5.3.2.1Vertical

Demolition & Selective Demolition

Companies performing structural demolition and selective dismantlement.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Civil & Site Work Contractors (5.3.2), the segment that Demolition & Selective Demolition sits within — not Demolition & Selective Demolition on its own.

Market size
~$159B
Growth
~10.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~40,000
FragmentationHighly fragmentedEstimate

U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 238910 (site preparation contractors).

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Site-preparation and earthwork contracts

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Low

project-based

EBITDA margin
Equipment-utilization-driven
Capex intensity
Moderate

Characteristics

  • Equipment-driven earthmoving and site development.
  • Essential to nearly every construction project.
  • Strong growth from data-center and industrial builds.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • PE-backed site-work platforms
  • Heavy-civil strategics
  • Regional contractor consolidators

What’s driving deals

  • Consolidation of local site contractors.
  • Data-center and industrial site demand.
  • Construction-cycle activity.

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