Holdings & management consulting · Aargau

2 579 companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Aargau.

The commercial register lists 2 579 active companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Aargau, placing Aargau 6th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 1 379 of them (53 %) are VAT-registered, and 839 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 579active companies
26registered in the past 30 days
1 379VAT-registered
6thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Holdings & management consulting in the canton of Aargau: what the register shows.

Head offices and management consulting: holdings, participation companies, strategy and organisational consultants. Many of these companies have no website or staff; the register, with its officers and domicile addresses, is often the only way to reach them.

This sector accounts for 6 % of companies classified in the canton of Aargau, against 7 % across Switzerland. 26 companies in holdings and management consulting were registered in the canton of Aargau over the past 30 days, 64 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 holdings and management consulting in the canton of Aargau, in figures

425companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 121 Mof combined share capital (1 670 capital companies)
1 379VAT-registered
32are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 2 579 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (45 %), Sole proprietorship (33 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (18 %). 425 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 220 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (213 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 670 companies (65 %): CHF 121 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 459 of them (27 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 379 companies (53 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 577 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 654 publish a general phone or email, 763 have a website verified by ciblr, and 32 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 63 new registrations, 42 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 46 relocations of seat, 50 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003002020 : 18818820202021 : 20720720212022 : 20320320222023 : 22722720232024 : 20920920242025 : 22022020252026 : 2052052026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 16345 %
Sole proprietorship
84333 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
45418 %
General partnership
261 %
Coopérative
70,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 72667 %
Small companies
983,8 %
Medium companies
71228 %
Large companies
431,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Aarau
1515,9 %
Baden
1485,7 %
Wettingen
813,1 %
Rheinfelden
712,8 %
Zofingen
712,8 %
Lenzburg
642,5 %
Brugg AG
461,8 %
Würenlos
371,4 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in holdings and management consulting are active in the canton of Aargau?

2 579 companies in holdings and management consulting are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Aargau, or 5 % of the 50 448 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 379 of these companies (53 %) 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?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,518 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.

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Neighbouring cantons

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