Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) · Nidwalden

181 companies in hospitality in the canton of Nidwalden.

The commercial register lists 181 active companies in hospitality in the canton of Nidwalden, placing Nidwalden 26th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 149 of them (82 %) are VAT-registered, and 54 (30 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

181active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
149VAT-registered
26thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) in the canton of Nidwalden: what the register shows.

Hospitality and catering see the fastest turnover in the register: takeovers of establishments, new LLCs with every opening, frequent liquidations. Contacting an establishment as soon as it registers, before it has chosen its suppliers, makes all the difference.

This sector accounts for 3 % of companies classified in the canton of Nidwalden, against 5 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in hospitality were registered in the canton of Nidwalden over the past 30 days, 5 over 90 days.

Nidwalden lives off aerospace and mechanical engineering (Stans and its region), tourism on Lake Lucerne, and a tax regime that attracts holdings and service companies. The fabric is heavily concentrated around Stans, Stansstad and Hergiswil.

Market analysis

The market in hospitality in the canton of Nidwalden, in figures

32companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 118 Mof combined share capital (139 capital companies)
149VAT-registered
11are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 181 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (44 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (30 %), Sole proprietorship (20 %). 32 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 16 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (12 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 139 companies (77 %): CHF 118 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 53 of them (38 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

149 companies (82 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 181 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 32 publish a general phone or email, 33 have a website verified by ciblr, and 11 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 4 new registrations, 4 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 1 other amendments.

Registrations by year

051015202020 : 101020202021 : 9920212022 : 121220222023 : 141420232024 : 111120242025 : 161620252026 : 16162026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
8044 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
5530 %
Sole proprietorship
3720 %
General partnership
52,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
14982 %
Small companies
1910 %
Medium companies
73,9 %
Large companies
63,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Hergiswil NW
3419 %
Stans
3419 %
Beckenried
189,9 %
Buochs
179,4 %
Stansstad
168,8 %
Ennetbürgen
105,5 %
Emmetten
73,9 %
Wolfenschiessen
52,8 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in hospitality are active in the canton of Nidwalden?

181 companies in hospitality are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Nidwalden, or <1 % of the 37 454 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

149 of these companies (82 %) 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. 168 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.

The same sector elsewhere
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