US building supply companies see slight growth in 2025

The US building materials and timber trade recorded slight growth last year. The 150 largest US companies in the sector increased their turnover by 1.4 per cent compared to 2024, reaching USD 424.25 billion. This is according to the 2026 edition of the “Construction Supply 150” study, published by Webb Analytics. The study also takes into account these companies’ turnover in Canada and Mexico. Other key findings: the number of locations rose by 10 per cent to 25,097, and the number of employees by 1.2 per cent to around 975,000.

However, the bare figures do not reveal what has been happening within the industry, says the author Craigg Webb. He has therefore given the study the title “Hidden Assets” and cites three reasons for this in his introductory article. Firstly, he notes that The Home Depot, Lowe’s and QXD have acquired a total of more than 1,500 trade-focused outlets, and that The Home Depot and QXD intend to acquire a further 600 outlets this year. However, the author states that it is difficult to assess how successfully the respective new subsidiaries are performing.

His second point concerns the assembly and installation sector, which represents a significant source of revenue for the building materials and timber trade. It is therefore not just about product sales. And thirdly, he notes that the number of relevant companies is falling as a result of the acquisitions. Consequently, only 144 companies reported their turnover for the study; ten other retailers provided various details without specifying the figures.

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