Companies in North Carolina
1.8M companies registered in North Carolina, sourced from official business registers and enriched with industry, size, location and contact data. Below: the largest companies by reported revenue, and how the North Carolina business base breaks down by industry and headcount.
Part of the United States company directory.
Rankings
Largest companies in North Carolina
By reported (actual) revenue, updated September 2026. Public-sector entities are excluded.
| # | Company | Industry | City | Revenue (USD) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Corporation | Other monetary intermediation | Charlotte | $191.6B | 213,000 |
| 2 | Bank of America, National Association | Other monetary intermediation | Charlotte | $133.7B | 137,857 |
| 3 | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores | Mooresville | $86.3B | 276,000 |
| 4 | Honeywell International Inc. | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery | Charlotte | $37.4B | 101,000 |
| 5 | Nucor Corporation | Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys | Charlotte | $32.5B | 33,000 |
| 6 | Duke Energy Corporation | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | Charlotte | $32.2B | 26,441 |
| 7 | Truist Financial Corporation | Other monetary intermediation | Charlotte | $30.4B | 38,711 |
| 8 | Truist Bank | Other monetary intermediation | Charlotte | $29.1B | 35,489 |
| 9 | Iqvia Holdings Inc. | Research and experimental development on biotechnology | Durham | $16.3B | 93,000 |
| 10 | Sonic Automotive, Inc. | Sale of cars and light motor vehicles | Charlotte | $15.2B | 11,000 |
| 11 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Other monetary intermediation | Raleigh | $15B | 17,334 |
| 12 | Progress Energy, Inc. | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | Raleigh | $14.5B | 26,412 |
| 13 | Labcorp Holdings Inc. | Other human health activities | Burlington | $14B | 71,000 |
| 14 | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | Other human health activities | Burlington | $12.2B | 67,000 |
| 15 | Novant Health, Inc. | Hospital activities | Winston-Salem | $11.9B | 13,829 |
| 16 | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | Charlotte | $9.7B | 26,441 |
| 17 | The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority | Hospital activities | Charlotte | $9.3B | 62,000 |
| 18 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories | Raleigh | $8.6B | 54,007 |
| 19 | INGERSOLL RAND INC. | Manufacture of other pumps and compressors | Davidson | $7.7B | 21,000 |
| 20 | Duke Energy Progress, LLC | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | Raleigh | $7.4B | 27,534 |
| 21 | Duke University Health System, Inc. | Hospital activities | Durham | $7.3B | 2,400 |
| 22 | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters | Charlotte | $7.2B | 17,000 |
| 23 | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | Life insurance | Charlotte | $6.8B | 1,400 |
| 24 | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate | Raleigh | $6.5B | 9,600 |
| 25 | Brighthouse Life Insurance Company | Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding | Charlotte | $6.1B | 3 |
Top 25 by revenue reported to the register. Companies filing no revenue figure are not ranked, whatever their size.
Bank of America Corporation leads North Carolina at $191.6B in reported revenue, from Charlotte.
Coverage
Companies by industry in North Carolina
The industries holding the most companies, by NACE activity code.
Ranked by number of companies. Each record carries its NACE code alongside SIC and NAICS, so the same segment can be pulled in any of the three schemes.
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Other business support service activities n.e.c. is the largest activity in North Carolina, with 143,448 companies.
Distribution
Company size
By number of employees.
21,857 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded from the chart).
89% of North Carolina companies with a disclosed headcount fall in the 1-4 employee band.
Data coverage
What a North Carolina record carries
Share of the state's companies holding each contact field.
24%
with a website
42%
with a phone number
16%
with an email address
Counted against the 1.8M companies in North Carolina. Firmographics — industry, size, address, status — are present on every record.
FAQ
Companies in North Carolina — frequently asked questions
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