Real estate · St. Gallen

3 637 companies in real estate in the canton of St. Gallen.

The commercial register lists 3 637 active companies in real estate in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 7th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 1 306 of them (36 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 263 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

3 637active companies
21registered in the past 30 days
1 306VAT-registered
7thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of St. Gallen: 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 9 % of companies classified in the canton of St. Gallen, against 8 % across Switzerland. 21 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 60 over 90 days.

St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.

Market analysis

The market in real estate in the canton of St. Gallen, in figures

457companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 874 Mof combined share capital (3 293 capital companies)
1 306VAT-registered
16are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 3 637 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (67 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (21 %), Coopérative (4 %). 457 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 238 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (235 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 3 293 companies (91 %): CHF 874 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 2 401 of them (73 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 306 companies (36 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 3 636 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 447 publish a general phone or email, 516 have a website verified by ciblr, and 16 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 61 new registrations, 80 changes of directors, 2 capital changes, 37 relocations of seat, 40 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

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Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
2 44367 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
77021 %
Coopérative
1574,3 %
Sole proprietorship
1484,1 %
General partnership
170,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 74748 %
Small companies
2516,9 %
Medium companies
1 55943 %
Large companies
802,2 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

St. Gallen
66518 %
Wil SG
1554,3 %
Jona
1193,3 %
Widnau
942,6 %
Gossau SG
862,4 %
Buchs SG
822,3 %
Mörschwil
732 %
Rorschach
712 %
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 St. Gallen?

3 637 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 6 % of the 59 422 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 306 of these companies (36 %) 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: a day ago. 1,111 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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