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	781	£2m	£127k	5.1%	78%
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.43999	578	£10.8m	£287k	5.1%	87%
Construction of commercial buildings41201	524	£12.5m	£257k	3.3%	86%
Electrical installation43210	369	£8.8m	£216k	6%	88%
Construction of domestic buildings41202	353	£798k	£27.6k	3.4%	78%
Other construction installation43290	259	£7.7m	£98.9k	5.4%	85%
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.42990	230	£17.1m	£608k	4%	88%
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation43220	222	£1.3m	£64.3k	6.3%	86%
Other building completion and finishing43390	205	£2.7m	£99.9k	4.8%	91%
Roofing activities43910	92	£1.5m	£144k	7.5%	92%
Construction of roads and motorways42110	83	£17.3m	£652k	3.5%	89%
Joinery installation43320	66	£852k	£58.3k	3.8%	82%
Floor and wall covering43330	66	£441k	£40.4k	4.4%	82%
Scaffold erection43991	58	£1.8m	£108k	8.3%	90%
Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications42220	56	£9m	£431k	8.4%	84%
Painting43341	50	£511k	£47.3k	5.9%	86%
Site preparation43120	39	£14.4m	£226k	6.7%	77%
Plastering43310	32	£500k	£38.7k	8.6%	88%
Glazing43342	32	£6.3m	£156k	3.7%	81%
Demolition43110	24	£12.2m	£230k	4.1%	88%
Construction of water projects42910	19	£11.9m	£756k	8%	89%
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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