2025 Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers Industry Report

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: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Metal Service Centers and Metal Merchant Wholesalers industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Metal Service Centers & Metal Merchant Wholesalers industry.

	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



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.

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

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)