Portugal— PT

Company data in Portugal, by industry

Browse Portugal company directories across 56 industries — 838,090 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from RNPC / IRN and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

838,090

Registered companies

GALP ENERGIA, SGPS, S.A.

Largest company

Development of building projects

Largest sector

22th

in Europe by count

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Rankings

Largest companies in Portugal

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated September 2026.

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	GALP ENERGIA, SGPS, S.A.	Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Lisboa	$13.2B
2	SONAE, SGPS, S.A.	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Matosinhos	$7.6B
3	JERÓNIMO MARTINS - SGPS, S.A.	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Lisboa	$6.8B
4	TRANSPORTES AÉREOS PORTUGUESES, S.A.	Passenger air transport	Lisboa	$5B
5	EDP, S.A.	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Lisboa	$4.3B
6	VOLKSWAGEN AUTOEUROPA, LDA	Manufacture of motor vehicles	Palmela	$4B
7	SEMAPA - SOCIEDADE DE INVESTIMENTO E GESTÃO, SGPS, S.A.	Non-specialised wholesale trade	Setúbal	$3B
8	REPSOL PORTUGUESA, LDA	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Lisboa	$2.7B
9	ALTICE PORTUGAL, S.A.	Wired telecommunications activities	Lisboa	$2.4B
10	SAIPEM (PORTUGAL) - COMÉRCIO MARÍTIMO, SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL, LDA (ZONA FRANCA DA MADEIRA)	Engineering activities and related technical consultancy	Machico	$2B
11	AUCHAN PORTUGAL, S.A.	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Oeiras	$2B
12	BP PORTUGAL - COMÉRCIO DE COMBUSTÍVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES, S.A.	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Oeiras	$1.9B
13	ROBERT BOSCH, S.A.	Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation	Braga	$1.7B
14	IRMÃDONA - SUPERMERCADOS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Vila Nova de Gaia	$1.6B
15	NOS, SGPS, S.A.	Wired telecommunications activities	Lisboa	$1.6B

Top 15 of 25 · ITX PORTUGAL - CONFECCÕES, S.A., INFRAESTRUTURAS DE PORTUGAL, S.A., VODAFONE PORTUGAL - COMUNICACÕES PESSOAIS, S.A., ENDESA ENERGIA, S.A. - SUCURSAL EM PORTUGAL, CONTINENTAL MABOR - INDÚSTRIA DE PNEUS, S.A., PRIO - SGPS, S.A., ANA - AEROPORTOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A., MOEVE - COMERCIAL PORTUGUESA, UNIPESSOAL, LDA, SIVA - SOCIEDADE DE IMPORTACÃO DE VEÍCULOS AUTOMÓVEIS, S.A., ITMP PORTUGAL - SOCIEDADE DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E INVESTIMENTO, S.A. follow. Methodology →

GALP ENERGIA, SGPS, S.A. leads by reported revenue at $13.2B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Construction companies

180,894

Retail companies

155,697

Distribution & wholesale

84,109

Real estate companies

83,747

Manufacturing companies

80,437

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Construction companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 180,894 companies — 22% of Portugal's 838,090 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

648,939

5–9

84,718

10–19

39,386

20–49

22,969

50–99

7,326

100–199

3,969

200–499

2,525

500–999

549

1000+

360

The 1–4 band is shown with a broken bar — it is ~8× the next band; the smaller bands are scaled against each other so they stay readable. 38,435 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

Around 80% of companies with disclosed headcount employ fewer than five people, so the market skews heavily toward micro-enterprises.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

486,199

100K-499K

169,510

500K-999K

42,132

1M-4.99M

44,473

5M-9.99M

6,650

10M-49.99M

5,785

50M-99.99M

810

100M-499.99M

518

500M-999.99M

1B+

93,018 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 1–100K, covering 64% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where Portuguese companies are based

Distribution by region.

Lisboa

214,031

Porto

135,431

Braga

64,310

Setúbal

55,992

Aveiro

50,092

Lisboa holds the largest regional share, with 29% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in Portugal

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

28%

Part of a corporate group

72%

Independent

28% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 72% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Portugal

Portuguese-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	SONAE, SGPS, S.A.	1,895
2	CTT - CORREIOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A.	1,062
3	EDP, S.A.	989
4	GALP ENERGIA, SGPS, S.A.	515
5	BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUÊS, S.A.	485
6	MONTEPIO GERAL - ASSOCIACÃO MUTUALISTA	395
7	MOTA - ENGIL, SGPS, S.A.	294
8	NOS, SGPS, S.A.	265
9	GRUPO SALVADOR CAETANO, SGPS, S.A.	225
10	NCFGEST, S.A.	221

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in Portugal.

SONAE, SGPS, S.A. is the largest corporate group headquartered in Portugal, with 1,895 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among Portugal's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

44%

Foreign-owned

56%

Portuguese-owned

Leading countries of ownership

France

15.1%

Spain

14.3%

Germany

13.6%

Netherlands

9.6%

United States of America

9.6%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

France is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 15.1%.

FAQ

Portugal company data — frequently asked questions

There are 838,090 registered companies in Portugal across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, GALP ENERGIA, SGPS, S.A. is the largest company in Portugal, followed by SONAE, SGPS, S.A. and JERÓNIMO MARTINS - SGPS, S.A..

Development of building projects, Restaurants and mobile food service activities, Construction of residential and non-residential buildings have the most registered companies.

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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated September 2026.

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