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Building Construction Industry Statistics

The global building construction market is projected to reach $2.33T in 2026, explore the figures behind growth, companies, and trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Building Construction Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The building construction industry at a glance

The global building construction market is projected to reach $2.33 trillion in 2026, while demand remains supported by urbanization, energy transition, data centers and infrastructure investment.

$2.33T[99]
Global market size, 2026
4.0%[99]
Global CAGR, 2026–2034
44.2%[99]
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
5.2%[21]
U.S. payroll share, 2025
Market size
The global construction market was valued at $2.24 trillion in 2025 and is projected to reach $2.33 trillion in 2026. A separate UNEP assessment places the broader global construction market at $11.39 trillion in 2024, reflecting differences in market scope and methodology.[99][72]
Forecast & CAGR
Straits Research forecasts the global construction market to grow from $2.33 trillion in 2026 to $3.19 trillion by 2034, equivalent to a 4.0% CAGR. UNEP reports a broader construction-market forecast of $11.39 trillion in 2024 rising to $16.11 trillion by 2030.[99][72]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific was the largest regional market in 2025, accounting for 44.2% of global construction-market revenue. UNEP reports that China added 6.6 billion square metres of new construction in 2025, down from 7.3 billion square metres in 2024, while Southeast Asia added an estimated 1.6 billion square metres.[99][72]
Segmentation
Building construction is commonly segmented into residential and non-residential activity, with non-residential work including commercial, industrial, institutional and specialized facilities. In the United States, August 2026 construction spending was running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $894.6 billion for residential construction and $1.31 trillion for non-residential construction.[100][99]
Pricing
Global residential construction-cost inflation fell from 15.7% in 2022 to 4.1% in 2024 and is projected to stabilize at about 3.9%–4.0% during 2025 and 2026. Regional conditions remain uneven: 2024 inflation averaged 3.6% in North America, 3.4% in Asia-Pacific and 2.9% in Europe.[72]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Global building floorspace reached 273 billion square metres in 2024, up 1.7% from 2023. Growth is being supported by urbanization, population ageing, digital transformation and the energy transition, while the sector remains challenged by skilled-labor shortages, affordability pressures and rising emissions; operational emissions increased 6.5% between 2015 and 2024.[72]
Consumer behavior & competition
Building demand is increasingly shaped by energy costs, climate resilience and cooling needs. Cooling represented 4% of building energy use in 2024 and had grown 70% since 2015, while U.S. heat-pump sales increased about 11% in 2024 and exceeded gas-furnace sales for the fourth consecutive year.[72]
M&A
U.S. engineering and construction companies completed more than 670 M&A deals in 2025, with approximately $50.8 billion in disclosed value. Core construction represented more than 340 transactions and nearly $39.5 billion of disclosed deal value.[12]
Regulation
As of mid-2025, 95 mandatory energy codes covered residential buildings and 97 covered non-residential buildings worldwide, together covering approximately 60% of new construction. Eight governments updated or adopted building energy codes in 2025, while the EU’s revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requires zero-emission standards for publicly owned new buildings from 2028 and all other new buildings from 2030.[72]
Latest news
The latest available U.S. Census release reported August 2026 construction spending at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.20 trillion, down 1.7% from August 2025. Residential spending was down 4.8% year over year, while non-residential spending increased 0.5%.[100]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Building Construction Industry

The leading companies in the building construction industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

ACS stands out for global construction and infrastructure development because it reported revenue growth of 19.7% and an operating margin of 4.2% in 2025, while VINCI leads in building and civil engineering services since it reported €32.1 billion in 2025 revenue and 117,000 employees.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in construction contracting

    ACS

    ES

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Construction contracting

    Why we picked it: It operates in global construction and infrastructure development and reports revenue growth of 19.7% with an operating margin of 4.2% in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit grupoacs.com ↗

  2. #2 overall

    VINCI

    FR

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Construction contracting

    Why we picked it: Its building, civil engineering, and construction services scale is supported by a 12.8% operating margin in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit vinci.com ↗

  3. #3 overall

    STRABAG

    AT

    Ranked #3 · 8.9 · Construction contracting

    Why we picked it: Its construction-services group runs at 6.7% operating margin with 7% revenue growth in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit strabag.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. No other segment places in the top 5, so picks 2 and 3 follow rank.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the building construction industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

ACS

Construction contracting · ES

9.6
2

VINCI

Construction contracting · FR

9.2
3

STRABAG

Construction contracting · AT

8.9
4

Bouygues

Construction contracting · FR

8.4
5

Kajima

Construction contracting · JP

8.4
6

Skanska

Building construction and project development · SE

8.3
7

Lennar

Residential homebuilding and multifamily construction · US

8.2
8

Lendlease

Building construction and urban development · AU

8.0
9

D.R. Horton

Residential homebuilding across the United States · US

7.9
10

NVR

Residential homebuilding and building products · US

7.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the building construction industry. In Building Construction Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/building-construction-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest building construction companies

VINCI leads with $80.6B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

VINCI$80.6B
Bouygues$61.4B
ACS$44.9B
D.R. Horton$34.3B
Lennar$34.2B
STRABAG$20.2B
source-verifiedvinci.com · bouygues.com · grupoacs.com · investor.drhorton.com · investors.lennar.com · report.strabag.com2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption shows a wide gap between U.S. firms and global usage, with 61% of U.S. construction firms using AI or planning investment in 2026.

AI in the building construction industry

  • 61% of U.S. construction firms use AI or plan to increase AI investment in 2026.[1]
  • 1.5% of global construction professionals reported AI use across multiple processes in 2025.[2]
  • 44% of global construction leaders believed AI would destabilize construction in 2025.[3]
  • Nearly 12% of global construction professionals reported regular AI use in specific processes in 2025.[2]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms use AI for office and administrative functions in 2026.[1]
  • 23% of U.S. construction firms use AI for estimating in 2026.[1]

Automation in the building construction industry

  • 3.8% of construction-technology organizations used robotics on every project in the 2024 BuiltWorlds survey.[4]
  • 81% of construction businesses expected to introduce or increase robotics and automation within 10 years in a global 2020 survey.[5]
  • 30% of Australian engineering and construction businesses were not using robotics and automated systems and had no future implementation plans in 2024.[6]
  • 22% of Australian engineering and construction businesses were already using robotics and automated systems in 2024.[6]
  • 9% of Australian engineering and construction businesses were unaware of robotics and automated systems in 2024.[6]
  • 7.7% of construction-technology organizations used robotics on most projects in the 2024 BuiltWorlds survey.[4]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[7]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[6]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[6]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[8]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[8]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[6]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[9]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[9]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[9]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[9]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[10]
  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[11]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[11]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[12]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and cross-system work remain constraints, with 76% of construction professionals reporting frequent or occasional work across different systems and data sources in 2026.

Business intelligence in the building construction industry

  • More than 20% of construction respondents said they had no plans to adopt artificial intelligence for data analysis in 2026.[14]
  • 8 of 11 data types were collected and analysed on average by construction companies surveyed for Autodesk and Deloitte.[15]
  • 20% of construction survey respondents worked for organisations with at least 5,000 employees in 2026.[14]
  • 3 of 11 data types were collected, analysed and used for decision-making on average by construction companies surveyed for Autodesk and Deloitte.[15]
  • More than 80% of construction companies surveyed by Autodesk and Deloitte were assessed as having room to improve their data capabilities.[15]
  • 43% of construction respondents said they were investigating how artificial intelligence could support their businesses in 2026.[14]

Data analytics in the building construction industry

  • 71% of construction businesses generated actionable insights from data at least weekly or daily in the Deloitte Construction Data Survey.[11]
  • 44% of construction companies identified data analytics among the technologies most likely to transform the sector over the next one or two years.[16]
  • 43% of construction companies identified generative artificial intelligence among the technologies most likely to transform the sector over the next one or two years.[16]
  • 27% of construction companies identified integrated project-management information systems among the sector’s most transformative technologies.[16]
  • 32% of construction companies identified building information modelling among the technologies most likely to transform the sector over the next one or two years.[16]
  • 2.7 percentage points was the modeled annual profit-growth advantage associated with moving from beginner to leader data capabilities in construction.[17]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[3]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[18]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[14]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[19]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[19]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[14]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[20]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[18]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[20]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[17]

KPIs in the building construction industry

  • 30.0 nonfatal falls, slips and trips per 10,000 full-time workers occurred annually in U.S. private construction during 2023–2024.[21]
  • 0.9 construction cases per 100 full-time workers involved days away from work in 2024.[21]
  • 55 fatal falls, slips and trips occurred annually on average in U.S. residential building construction from 2011 through 2023.[22]
  • 2.2 total recordable injury and illness cases occurred per 100 full-time workers in U.S. construction in 2024.[21]
  • 75 fatal occupational injuries occurred in U.S. nonresidential building construction in 2024.[21]
  • 14 fatal occupational injuries occurred in U.S. industrial building construction in 2024.[21]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Software continuity remains common, with 59% of U.S. construction firms planning no change to their software solutions in 2025.

Growth in the building construction industry

  • 35% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase estimating-software investment in 2025.[1]
  • 3.6% year-over-year sales growth was recorded by U.S.-based companies in Deloitte’s 2024 Global Powers of Construction ranking.[12]
  • 35% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase project-management-software investment in 2025.[1]
  • 61% of U.S. construction firms used cloud-based project-management tools in the 2025 contractor outlook survey.[1]
  • 44% of U.S. construction-firm respondents planned to increase artificial-intelligence investment in 2025.[1]
  • 36% of U.S. construction firms expected higher accounting-software investment in 2025.[1]

Differentiation in the building construction industry

  • 53% of U.S. construction firms planned to use mobile software for sharing drawings, photographs and documents.[1]
  • Below 10% was the projected modular-construction penetration rate for building projects even under the fastest-growing scenario described by McKinsey.[23]
  • 59% of U.S. construction firms planned no change to their software solutions in 2025, indicating that software continuity remained common alongside selective technology adoption.[1]
  • 41% of U.S. construction firms identified cybersecurity as a leading information-technology challenge in 2025.[1]
  • 38% of U.S. construction firms identified limited time for technology implementation and training as a leading information-technology challenge in 2025.[1]
  • 69% of Green Building Councils reported increasing adoption of sustainable-building principles across their markets in the 2024–2025 WorldGBC survey.[24]

Mergers and acquisitions in the building construction industry

  • 669 engineering-and-construction deals were completed in 2025, the most active year in the prior decade according to the cited industry report.[25]
  • 10.6x was the average EV-to-EBITDA multiple paid by private-equity firms for construction M&A targets from 2018 through 2025.[26]
  • 312 engineering-and-construction M&A transactions were recorded in the second half of 2025, down 13.5% from the second half of 2024.[27]
  • $76.2 billion was Bain’s forecast value for qualifying construction and building-products M&A deals in 2025.[28]
  • 7.5x was the average EV-to-EBITDA multiple paid by strategic buyers for construction M&A targets from 2018 through 2025.[26]
  • $81.1 billion was the value of qualifying construction and building-products M&A deals in 2024.[28]

Strategic partnerships in the building construction industry

  • 41 of 42 Caltrans partnering-award projects in 2020–2021 were delivered early or on time.[29]
  • 56% of owners said they knew what made their projects attractive to contractors bidding, compared with 16% of contractors who agreed.[30]
  • 33% of projects reported by owners and 30% reported by contractors were completed under an alliance relationship in the Construction Industry Institute database study.[31]
  • 76% of owners said they frequently communicated future construction plans to contractors, compared with 19% of contractors who agreed.[30]
  • $98 in project savings resulted from each $1 invested in partnering, according to International Partnering Institute data cited by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[29]
  • 30 of 42 Caltrans partnering-award projects in 2020–2021 had zero lost-time accidents.[29]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce tightness is reflected in persistent hiring difficulty, including 81% of U.S. construction companies reporting difficulty hiring superintendents in 2025.

Hiring in the building construction industry

  • 77% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring crane and heavy-equipment operators in 2025.[32]
  • 76% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring pipefitters and welders in 2025.[32]
  • 71% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring concrete workers in 2025.[32]
  • 71% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring carpenters in 2025.[32]
  • 81% of U.S. construction companies reported difficulty hiring superintendents in 2025.[32]

Employee retention in the building construction industry

  • 14% of U.S. construction companies reported having no retention strategy for new field employees in 2026.[33]
  • 178,000 U.S. construction workers quit their jobs in August 2024, not seasonally adjusted.[21]
  • 2.4% was the seasonally adjusted U.S. construction quits rate in May 2024.[21]
  • 139,000 U.S. construction workers quit their jobs in June 2024, not seasonally adjusted.[21]
  • 1.7% was the seasonally adjusted U.S. construction quits rate in November 2024.[21]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[35]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[36]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[18]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[12]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[34]

Upskilling in the building construction industry

  • 17% of U.S. construction companies lowered hiring standards in the previous 12 months in 2025.[1]
  • 306,000 construction apprentices were served in the United States in fiscal year 2021.[37]
  • 340,000 construction apprentices were served in the United States in fiscal year 2020.[37]
  • 23% of U.S. construction companies increased use of learning programs with online components in 2025.[32]
  • 43% of U.S. construction companies initiated or increased spending on training and professional development in 2025.[1]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[38]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[39]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[39]
  • In North American construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.67 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[39]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[40]

DEI in the building construction industry

  • 62.4% of U.S. construction workers were non-Hispanic White in 2020.[21]
  • 95.7% of U.S. construction-trade workers were men in December 2023.[32]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience expectations are measurable in 2026, with 90% of U.S. building-trade companies rating personalization as important on first contact.

Customer experience in the building construction industry

  • 42% of U.S. consumers said building-trade SMS communication meets expectations in 2026.[41]
  • 39% of U.S. consumers said customer-support calls between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. best meet their needs in 2026.[41]
  • 90% of U.S. building-trade companies rated personalization important on first contact in 2026.[41]
  • 56% of U.S. consumers said building-trade live chat meets expectations in 2026.[41]
  • 32% of U.S. consumers said building-trade web forms meet expectations in 2026.[41]

Customer retention in the building construction industry

  • 32% of U.S. consumers said after-hours support would make them choose or stick with a building-trade business in 2026.[41]
  • 31% of U.S. consumers said after-hours support would make a building-trade company stand out in 2026.[41]
  • 37% of U.S. consumers said after-hours support would make them feel more reassured when dealing with a building-trade business in 2026.[41]
  • 31% of U.S. consumers said after-hours support would help them complete an inquiry or purchase from a building-trade company in 2026.[41]

Customer acquisition in the building construction industry

  • 28% was the reported residential-contractor bid win rate at the 25th percentile in New York State in 2020.[42]
  • 67% was the reported residential-contractor bid win rate at the 75th percentile in New York State in 2020.[42]
  • 12%–38% of commercial contractors’ project soft costs were attributed to marketing and customer acquisition in New York State in 2020.[42]
  • 43% of U.S. residential construction customers cited trust as the main reason for selecting a construction firm in 2004.[43]
  • 20%–25% of contractors’ total project soft costs were attributed to marketing and customer acquisition in New York State in 2020.[42]

Customer loyalty in the building construction industry

  • About 90% of U.S. contractors rated one-stop shopping important or very important in channel selection in 2023.[44]
  • Approximately 30% of U.S. home-improvement contractors considered themselves extremely brand-loyal in the fourth quarter of 2023.[44]
  • Approximately 30% of U.S. home-improvement contractors considered themselves extremely supplier-loyal in the fourth quarter of 2023.[44]
  • About 90% of U.S. contractors rated product variety important or very important in channel selection in 2023.[44]
  • About two-thirds of U.S. contractors’ projects involved remodeling or repairs in 2023.[44]

Lead generation in the building construction industry

  • 48.4% of residential builders primarily relied on referrals for lead generation in 2024.[45]
  • 61.5% of residential builders needed one to three referrals to secure a deal in 2024.[45]
  • 22.0% of residential builders used a contact-us page as their primary lead magnet in 2024.[45]
  • 44.8% of residential builders never posted on Instagram in 2024.[45]
  • 64.8% of residential builders did not know their actual cost per lead in 2024.[45]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Digital marketing coverage varies, with 37.8% of construction-company websites showing minimal or inconsistent content marketing in 2026.

Marketing in the building construction industry

  • 360 AEC marketing professionals participated in the 2024 State of AEC Marketing survey, including 24% from construction firms globally.[46]
  • 6.5% of building companies publishing one blog post annually achieved contract markups of 33% or more in 2023.[45]
  • 50% of AEC marketers used spreadsheets to track opportunities in 2024.[47]
  • 93% of construction end-buyers would recommend promotional products to similar companies in 2024.[48]
  • 69% of AEC marketing teams had fewer than 10 people in 2024, regardless of firm size.[46]

Digital marketing in the building construction industry

  • 2.5% of AI-generated answers included construction brands in the 2026 benchmark.[49]
  • 46.8% of construction firms used contextual calls to action inside content in 2026.[49]
  • 37.8% of construction-company websites showed minimal or inconsistent content marketing in 2026.[49]
  • 33.3% of construction firms had some form of lead capture on their websites in 2026.[49]
  • 32.8% of 2,000 construction-company websites showed active content marketing in 2026.[49]

Branding in the building construction industry

  • 66% of construction end-buyers used promotional products to increase brand awareness in 2024.[48]
  • 93% of construction end-buyers gave promotional products to current customers in 2024.[48]
  • 35% of AEC marketers spent less than 25% of their working time on brand strategy in 2024.[46]
  • 29% of construction end-buyers would pay a premium for made-in-the-USA promotional products in 2024.[48]
  • 40% of construction end-buyers who purchased promotional products allocated their marketing budget to them in 2024.[48]

Social media in the building construction industry

  • 42.7% of U.S. builders never posted on Facebook in 2023.[45]
  • 35.8% of Canadian builders never posted on Instagram in 2023.[45]
  • 94% of AEC marketers cited social media as a key lead-generation channel in 2024.[47]
  • 37.0% of New Zealand builders never posted on Facebook in 2023.[45]
  • 51.9% of New Zealand builders never posted on Instagram in 2023.[45]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[50]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[51]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[52]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[51]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[52]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Rework is tied to data and communication issues, with 52% of construction rework attributed to poor project data and miscommunication in 2024.

Process optimization in the building construction industry

  • 66% of architecture, engineering and contracting professionals reported improved project schedules from prefabrication or modular construction in 2011.[53]
  • 80% of contractors reported improved resource planning at moderate or high/very high levels from using BIM in 2021.[54]
  • 50% of BIM contractors using BIM on 25%–49% of projects reported a high or very high improvement in plan-to-actual ratio in 2021.[54]
  • 62% of midsize construction companies reported improved schedule control at a high or very high level from BIM in 2021.[54]
  • 62% of midsize construction companies reported improved resource planning at a high or very high level from BIM in 2021.[54]

Operational efficiency in the building construction industry

  • 0.2% was the increase in U.S. single-family residential construction hours worked in 2025.[21]
  • 5.4% was the decline in U.S. multiple-family residential construction hours worked in 2025.[21]
  • 94% of U.S. construction firms with hourly craft openings reported difficulty filling those positions in 2024.[1]
  • 83% of construction leaders said their organizations regularly use industrialized-construction methods on 37%–40% of projects in 2026.[15]
  • 4.5% was the decline in U.S. single-family residential construction labor productivity in 2025.[21]

Quality management in the building construction industry

  • 70% of total rework in construction and engineering products was attributed to design-induced rework in 2024.[15]
  • 77% of AEC professionals reported reduced construction-site waste from prefabrication or modular construction in 2011.[53]
  • 14% of construction rework globally was attributed to bad data in 2024.[15]
  • 52% of construction rework was attributed to poor project data and miscommunication in 2024.[15]
  • 44% of AEC professionals reported that prefabrication or modular construction reduced site waste by 5% or more in 2011.[53]

Supply chain in the building construction industry

  • 63.6% of global construction-market respondents expected supply-chain conditions to remain unchanged in 2025.[55]
  • 23% of U.S. construction firms reported no significant supply-chain problems in 2024.[1]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms turned to alternative suppliers to manage supply-chain problems in 2024.[1]
  • 68.7% of global construction-market respondents reported ongoing supply-chain disruptions in 2025.[55]
  • 56% of U.S. construction firms accelerated purchases after winning contracts in 2024.[1]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[7]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[7]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[7]
  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[56]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[7]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Price-setting pressure persists, with 62% of U.S. general contractors modifying estimating and pricing practices in 2024 due to supply-chain price fluctuations.

Pricing strategy in the building construction industry

  • 46% of U.S. architecture and engineering firms raised prices in 2024 to address supply-chain price fluctuations.[57]
  • 62% of U.S. general contractors modified estimating and pricing practices for future bids in 2024 because of supply-chain price fluctuations.[57]
  • About 40% of U.S. subcontractors used purchase agreements to lock in prices in 2024 amid supply-chain volatility.[57]
  • 7.3% was the average highest price increase that U.S. design firms expected to pass on to customers during 2024.[58]
  • 6.4% was the average highest price increase that U.S. building and construction firms expected to pass on to customers during 2024.[58]

Cost reduction in the building construction industry

  • 85% of U.S. contractors said adopting new technology was important to their businesses’ future in 2025.[8]
  • 21% of construction companies in the 2024 Marcum survey used the research and development tax credit.[59]
  • 17% of U.S. contractors identified reducing costs as the most significant motivator for adopting new technology in 2025.[8]
  • 14% of U.S. contractors had a dedicated technology budget in 2025, limiting planned investment in cost-reduction tools.[8]
  • 22% of U.S. contractors cited lack of evidence on return on investment as a leading technology-adoption barrier in 2025.[8]

Profitability in the building construction industry

  • 8.7% was the average net profit margin for all U.S. home builders in the 2025 NAHB data.[60]
  • 6.1% was the forecast profit share of revenue for U.K. residential construction firms in 2024.[61]
  • 7.1% was the typical construction company’s EBIT margin in the 2025 CFMA benchmarker.[62]
  • -1.4% was the average net profit margin for the bottom 25% of U.S. home builders in the 2025 NAHB data.[60]
  • 29.7% was the average gross profit margin for the top 25% of U.S. home builders in the 2025 NAHB data.[60]

Financial planning in the building construction industry

  • 51% of construction and architecture firms forecast revenue growth in 2026, according to Grassi’s industry survey.[57]
  • 72% of U.S. construction companies listed planning among their priorities in the 2024 Marcum survey.[59]
  • 49% of U.S. construction companies listed managing capital among their priorities in the 2024 Marcum survey.[59]
  • 34% of U.S. construction companies considered family or intergenerational transfer as a succession-planning option in the 2024 Marcum survey.[59]
  • 57% of construction and architecture firms identified managing cash flow as a top priority in Grassi’s 2026 survey.[57]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Operational performance is increasingly linked to sustainability measures, with 96% of U.S. home builders and remodelers actively improving home-building performance in 2024.

Product development in the building construction industry

  • 6.5% of EU construction companies were classified as market-leading innovators in 2024.[63]
  • 75% of European construction companies reported no innovation activity in the 2024 EIB Investment Survey.[64]
  • 649,534 U.S. construction companies were covered by the 2022 innovation survey.[65]
  • 33% of U.S. construction firms used one advanced digital technology in 2025.[64]
  • 24% of EU construction firms reported introducing new products, processes or services in 2023.[63]

Product lifecycle in the building construction industry

  • 80–90% of building materials can be retained on-site when buildings undergo transformation rather than demolition and replacement.[66]
  • Demolition is projected to account for 87% of European construction-and-demolition material flows in 2050.[66]
  • European construction-and-demolition outflows represented about 13% of construction and renovation inflows in 2020.[66]
  • 83% of European construction and demolition waste was estimated to be potentially suitable for preparation for reuse and recycling.[67]
  • 110 million tonnes of European construction-and-demolition material flows came from demolition in 2020.[66]

After-sales in the building construction industry

  • 25.4% of Nevada builders acknowledged warranty requests in less than 24 hours in 2024.[68]
  • 15% of Nevada new-home warranty problems involved appliances in 2024.[68]
  • 44.8% of Nevada builders acknowledged warranty requests within 24–48 hours in 2024.[68]
  • 47.3% of surveyed condominium and homeowners’ association communities identified a construction deficiency after the warranty period expired.[69]
  • 13% of Nevada new-home warranty problems involved plumbing in 2024.[68]

Value proposition in the building construction industry

  • 20% of housing construction in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region was realized in timber, according to the 2024 Circular Cities Declaration reporting.[66]
  • 36% of surveyed U.S. new-construction buyers said the home and its amenities mattered equally in their purchase decision in 2025.[70]
  • 83% of U.S. respondents associated sustainable construction most closely with building energy efficiency in 2024.[71]
  • 96% of U.S. home builders and remodelers actively improved home-building performance through energy, water, materials, health, resilience, site or operations measures in 2024.[60]
  • 41 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions were estimated to be saved by reusing materials from Malmö’s deconstructed hovercraft terminal.[66]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability requirements are moving from planning to delivery, with 70% of construction respondents saying sustainability requirements were shaping project delivery in 2026.

Sustainability in the building construction industry

  • 42% of construction projects currently embedded sustainable practices in the 2026 Global Construction Survey.[16]
  • 70% of construction respondents said sustainability requirements were already shaping project delivery in 2026.[16]
  • 37% of global carbon emissions were attributable to buildings and construction in 2024.[72]
  • 71% of construction organizations anticipated stricter sustainability regulation in the 2026 Global Construction Survey.[16]
  • 1.7% was the growth in global building floor area during 2024, reaching 273 billion square metres.[72]

ESG in the building construction industry

  • 49% of Construction & Engineering controversies were governance-related in the 2024 sector analysis.[73]
  • 43% of Australian construction survey respondents were in early ESG discussions or planning in 2023.[74]
  • 6% of Construction & Engineering controversies were environmental-related in the 2024 sector analysis.[73]
  • 46% of Construction & Engineering controversies were social-related in the 2024 sector analysis.[73]
  • 7% of Australian construction survey respondents had not started ESG adoption in 2023.[74]

Ethics in the building construction industry

  • 50% of UK construction leaders said ethical issues were not adequately addressed by the industry in a 2024 survey.[75]
  • 10.3% of surveyed construction professionals identified safety violations as a critical ethical challenge in 2024.[76]
  • 9% of UK construction businesses believed they had lost domestic business to a competitor offering a bribe in 2024.[77]
  • 47% of UK construction businesses had none of the anti-fraud measures examined in the 2024 survey.[77]
  • 11% of businesses that had been asked to give a bribe implemented new policies or processes afterward in the 2024 UK survey.[77]

CSR in the building construction industry

  • 36% of Australian construction participants said their waste-management and recycling reporting was accurate in 2023.[74]
  • 93% of Australian construction survey participants had implemented some ESG adoption in 2023, including CSR-related activity.[74]
  • 64% of Australian construction participants passed increased supply-chain costs to developers or clients in 2023.[74]
  • 78% of Australian construction participants passing on supply-chain costs negotiated those changes outside original contract terms in 2023.[74]
  • 77% of Australian construction respondents reported greater demand from subcontractors for shorter payment terms in 2023.[74]

Circular economy in the building construction industry

  • Nearly 50% of global material extraction was associated with buildings and construction in 2024.[72]
  • 18.5% of waste in Ireland came from construction and demolition activities in 2022.[78]
  • 41.4% of waste in Belgium came from construction and demolition activities in 2022.[78]
  • 56.1% of waste in Denmark came from construction and demolition activities in 2022.[78]
  • 30.6% of waste in Spain came from construction and demolition activities in 2022.[78]

Carbon footprint in the building construction industry

  • 6.5% was the increase in global building operational emissions between 2015 and 2024.[72]
  • 2.2 gigatonnes of CO2-equivalent were estimated as embodied emissions from steel and cement by the IPCC in 2023.[72]
  • 33% was the construction industry’s share of global carbon emissions in 2022 in a global construction-footprint analysis.[79]
  • 1.85–2.0 tonnes of CO2 were emitted globally per tonne of conventionally produced steel in 2024.[72]
  • 18% of total building-sector emissions were represented by cement, steel and aluminium embodied emissions in 2024.[72]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International exposure remains high, with 66% of European construction firms’ sales coming from outside their domestic markets in 2024.

Globalization in the building construction industry

  • $30.575 billion was Bouygues’s international sales in 2023, equal to 50.5% of its total sales.[93]
  • $13.190 billion was ACCIONA’s international sales in 2023, equal to 71.6% of its total sales.[93]
  • $16.028 billion was STRABAG’s international sales in 2023, equal to 83.9% of its total sales.[93]
  • 66% of European construction firms’ sales came from outside their domestic markets in 2024.[12]
  • 51.2% of Top 100 global construction-company revenue came from Chinese companies in 2024.[12]

Cultural adaptation in the building construction industry

  • 83.7% of U.S. construction workers worked full-time in 2023.[94]
  • 40.9% of New York City construction workers spoke English as their primary language in 2024.[95]
  • 26.3% of the U.S. construction workforce was immigrant in 2024.[60]
  • 29.9% of U.S. construction workers were foreign-born in 2023, up from 23.6% in 2011.[94]
  • 70.1% of U.S. construction workers were native-born in 2023.[94]

Supplier management in the building construction industry

  • 83% of procurement leaders reported difficulty sourcing sustainable suppliers in 2025.[96]
  • More than $25 billion was the estimated annual U.S. distribution market for complementary building products in 2024.[97]
  • 70% of the U.S. complementary building-products distribution market was residential roofing in 2024, with 30% non-residential roofing.[97]
  • No single customer accounted for more than 1% of Beacon Roofing Supply’s net sales in 2024.[97]

Distribution channels in the building construction industry

  • 38.2% of Building Materials Distribution sales came from general-line products three years before the latest reported year.[98]
  • 21.8% of Building Materials Distribution sales came from engineered wood products in the prior reported year.[98]
  • 33.3% of Building Materials Distribution sales came from general-line products in the prior reported year.[98]
  • 44.9% of Building Materials Distribution sales came from commodity products four years before the latest reported year.[98]
  • 30.2% of Building Materials Distribution sales came from general-line products two years before the latest reported year.[98]

Key questions about the building construction industry

What is the 2026 market size for building construction?
The global building construction market is projected to reach $2.33 trillion in 2026.
How fast is building construction expected to grow after 2026?
Straits Research forecasts growth from $2.33 trillion in 2026 to $3.19 trillion by 2034, a 4.0% CAGR.
Which companies lead the building construction industry?
ACS stands out for global construction and infrastructure development because it reported revenue growth of 19.7% and an operating margin of 4.2% in 2025, while VINCI leads in building and civil engineering services since it reported €32.1 billion in 2025 revenue and 117,000 employees.
How are technology adoption patterns shifting in 2026?
In 2026, 61% of U.S. construction firms use AI or plan to increase AI investment, while 23% use AI for estimating.
How does the market structure differ across regions?
Asia-Pacific accounted for 44.2% of global construction-market revenue in 2025.
What is the latest U.S. construction spending direction in 2026 data?
In August 2026, construction spending was running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.20 trillion, down 1.7% from August 2025.
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