The 99.9th percentile. That’s where the companies that made this year’s Top 100 List rank, in terms of revenue.
These companies – there’s actually 102 on the list due to a three-way revenue tie at No. 100 – earned a total of $6,054,894,514 and averaged 13 percent growth. They plan for an average of more than 12 percent next year. As these firms grow, so does our list. The revenue threshold increased this year to $12 million – up $1 million from a year ago. Also, 14 firms that did not appear on the 2005 list made it this year.
Some are newcomers, others have appeared on the list sporadically going back to its inception (as the Top 50) in 1997. Starting in May, Lawn & Landscape used various methods including e-mail, fax and print promotion to solicit companies’ 2005 revenue and other data. We calculate and omit any reported revenue sources that are not widely offered green industry services – like structural pest control, for example.
Our goal is to provide the industry with a comprehensive and accurate Top 100 List. We made every attempt to identify and contact companies eligible for the list; however, some companies choose not to disclose their revenue and therefore are not included. If you know of a company we missed, please let us know. Contact Associate Editor Marisa Palmieri at 800/456-0707 or mpalmieri@gie.net.
Click here to view the results, then check out the October issue of Lawn & Landscape online for the rest of this year's State of the Industry Report.