Real estate · Nidwalden

610 companies in real estate in the canton of Nidwalden.

The commercial register lists 610 active companies in real estate in the canton of Nidwalden, placing Nidwalden 20th nationally for this sector (1 % of the national total). 210 of them (34 %) are VAT-registered, and 192 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

610active companies
1registered in the past 30 days
210VAT-registered
20thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of Nidwalden: what the register shows.

Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.

This sector accounts for 11 % of companies classified in the canton of Nidwalden, against 8 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in real estate 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 real estate in the canton of Nidwalden, in figures

73companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 131 Mof combined share capital (576 capital companies)
210VAT-registered
3are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 610 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (76 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (18 %), Sole proprietorship (3 %). 73 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 46 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (32 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 576 companies (94 %): CHF 131 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 458 of them (80 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

210 companies (34 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 610 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 61 publish a general phone or email, 72 have a website verified by ciblr, and 3 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 5 new registrations, 19 changes of directors, 14 relocations of seat, 14 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 545420202021 : 656520212022 : 313120222023 : 343420232024 : 323220242025 : 464620252026 : 27272026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
46276 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
10918 %
Sole proprietorship
193,1 %
Coopérative
71,1 %
General partnership
40,7 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
50983 %
Small companies
538,7 %
Medium companies
447,2 %
Large companies
40,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Hergiswil NW
21435 %
Stans
10918 %
Stansstad
7112 %
Ennetbürgen
559 %
Beckenried
406,6 %
Buochs
355,7 %
Emmetten
213,4 %
Ennetmoos
172,8 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in real estate are active in the canton of Nidwalden?

610 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Nidwalden, or 1 % of the 59 564 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

210 of these companies (34 %) 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.

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