Largest employers in Ostend (Stene, Zandvoorde)
952 companies registered in 8400 Ostend (Stene, Zandvoorde) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Absoluteyou leads with 3,600.7 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absoluteyou Employment activities | €18.0m | €140.7m | 919,904 € | 3,600.7 | 2025 |
| 2 | Daikin Europe N.V. Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €2.53bn | €3.11bn | €1.24bn | 1,724.0 | 2026 |
| 3 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende Human health activities | €440.4m | €308.7m | €165.9m | 1,674.0 | 2025 |
| 4 | TUI Belgium Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities | €723.0m | €831.1m | €140.1m | 422.1 | 2025 |
| 5 | De Oesterbank Social work activities without accommodation | €14.6m | €7.31m | €6.12m | 366.8 | 2025 |
| 6 | Keuringsbureau Motorvoertuigen Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €33.4m | €45.8m | €14.6m | 351.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Verhelst Aannemingen Civil engineering | €61.2m | €87.7m | €27.1m | 238.8 | 2025 |
| 8 | Mainfreight Logistic Services Belgium Land transport and transport via pipelines | €17.0m | €26.0m | €11.2m | 237.1 | 2026 |
| 9 | Baggerwerken Decloedt & Zoon Civil engineering | €366.4m | €159.3m | €234.6m | 230.2 | 2025 |
| 10 | Klief Human health activities | €68.3m | €22.3m | €55.1m | 216.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | Metagenics Belgium Manufacture of food products | €67.5m | €90.8m | €42.0m | 216.1 | 2025 |
| 12 | Squatina Residential care activities | €34.3m | €17.3m | €30.9m | 201.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Mainfreight Forwarding Belgium Land transport and transport via pipelines | €35.5m | €84.5m | €7.40m | 185.9 | 2026 |
| 14 | Daikin Airconditioning Belgium Wholesale trade | €53.4m | €178.2m | €12.1m | 185.0 | 2026 |
| 15 | Sint - Monica Residential care activities | €22.8m | €15.5m | €5.37m | 179.3 | 2025 |
| 16 | Algemene Ondernemingen Soetaert Civil engineering | €72.3m | €77.4m | €15.7m | 171.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Institut Flamand de la Mer Scientific research and development | €27.0m | €1.86m | €18.2m | 168.0 | 2025 |
| 18 | Proviron Functional Chemicals Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | €54.0m | €66.7m | €19.2m | 158.0 | 2025 |
| 19 | Vestas Offshore Wind Belgium Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €128.4m | €87.1m | €22.5m | 149.7 | 2024 |
| 20 | Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen Air transport | €91.1m | €27.7m | €18.1m | 129.2 | 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Ostend (Stene, Zandvoorde)?
Absoluteyou, with 3,600.7 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Ostend (Stene, Zandvoorde) report employees?
952 out of 2,984, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.