The commercial register lists 3 150 active companies in hospitality in the canton of Valais, placing Valais 4th nationally for this sector (8 % of the national total). 2 509 of them (80 %) are VAT-registered, and 963 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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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 10 % of companies classified in the canton of Valais, against 5 % across Switzerland. 20 companies in hospitality were registered in the canton of Valais over the past 30 days, 57 over 90 days.
Valais lives off tourism (Zermatt, Verbier, Crans-Montana), hydropower, chemicals and aluminium in the Rhone plain, and winegrowing. A bilingual canton, it has a very high proportion of small construction, hotel and cable-car businesses, with a register marked by seasonality.
Of these 3 150 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (45 %), Sole proprietorship (27 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (21 %). 477 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 265 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (240 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 2 131 companies (68 %): CHF 244 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 685 of them (32 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
2 509 companies (80 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 3 148 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 458 publish a general phone or email, 518 have a website verified by ciblr, and 119 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 51 new registrations, 34 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 37 relocations of seat, 19 other amendments, 18 liquidations or deletions.
3 150 companies in hospitality are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Valais, or 8 % of the 37 490 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
2 509 of these companies (80 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,135 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.
ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in hospitality in the canton of Valais: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.
The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.