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2026 study / Supporting data

Data. Definitions. Sources.

Selected aggregate tables and definitions from the register analysis supporting the published “Warten aufs Geld” study.

What the register data show

Selected register findings
MeasureValueSupporting table
Companies after deduplication149,916CSV
Balance-sheet position B.II analysedEUR 194.903 billionCSV
Share held by the top one percent60.964%CSV
The balance-sheet position includes receivables and other assets. It does not directly show which amounts are overdue, disputed or uncollectible. A stock is also different from an annual flow.

Source: incaseof.law register analysis, July 2026. Most recent selected accounts per company, financial year ending from 2024. The selected tables match the headline figures shown here in the v2 full study.

Download data and provenance

The package contains ten selected aggregate result tables, provenance and checksums. Individual company records and the internal workbook are not included.

Provenance and checksums · JSON

How to cite the study

Kindler, Maximilian; Holzbach, Stephan (2026): Warten aufs Geld – Langfassung 2026. incaseof.law. Updated August 2026 edition. Specify the chapter, table and version used.

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Study authors

Co-author

Dr. Maximilian Kindler

Founder and managing director of incaseof.law; co-author of the study.

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Co-author

Stephan Holzbach

Co-author of “Warten aufs Geld”, a study of receivables and liquidity in Austrian corporate accounts.

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Three findings to share

Charts created from aggregate study results. Editorial reuse with attribution to “incaseof.law, Warten aufs Geld, register data 17 July 2026” and a link to this methods page; retain labels and methodological context. Chart labels are in German.

Median 22,5 %; Mittelwert 33,4 %
Median 22,5 %; Mittelwert 33,4 % · PNG · SVG
Oberstes 1 % hält 61 % des Bestands
Oberstes 1 % hält 61 % des Bestands · PNG · SVG
45,1 % mit Kassa-Deckung unter 25 %
45,1 % mit Kassa-Deckung unter 25 % · PNG · SVG