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NAICS Industries with Largest Contracts

NAICS Industries with Largest Contracts shows which NAICS industries rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

238990 leads this ranking at 238.99K. The top 10 account for 17.38% of the value in this result set, indicating a unknown concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top NAICS Naics Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
238990
238.99K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
17.38%
Unknown concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top NAICS

Analysis

238990 leads this ranking at 238.99K. The top 10 account for 17.38% of the value in this result set, indicating a unknown concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • 238990 holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 17.38% of the value in this result set.
  • 236220 appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- NAICS Industries with Largest Contracts
SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
    anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_description,
    max(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS largest_contract,
    formatReadableQuantity(max(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS largest_contract_readable,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable,
    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode
ORDER BY largest_contract DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Naics Code Naics Description Largest Contract Largest Contract Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable Award Count Award Count Readable
1 238990 ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS 344733911303.88 344.73 billion 125406.51 125.41 thousand 161482 161.48 thousand
2 236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 116091716928 116.09 billion 463309.06 463.31 thousand 1085168 1.09 million
3 541810 ADVERTISING AGENCIES 86925943160 86.93 billion 881814.56 881.81 thousand 27441 27.44 thousand
4 237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 24051635569 24.05 billion 695329.29 695.33 thousand 198766 198.77 thousand
5 336411 AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING 16597954142 16.60 billion 1756929.86 1.76 million 581144 581.14 thousand
6 541710 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 12918843253 12.92 billion 1139103.18 1.14 million 474765 474.76 thousand
7 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 11110073497.02 11.11 billion 6390130.79 6.39 million 56737 56.74 thousand
8 336611 SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING 8377436425 8.38 billion 845575.42 845.58 thousand 516360 516.36 thousand
9 236116 NEW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (EXCEPT FOR-SALE BUILDERS) 5670000000 5.67 billion 1107020.56 1.11 million 4851 4.85 thousand
10 325412 PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING 5295000000 5.29 billion 455848.85 455.85 thousand 389340 389.34 thousand
11 524114 DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS 5241285242.1 5.24 billion 14228753.42 14.23 million 27659 27.66 thousand
12 325414 BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING 4869750000 4.87 billion 1983867.35 1.98 million 24006 24.01 thousand
13 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 4793745389 4.79 billion 458458.07 458.46 thousand 124448 124.45 thousand
14 336212 TRUCK TRAILER MANUFACTURING 3405319851.81 3.41 billion 1748489.91 1.75 million 23385 23.39 thousand
15 336415 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING 3298936415 3.30 billion 1464060.1 1.46 million 17442 17.44 thousand
16 621111 OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS) 3276610906.36 3.28 billion 340598.41 340.60 thousand 224296 224.30 thousand
17 336412 AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING 3179973444.95 3.18 billion 710513.37 710.51 thousand 250688 250.69 thousand
18 561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES 3022389954.76 3.02 billion 1008750.84 1.01 million 725258 725.26 thousand
19 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING 2731020960 2.73 billion 2703663.27 2.70 million 37508 37.51 thousand
20 541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 2644813959 2.64 billion 454789.88 454.79 thousand 1869085 1.87 million
21 235990 ALL OTHER SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2377000000 2.38 billion 214686.49 214.69 thousand 19274 19.27 thousand
22 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 2254147266 2.25 billion 829547.93 829.55 thousand 336660 336.66 thousand
23 237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 1980859791.97 1.98 billion 351939.68 351.94 thousand 156368 156.37 thousand
24 324110 PETROLEUM REFINERIES 1895207544 1.90 billion 85195.96 85.20 thousand 2627482 2.63 million
25 336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 1828165500 1.83 billion 177845.48 177.85 thousand 1824561 1.82 million
26 921190 OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 1821678567 1.82 billion 284918.2 284.92 thousand 60137 60.14 thousand
27 336992 MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLE, TANK, AND TANK COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 1698639587.63 1.70 billion 1408481.4 1.41 million 112178 112.18 thousand
28 221122 ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION 1667654979 1.67 billion 318943.44 318.94 thousand 100510 100.51 thousand
29 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 1536076436 1.54 billion 941194.45 941.19 thousand 269691 269.69 thousand
30 561720 JANITORIAL SERVICES 1458283000 1.46 billion 110103.63 110.10 thousand 303331 303.33 thousand
31 541614 PROCESS, PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS CONSULTING SERVICES 1452435628 1.45 billion 132147.58 132.15 thousand 286001 286.00 thousand
32 325413 IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING 1275000000 1.27 billion 104458.51 104.46 thousand 121374 121.37 thousand
33 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 1253999996 1.25 billion 1147625.88 1.15 million 49947 49.95 thousand
34 336419 OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 1067281101.47 1.07 billion 1476138.87 1.48 million 31828 31.83 thousand
35 562910 REMEDIATION SERVICES 1063500000 1.06 billion 442600.78 442.60 thousand 254906 254.91 thousand
36 532420 OFFICE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING 1058058423 1.06 billion 26347.67 26.35 thousand 171516 171.52 thousand
37 424720 PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS (EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS) 1011173965.17 1.01 billion 227453.97 227.45 thousand 146719 146.72 thousand
38 334513 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES 1008233800 1.01 billion 47563.85 47.56 thousand 110779 110.78 thousand
39 541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 976542271.85 976.54 million 490958.98 490.96 thousand 475827 475.83 thousand
40 541720 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 946003896 946.00 million 518704.7 518.70 thousand 80284 80.28 thousand
41 332410 POWER BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING 927583430 927.58 million 2594849.11 2.59 million 14397 14.40 thousand
42 621511 MEDICAL LABORATORIES 915682480 915.68 million 111078.11 111.08 thousand 95775 95.78 thousand
43 325180 OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING 900000000 900.00 million 444012.99 444.01 thousand 6720 6.72 thousand
44 541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 882173000 882.17 million 390800.73 390.80 thousand 408147 408.15 thousand
45 336211 MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING 878219148 878.22 million 68309.12 68.31 thousand 235621 235.62 thousand
46 541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) 855600000 855.60 million 1364881.71 1.36 million 14647 14.65 thousand
47 624110 CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES 785214548.9 785.21 million 1038839.86 1.04 million 2978 2.98 thousand
48 541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 782341893.51 782.34 million 263547.86 263.55 thousand 1338767 1.34 million
49 541310 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 779898181 779.90 million 134282.89 134.28 thousand 238724 238.72 thousand
50 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 771065700 771.07 million 534958.91 534.96 thousand 603421 603.42 thousand
51 928110 NATIONAL SECURITY 769269044 769.27 million 1430687.09 1.43 million 4778 4.78 thousand
52 336612 BOAT BUILDING 760120383 760.12 million 296209.09 296.21 thousand 26972 26.97 thousand
53 493120 REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE 749999999.9 750.00 million 990151.29 990.15 thousand 2849 2.85 thousand
54 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 741534792.65 741.53 million 702952.67 702.95 thousand 573710 573.71 thousand
55 336112 LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 734983443 734.98 million 117797.61 117.80 thousand 255781 255.78 thousand
56 325411 MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING 690144920 690.14 million 23276.67 23.28 thousand 2057940 2.06 million
57 237110 WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 674998555.36 675.00 million 233643.74 233.64 thousand 67100 67.10 thousand
58 488510 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT 669175314.58 669.18 million 317769.24 317.77 thousand 18198 18.20 thousand
59 562119 OTHER WASTE COLLECTION 668005829.6 668.01 million 390947.17 390.95 thousand 22584 22.58 thousand
60 453920 ART DEALERS 668000000 668.00 million 325328.06 325.33 thousand 2668 2.67 thousand
61 334290 OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 657636593.32 657.64 million 266741.45 266.74 thousand 222031 222.03 thousand
62 423450 MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 646683750 646.68 million 4511.44 4.51 thousand 8834311 8.83 million
63 236210 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 628250000 628.25 million 327386.94 327.39 thousand 101451 101.45 thousand
64 423850 SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 612791846.75 612.79 million 50409.25 50.41 thousand 717345 717.35 thousand
65 561990 ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 558940314.99 558.94 million 257421.97 257.42 thousand 157010 157.01 thousand
66 339112 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 551007147.3 551.01 million 26373.16 26.37 thousand 1188180 1.19 million
67 212234 COPPER ORE AND NICKEL ORE MINING 549149497.36 549.15 million 9646466.98 9.65 million 58 58.00
68 332994 SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING 542143812.39 542.14 million 113767.8 113.77 thousand 207299 207.30 thousand
69 334220 RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 534941236 534.94 million 353968.26 353.97 thousand 293723 293.72 thousand
70 332313 PLATE WORK MANUFACTURING 520700000 520.70 million 530664.08 530.66 thousand 12672 12.67 thousand
71 999990 UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 510239097 510.24 million 3713012.84 3.71 million 897 897.00
72 325188 ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING 484674400 484.67 million 208049.98 208.05 thousand 13692 13.69 thousand
73 523150 INVESTMENT BANKING AND SECURITIES INTERMEDIATION 484650888.79 484.65 million 35016674.76 35.02 million 30 30.00
74 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS 465772965.92 465.77 million 192318.24 192.32 thousand 304564 304.56 thousand
75 561422 TELEMARKETING BUREAUS AND OTHER CONTACT CENTERS 453879154 453.88 million 5937147.86 5.94 million 1909 1.91 thousand
76 561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 452855435.04 452.86 million 389474.9 389.47 thousand 253610 253.61 thousand
77 334419 OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 449602227.49 449.60 million 87497.06 87.50 thousand 347084 347.08 thousand
78 233320 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 437000000 437.00 million 216788.9 216.79 thousand 97787 97.79 thousand
79 488190 OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION 435473704.67 435.47 million 569784.68 569.78 thousand 196648 196.65 thousand
80 541711 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 432885825 432.89 million 637578.45 637.58 thousand 42036 42.04 thousand
81 927110 SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 427000000 427.00 million 2439545.55 2.44 million 5014 5.01 thousand
82 424490 OTHER GROCERY AND RELATED PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 424239169 424.24 million 54699.94 54.70 thousand 464939 464.94 thousand
83 234120 BRIDGE AND TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION 420000000 420.00 million 697172.75 697.17 thousand 1147 1.15 thousand
84 332912 FLUID POWER VALVE AND HOSE FITTING MANUFACTURING 412140391 412.14 million 80617.35 80.62 thousand 73954 73.95 thousand
85 811111 GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 404564237.05 404.56 million 156302.62 156.30 thousand 34916 34.92 thousand
86 541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 403801109 403.80 million 298952.72 298.95 thousand 893678 893.68 thousand
87 624230 EMERGENCY AND OTHER RELIEF SERVICES 400114496 400.11 million 1481231.15 1.48 million 6338 6.34 thousand
88 541930 TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES 400000000 400.00 million 54440.45 54.44 thousand 285789 285.79 thousand
89 333314 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING 398906071 398.91 million 291571.37 291.57 thousand 68680 68.68 thousand
90 493190 OTHER WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE 397716480 397.72 million 17422.91 17.42 thousand 537744 537.74 thousand
91 234930 INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 397429313 397.43 million 2781217.95 2.78 million 6397 6.40 thousand
92 336111 AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING 395844117 395.84 million 48117.03 48.12 thousand 492331 492.33 thousand
93 332992 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING 380192316.6 380.19 million 394921.27 394.92 thousand 45536 45.54 thousand
94 561599 ALL OTHER TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT AND RESERVATION SERVICES 373421847 373.42 million 308805.54 308.81 thousand 12067 12.07 thousand
95 336120 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING 368932767 368.93 million 204368.36 204.37 thousand 34979 34.98 thousand
96 541110 OFFICES OF LAWYERS 356331691.78 356.33 million 39638.99 39.64 thousand 81074 81.07 thousand
97 621492 KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTERS 350470804.56 350.47 million 2285748.96 2.29 million 3382 3.38 thousand
98 221210 NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION 350000000 350.00 million 136666.71 136.67 thousand 52498 52.50 thousand
99 483111 DEEP SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 348910000 348.91 million 695964.7 695.96 thousand 85811 85.81 thousand
100 541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 345500960.53 345.50 million 547965.68 547.97 thousand 119793 119.79 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "NAICS Industries with Largest Contracts" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • naics_code — Defines the ranked NAICS industry.
  • naics_code — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • largest_contract — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
6.44%
Top 5 Share
10.35%
Mean
443,030.14
Median
424,170.00
Max
999,990.00
Min
212,234.00
Concentration
Unknown
Fragmentation
Unknown

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 238990 238.99K
2 236220 236.22K
3 541810 541.81K
4 237990 237.99K
5 336411 336.41K
6 541710 541.71K
7 336414 336.41K
8 336611 336.61K
9 236116 236.12K
10 325412 325.41K

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