In this piece, we will take a look at the five biggest plumbing supply companies in the world. For more companies, head on over to 20 Biggest Plumbing Supply Companies in the World.
5. Kingfisher plc (OTCMKTS:KGFHY)
Latest 12 Month Revenue Estimate: $15.8 billion (1GBP = 1.20USD)
Kingfisher plc (OTCMKTS:KGFHY) is a British firm that owns and operates home improvement retail stores. The company has several brands such as Castorama and B&Q in its portfolio and it is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. It sells plumbing products primarily through its Cooke & Lewis brand. This brand sells items such as standard taps, filter taps, sinks, and mixer taps for both shower and bath use. The company continues to expand its global presence, as it opened a new store in France last year and plans to add four more stores this year as the firm aims to target a £20 billion market.
4. Centrica plc (OTCMKTS:CPYYY)
Latest 12 Month Revenue Estimate: $27 billion (1GBP = 1.20USD)
Centrica plc (OTCMKTS:CPYYY) is a British firm based in Windsor, the United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest companies on our list since it was set up in 1812. The firm provides smart home products including radiator valves, sensors, leak sensors, and boiler monitoring products.
3. CRH plc (NYSE:CRH)
Latest 12 Month Revenue Estimate: $32 billion
CRH plc (NYSE:CRH) is an Irish building products company that is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm makes and sells plumbing equipment such as drainage pipes and pipe holding structures.
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2. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (OTCMKTS:CODYY)
Latest 12 Month Revenue Estimate: $54.5 billion (1USD = 1.07EUR)
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (OTCMKTS:CODYY) is a French company with a wide variety of different brands in its portfolio. These sell different products such as shower heads, toilets, water heaters, and other products. The firm is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.
1. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)
Latest 12 Month Revenue Estimate: $97 billion
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is an American firm that is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. It is one of the largest plumbing product retailers in the world, with 300,000 employees and more than two thousand stores in the U.S. and in Canada. Some plumbing tools in its portfolio are pipes, fittings, water heaters, sinks, faucets, pumps, and plungers.
Insider Monkey dug through 943 hedge fund portfolios for last year’s fourth quarter and found out that 68 had bought Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s shares. The firm’s largest hedge fund shareholder is Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square which owns 10 million shares that are worth $2 billion.
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