The launch of new business companies has increased by 7% in the first ten months of the year compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year, reaching a total of 112,025 companies, according to data released this Wednesday by Informa D&B.
In October, 10,678 incorporations were recorded, a figure that represents a 7% decline compared with October 2025, although it follows a 27% rebound when compared with September.
According to the company’s study, the capital allocated to the creation of these firms amounts to €5,150 million so far this year, which represents a 12% increase relative to 2025.
Nevertheless, in October investment fell by 12% year-on-year, to €347 million, and remained virtually unchanged compared with the previous month.
The three companies with the highest subscribed capital in October were Activos e Inversiones MV SL, in Valencia, with €24 million; Grupo Jame Gestión Integral SL, in Jaén, with €19 million, and Barcelona Hernández Group SL, in Barcelona, with €13 million.
To formalize these incorporations in October, 12,499 administrators were appointed, with the figure of sole administrator predominating. 22% of the positions went to women, compared with 73% held by men.
In the advanced technology sectors, 2,223 companies have been created since January, 5% more than in 2025, which equates to 2% of the national total. Accumulated investment in these activities surged by 111%, exceeding €72 million.
In addition, 69% of the advanced technology companies created in the year fall under services of cutting-edge technology or advanced technology, while 26% belong to medium-high technology manufacturing industries.
By autonomous communities, Madrid accounts for 22% of incorporations since January, with 24,530 new companies, ranking ahead of Catalonia, with 21,795 (19% of the total), and Andalusia, with 18,474 (16.5%).
In absolute terms, the largest increases correspond to the Valencian Community, which adds 1,538 additional incorporations, Catalonia, with 1,283 more, and Andalusia, with 1,081. Only Melilla and Ceuta reduce their accumulated figures, with declines of 3% and 11%, respectively.
In October, the regions with the highest number of new companies were Madrid (2,434), Catalonia (2,052), Andalusia (1,854), and the Valencian Community (1,303). The sharpest year-on-year declines occurred in Catalonia, with 323 fewer companies, Madrid, with 317 fewer, and the Valencian Community, which lost 166, while Andalusia recorded the largest monthly increase, with 145 additional incorporations (+8.5%).
With regard to subscribed capital since January, Madrid leads the outlay with 1,220 million euros, an increase of 54%, which accounts for 24% of national investment, followed by Catalonia, with 916 million euros and a 3% rise.
The biggest increases in absolute terms are also located in Madrid, which adds 429 million euros to invested capital.
In October, Andalusia topped invested capital, with 101 million euros, which implies a 136% increase and the largest monthly rise, with 58 million euros more.
By branch of activity, most of the new companies created in these ten months are grouped in construction and real estate activities, with 28,672 companies and 26% of the total, business services, with 17,002 and 15%, and trade, with 16,119 and 14%.
Financial intermediation was the sector that grew the most in absolute value in the year-to-date total, adding 1,697 new firms, followed by communications, which incorporated 1,676. In the opposite direction, only three sectors recorded declines in the number of incorporations: energy (-16%), trade (-1%), and hospitality, with 4 fewer companies.
In October, construction and real estate activities again was the sector with the most incorporations, with 2,672, although it accounted for the largest year-on-year drop, with 310 fewer companies. Next came business services, with 1,613 creations, and trade, with 1,597, while communications was the activity with the largest monthly increase, adding 202 new companies.
As for accumulated investment, financial intermediation led the capital disbursed in the first ten months of the year, with 2,365 million euros, which represents an increase of 50%, 46% of the national total, and the largest advance in absolute terms, after adding 785 million euros.
The largest accumulated investment drop occurred in health, which cut back by 416 million euros (-91%).
In October, financial intermediation again led investment, with 168 million euros and an 18% increase.