Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Industry - Market Size, Trends, and Growth - 2025-2030
Industry Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of products of the primary metals industries. Service centers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis as part of sales transactions. Illustrative Examples: Cast iron pipe merchant wholesalers Metal rods merchant wholesalers Metal bars (except precious) merchant wholesalers Metal sheets merchant wholesalers Metal ingots (except precious) merchant wholesalers Metal spikes merchant wholesalers Metal pipe merchant wholesalers Nails merchant wholesalers Metal plates merchant wholesalers Noninsulated wire merchant wholesalers Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Market Size and Industry Forecast
This research report analyzes the market size and trends in the Metal Service Centers and Metal Merchant Wholesalers industry. It shows overall market size from 2020 to the present, and predicts industry growth through 2030. Revenues data include both public and private companies.
Historical
Forecasted
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company
Source: U.S. government financial data
Industry Revenue ($ Billions)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.
Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State
Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers companies in the United States.
Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Revenue by State
Distribution by Company Size
Company Size
All Industries
Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)
Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:
Cost of goods sold
Compensation of officers
Salaries and wages
Employee benefit programs
Rent paid
Advertising and marketing budgets
The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).
Industry Average
Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit
Average Income Statement
Cost of Goods Sold
Salaries, Wages, and Benefits
Rent
Advertising
Depreciation and Amortization
Officer Compensation
Net Income
Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.
Financial Ratio
Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio
Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Industry Product Mix
Product Description
Description
Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total
Flat iron and steel products
Aluminum shapes and forms
Iron and steel pipes and tubing
Other iron and steel products
Stainless steel
Galvanized and coated sheets
Copper and brass
Hot-rolled sheets
Structural shapes, excluding bar-size shapes
Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys
Title
Percent of Workforce
Bottom Quartile
Average (Median) Salary
Upper Quartile
Management Occupations
8%
Chief Executives
0%
General and Operations Managers
4%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
5%
Sales and Related Occupations
24%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
18%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
18%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
14%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
23%
Information and Record Clerks
6%
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers
7%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
11%
Production Occupations
6%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
16%
Motor Vehicle Operators
6%
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
5%
Material Moving Workers
9%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
8%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
7%
Government Contracts
The federal government spent an annual total of $3,512,322 on the metal service centers & metal merchant wholesalers industry. It has awarded 310 contracts to 106 companies, with an average value of $33,135 per company.
Top Companies in Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers and Adjacent Industries
Company
Address
Revenue ($ Millions)
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