessische Hausstiftung in July 2011 for a reported…
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- Hans Holbein the Younger's 'Darmstadt Madonna', bought from the Hessische Hausstiftung in July 2011 for a reported ~EUR 50m; displayed at the Johanniterkirche, Schwäbisch Hall since January 2012
Motor yacht Vibrant Curiosity, reportedly valued at $100m, bought in 2009
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2008 tax-evasion investigation over cost allocations between subsidiaries; Heilbronn District Court penalty order up…
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- 2008 tax-evasion investigation over cost allocations between subsidiaries; Heilbronn District Court penalty order up to EUR 3.5m; conviction expunged in 2012 (historical)
Giving
Würth Foundation (Stiftung Würth), co-founded 1987 with Carmen Würth
source ↗Research gaps: No stake percentages published (group held via family foundations). No verified recent real-estate purchases. Holbein price is a reported estimate, never officially disclosed. Wikipedia used for ownership/tax history; primary foundation documents not checked. Austrian citizenship reported by Wikipedia not included.
What to watch
Closing of Würth Elektronik ICS acquisition of MRS Electronic pending competition approval
source ↗Würth Group H1 2026: sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%), operating result EUR 515m; US sales +15%; watch whether growth holds…
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- Würth Group H1 2026: sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%), operating result EUR 515m; US sales +15%; watch whether growth holds into year-end amid weak German industry (preliminary FY2026 figures typically published in mid-January)
Reinhold Würth's public warnings about German competitiveness (May 2026)May 7, 2026
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