List of Engineering Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 7,535 engineering companies in Portugal, one in every 113 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 103 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in ten of all engineering firms are based in Lisboa, Porto, Oeiras, Vila Nova de Gaia and Matosinhos. Below you find the largest engineering firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

7,535 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies7,5351 in113 Portuguese companiesCities296Largest cityLisboa 1,012Employees1-4 (80%)Revenue< $100K (48%)Email19%Phone31%Website27%

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Saipem (portugal) - Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)Saipem (portugal) - Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Saipem (portugal) - Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Machico	Pavilhão Industrial R, Plataforma 2a	Ilha Da Madeira	9200-047	*****.com	1994	$2,028,519,478	603	Corporation	155	511069790
2	Lusotechnip - Engenharia, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Tomás Da Fonseca, Torre E 8ºc/d/9ºa/d	Lisboa	1600-209	*****.com	2011	$675,736,994	214	Corporation	324	509979750
3	Cândido José Rodrigues Ii Renewables, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Da Arroteia, 995	Porto	4465-588	*****.com	2008	$148,401,707	413	Corporation	21	508779413
4	Ponticelli Angoil - Servicos Para A Indústria Petrolífera, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Caminho Olival, 38	Ilha Da Madeira	9020-103	*****.com	2004	$107,157,961	681	Corporation	97	511147171
5	Efacec - Engenharia E Sistemas, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Engenheiro Frederico Ulrich	Porto	4470-605	*****.pt	1991	$83,223,244	248	Corporation	750	502533447
6	Construcão Pública, E.P.E	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Infante Santo, 2	Lisboa	1350-178	*****.pt	2007	$81,306,067	146	Government body	1699	508069645
7	Bgi - Brisa Gestão De Infraestruturas, S.A.	Portugal	Cascais	Quinta Torre Da Aguilha, Edifício Brisa	Lisboa	2785-599	*****.pt	2002	$78,983,273	357	Corporation	171	506081079
8	Tecnimont S.P.A. - Sucursal Em Portugal	Portugal	Sines	Monte Feio, Edifício Zils	Setúbal	7520-064	N/A	2021	$67,172,189	77	Foreign company	N/A	980728215
9	Quadrante - Engenharia E Consultoria, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Da Boavista, 1837 2º 2.1	Porto	4100-133	*****.com	1998	$57,538,271	386	Corporation	28	504092502
10	Asea Brown Boveri Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua de Malhões, Edifício Dom Manuel I 1º Q53	Lisboa	2770-071	*****.pt	2019	$55,948,800	88	Corporation	1587	515577880
11	Hitachi Rail Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Calvet de Magalhães, 245	Lisboa	2770-153	*****.com	2006	$49,971,078	263	Corporation	7	507775597
12	Mca2 Sustainability, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rampa Pico Cardo, 10	Ilha Da Madeira	9024-502	N/A	2021	$48,707,893	28	Corporation	32	516677241
13	Hitachi Energy Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Quinta Da Quintã, Edifício Dom José Q54 Piso 0	Lisboa	2770-203	*****.com	1961	$47,355,635	75	Corporation	3023	500031975
14	Sword Health, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Sidónio Pais, 153 5º	Porto	4100-467	*****.com	2013	$44,511,259	371	Corporation	7	510675565
15	Cbre - Project Management, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, 17 8ºa	Lisboa	1070-313	*****.com	2019	$42,131,276	33	Corporation	2482	515525553
16	Greenvolt Next Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Mafra	Rua C Do Núcleo Empresarial, Armazém 56	Lisboa	2665-601	*****.com	2016	$38,795,415	114	Partnership of unknown type	447	514108649
17	Gestão E Obras Do Porto, EM	Portugal	Porto	Travessa Bica Velha, 10	Porto	4250-078	*****.pt	2000	$34,539,647	53	Government body	47	505037238
18	Tpf - Consultores De Engenharia E Arquitetura, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho, 30 2º Fracão A	Lisboa	1000-017	*****.pt	1980	$34,147,623	282	Corporation	140	500963363
19	Cmec - South Europe Development, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida José Gomes Ferreira, 15 6ºr	Lisboa	1495-139	*****.com	2022	$33,473,097	16	Corporation	1452	516783840
20	Technoedif - Engenharia, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Professor Doutor Cavaco Silva, 5a	Lisboa	2740-296	*****.com	1965	$32,896,582	314	Corporation	6	500171459
21	Coba - Consultores De Engenharia E Ambiente, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 5 de Outubro, 323	Lisboa	1600-035	*****.com	2006	$32,103,471	192	Corporation	7	507826507
22	Promanec - Engineering & Construction, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua António Mega Ferreira, 61 Piso 2 Escritório A	Lisboa	1800-424	*****.com	2011	$28,775,048	116	Partnership of unknown type	17	509967949
23	Labelec - Estudos, Desenvolvimento E Actividades Laboratoriais, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Particular À Rua Cidade de Goa, 2	Lisboa	2685-038	*****.com	1975	$27,517,699	120	Corporation	990	503326755
24	Edpr PT - Promocão E Operacão, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Ofélia Diogo Da Costa, 115 6º	Porto	4100-085	*****.com	2012	$26,959,900	386	Corporation	990	510412092
25	Dst Solar, S.A.	Portugal	Braga	Rua Dos Pitancinhos	Braga	4700-727	*****.com	2009	$25,308,804	71	Corporation	41	509014763

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How many engineering companies are there in Portugal?

Engineering companies and engineering firms in Portugal

7,535

5 November 2026

There are 7,535 engineering companies and engineering firms in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 113 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (422 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,901 92%
Head offices: 384
Branch offices: 250

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 7112. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 7112.

2,854 of the 7,535 are Lda and S.A. (38%); 0 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 7,363 Portuguese engineering firms with a known headcount, 5,893 (80%) have one to four people, 740 have five to nine, 627 have ten to 49 and 103 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,385, 48%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 106,633 90%
Small 10 to 49627 9%
Medium 50 to 249101 1%
Large 250+2 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

142

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 65 more than $10 million.

422

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest engineering firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Ponticelli Angoil - Servicos para A Indústria Petrolífera, S.A. (Zona Franca da Madeira) is the largest engineering firm in Portugal by headcount. 103 firms employ 50 people or more; 51 employ 100 or more.

1Funchal681 staff
2Machico603 staff
3Matosinhos413 staff
4Porto386 staff
5Porto386 staff
6Porto371 staff
7Cascais357 staff
8Matosinhos333 staff
9Lisboa327 staff
10Oeiras314 staff

By employee size · 7,363 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	5,893	80%
5-9	740	10%
10-19	403	5%
20-49	224	3%
50-99	52	0.7%
100-199	31	0.4%
200-499	18	0.2%
500-999	2	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

80% have 1 to 4 people; 224 have 20 to 49; 103 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,385	48%
$100K-$500K	2,428	35%
$500K-$1M	543	8%
$1M-$5M	535	8%
$5M-$10M	77	1%
$10M-$50M	55	0.8%
$50M-$100M	6	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	2	<0.1%
$500M+	2	<0.1%

48% under $100,000; 535 between $1M and $5M; 142 above $5M.

Engineering firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 1,012 engineering companies and engineering firms, 1.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 22% above the national share. Three in four Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 24 have 50 or more. 54 new firms were entered in 2026, 81 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 739 · 75%
5-9: 104 · 11%
10-19: 70 · 7%
20-49: 52 · 5%
50+: 24 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 555 · 55%
Lda and S.A.: 372 · 37%
Other or none: 85 · 8%

Of the Portuguese total: 13.4%
Of all Lisboa companies: 1.1%
Against the national share: 1.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 54
Entered 2025: 87
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 12.8%

Old

Before 1990: 81 · 8%
1990 or later: 931 · 92%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 31.6%

Reachable

Email: 234 · 23%
Phone: 406 · 40%
Website: 349 · 34%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 431 · 46%
$100K-$500K: 278 · 30%
$500K-$1M: 81 · 9%
$1M and more: 146 · 16%

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most engineering companies in Portugal (1,012), ahead of Porto (451), Oeiras (268), Vila Nova de Gaia (203) and Matosinhos (191). Together the five hold three in ten of them. Relative to their size, Aveiro, Coimbra and Maia have the most: 1.8 to 1.8 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

296 Portuguese cities have at least one engineering firm; 123 have ten or more; 33 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Engineering firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.88. Aveiro has 1.8 times the national share.

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By district 28 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	2,074	28%
Porto	1,494	20%
Setúbal	520	7%
Braga	475	6%
Aveiro	429	6%
Leiria	381	5%
Coimbra	347	5%
Faro	301	4%
Santarém	265	4%
Viseu	216	3%

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How reachable are they?

Engineering firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 31% list a phone number and 27% a website.

Email1,394 19%
Phone2,371 31%
Website2,016 27%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese engineering firms from before 1900, 0 from before 1950 and 256 from before 1990.

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1. Lisboa
1952
1. Sintra
1961
1. Oeiras
1965
1. Lisboa
1965
1. Oeiras
1966
1. Lisboa

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Portuguese engineering firms date from before 1990

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

422 engineering firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 599 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 1.3% of the inflow.

3642022
4152023
4692024
5992025
4222026 so far

217 of this year's 422 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lisboa162 staff
2Lisboa4 staff
3Beja4 staff
4Lisboa4 staff
5Lisboa4 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 consulting companies for every engineering firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Consulting Companies	22,620	13%	89%
Accounting Companies	11,025	35%	75%
Engineering Companies	7,535	27%	78%
Cleaning Companies	4,207	20%	71%
Lawyers	2,077	52%	91%
Funeral Companies	1,310	60%	70%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	298,864	7.7
The USA	218,900	3.4
Brazil	171,091	5.9
Germany	155,424	22.9
The UK	95,793	10.8
Portugal	7,535	8.8

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

Two in five are Lda and S.A..

Partnerships4,33558%
Lda and S.A.2,85438%
No form on record or other3465%

Single-site: 92%
Head offices: 384
Branches: 250

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Frequently asked questions

How many engineering companies are there in Portugal?

There are 7,535 engineering companies and engineering firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 113 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest engineering firm in Portugal?

Ponticelli Angoil - Servicos para A Indústria Petrolífera, S.A. (Zona Franca da Madeira) in Funchal, with 681 staff. By revenue Saipem (Portugal) - Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (Zona Franca da Madeira) in Machico leads with $2.0 billion a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most engineering companies?

Lisboa, with 1,012, ahead of Porto (451), Oeiras (268), Vila Nova de Gaia (203) and Matosinhos (191). Relative to its size, Aveiro has the most: 1.8 times the national share.

How many engineering firms are there in Lisboa?

1,012, which is 1.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 22% above the national share.

How big is a typical engineering firm?

Small. 80% of the 7,363 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 103 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese engineering companies sole traders or companies?

None (0) are sole traders, 58% are partnerships and 38% (2,854) are Lda and S.A..

How many engineering firms started in 2026?

422 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 599 in 2025. 217 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest engineering firm in Portugal?

Aero - Topográfica, Lda in Lisboa, 1952, followed by Pinto & Bentes, S.A. in Sintra (1952) and Hitachi Energy Portugal, S.A. in Oeiras (1961). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers engineering companies?

Portuguese engineering companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 7112. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 7112.

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