Using Builder Magazine's top 100 list of homebuilders based on 2018 gross revenue, Construction Dive presents the 10 top revenue-generators in the 2019 residential construction sector.
1. D.R. Horton Inc.
2018 Revenue: $15.7 billion
2018 Closings: $52.6 billion
Regions Served: Northeast, Midwest, South, West, Pacific
Company Fact: D.R. Horton has built more than 465,000 homes since it was founded in 1978 and has been named Builder Magazines #1 builder for 12 consecutive years.
2. Lennar Corp.
2018 Revenue: $18.8 billion
2018 Closings: $48.9 billion
Regions Served: Northeast, Midwest, South, West
Company Fact: Headquartered in Miami, Fla., Lennar started as a one man operation in 1954 but is now one of the largest residential construction companies in the US.
3. PulteGroup
2018 Revenue: $9.8 billion
2018 Closings: $23.1 billion
Regions Served: Northeast, Midwest, South, West
Company Fact: PulteGroup began their “Built to Honor” program in 2013, a program in which they provide mortgage-free homes to military personnel who have been injured during their service.
4. NVR, Inc
2018 Revenue: $7 billion
2018 Closings: $18.4 billion
Regions Served: Northeast, Midwest, South
Company Fact: NVR operates in homebuilding and mortgage banking and is parent company to Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes brands.
5. KB Home
2018 Revenues: $4.5 billion
2018 Closings: $11.3 billion
Regions Served: South, West
Company Fact: KB Home was the first company to be publicly traded as a homebuilder on the New York Stock Exchange.
6. Taylor Morrison
2018 Revenues: $4.5 billion
2018 Closings: $8.7 billion
Regions Served: Midwest, South, West
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
2018 Revenues: $3.5 billion
2018 Closings: $8.5 billion
Regions Served: South, West
Company Fact: Meritage was the first national top ten home builder to have every home they build be 100% energy star certified.
8. Toll Brothers
2018 Revenues: $7.1 billion
2018 Closings: $8.3 billion
Regions Served: Northeast, Midwest, South, West
Company Fact: Toll Brothers was the corporate sponsor for the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts that from December 17, 2005 to May 6, 2006.
9. Century Communities
2018 Revenues: $2.3 billion
2018 Closings: $7 billion
Regions Served: Midwest, South, West
Company Fact: Century Communities received a bronze award for "Best Home Developer" in Colorado Springs this year.
10. LGI Homes
2018 Revenues: $1.5 billion
2018 Closings: $6.5 billion
Regions Served: Midwest, South, West
Company Fact: In May 2019, LGI Homes announced its CompleteHome initiative that would add "style, energy-efficiency, value and consistency" to all LGI Homes communities.
