List of Financial Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 12,404 financial companies in Portugal, one in every 69 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 167 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all financial firms are based in Lisboa, Porto, Oeiras, Cascais and Funchal. Below you find the largest financial 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.

12,404 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies12,4041 in69 Portuguese companiesCities311Largest cityLisboa 3,517Sole traders0.8%Employees1-4 (80%)Revenue< $100K (63%)Email26%Phone43%Website38%

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	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	Montepio Geral - Associacão Mutualista	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Áurea, 219/241	Lisboa	1100-062	*****.pt	1840	$565,787,851	222	Non profit organization	395	500766681
2	Edp, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 24 de Julho, 12	Lisboa	1249-300	*****.com	1976	$378,837,804	617	Corporation	990	500697256
3	Galp Energia, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Índia, 8	Lisboa	1349-065	*****.com	2000	$266,155,421	630	Corporation	523	505060515
4	Brisa - Auto-Estradas De Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Cascais	Quinta Torre Da Aguilha, Edifício Brisa	Lisboa	2789-522	*****.pt	1972	$79,248,227	434	Corporation	171	500048177
5	Banif - Banco Internacional Do Funchal, S.A. - Em Liquidacão	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda Dos Oceanos, 41 Loja Q	Lisboa	1990-203	N/A	1988	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	1699	511202008
6	Banco Primus, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Da Quinta Do Quintã, 1 Edificio D. José Piso 3	Lisboa	2770-203	*****.pt	2002	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	8908	506178129
7	Novo Banco, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Doutor Mário Soares, Edifício 1 Campus Do Novobanco	Lisboa	2740-119	*****.pt	2014	$68,480,750	3,827	Corporation	8908	513204016
8	Banco Ctt, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Praca Duque de Saldanha, 1 Piso 3	Lisboa	1050-094	*****.pt	2015	$68,480,750	485	Corporation	1064	513412417
9	Banco Finantia, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua General Firmino Miguel, 5 1º	Lisboa	1600-100	*****.com	1988	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	12	501897020
10	Banco Espírito Santo, S.A. - Em Liquidacão	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Crisóstomo, 30 1ºesq. /dto.	Lisboa	1050-127	N/A	1937	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	13	500852367
11	Banco Santander Totta, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Áurea, 88	Lisboa	1100-063	*****.pt	1988	$68,480,750	4,658	Corporation	9611	500844321
12	Banco De Investimento Global, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 24 de Julho, 74/76	Lisboa	1249-291	*****.pt	1999	$68,480,750	363	Corporation	25	504655256
13	Caixa Central - Caixa Central De Crédito Agrícola Mútuo, C.R.L.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 233/233a	Lisboa	1099-004	*****.pt	1984	$68,480,750	538	Non profit organization	23	501464301
14	Caixa De Crédito Agrícola Mútuo De Mafra, C.R.L.	Portugal	Mafra	Terreiro Dom João V	Lisboa	2640-492	*****.pt	1957	$68,480,750	246	Non profit organization	7	500903000
15	Caixa Económica Montepio Geral - Caixa Económica Bancária, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 5	Lisboa	1250-066	*****.pt	1844	$68,480,750	2,504	Corporation	395	500792615
16	Caixa Geral De Depósitos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Xxi, 63	Lisboa	1000-300	*****.pt	1876	$68,480,750	5,435	Corporation	1699	500960046
17	Banco Bpi, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Da Boavista, 1117	Porto	4100-129	*****.pt	1981	$68,480,750	4,379	Corporation	8963	501214534
18	Haitong Bank, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Alexandre Herculano, 38	Lisboa	1250-011	*****.com	1983	$68,480,750	263	Corporation	46	501385932
19	Banco Comercial Português, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Praca Dom João I, 28	Porto	4000-295	*****.pt	1986	$68,480,750	5,936	Corporation	483	501525882
20	Bnp Paribas	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua António Mega Ferreira, 9 10º	Lisboa	1800-424	*****.pt	1960	$68,480,750	8,697	Foreign company	4	980000416
21	Caixa - Banco De Investimento, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Xxi, 63	Lisboa	1000-300	*****.pt	1987	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	1699	501898417
22	Bison Bank, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Barata Salgueiro, 33 Piso 0	Lisboa	1250-042	*****.com	1989	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	6	502261722
23	Banco Invest, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Torre 1 11º	Lisboa	1070-101	*****.pt	1997	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	10	503824810
24	Sibs Pagamentos, S.A.	Portugal	Amadora	Estrada de Alfragide, 67 Alfrapark Edifício E	Lisboa	2610-008	N/A	2011	$65,723,943	5	Corporation	21	509776965
25	Jerónimo Martins - Sgps, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Actor António Silva, 7	Lisboa	1649-033	*****.com	1792	$55,096,002	427	Corporation	673	500100144

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Financial firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 3,517 financial companies and financial firms, 3.8% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 158% above the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 94 have 50 or more. 136 new firms were entered in 2026, 144 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 2,172 · 81%
5-9: 231 · 9%
10-19: 111 · 4%
20-49: 70 · 3%
50+: 94 · 4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 2 · <0.1%
Partnerships: 553 · 16%
Lda and S.A.: 1,478 · 42%
Other or none: 1,484 · 42%

Of the Portuguese total: 28.4%
Of all Lisboa companies: 3.8%
Against the national share: 2.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 136
Entered 2025: 216
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 25.2%

Old

Before 1990: 144 · 4%
1990 or later: 3,373 · 96%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 37.2%

Reachable

Email: 733 · 21%
Phone: 1,156 · 33%
Website: 1,061 · 30%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1,478 · 64%
$100K-$500K: 492 · 21%
$500K-$1M: 78 · 3%
$1M and more: 253 · 11%

Largest

15,435
24,658
33,156
42,504
51,773

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Largest financial 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.

Banco Comercial Português, S.A. is the largest financial firm in Portugal by headcount. 167 firms employ 50 people or more; 84 employ 100 or more.

1Porto5,936 staff
2Lisboa5,435 staff
3Lisboa4,658 staff
4Porto4,379 staff
5Oeiras3,827 staff
6Lisboa3,156 staff
7Lisboa2,504 staff
8Lisboa · public body1,773 staff
9Lisboa1,727 staff
10Lisboa1,070 staff

By employee size · 7,948 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	6,368	80%
5-9	935	12%
10-19	281	4%
20-49	197	2%
50-99	83	1%
100-199	33	0.4%
200-499	31	0.4%
500-999	9	0.1%
1,000+	11	0.1%

80% have 1 to 4 people; 197 have 20 to 49; 167 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,758	63%
$100K-$500K	1,371	23%
$500K-$1M	241	4%
$1M-$5M	396	7%
$5M-$10M	71	1%
$10M-$50M	85	1%
$50M-$100M	23	0.4%
$100M-$500M	2	<0.1%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

63% under $100,000; 396 between $1M and $5M; 182 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most financial companies in Portugal (3,517), ahead of Porto (858), Oeiras (417), Cascais (315) and Funchal (292). Together the five hold two in five of them. Relative to their size, Lisboa, Porto and Oeiras have the most: 1.7 to 2.6 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

311 Portuguese cities have at least one financial firm; 152 have ten or more; 8 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Financial firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 1.45. Lisboa has 2.6 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 29 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	5,110	41%
Porto	2,096	17%
Braga	782	6%
Aveiro	604	5%
Setúbal	514	4%
Faro	453	4%
Leiria	434	3%
Ilha Da Madeira	342	3%
Santarém	334	3%
Coimbra	303	2%

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 7,948 Portuguese financial firms with a known headcount, 6,368 (80%) have one to four people, 935 have five to nine, 478 have ten to 49 and 167 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,758, 63%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 107,303 92%
Small 10 to 49478 6%
Medium 50 to 249147 2%
Large 250+20 0.3%

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

182

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 111 more than $10 million.

539

firms were entered in 2026.

How many financial companies are there in Portugal?

Financial companies and financial firms in Portugal

12,404

5 November 2026

There are 12,404 financial companies and financial firms in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 69 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (539 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 5,315 43%
Head offices: 3,565
Branch offices: 3,524

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code sec:K. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 sec:K.

4,526 of the 12,404 are Lda and S.A. (36%); 97 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

How reachable are they?

Financial firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 43% list a phone number and 38% a website.

Email3,165 26%
Phone5,371 43%
Website4,711 38%

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

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

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 128 Portuguese financial firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in three is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)970.8%
Partnerships2,63721%
Lda and S.A.4,52636%
No form on record or other5,14441%

Single-site: 43%
Head offices: 3,565
Branches: 3,524

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

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 24 Portuguese financial firms from before 1900, 116 from before 1950 and 387 from before 1990.

1822
1. Lisboa
1835
1. Lisboa
1840
1. Lisboa
1844
1. Lisboa
1860
1. Angra Do Heroísmo
1862
1. Porto

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Portuguese financial firms date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 real estate agents for every financial firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Real Estate Agents	18,649	23%	90%
Financial Companies	12,404	38%	51%
Real Estate Companies	8,573	12%	85%
Rental Companies	3,087	26%	74%
Leasing Companies	340	23%	63%
Insurance Companies	221	59%	38%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Australia	1,198,257	139.5
India	712,920	18.4
South Africa	665,570	86.5
Brazil	614,041	21.3
Germany	399,909	58.9
Portugal	12,404	14.5

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

539 financial firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 823 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 1.6% of the inflow.

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5082023
5652024
8232025
5392026 so far

230 of this year's 539 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.

1Lisboa5 staff
2Funchal5 staff
3Coimbra5 staff
4Lisboa5 staff
5Viana Do Castelo5 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many financial companies are there in Portugal?

There are 12,404 financial companies and financial firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 69 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest financial firm in Portugal?

Banco Comercial Português, S.A. in Porto, with 5,936 staff. By revenue Edp, S.A. in Lisboa leads with $378.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most financial companies?

Lisboa, with 3,517, ahead of Porto (858), Oeiras (417), Cascais (315) and Funchal (292).

How many financial firms are there in Lisboa?

3,517, which is 3.8% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 158% above the national share.

How big is a typical financial firm?

Small. 80% of the 7,948 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 167 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese financial companies sole traders or companies?

One in 128 (97) are sole traders, 21% are partnerships and 36% (4,526) are Lda and S.A..

How many financial firms started in 2026?

539 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 823 in 2025. 230 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest financial firm in Portugal?

Banco de Portugal in Lisboa, 1822, followed by Fidelidade - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. in Lisboa (1835) and Montepio Geral - Associacão Mutualista in Lisboa (1840). 24 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers financial companies?

Portuguese financial companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code sec:K. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 sec:K.

Can I download the full list?

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