A sustained period of relatively strong market conditions in the construction sector, combined with continued increases in the prices of building materials and labour, pushed the combined revenue of companies listed in the database of the 3,000 largest construction firms in Poland up by more than 50% over a four-year period, reaching PLN 304bn.
Market segmentation – ranking of the 3,000 largest construction companies in Poland
As every year, we have updated our database of the 3,000 largest contractors operating in Poland. The Excel-based database is a valuable tool for analysing the competitive landscape in the construction sector. It is also helpful when looking for new contractors or subcontractors. The database is particularly useful when selecting or verifying companies in terms of revenue size, profitability, area of specialisation or geographical location.
More companies reporting revenue of over PLN 1bn
Based on 2023 revenue figures, there were 40 construction and development groups in Poland generating more than PLN 1bn in revenue, six more than the year before. Combined revenue for these 40 companies reached PLN 77bn in 2023. Their share of the full group of 3,000 firms also edged up slightly – from just under 24% to over 25%.
51 companies generating between PLN 500m and PLN 1bn
The number of firms generating between PLN 500m and PLN 1bn in revenue has remained relatively stable. We currently classify 51 such companies, compared to 55 a year earlier. Their combined revenue amounted to PLN 36bn, down by just PLN 2bn year on year. As a result, their contribution to total revenue in the database fell from 13.2% to 11.7%.
Subcontractors in the mid-sized segment gaining importance
The past year saw noticeable growth in the number of companies generating revenue of PLN 300–500m (from 72 to 86), PLN 200–300m (from 87 to 97), and PLN 100–200m (from 287 to 342). These segments also increased their revenue share in the overall database. As of the end of 2023, companies in these three brackets accounted for 34% of the total number of firms in the database, up from 31% the year before.
A significant portion of this group comprises subcontractors focused on niche areas of construction, such as earthworks, reinforced concrete structures, utility installations, gas connections, water and sewage systems, industrial flooring, road surfacing, rail infrastructure, steel structure assembly, roofing works, lighting installations, or refurbishment and renovation.
More than 600 companies with revenue above PLN 100m
In total, the database includes 616 companies with revenue exceeding PLN 100m, which represents over 20% of the total number of firms (up from 18% a year earlier), and accounts for more than 71% of the combined revenue of all companies in the database (up from 68% the year before).
Firms with revenue between PLN 10m and PLN 100m remain the largest group
The most numerous segment in this year’s database of 3,000 construction and development firms continues to be companies with revenue below PLN 100m – 2,384 firms, compared to 2,465 a year earlier. Their total revenue reached PLN 87bn (versus PLN 93bn the previous year). These smaller entities faced significant barriers to growth in 2023, often losing out to larger firms with greater resources in terms of skilled workforce, equipment, experience, or track record.
We continuously work on expanding and refining our database. In recent years, we have introduced a classification system based on core specialisations, which allows users to filter companies by the following criteria:
- Residential construction (more than 1,400 companies)
- Non-residential construction (over 1,600 companies)
- Road construction (over 550 contractors)
- Railway construction (170 companies)
- Energy construction (over 600)
- Other civil engineering (nearly 600)
- Residential developers (560)
- Non-residential developers (over 100)
On average, each company in the database has close to two core specialisations. However, there are many cases of companies assigned up to five specialisations – typically the largest contractors or developers with their own in-house construction teams.
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