In this article, we will be taking a look at the top 15 infrastructure companies in the US.
People in developed countries tend to take infrastructure for granted because they’ve grown up in countries and cities which have top infrastructure, be it railroads, roads, bridges, tunnels or even telecom. However, only a small, privileged percentage of the total global population enjoys this kind of security, with most developing nations struggling to build even basic, durable infrastructure which is also intrinsic to the success of any nation’s economy.
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The railroad in the U.S. is integral to continuing operations in the country and a shutdown would cause billions of dollars’ worth of damage. All four of the major railroads in the country, three of which are in our list of the top infrastructure companies in US, reported some form of records profits in the previous year.
There are several issues which have governed the current railroad crisis which is threatening to spiral out of control. Railroad workers are governed under the Railway Labor Act which imposes restrictions on when unions can strike, as opposed to most other unions in the country which are under no such obligation. Because of a breakdown in negotiations where railway management and the unions couldn’t agree on a new deal, President Biden ordered the unions to not go on strike and instead, engage in a 60-day cooling off period as both sides would present proposals to the President in order to reach a better deal. At the forefront of this issue is sick leaves.
On the 1st of December 2022, the Senate rejected a proposal which would give railroad workers seven days of paid sick leaves. Immediately after, President Biden signed a bill which would prevent the railroad workers from striking as that would devastate the country’s economy.
The top infrastructure companies in the U.S. are giants of the industry, providing employment to hundreds of thousands of people while recording hundreds of billions in revenue in total. To determine these companies, we have considered their market cap, revenue, profit and assets, assigning 30% weightage to the first three criteria and 10% to the last one.
15. Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:RADI)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $1,343
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $4,711
Total profits of the company (in millions): -$82
Total assets of the company (in millions): $2,570
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:RADI) is one of the largest international aggregators of rental streams underlying wireless sites through the acquisition and management of ground, tower, rooftop and in-building cell site leases. Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:RADI) infrastructure portfolio include wireless towers, small cells, fiber, data and switching centers, and wireless and adjacent telecom real properties.
14. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $1,343
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $4,711
Total profits of the company (in millions): -$82
Total assets of the company (in millions): $2,570
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR) is headquartered in Houston and is an oil and gas exploration company. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR) is the only company in our list which has made a loss rather than a profit. After the U.S. sanctions, Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR) announced that it would obtain non-Russian sources for one of its refineries.
13. Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROAD)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $1,559
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $1,302
Total profits of the company (in millions): $21
Total assets of the company (in millions): $4,809
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROAD) is one of the fastest-growing civil infrastructure companies in the U.S. Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROAD) is primarily engaged in the construction and maintenance of roadways across six states. Publicly funded projects dominate the portfolio of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROAD).
12. Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $1,770
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $1,100
Total profits of the company (in millions): $124
Total assets of the company (in millions): $4,809
Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) is involved in the acquisition as well as construction of infrastructure pertaining to critical communication. Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) is owned by a consortium of highly regarded digital infrastructure investors.
11. SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $31,877
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $2,309
Total profits of the company (in millions): $238
Total assets of the company (in millions): $9,802
SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC) is one of several real estate investment trusts which owns and also operates wireless infrastructure in the U.S. SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC) may be one of the top infrastructure companies in the U.S. but it also operates in several other continents including Africa and South America.
10. Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $60,700
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $6,340
Total profits of the company (in millions): $1,158
Total assets of the company (in millions): $39,040
Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) is a real estate investment trust and also provides shared communication infrastructure in the U.S. Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) operates around 40,000 cell towers and in addition, Crown Castle Inc.’s (NYSE:CCI) network also includes around 85,000 miles of fiber.
9. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ:PAA)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $8,548
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $42,078
Total profits of the company (in millions): $593
Total assets of the company (in millions): $28,609
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ:PAA) is engaged in pipeline transport. In addition, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ:PAA) also engages in the marketing and storage of petroleum and liquified petroleum gas in the U.S. and Canada. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ:PAA) is currently headquartered in Texas.
8. Sempra (NYSE:SRE)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $52,157
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $12,857
Total profits of the company (in millions): $1,318
Total assets of the company (in millions): $72,045
Sempra (NYSE:SRE) is an energy infrastructure company in the U.S. Headquartered in California, Sempra (NYSE:SRE) has around 40 million consumers. Currently, Sempra (NYSE:SRE) has around 20,000 employees.
7. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $42,707
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $16,610
Total profits of the company (in millions): $1,784
Total assets of the company (in millions): $70,486
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) is the biggest energy company in the U.S. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) owns and controls several oil and gas terminals and pipelines. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) either has an interest in or operates around 83,000 miles of pipelines in addition to 143 terminals.
6. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $58,821
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $11,142
Total profits of the company (in millions): $3,005
Total assets of the company (in millions): $38,493
Railways dominate the top half of the top infrastructure companies in U.S. and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) is a part of it. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) operates more than 19,000 miles in 22 states in the Eastern side of the U.S. and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) is also responsible for the maintenance of 28,400 miles.
5. American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $102,140
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $9,357
Total profits of the company (in millions): $2,568
Total assets of the company (in millions): $69,888
American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) provides wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure in the United States and several other countries worldwide. At the end of 2021, American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) owned nearly 200,000 sites in the world of which around 30,000 are located in the U.S. American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) has over 6,000 employees.
4. CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $67,382
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $12,522
Total profits of the company (in millions): $3,781
Total assets of the company (in millions): $40,531
CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) is one of the biggest railroad companies in the U.S. CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) primarily operates in Eastern United States as well as in a couple of Canadian provinces. The number of people employed by CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) are just under 21,000.
3. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $132,016
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $21,804
Total profits of the company (in millions): $6,523
Total assets of the company (in millions): $63,525
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is the biggest railroad company in the U.S. as well as among the top infrastructure companies in the U.S. Its workers are at the forefront of the railroad dispute that we discussed in the intro.
2. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $155,037
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $116,385
Total profits of the company (in millions): $14,159
Total assets of the company (in millions): $275,905
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is one of the biggest conglomerates in the world and is the second largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world in terms of revenue. In the U.S. specifically, it is also the biggest Internet service provider. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is one of the biggest providers of the national fiber infrastructure in the nation.
1. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
Total market cap of the company as at 3rd December 2022 (in millions): $135,556
Total revenue of the company (in millions): $168,864
Total profits of the company (in millions): $20,081
Total assets of the company (in millions): $551,622
Topping the list of the top 15 infrastructure companies in US is AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). The largest telecom company in the world, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is also the third biggest provider of network services in the U.S. With more than 200,00 employers, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is also one of the biggest private employers in the country.
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