Each year, Builder ranks the top 100 homebuilders in the U.S. based on closings. Here are the 10 top in the residential construction sector.

1. D.R. Horton

2019 revenue: $17.4 billion

2019 closings: 58,434

Company fact: D.R. Horton, founded in 1978, has topped the Builder 100 list for more than 10 years.

2. Lennar Corp.

2019 revenue: $20.6 billion

2019 closings: 51,491

Company fact: Lennar started as a one-man operation in 1954 and grew to one of the largest residential construction companies.

3. PulteGroup

2019 revenue: $9.9 billion

2019 closings: 23,232

Company Fact: PulteGroup started 60 years ago with a single home built and sold by 18-year-old Bill Pulte.

4. NVR

2019 revenue: $7.2 billion

2019 closings: 19,668

Company fact: NVR operates in homebuilding and mortgage banking and is parent company to Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes brands. 

5. KB Home

2019 revenue: $4.5 billion

2019 closings: 11,871

Company fact: KB Home was the first company to be publicly traded as a homebuilder on the New York Stock Exchange.

6. Taylor Morrison

2019 revenue: $4.6 billion

2019 closings: 9,964

Company fact: Taylor Morrison Homes was two separate companies, Taylor Woodrow and Morrison Homes, until their merger in 2007. The combined company first went public in 2013.

7. Meritage Homes Corp.

2019 revenue: $3.6 billion

2019 closings: 9,267

Company fact: Meritage was the first national top 10 homebuilder to have every home it built be Energy Star certified.

8. Toll Brothers

2019 revenue: $7.2 billion

2019 closings: 8,107

Company fact: For three consecutive years, Toll Brothers has been the highest-ranked homebuilder worldwide on Fortune's World’s Most Admired Companies list.

9. Century Communities

2019 revenue: $2.5 billion

2019 closings: 8,000

Company fact: Century Communities is one of the top five fastest-growing homebuilders by total revenue.

10. LGI Homes

2019 revenue: $1.8 billion

2019 closings: 7,690

Company fact: LGI Homes was founded in 2003, and has become one of the fastest-growing homebuilders. Its primary customers are first-time buyers.