List of Metal Companies in the USA

Last updated 2 November 2026

There are 19,423 metal companies in the USA, one in every 3,288 US companies. Most of them are small: half have one to four people, and only 2,368 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eighteen metal firms is based in Houston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland and Phoenix. Below you find the largest metal firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

19,423 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026

Companies19,4231 in3,288 US companiesCities4,479Largest cityHouston 409Sole traders5%Employees1-4 (54%)Revenue$100-500K (43%)Email39%Phone75%Website56%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Nucor CORPORATION	USA	Charlotte	1915 Rexford Rd Ste 400	Mecklenburg	28211-3888	*****.com	1958	$32,494,000,000	33,000	Corporation	553	522114
2	Cleveland-Cliffs INC.	USA	Cleveland	200 Public Sq Ste 3300	Cuyahoga	44114-2315	*****.com	1847	$18,610,000,000	25,000	Corporation	220	649806
3	Novelis CORPORATION	USA	Atlanta	3550 Peachtree Rd Ne Ste 1100	Fulton	30326-1974	*****.com	2003	$18,434,000,000	12,750	Corporation	585	0800204347
4	Steel Dynamics, INC.	USA	Fort Wayne	7575 W Jefferson Blvd	Allen	46804-4131	*****.com	1993	$18,176,581,000	14,400	Corporation	159	1994061014
5	Novelis INC.	USA	Atlanta	3550 Peachtree Rd Ne Ste 1100	Fulton	30326	*****.com	2003	$17,149,000,000	13,250	Corporation	585	6769955
6	United States Steel CORP	USA	Pittsburgh	600 Grant St	Allegheny	15219-2702	*****.com	2025	$15,640,000,000	22,053	Corporation	1866	3396733
7	Alcoa CORPORATION	USA	Pittsburgh	201 Isabella St Ste 500	Allegheny	15212-5858	*****.com	1888	$12,831,000,000	14,900	Corporation	214	5985692
8	Howmet Aerospace INC.	USA	Pittsburgh	201 Isabella St Ste 200	Allegheny	15212-5872	*****.com	1888	$8,252,000,000	26,195	Corporation	355	6576351
9	Commercial Metals Company	USA	Irving	6565 N Macarthur Blvd Ste 800	Dallas	75039-6283	*****.com	1915	$7,798,480,000	12,722	Corporation	386	406521
10	Cvmr (USA) INC.	USA	Bostic	565 Salem Church Rd	Rutherford	28018-7537	N/A	2007	$7,300,000,000	215	Corporation	2	4315349
11	Cliffs Steel INC.	USA	Cleveland	200 Public Sq Ste 3300	Cuyahoga	44114-2315	*****.com	2021	$6,381,192,645	17,884	Corporation	220	4786099
12	Precision Castparts CORP.	USA	Lake Oswego	5885 Meadows Rd Ste 620	Clackamas	97035-8647	*****.com	1956	$6,163,208,986	30,116	Corporation	8816	5749114
13	Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Holding CORPORATION	USA	Cleveland	200 Public Sq Ste 3300	Cuyahoga	44114	*****.com	2020	$5,346,219,419	17,884	Corporation	220	2364486
14	W. L. Gore & Associates, INC.	USA	Newark	555 Paper Mill Rd	New Castle	19711-7513	*****.com	1958	$5,328,000,000	10,000	Corporation	114	0535102
15	Ati INC.	USA	Dallas	2021 Mckinney Ave Ste 1100	Dallas	75201-7624	*****.com	1901	$4,587,400,000	7,600	Corporation	116	2608664
16	Prysmian Cables And Systems (us), INC.	USA	Highland Heights	4 Tesseneer Dr	Campbell	41076-9167	*****.com	2010	$3,839,557,442	10,250	Corporation	399	E0487682008-9
17	General Cable CORPORATION	USA	Highland Heights	4 Tesseneer Dr	Campbell	41076-9136	*****.com	1994	$3,837,200,000	10,000	Corporation	399	2396588
18	Worthington Steel, INC.	USA	Columbus	100 W Old Wilson Bridge Rd	Franklin	43085	*****.com	2023	$3,443,800,000	5,301	Corporation	51	5007932
19	Kaiser Aluminum CORPORATION	USA	Franklin	1550 W Mcewen Dr Ste 500	Williamson	37067	*****.com	1946	$3,373,000,000	3,760	Corporation	36	2118140
20	The Renco Group INC	USA	New York	1 Rockefeller Plz Fl 29	New York	10020-2021	*****.net	1975	$3,256,940,818	15,000	Corporation	206	1104392
21	Carpenter Technology CORPORATION	USA	Philadelphia	1735 Market St Fl 15	Philadelphia	19103-7505	*****.com	1889	$3,124,200,000	4,500	Corporation	48	688712
22	Belden INC.	USA	Saint Louis	1 N Brentwood Blvd Fl 15	St. Louis City	63105-3997	*****.com	1902	$2,715,194,000	16,000	Corporation	249	2161073
23	Encore Wire CORPORATION	USA	Mckinney	1329 Millwood Rd	Collin	75069-7157	*****.com	2024	$2,567,722,000	1,629	Corporation	399	2192543
24	Century Aluminum Company	USA	Chicago	1 S Wacker Dr Ste 1000	Cook	60606-4616	*****.com	1995	$2,527,900,000	2,906	Corporation	21	0908570
25	Simpson Manufacturing CO., INC.	USA	Pleasanton	5956 W Las Positas Blvd	Alameda	94588-8540	*****.com	1956	$2,332,808,000	5,545	Corporation	86	3008148

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Metal companies and metal firms in the USA

19,423

2 November 2026

There are 19,423 metal companies and metal firms in the USA in our data (2 November 2026). That is one in every 3,288 US companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (203 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 14,300 74%
Head offices: 1,512
Branch offices: 3,611

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC major group 33.

11,796 of the 19,423 are corporations and LLCs (61%); 875 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Metal firms in Houston

Houston has 409 metal companies and metal firms, <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 53% above the national share. Half Houston firms have fewer than five people; 42 have 50 or more. 3 new firms were entered in 2026, 48 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 211 · 52%
5-9: 67 · 16%
10-19: 46 · 11%
20-49: 43 · 11%
50+: 42 · 10%

Legal form

Sole traders: 17 · 4%
Partnerships: 19 · 5%
Corporations and LLCs: 252 · 62%
Other or none: 121 · 30%

Of the US total: 2.1%
Of all Houston companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3
Entered 2025: 6
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.5%

Old

Before 1990: 48 · 12%
1990 or later: 361 · 88%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 1.6%

Reachable

Email: 168 · 41%
Phone: 320 · 78%
Website: 248 · 61%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 29 · 9%
$100K-$500K: 143 · 43%
$500K-$1M: 45 · 13%
$1M and more: 118 · 35%

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Where in the USA?

Houston has the most metal companies in the USA (409), ahead of Pittsburgh (207), Chicago (154), Cleveland (149) and Phoenix (135). Together the five hold one in eighteen of them. Relative to their size, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Houston have the most: 1.5 to 4.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

4,479 US cities have at least one metal firm; 398 have ten or more; 1,982 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Metal firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.03. Pittsburgh has 4.4 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,242 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	604	3%
Harris	499	3%
Orange	351	2%
Cook	334	2%
Maricopa	318	2%
Allegheny	309	2%
Ct	265	1%
Cuyahoga	234	1%
Jefferson	229	1%
Montgomery	223	1%

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Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 19,403 US metal firms with a known headcount, 10,404 (54%) have one to four people, 3,114 have five to nine, 3,517 have ten to 49 and 2,368 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (6,796, 43%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1013,518 70%
Small 10 to 493,517 18%
Medium 50 to 2492,180 11%
Large 250+188 1.0%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

1,776

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,055 more than $10 million.

203

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest metal firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Gerdau Ameristeel Us is the largest metal firm in the USA by headcount. 2,368 firms employ 50 people or more; 1,398 employ 100 or more.

1Tampa45,000 staff
2Carrollton5,600 staff
3Bloomsburg5,020 staff
4Monessen5,010 staff
5Atlanta4,775 staff
6Waupaca4,396 staff
7Sheboygan3,599 staff
8Sedalia3,595 staff
9New York3,470 staff
10East Chicago3,435 staff

By employee size · 19,403 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	10,404	54%
5-9	3,114	16%
10-19	1,743	9%
20-49	1,774	9%
50-99	970	5%
100-199	740	4%
200-499	470	2%
500-999	121	0.6%
1,000+	67	0.3%

54% have 1 to 4 people; 1,774 have 20 to 49; 2,368 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,140	14%
$100K-$500K	6,796	43%
$500K-$1M	2,075	13%
$1M-$5M	3,016	19%
$5M-$10M	721	5%
$10M-$50M	730	5%
$50M-$100M	121	0.8%
$100M-$500M	134	0.8%
$500M+	70	0.4%

43% between $100,000 and $500,000; 3,016 between $1M and $5M; 1,776 above $5M.

How reachable are they?

Metal firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 75% list a phone number and 56% a website.

Email7,551 39%
Phone14,652 75%
Website10,941 56%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in twenty-two US metal firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders8755%
Partnerships3322%
Corporations and LLCs11,79661%
No form on record or other6,42033%

Single-site: 74%
Head offices: 1,512
Branches: 3,611

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 signage companies for every metal firm in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Signage Companies	47,775	45%	85%
Metal Companies	19,423	56%	54%
Shoe Manufacturers	7,054	21%	90%
Steel Companies	5,495	44%	67%
Rubber Companies	4,990	67%	45%
Sportswear Companies	2,230	40%	66%

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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

203 metal firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 403 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

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2032026 so far

200 of this year's 203 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Chicago470 staff
2Columbia City300 staff
3Clarksville250 staff
4South Gate80 staff
5Shawnee72 staff

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 48 US metal firms from before 1900, 415 from before 1950 and 2,912 from before 1990.

1801
1. Rome
1810
1. Hamburg
1810
1. Coatesville
1825
1. Whitman
1830
1. Waterbury
1847
1. Clarksville

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2,912

US metal firms date from before 1990

159

were entered in 1990

Frequently asked questions

How many metal companies are there in the USA?

There are 19,423 metal companies and metal firms in the USA in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is one in every 3,288 US companies.

Which is the largest metal firm in the USA?

Gerdau Ameristeel Us in Tampa, with 45,000 staff. By revenue Nucor in Charlotte leads with $32.5 billion a year.

Which US city has the most metal companies?

Houston, with 409, ahead of Pittsburgh (207), Chicago (154), Cleveland (149) and Phoenix (135). Relative to its size, Pittsburgh has the most: 4.4 times the national share.

How many metal firms are there in Houston?

409, which is <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 53% above the national share.

How big is a typical metal firm?

Small. 54% of the 19,403 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 2,368 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US metal companies sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-two (875) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 61% (11,796) are corporations and LLCs.

How many metal firms started in 2026?

203 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 403 in 2025. 200 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest metal firm in the USA?

Revere Copper Products in Rome, 1801, followed by Fairmount Foundry in Hamburg (1810) and Lukens in Coatesville (1810). 48 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers metal companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC major group 33 (primary metal industries).

Can I download the full list?

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