Industry benchmarks

What does a typical business make?

Medians across companies that publish a full P&L, by SIC code. Small companies rarely publish revenue, so benchmarks skew towards larger filers — read them as a guide, not a forecast.

Construction

Industry (SIC)	With P&L	Median revenue	Median profit	Median margin	Profitable
Development of building projects41100	551	£1.2m	£106k	4.6%	79%
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.43999	540	£10.8m	£274k	5.1%	88%
Construction of commercial buildings41201	465	£12.5m	£193k	3.3%	86%
Electrical installation43210	352	£8.3m	£192k	6.2%	89%
Construction of domestic buildings41202	320	£523k	£26.9k	3.8%	81%
Other construction installation43290	247	£7.5m	£96.5k	5.6%	85%
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation43220	215	£1.1m	£62.6k	6.5%	87%
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.42990	211	£17m	£605k	4%	89%
Other building completion and finishing43390	202	£2.4m	£77.3k	4.7%	91%
Roofing activities43910	91	£1.3m	£96.9k	7.5%	92%
Construction of roads and motorways42110	76	£17.2m	£627k	3.5%	89%
Joinery installation43320	66	£852k	£58.3k	3.8%	82%
Floor and wall covering43330	65	£433k	£41.5k	4.7%	83%
Scaffold erection43991	56	£1.6m	£144k	8.4%	89%
Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications42220	49	£11.8m	£546k	8.6%	94%
Painting43341	49	£498k	£43.4k	6%	86%
Site preparation43120	38	£14.9m	£223k	6.3%	76%
Plastering43310	32	£500k	£38.7k	8.6%	88%
Glazing43342	32	£6.3m	£156k	3.7%	81%
Demolition43110	23	£12.8m	£204k	3.5%	87%
Construction of water projects42910	16	£12.1m	£1.1m	9.2%	94%
Construction of utility projects for fluids42210	15	£13.8m	£170k	3.8%	87%
Test drilling and boring43130	12	£14.5m	£232k	3.5%	83%
Construction of railways and underground railways42120	9	£2.1m	£153k	3.3%	89%
Construction of bridges and tunnels42130	7	£38.7m	£1.8m	6.9%	100%

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