Schneider Electric SE is a French[4][5][6] multinational company that specializes in digital automation and energy management.[7][8] It addresses homes,[9] buildings,[10] data centers,[11] infrastructure and industries,[12] by combining energy technologies, real-time automation, software, and services.[13]

Schneider Electric is a Fortune Global 500 company, publicly traded on the Euronext Exchange, and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[14] In FY2020, the company posted revenues of €25.2 billion.[15]

Schneider Electric is the parent company of Square D, APC, and others. It is also a research company.[16]

Schneider Electric has had its head office in Rueil-Malmaison, France since 2000.[17] This headquarters previously housed Schneider subsidiary Télémécanique[18] while the parent company occupied a site in Boulogne-Billancourt.[19]

The company uses an international operations model[20] wherein its key personnel and large numbers of its staff are spread across main offices in Reuil-Malmaison,[21] Hong Kong,[22] Noida,[23] and Boston.[24]