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Construction Building Industry Statistics

The U.S. construction spending rate reached $2.19 trillion in September 2026, explore the latest growth mix, company profiles, and technology and workforce trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Construction Building Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The construction building industry at a glance

The global construction market is projected to grow from $11.39 trillion in 2024 to $16.11 trillion by 2030, while U.S. construction spending reached a $2.19 trillion annualized rate in September 2026.

$11.39T[11]
Global market size, 2024
5.9%[11]
Global CAGR, 2024–2030
$2.19T[21]
U.S. annualized spending, 2026
1,034[99]
U.S. construction fatalities, 2024
Market size
The global construction market was valued at $11.39 trillion in 2024. In the United States, total construction spending was running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.186 trillion in September 2026.[11][21]
Forecast & CAGR
Deloitte projects the global construction market will reach $16.11 trillion by 2030 from $11.39 trillion in 2024, implying an approximately 5.9% compound annual growth rate. The outlook identifies urbanization, population aging, digital transformation and the energy transition as major growth drivers.[11][68]
Segmentation
U.S. construction spending in 2025 comprised $921.7 billion in residential construction and $1.248 trillion in nonresidential construction. Private construction accounted for $1.652 trillion, while public construction accounted for $517.3 billion.[21]
Key players & concentration
The construction sector remains fragmented overall, but some product categories are concentrated: the FTC described Loctite and Liquid Nails as the two leading retail construction-adhesive brands. Henkel’s proposed acquisition of Liquid Nails was valued at $725 million and would have combined the two largest brands in that market.[100]
Pricing
U.S. final-demand construction prices increased 5.2% from July 2025 to July 2026. Materials and components for construction rose 5.1% over the 12 months ended August 2026, indicating continued cost pressure for contractors and developers.[29]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Data centers and power infrastructure are important current growth areas: ABC reported that U.S. nonresidential construction spending growth in July 2026 was entirely attributable to data centers. Labor availability remains a constraint, with 326,000 construction job openings reported at the end of July 2026 and ABC warning that worker shortages could increase labor costs.[34]
M&A
The FTC sued to block Henkel’s proposed $725 million acquisition of Liquid Nails in December 2025, arguing that combining the two leading retail construction-adhesive brands could reduce competition and raise prices. The case illustrates continuing antitrust scrutiny of consolidation in building products.[100]
Regulation
Workplace safety remains a major regulatory focus in the United States. OSHA reported that falls from elevation caused 389 of the 1,034 construction fatalities recorded in 2024, making fall prevention a central compliance issue for construction employers.[99]
Latest news
The latest U.S. Census release reported September 2026 construction spending at a $2.186 trillion seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 1.9% from the revised August estimate. Spending during the first nine months of 2026 totaled $1.650 trillion, 2.9% below the comparable 2025 period.[21]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Construction Building Industry

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

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

Verdict

Saint-Gobain stands out for light and sustainable construction materials because its operating margin is 11.4%, while CRH leads in building materials since it operates from 4,000 locations across 28 countries.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in light construction materials

    Saint-Gobain

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Light construction materials

    Why we picked it: It focuses on light and sustainable construction materials and solutions, with an 11.4% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit saint-gobain.com ↗

  2. Leader in building materials distribution

    CRH

    IE

    Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Building materials distribution

    Why we picked it: It supplies building materials and infrastructure products with 4,000 operating locations in 28 countries and a 14.5% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit crh.com ↗

  3. Leader in cement and concrete

    Heidelberg Materials

    DE

    Ranked #3 · 8.8 · Cement and concrete

    Why we picked it: It manufactures cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete as an integrated producer of heavy building materials.

    See in ranking ↓Visit heidelbergmaterials.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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

Saint-Gobain

Light construction materials · FR

9.2
2

CRH

Building materials distribution · IE

9.1
3

Heidelberg Materials

Cement and concrete · DE

8.8
4

Holcim

Building solutions · CH

8.7
5

Martin Marietta

Aggregates · US

8.5
6

Sika

Construction chemicals and building systems · CH

8.3
7

Wienerberger

Bricks, roofing and pipe systems · AT

8.2
8

Vulcan Materials

Construction aggregates and asphalt · US

8.2
9

Owens Corning

Roofing, insulation and building products · US

7.6
10

Etex

Building boards, façades and modular construction · BE

7.5

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

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 construction building industry. In Construction Building Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/construction-building-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest construction building companies

Saint-Gobain leads with $50.2B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Saint-Gobain$50.2B
CRH$37.4B
Heidelberg Materials$23.2B
Holcim$17.8B
Sika$12.7B
Owens Corning$10.1B
source-verifiedsaint-gobain.com · crh.com · heidelbergmaterials.com · holcim.com · gcc.sika.com · investor.owenscorning.com2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI, cloud, and BIM adoption varies widely: 26% of engineering and construction businesses reported no AI/ML use and no plans in 2024, while 38% used building information modelling in 2024.

AI in the construction building industry

  • 26% of engineering and construction businesses were not using artificial intelligence or machine learning and had no implementation plans in 2024.[1]
  • 27% of architecture, engineering and construction respondents reported using artificial intelligence in a 2025 industry survey.[2]
  • 30% of engineering and construction businesses were already using artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2024, globally surveyed.[1]
  • 21% of Ontario contractors expected to use artificial intelligence within five years in 2025.[3]
  • 15% of metropolitan Australian construction SMEs used artificial intelligence in 2024–2025, compared with 11% of regional construction SMEs.[4]
  • 1.4% of U.S. construction firms used artificial intelligence in the federal business survey period reported in 2023.[5]

Automation in the construction building industry

  • 15% of U.S. construction firms expected to invest in robotics in 2024, including 6% making initial investments and 8% increasing investment.[6]
  • 22% of engineering and construction businesses were already using robotics and automated systems in 2024.[1]
  • 81% of construction businesses in a global survey planned to introduce or increase robotics and automation within the following decade.[7]
  • 12% of Ontario contractors reported using 3-D printing in 2024.[3]
  • 9% of engineering and construction businesses were not aware of robotics and automated systems in 2024.[1]
  • 12% of U.S. construction firms expected to invest in 3-D printing in 2024, including 7% making initial investments and 5% increasing investment.[6]

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.[4]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[1]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[1]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[1]

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.[3]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[3]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[3]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[3]

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

  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[1]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[8]

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

  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[9]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[8]
  • 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.[10]
  • Across global real estate owners and investors, 61% remain dependent on legacy technology infrastructures, according to Deloitte’s 2024 outlook survey.[11]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data work remains fragmented: 76% of construction respondents report departments use different systems and data sources in 2026, while 15% work from a unified system.

Business intelligence in the construction building industry

  • 12% of construction respondents used digital tools on all projects across six surveyed functions in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 83% of construction professionals used spreadsheets as a primary data-analysis tool in 2026, internationally.[13]
  • More than 20% of construction respondents had no plans to adopt artificial intelligence for data analysis in 2026, internationally.[13]
  • 76% of construction respondents said departments frequently or occasionally worked from different systems and data sources in 2026, internationally.[13]
  • 15% of construction firms reported working from a unified system in 2026, internationally.[13]
  • 46% of construction survey respondents used business-intelligence solutions on every or most projects in 2023, globally.[14]

Data analytics in the construction building industry

  • 16% of construction businesses obtained daily insights from supplier data in 2023, globally.[9]
  • 37% of construction businesses obtained weekly insights from administrative data in 2023, globally.[9]
  • 89% of construction businesses were classified as beginner or emerging in data capabilities in 2023, globally.[15]
  • 3 data types were collected, analysed and used for business decisions by the average construction business in 2023, globally.[9]
  • 31% of construction businesses obtained weekly insights from supplier data in 2023, globally.[9]
  • 80% of general contractors planned to increase their use of software-captured data for analysis, according to a construction survey published in 2022.[16]

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

  • 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.[13]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[13]
  • 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.[19]
  • 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.[17]

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

  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[15]
  • 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, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[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.[19]

KPIs in the construction building industry

  • 49% of construction respondents used no digital tools to design and measure social value in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 45% of construction respondents used no digital tools to incorporate environmental, social and governance principles in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 8% of construction respondents used digital tools for carbon-footprint calculation, benchmarking and reporting on all projects in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 9% of construction respondents applied whole-of-life and whole-of-asset thinking digitally on all projects in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 9% of construction respondents digitally designed and measured social value on all projects in 2023, globally.[12]
  • 19% of construction respondents applied whole-of-life and whole-of-asset thinking digitally on most projects in 2023, globally.[12]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Demand is uneven across segments, with U.S. power construction spending at $192.4 billion in 2025 and $1,247.9 billion spent on U.S. nonresidential construction in 2025.

Growth in the construction building industry

  • U.S.-based companies accounted for 8.8% of the 100 largest global construction companies’ revenue in 2024.[11]
  • The 100 largest global construction companies generated $1.978 trillion in revenue in 2024, down 1% year over year.[11]
  • $1,247.9 billion was spent on U.S. nonresidential construction in 2025, down 0.5% from 2024.[21]
  • U.S. power construction spending reached $192.4 billion in 2025, up 9.9% from 2024.[21]
  • U.S. manufacturing construction spending reached $229.4 billion in 2025, down 6.8% from 2024.[21]
  • $2,169.7 billion was spent on U.S. construction in 2025, down 1.1% from 2024.[21]

Differentiation in the construction building industry

  • 35% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase estimating-software investment in 2025.[6]
  • 35% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase project-management-software investment in 2025.[6]
  • 36% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase accounting-software investment in 2025.[6]
  • 41% of U.S. construction firms cited cybersecurity as a top information-technology challenge in 2025.[6]
  • 7% of U.S. construction firms expected to increase investment in robotics in 2025.[6]
  • 38% of U.S. construction firms cited the time needed to implement and train on technology as a top information-technology challenge in 2025.[6]

Mergers and acquisitions in the construction building industry

  • M.D.C. Holdings’ acquisition was intended to help Sekisui House reach 10,000 homes outside Japan by fiscal 2025 sooner.[5]
  • Sekisui House agreed in 2024 to acquire M.D.C. Holdings for $4.9 billion.[5]
  • More than 80% of U.S. building-products-and-services M&A volume came from strategic buyers in 2024.[22]
  • More than 670 U.S. engineering-and-construction-related M&A deals were completed in 2025.[11]
  • James Hardie’s announced 2024 acquisition of Azek had an enterprise value of $8.8 billion.[23]
  • Quikrete’s 2024 acquisition of Summit Materials had an enterprise value of $11.5 billion.[23]

Strategic partnerships in the construction building industry

  • $500 million was Abel Construction’s approximate annual construction volume when it formed a strategic partnership with GCG Construction in 2025.[24]
  • $625 million was the total value of Skanska, McCourt Construction and AETNA Bridge Company’s 2024 Rhode Island I-95 joint-venture contract.[25]
  • Lane Construction held a 50% stake in the Westshore Interchange joint venture with Superior Construction.[26]
  • Six landmark infrastructure projects were included initially in the 2025 Siemens–Samsung C&T partnership across Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Canada.[27]
  • Tutor Perini held a 75% interest in each of its reported 2024 joint ventures with O&G Industries.[28]
  • $417 million was Skanska’s share of its 2024 Rhode Island I-95 joint-venture contract.[25]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce tightness persists: 305,000 job openings were reported in the United States in June 2026, and 45% of construction companies reported project delays from worker shortages in 2025.

Hiring in the construction building industry

  • 323,000 construction hires were reported in the United States in June 2026.[29]
  • 45% of construction companies reported project delays caused by worker shortages in 2025.[30]
  • 305,000 construction job openings were reported in the United States in June 2026.[29]
  • 4.8% was the U.S. construction hiring rate in June 2025.[29]
  • 407,000 construction job openings were reported in the United States in June 2025.[29]

Employee retention in the construction building industry

  • 183,000 construction workers quit their jobs in the United States in August 2025.[29]
  • 1.8% was the not-seasonally-adjusted construction quits rate in the United States in June 2025.[29]
  • 2.1% was the not-seasonally-adjusted construction quits rate in the United States in August 2025.[29]
  • 148,000 construction workers quit their jobs in the United States in December 2025.[29]
  • 1.8% was the seasonally adjusted construction quits rate in the United States in December 2025.[29]

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

  • 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.[31]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[33]

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

  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[11]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]
  • 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.[19]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[32]

Upskilling in the construction building industry

  • 96% of construction companies reported a positive productivity impact from craft training.[30]
  • 55% of construction leaders said lack of access to skilled talent was a barrier to company growth in 2025.[18]
  • 44% of construction leaders said they lacked resources to design internal training programs in 2025.[18]
  • Fewer than 40,000 completers graduated from federal and state construction registered apprenticeship programs in fiscal year 2024.[34]
  • 290,000 apprentices were enrolled in federal and state construction registered apprenticeship programs in fiscal year 2024.[34]

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

  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[35]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[36]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[35]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[35]
  • Across real estate organizations represented in Culture Amp’s benchmark, 73% of employees were engaged based on data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[37]

DEI in the construction building industry

  • 3.5% of U.S. electricians were women in 2025.[38]
  • 5.3% of active construction apprentices were women in 2025 among apprentices with known gender.[38]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience metrics remain high in homebuilding: the average homebuyer star rating during the warranty phase was 75.8% through 2025 in North American residential new construction.

Customer experience in the construction building industry

  • 69% of New Zealand new homeowners rated post-move-in support as good in 2024.[39]
  • 75.8% was the average homebuyer star rating during the warranty phase in North American residential new construction through 2025.[40]
  • 53% of US builders identified customer experience as a priority for the next 12 to 24 months in the NAHB 20 Club Survey conducted in June 2024.[41]
  • Moving from level-two to level-four CX maturity was associated with an NPS increase of more than 20 points among homebuilders in the 2026 analysis.[40]
  • More than 10,000 homebuyer surveys across over 50 US and Canadian builder divisions formed the 2026 State of CX Report for homebuilding.[40]

Customer retention in the construction building industry

  • 60% of New Zealand new homeowners rated builder communication as good in 2022, the lowest level reported in the 2018–2024 series.[39]
  • 88% of recent North American new-home buyers were willing to refer their builder to a friend in 2025 year-to-date.[42]
  • 83% of New Zealand new homeowners rated their home’s overall quality as good in 2020.[39]
  • 81% of New Zealand new homeowners rated their home’s overall quality as good in 2023.[39]
  • 65% of New Zealand new homeowners rated builder communication as good in 2020.[39]

Customer acquisition in the construction building industry

  • 7% to 10.75% was the initial cold-calling conversion rate reported for specialty contractors in 2024.[43]
  • 53.7% of construction top-of-funnel conversions came from PPC and social media in the 2024 cold-outreach study.[43]
  • About 30% of incoming construction leads became sales-qualified opportunities in Buildertrend’s 2026 data.[44]
  • 17.4% of construction top-of-funnel conversions came from paid lead sites in the 2024 cold-outreach study.[43]
  • Builders reported needing approximately 21 to 25 leads to close one contract in 2026.[44]

Customer loyalty in the construction building industry

  • 78% of North American homebuyers rated their builder as delivering the home complete and on time in 2022.[42]
  • 84% of North American homebuyers rated proactive construction-progress communication positively in 2022.[42]
  • 69% of New Zealand new homeowners rated post-move-in support as good in 2024, an indicator of ongoing builder relationship quality.[39]
  • 88% of New Zealand new homeowners rated their home’s overall quality as good in 2024, supporting post-purchase confidence in builders.[39]
  • 78% of recent North American new-home buyers were willing to refer their builder in 2022.[42]

Lead generation in the construction building industry

  • 53% of builders relied on referrals or word-of-mouth to generate new business in 2026.[44]
  • 2% of builders reported other lead-generation methods in the 2026 Buildertrend survey.[44]
  • 54.6% of builders did not use a CRM system in the 2024 Builder Lead Converter survey.[45]
  • 53.7% of construction top-of-funnel conversions came from PPC and social media in 2024.[43]
  • 19.8% of construction top-of-funnel conversions came from email marketing in 2024.[43]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Lead-generation execution stays distribution-heavy: 53.7% of construction top-of-funnel conversions came from PPC and social media in 2024 cold-outreach data.

Marketing in the construction building industry

  • 28.3% of building companies spent 0% of revenue on marketing in 2023.[45]
  • 81% of AEC marketers identified project sheets and brochures as critical business-development components in 2024.[46]
  • 48.4% of residential builders primarily relied on referrals for leads in 2023.[45]
  • 45.9% of building companies identified generating quality leads as their biggest marketing challenge in 2023.[45]
  • 37.3% of building companies spent 1% of revenue on marketing in 2023.[47]

Digital marketing in the construction building industry

  • 10.1% of builders emailed their database once per month in 2023.[47]
  • 66.5% of builders never published a new content article or blog post in 2023.[47]
  • 45.4% of builders used a CRM system to follow up leads automatically in 2023.[47]
  • 60.0% of builders outsourced Google Ads search and display campaigns in 2023.[47]
  • 51.2% of builders handled Facebook paid advertising in-house in 2023.[47]

Branding in the construction building industry

  • 42.2% of AEC marketers judged messaging success using performance metrics in 2024.[48]
  • 13.1% of AEC marketers devoted more than half of their team’s time to marketing strategy and brand-building in 2024.[48]
  • 40% of AEC marketers devoted less than 25% of their time to creating and writing new content in 2024.[48]
  • 94% of AEC marketers used social media to build brand awareness or generate pipeline in 2024.[46]
  • 24% of AEC marketers identified Adobe Creative Suite or Cloud as important software for brand-building and content creation in 2024.[48]

Social media in the construction building industry

  • 47% of residential construction workers in New Zealand regularly used Instagram in 2024.[49]
  • 82% of women in residential construction in New Zealand regularly used Facebook in 2024.[49]
  • 40% of construction-industry respondents said social-media marketing generated sales leads in 2012.[50]
  • 65% of construction-industry respondents said social-media marketing increased website traffic in 2012.[50]
  • 58% of women in residential construction in New Zealand regularly used Instagram in 2024.[49]

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

  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[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.[51]
  • 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.[52]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[49]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[51]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution friction shows up in project controls and materials planning: Clearstory and Dodge reported 36 hours per week per project on change-order administration in 2026.

Process optimization in the construction building industry

  • 26.8% of global construction respondents preferred earned value over actual cost as their labour-productivity measure.[53]
  • 34% of global construction respondents reported increased labour productivity during the preceding 12 months.[53]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction firms invested in digitalisation during the year to 2024.[4]
  • 22% of global construction respondents identified mobile platforms as a transformative technology in the 2025/2026 survey.[54]
  • 32% of global construction respondents identified building information modeling as a transformative technology in the 2025/2026 survey.[54]

Operational efficiency in the construction building industry

  • 27% of Australian building and construction firms used work-unit output per worker-hour to measure productivity.[4]
  • 46% of global construction respondents rated skilled-worker availability as having a high impact on labour productivity.[53]
  • 25% of global construction respondents rated materials, including prefabricated modules, as having a high impact on labour productivity.[53]
  • 29% of global construction respondents rated procurement route and contracting model as having a high impact on labour productivity.[53]
  • 2.0% was the increase in Australian construction multifactor productivity during 2023–24.[4]

Quality management in the construction building industry

  • 13% of construction owners rated inventory management as unacceptable or very poor.[55]
  • 51% of above-average preconstruction construction organizations rarely or never experienced rework.[55]
  • 27% was the average share of total project time spent on rework or rectifying issues in the Canadian construction survey.[55]
  • 70% of construction rework was reported as absorbed by contractors rather than recovered from clients.[55]
  • 65% fewer rework problems were reported by construction organizations with effective preconstruction than by below-average organizations.[55]

Supply chain in the construction building industry

  • 65% of U.S. contractors experienced project delays caused by longer material delivery times or shortages during 2022–2023.[33]
  • 36% of U.S. construction firms specified alternative materials or products in the 2024 outlook survey.[6]
  • 24% of U.S. construction firms specified alternative materials or products during 2025.[6]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms reported no supply-chain issues during 2025.[6]
  • 29% of U.S. construction firms turned to alternative suppliers during 2025.[6]

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

  • $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]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[4]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[4]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[4]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[4]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Cost pressure remains visible in price indices and margins: U.S. final-demand construction prices rose 5.2% from July 2025 to July 2026.

Pricing strategy in the construction building industry

  • 26% of respondents reported 2025 construction price escalation in the European Union’s mature markets.[57]
  • 36% of surveyed main contractors described market tendering conditions as warm in the third quarter of 2025.[58]
  • 38% of respondents reported 2025 construction price escalation in Australia and New Zealand’s mature markets.[57]
  • 4.5% was the average global construction cost escalation in 2026, up from 4.2% in 2025.[57]
  • 26% of Irish construction projects used negotiated tendering in the third quarter of 2025.[59]

Cost reduction in the construction building industry

  • 64.4% of a typical U.S. new-home sales price represented construction costs in 2024.[60]
  • 40% of U.S. specialty contractors identified employee wages or benefits as a top-three driver of higher business expenses in 2024.[61]
  • 46% of U.S. general contractors identified business insurance as a top-three driver of higher business expenses in 2024.[61]
  • 44% of U.S. general contractors identified subcontractors as a top-three driver of higher business expenses in 2024.[61]
  • 43% of U.S. specialty contractors identified employee wages or benefits as a major business-expense pressure in 2024.[61]

Profitability in the construction building industry

  • 6.7% was the average net-income-before-tax margin for surveyed U.S. and Canadian construction companies in 2024.[62]
  • 20.7% was the average gross profit margin for U.S. single-family builders in 2023.[60]
  • 8.3% was the net-income-before-tax margin for U.S. heavy-construction contractors in 2024.[62]
  • 17.0% was the gross profit margin for the bottom 25% of U.S. builders in 2023.[60]
  • -1.4% was the net profit margin for the bottom 25% of U.S. builders in 2023.[60]

Financial planning in the construction building industry

  • 6.2% was year-over-year growth in Irish construction output in the second quarter of 2025.[59]
  • 1.42 was the 20-year historical mean current ratio cited for construction contractors.[63]
  • 86952 dollars was gross profit per full-time employee for surveyed construction companies in fiscal 2025.[64]
  • 0.5% was the quarter-over-quarter decline in Irish construction output in the second quarter of 2025.[59]
  • 1.7 was the current ratio reported for surveyed construction companies in 2024.[62]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Sustainability and product evidence are increasingly quantified, including AIA 2030 Commitment embodied-carbon reporting with 9,204 projects in 2024.

Product development in the construction building industry

  • 17.6% of European construction companies reported company-level innovation in the 2024 EIB Investment Survey.[65]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months covered by the 2025 survey.[4]
  • 55% of European construction firms used advanced digital technologies in 2024.[65]
  • 28% of UK construction firms developed or introduced new products, processes or services as part of investment activity in 2020.[66]
  • 23.2% of Italian construction enterprises were product innovators during 2022–2024.[67]

Product lifecycle in the construction building industry

  • 37% of global greenhouse-gas emissions came from buildings and construction in 2024.[68]
  • 28% of global energy consumption was associated with buildings and construction in 2024.[68]
  • 9.9 gigatonnes of CO2 were emitted operationally by buildings globally in 2024.[68]
  • 2.1 gigatonnes of CO2 were associated with embodied emissions from cement, steel and aluminium used in buildings in 2024.[68]
  • 600.33 million U.S. tons of construction and demolition debris were generated in 2018.[69]

After-sales in the construction building industry

  • 75.8% was the average warranty-phase customer rating reported by U.S. homebuilders in the 2025 State of Customer Experience report.[40]
  • Around one-third of UK customers reporting more than 16 problems were fairly or very dissatisfied with repair work in 2021–2022.[70]
  • 35% of UK new-home customers reported 16 or more different problems nine months after completion in 2021–2022.[70]
  • 65% of UK customers reporting more than 16 problems still had snags awaiting rectification nine months after completion in 2021–2022.[70]
  • Around one-seventeenth of UK customers reporting 1–5 problems were fairly or very dissatisfied with repair work in 2021–2022.[70]

Value proposition in the construction building industry

  • 45% of new-home owners rated fixed-price certainty as an important builder feature in 2024.[39]
  • 94% of independent-builder clients were satisfied with the buying process in the New House Owners’ Survey 2012.[39]
  • 88% of franchise-builder clients were satisfied with value for money in the New House Owners’ Survey 2012.[39]
  • 66% of new-home owners rated quality as an important feature of a home builder in 2024.[39]
  • 93% of franchise-builder clients were satisfied with overall quality in the New House Owners’ Survey 2012.[39]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Compliance expectations align with measurable sustainability disclosure, including environmental product declarations coverage of 94% of James Hardie global product revenue in FY2023.

Sustainability in the construction building industry

  • 90% of UK construction professionals agreed that robust specifications are important for achieving sustainable project outcomes in 2024.[71]
  • 90% of UK construction professionals said more manufacturers should provide sustainability information in 2024.[71]
  • 10% of Australia’s national carbon emissions came from building activity in 2023.[4]
  • 17% of Australian construction-survey participants had not started ESG adoption in 2024.[72]
  • 43% of European construction professionals considered sustainability important in 2023.[73]

ESG in the construction building industry

  • 100% of James Hardie employees were covered by a health and safety management system in FY2024.[28]
  • 21% of Australian construction-survey participants had no waste-management and recycling reporting system in 2023.[74]
  • 94% of James Hardie’s global product revenue was covered by environmental product declarations in FY2023.[28]
  • 87% of James Hardie’s European product revenue was covered by environmental product declarations in FY2024.[28]
  • 100% of James Hardie employees were covered by an internally audited health and safety management system in FY2024.[28]

Ethics in the construction building industry

  • 14.7% of respondents in a U.S. construction ethics-education survey rated ethical conduct important in 2024.[75]
  • 33% of South African construction professionals identified greed as the main factor inhibiting adherence to ethical codes in 2021.[76]
  • 19.1% of respondents in a U.S. construction ethics survey identified environmental violations as a critical ethical challenge in 2024.[75]
  • 13.2% of respondents in a U.S. construction ethics survey identified conflicts of interest as a critical ethical challenge in 2024.[75]
  • 0.82 was the relative-importance index for corruption as the most prevalent unethical practice reported by Ghanaian construction stakeholders in 2023.[76]

CSR in the construction building industry

  • Nearly 70% of Chinese construction companies surveyed participated annually in externally organized CSR training in 2022.[77]
  • Over 50% of Chinese construction companies surveyed had formulated social-responsibility indicator systems in 2022.[77]
  • Nearly 50% of Chinese construction companies surveyed had formulated social-responsibility management systems in 2022.[77]
  • 70% of Chinese construction companies surveyed carried out social-responsibility evaluation activities in 2022.[77]
  • 65% of Chinese construction companies surveyed included social-responsibility performance in key performance indicators in 2022.[77]

Circular economy in the construction building industry

  • 75% of Germany’s excavated soil was backfilled or used in landfills as substitute construction material, according to the national circular-economy strategy.[78]
  • 35% of Germany’s construction waste was used as recycled construction material in 2020.[78]
  • 95.7% was Obayashi’s construction-waste recycling rate excluding sludge in FY2023.[79]
  • 11% of Ireland’s construction and demolition waste was mixed construction and demolition waste in 2024.[80]
  • 129 million tonnes of excavated soil were generated annually in Germany’s construction sector, according to the national circular-economy strategy.[78]

Carbon footprint in the construction building industry

  • 6% of total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions were attributed to upfront building-material and construction emissions in the USGBC estimate.[81]
  • 7% of Australia’s national emissions came from upfront carbon in buildings and infrastructure during 2022–23.[4]
  • 46% of AIA 2030 Commitment projects reporting embodied carbon were major renovations in 2024.[82]
  • 9,204 projects reported embodied-carbon data to the AIA 2030 Commitment in 2024.[82]
  • 23% was the potential reduction in Australia’s upfront carbon emissions by 2026–27 through like-for-like decarbonization strategies.[4]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International revenue exposure varies by home market. For French construction groups in 2025, 14% of international revenue came from North America, equal to €12.7 billion.

Globalization in the construction building industry

  • 14% of French construction groups’ international revenue came from North America in 2025, equal to €12.7 billion.[96]
  • 66.5% of French construction groups’ international revenue came from Europe in 2025, equal to €60.4 billion.[96]
  • Nearly 25% of the Top 30 global construction companies’ sales came from foreign markets in 2025.[11]
  • 7% of French construction groups’ international revenue came from Asia and Oceania in 2025, equal to €6.3 billion.[96]
  • 56.7% of leading French construction companies’ total revenue came from international activities in 2025.[96]

Supplier management in the construction building industry

  • 39% of U.S. construction subcontractors said their supplier-term length was insufficient in 2023.[97]
  • 66% of U.S. construction subcontractors that accounted for working-capital costs reported revenue growth in 2023.[97]
  • 37% of U.S. construction subcontractors said material-price volatility negatively affected supplier relationships in 2023.[97]
  • 79% of U.S. construction subcontractors that increased bids to cover working-capital costs planned to grow in 2024.[97]
  • 12.7% was the average profit margin of U.S. construction subcontractors that did not include working-capital costs in bids in 2023.[97]

Distribution channels in the construction building industry

  • 63.1% of construction and building-material distributors used fill rate as a customer-service metric in 2023.[98]
  • 57.5% of construction and building-material distributors said digital transaction channels generated less than 20% of revenue in 2023.[98]
  • 45.5% of construction and building-material distributors expected inside sales to be among their fastest-growing channels over the following 12 months.[98]
  • 70.9% of construction and building-material distributors identified inside sales as a primary sales channel in 2023.[98]
  • 53.0% of construction and building-material distributors identified customer-service representatives as a primary sales channel in 2023.[98]

Key questions about the construction building industry

How large is the global construction market in 2024, and where is it heading by 2030?
The global construction market was valued at $11.39 trillion in 2024 and is projected to reach $16.11 trillion by 2030, implying a 5.9% CAGR for 2024–2030.
What is the latest U.S. construction spending rate in 2026?
U.S. construction spending reached a $2.19 trillion annualized rate in September 2026, with spending down 1.9% from the revised August estimate.
Which companies lead the construction building industry?
Saint-Gobain stands out for light and sustainable construction materials because its operating margin is 11.4%, while CRH leads in building materials since it operates from 4,000 locations across 28 countries.
What technology shifts are most visible in construction operations?
In 2024, 38% of surveyed firms were already using building information modelling and 41% were using mobile apps. In 2026, 76% report departments work from different systems and data sources, indicating integration pressure.
How fragmented is the construction sector, and where does product-category concentration show up?
The construction sector remains fragmented overall, but some product categories are concentrated, including retail construction-adhesives where Loctite and Liquid Nails are the two leading brands.
What pricing and labor constraints are shaping contractor costs?
U.S. final-demand construction prices increased 5.2% from July 2025 to July 2026, while materials and components rose 5.1% over the 12 months ended August 2026. Labor availability remains constrained with 326,000 construction job openings reported at the end of July 2026.
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