PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078616
PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078616
Global Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Market 2026-2030
The global programmable logic controller (PLC) market is forecasted to grow by USD 3099.9 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 3.5% during the forecast period. The report on the global programmable logic controller (PLC) market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by expansion of smart factory infrastructure initiatives, increasing demand for modular control architectures, escalating necessity for enhanced cyber security.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.
| Market Scope | |
|---|---|
| Base Year | 2025 |
| End Year | 2030 |
| Series Year | 2026-2030 |
| Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
| YOY 2026 | 3.4% |
| CAGR | 3.5% |
| Incremental Value | $3099.9 mn |
Technavio's global programmable logic controller (PLC) market is segmented as below:
By Product
- Modular
- Unitary
- Rackmount
By End-User
- Process industry
- Discrete industry
- Building automation
By Component
- Hardware
- Software
- Services
Geography
- APAC
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- Middle East and Africa
- UAE
- South Africa
- Turkey
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the integration of ai into controllers as one of the prime reasons driving the global programmable logic controller (PLC) market growth during the next few years. Also, expansion toward modular and scalable architectures and emphasis on cybersecurity in industrial networks will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the global programmable logic controller (PLC) market covers the following areas:
- Global programmable logic controller (PLC) market sizing
- Global programmable logic controller (PLC) market forecast
- Global programmable logic controller (PLC) market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading global programmable logic controller (PLC) market vendors that include ABB Ltd., Advantech Co. Ltd., Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Bosch Rexroth AG, Delta Electronics Inc., Eaton Corp. Plc, Emerson Electric Co., Festo SE and Co. KG, Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., IDEC Corp., Keyence Corp., LS ELECTRIC Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., OMRON Corp., Panasonic Holdings Corp., Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co, Rockwell Automation Inc., Schneider Electric SE, Siemens AG, Toshiba Corp., WAGO GmbH and Co. KG, Yaskawa Electric Corp., Yokogawa Electric Corp.. Also, the global programmable logic controller (PLC) market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.
The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Component
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- 3.3 Value chain analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
- 4.3 Market size 2025
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Global Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Market 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.2 Product segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Product Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.3 End-user segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.4 Component segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Component Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.5 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.6 Country segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 Impact of AI on Global Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Market
- 6.2 Impact of geopolitical conflicts on Global Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Market
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.7 Market condition
8 Market Segmentation by Product
- 8.1 Market segments
- 8.2 Comparison by Product
- 8.3 Modular - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.4 Unitary - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.5 Rackmount - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.6 Market opportunity by Product
- Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
9 Market Segmentation by End-user
- 9.1 Market segments
- 9.2 Comparison by End-user
- 9.3 Process industry - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.4 Discrete industry - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.5 Building automation - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.6 Market opportunity by End-user
- Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
10 Market Segmentation by Component
- 10.1 Market segments
- 10.2 Comparison by Component
- 10.3 Hardware - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.4 Software - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.5 Services - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.6 Market opportunity by Component
- Market opportunity by Component ($ million)
11 Customer Landscape
- 11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
12 Geographic Landscape
- 12.1 Geographic segmentation
- 12.2 Geographic comparison
- 12.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.1 China - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.2 Japan - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.3 India - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.4 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.5 Australia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.6 Indonesia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.1 US - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.2 Canada - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.3 Mexico - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.1 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.2 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.3 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.4 Italy - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.5 Spain - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.6 The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.1 Saudi Arabia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.2 UAE - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.3 South Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.4 Israel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.5 Turkey - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.1 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.2 Argentina - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.3 Chile - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity
- 13.1 Market drivers
- Expansion of smart factory infrastructure initiatives
- Increasing demand for modular control architectures
- Escalating necessity for enhanced cyber security
- 13.2 Market challenges
- Rising cybersecurity vulnerabilities within industrial networks
- Significant shortage of qualified automation talent
- Complexity of integrating legacy industrial systems
- 13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
- 13.4 Market opportunities
- Integration of AI into controllers
- Expansion toward modular and scalable architectures
- Emphasis on cybersecurity in industrial networks
14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
15 Competitive Analysis
- 15.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
- 15.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
- 15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 15.4 ABB Ltd.
- ABB Ltd. - Overview
- ABB Ltd. - Business segments
- ABB Ltd. - Key news
- ABB Ltd. - Key offerings
- ABB Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.5 Advantech Co. Ltd.
- Advantech Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Advantech Co. Ltd. - Business segments
- Advantech Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- Advantech Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.6 Delta Electronics Inc.
- Delta Electronics Inc. - Overview
- Delta Electronics Inc. - Business segments
- Delta Electronics Inc. - Key offerings
- Delta Electronics Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.7 Eaton Corp. Plc
- Eaton Corp. Plc - Overview
- Eaton Corp. Plc - Business segments
- Eaton Corp. Plc - Key news
- Eaton Corp. Plc - Key offerings
- Eaton Corp. Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.8 Emerson Electric Co.
- Emerson Electric Co. - Overview
- Emerson Electric Co. - Business segments
- Emerson Electric Co. - Key news
- Emerson Electric Co. - Key offerings
- Emerson Electric Co. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.9 Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.
- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. - Business segments
- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.10 Hitachi Ltd.
- Hitachi Ltd. - Overview
- Hitachi Ltd. - Business segments
- Hitachi Ltd. - Key offerings
- Hitachi Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.11 Honeywell International Inc.
- Honeywell International Inc. - Overview
- Honeywell International Inc. - Business segments
- Honeywell International Inc. - Key news
- Honeywell International Inc. - Key offerings
- Honeywell International Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.12 IDEC Corp.
- IDEC Corp. - Overview
- IDEC Corp. - Business segments
- IDEC Corp. - Key offerings
- IDEC Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.13 Keyence Corp.
- Keyence Corp. - Overview
- Keyence Corp. - Product / Service
- Keyence Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.14 Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. - Overview
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. - Business segments
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. - Key offerings
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.15 Panasonic Holdings Corp.
- Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Overview
- Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Business segments
- Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Key news
- Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Key offerings
- Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.16 Schneider Electric SE
- Schneider Electric SE - Overview
- Schneider Electric SE - Business segments
- Schneider Electric SE - Key news
- Schneider Electric SE - Key offerings
- Schneider Electric SE - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.17 Siemens AG
- Siemens AG - Overview
- Siemens AG - Business segments
- Siemens AG - Key news
- Siemens AG - Key offerings
- Siemens AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.18 Toshiba Corp.
- Toshiba Corp. - Overview
- Toshiba Corp. - Product / Service
- Toshiba Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16 Appendix
- 16.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
- 16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 16.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
- 16.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
- 16.6 Data validation
- Data validation
- 16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 16.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
- 16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 16.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations
