New data for 2025: Ranking of the largest construction companies in Germany

ResearchGermany – the leading portal for company lists in the German market – publishes a comprehensive update of the list of the largest construction companies in Germany. In addition to editorial curation, the latest revenue and employee figures available in the German Company Register have been integrated for numerous entries (cut-off date: 28.08.2025; database update: 24.08.2025).

Broad Data Update

The list has been fundamentally revised and supplemented with current figures. At a glance:

• 442 entries in total
• Revenue 2023: 206 companies
• Revenue 2022: 281 companies
• Employees 2023: 261 companies
• Employees 2022: 360 companies

For the companies without revenue figures, these are not reported in the official Company Register and therefore cannot be listed.

Industry Development in Comparison

For the companies with continuous 2022/2023 data, a clear picture emerges. Key points:

• 205 companies with revenue data for 2022 and 2023
• Median revenue growth in the construction sector: +6.5%
• 126 grew, 64 declined, 15 remained stable

The Largest Construction Companies in Germany

The list is led by well-known industry giants. Examples from the top group:

• HOCHTIEF (Essen) – Revenue 2023: €27,756 million (+€1,537 million vs. 2022)
• STRABAG AG (Cologne) – Revenue 2023: €17,667 million (+€642 million)
• GOLDBECK (Bielefeld) – Revenue 2023: €6,341 million (+€455 million)
• Max Bögl (Sengenthal) – Revenue 2023: €2,168 million (+€214 million)
• DB Bahnbau Gruppe (Berlin) – Revenue 2023: €1,858 million (+€506 million)

Winners and Challengers

Beyond the top addresses, many mid-sized companies also show significant changes. Notable are:

• Strong growth at HOCHTIEF (+€1,537 million), DB Bahnbau (+€506 million), and GOLDBECK (+€455 million).
• Declines at Kondor Wessels Holding (−€216 million), Otto Wulff (−€161 million), and DEMOS Wohnbau (−€133 million).

Employment Trends

Employee figures also show movement. In summary:

• 260 companies with complete 2022/2023 employee data
• Net change: +14,415 employees
• 115 companies increased staff, 98 reduced staff, 47 remained stable

Regional Distribution of the Construction Industry

The distribution shows clusters in Southern and Western Germany. Particularly frequent are:

• Bavaria: 102 companies (23.1%)
• North Rhine-Westphalia: 84 (19.0%)
• Baden-Württemberg: 60 (13.6%)
• Lower Saxony: 48 (10.9%)
• Hesse: 42 (9.5%)

On the city level, Munich and Berlin lead with 12 companies each, followed by Hamburg and Dortmund (9 each), as well as Stuttgart and Cologne (7 each).

Legal Forms in the Industry

The industry structure is strongly medium-sized. Dominant forms are:

• GmbH: 57.7%
• GmbH & Co. KG: 32.6%
• AG: 6.6%
• SE: 2.0%

Business Focus of the Largest Construction Companies

The activity profiles show a broad value chain – from infrastructure expansion to turnkey industrial construction:

• Building construction (290 mentions)
• Civil engineering (199)
• Turnkey construction (138)
• Road construction (106)
• Structural engineering (59)
• Special foundation engineering (31)
• Bridge construction (29)
• Hydraulic engineering (20)

Notes on Sources and Cut-off Dates

The figures come from the most recent publications in the German Company Register (as of 28.08.2025). Not all companies have yet published 2023 figures; coverage ratios and comparisons refer to the available dataset. The ResearchGermany database was last synchronized on 24.08.2025.

Value for Users

With this release, ResearchGermany, the leading portal for company lists in Germany, provides a highly up-to-date, detailed basis for sales, partnerships, market entry, and competition analyses – including current financial and personnel figures, regional focus, and industry profiles.

Image source: Scott Blake (28.08.2025)