Swiss cantons ranked by capital raised (last 12 months)
Zürich leads with CHF 849 million in share capital increases over the past year, followed by Basel-Stadt and Lucerne.
Over the past twelve months, 1,341 capital increases were registered across all 26 cantons, for a combined CHF 3.3 billion. The distribution is heavily concentrated: the top three cantons account for 59% of the total.
Zürich leads with CHF 849 million across 265 increases. Basel-Stadt and Lucerne follow at CHF 684 million and CHF 384 million, though their profiles differ sharply.
At the other end, Appenzell Innerrhoden recorded just two increases totalling CHF 96,471. The gap between Zürich and Appenzell Innerrhoden is roughly 8,800x in volume. For a deeper look at how Romandie's cantons compare, see our guide to prospecting in Romandie.
| # | Canton | Increases | Total raised (CHF) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich | 265 | 848,907,415 |
| 2 | Basel-Stadt | 42 | 683,598,810 |
| 3 | Lucerne | 67 | 384,410,088 |
| 4 | Zug | 171 | 265,980,844 |
| 5 | Geneva | 120 | 246,326,563 |
| 6 | Vaud | 96 | 172,133,977 |
| 7 | Ticino | 79 | 144,466,896 |
| 8 | Bern | 80 | 134,242,349 |
| 9 | Schwyz | 53 | 69,739,911 |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 59 | 56,371,148 |
| 11 | Valais | 50 | 42,620,917 |
| 12 | Basel-Landschaft | 29 | 42,139,195 |
| 13 | Aargau | 52 | 33,472,836 |
| 14 | Graubünden | 26 | 29,528,612 |
| 15 | Fribourg | 42 | 20,527,713 |
| 16 | Neuchâtel | 20 | 18,390,228 |
| 17 | Solothurn | 17 | 16,817,452 |
| 18 | Thurgau | 16 | 13,737,300 |
| 19 | Uri | 4 | 10,874,127 |
| 20 | Obwalden | 11 | 8,021,899 |
| 21 | Glarus | 11 | 7,348,969 |
| 22 | Jura | 9 | 5,633,000 |
| 23 | Nidwalden | 7 | 3,267,000 |
| 24 | Schaffhausen | 6 | 2,152,908 |
| 25 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 7 | 1,290,000 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 2 | 96,471 |
This ranking covers all share capital increases published in the SHAB over a rolling 12-month window. Companies are assigned to cantons based on their registered seat. Canton names follow their English and French conventional forms. For more on what a capital increase means, see our guide to capital increases.