Agriculture, forestry & fishing · Aargau

333 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Aargau.

The commercial register lists 333 active companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Aargau, placing Aargau 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 186 of them (56 %) are VAT-registered, and 75 (23 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

333active companies
1registered in the past 30 days
186VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Agriculture, forestry & fishing in the canton of Aargau: what the register shows.

Farms are rarely entered in the commercial register (registration is only mandatory above a certain turnover): the companies listed here are therefore the most structured, often set up as an LLC or a corporation, with needs in machinery, insurance and fiduciary services.

This sector accounts for <1 % of companies classified in the canton of Aargau, against <1 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing were registered in the canton of Aargau over the past 30 days, 4 over 90 days.

Aargau is the canton of energy and industry: power plants and electrical engineering (Baden, Aarau), mechanical engineering, plastics and logistics along the A1, food processing in the Fricktal. Its position between Zurich, Basel and Berne makes it a fast-growing residential canton with a steady flow of new registrations.

Market analysis

The market in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Aargau, in figures

27companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 18 Mof combined share capital (191 capital companies)
186VAT-registered
1are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 333 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (30 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (26 %), Sole proprietorship (26 %). 27 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 8 % of the active base; 16 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (29 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 191 companies (57 %): CHF 18 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 93 of them (49 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

186 companies (56 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 333 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 79 publish a general phone or email, 85 have a website verified by ciblr, and 1 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 4 new registrations, 4 changes of directors, 1 relocations of seat, 2 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 232320202021 : 343420212022 : 303020222023 : 353520232024 : 222220242025 : 161620252026 : 11112026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
10030 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
8826 %
Sole proprietorship
8626 %
Coopérative
288,4 %
General partnership
257,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
19057 %
Small companies
329,6 %
Medium companies
10532 %
Large companies
61,8 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Brittnau
82,4 %
Muri AG
72,1 %
Beinwil (Freiamt)
72,1 %
Gipf-Oberfrick
72,1 %
Wettingen
61,8 %
Möhlin
61,8 %
Schafisheim
61,8 %
Zeihen
61,8 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing are active in the canton of Aargau?

333 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Aargau, or 7 % of the 4 962 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

186 of these companies (56 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,478 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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