European Growth Leaders 2026

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Spain · Industrials

Grupo Empresarial San Jose

Its business lines are construction, energy and environment, concessions and services, consulting services, and project management.

+45%revenue growth
FY2022–FY2025
+140%net-income growth
FY2022–FY2025
+107%stock return
FY2022–FY2025
+11%2026 stock return
current context only

Company profile

Landmarks, railways, hospitals and infrastructure lifecycles

Grupo Empresarial San José is a construction-led Spanish group whose specialist arms extend selected projects into energy, concessions, maintenance and project management. In the first quarter of 2026, construction generated 90.9% of revenue and represented 79% of its €4.13 billion contracted backlog. The distinctions matter: the listed group often works through operating subsidiaries, multi-company joint ventures or concessions, and it does not operate every facility it builds.

Signature buildings

A museum-city and a solar-roofed European laboratory

At Louvre Abu Dhabi, Constructora San José was one of three joint-venture members alongside Arabtec and Oger Abu Dhabi—not the sole builder. The museum's 7,500-tonne dome uses eight layers and 7,850 geometric stars to create its “rain of light.” In Seville, Constructora San José and SEMI received the European Commission contract for a new JRC facility. Its photovoltaic canopy is intended to shade the square, garden and building; the project aims to offset lifecycle emissions. These are design ambitions, not completed certification outcomes.

Rail engineering

Across a reservoir and through a station kept in service

UTE Contreras, formed by Azvi and San José, delivered the 6.52-kilometre Contreras–Villargordo high-speed section, including three tunnels and three viaducts. At Madrid Chamartín, Constructora San José was one of four UTE members awarded a €206.97 million contract to remodel and expand the main hall and add four high-speed tracks. Adif put the 18,000-square-metre main hall fully into service on 2 June 2026; its wider €560 million station programme also included work outside that UTE. SANJOSE's short official film provides a visual tour.

Healthcare construction

Building hospitals without confusing builder and operator

At Melipilla in Chile, SANJOSE was the construction contractor—not the healthcare operator—for a 60,834-square-metre hospital. Chile's public health service completed the move on 8 July 2026: capacity rose to 239 beds, with seven operating theatres, 30 critical-care beds and a helipad. The hospital is part of the public-health network. In Spain, the contractor's Quirónsalud Zaragoza record describes a 31,657-square-metre hospital with 253 beds, 23 intensive-care places and 16 operating rooms; a 2026 official film shows the completed spaces.

Infrastructure lifecycle

Contractor, maintainer, concessionaire and adviser are distinct roles

At Madrid-Barajas, Aena contracted Construcciones San José to engineer, supply, build, commission and maintain a 142.42 MWp photovoltaic plant. In April 2026, Aena reported that the plant had been commissioned and called it Europe's largest solar installation at an airport; SANJOSE is the contractor and maintainer, not the airport operator. In Chile, Constructora San José's local agency holds the Copiapó prison concession: a 76,600-square-metre, 2,160-place project whose 20-year operating term begins only after construction. GSJ Solutions separately advises on feasibility, funding, design, execution controls and operating-stage issues.

Current 2026 update

What has changed in 2026?

Hospital renovation award announced 20 July 2026 · 20 July 2026

Hospital renovation award announced 20 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+11%2026 stock return · context only

Revenue

Q1 revenue increased 13.8% to EUR 417.3 million.

Q1 2026 · EUR 417.3m · +13.8%

Profit

Q1 net result rose 18.7% to EUR 12.5 million.

Q1 2026 · EUR 12.5m · +18.7%

Order backlog

The backlog at 31 March 2026 increased 13.7% from year-end to EUR 4,130 million.

Q1 2026 · EUR 4,130m · +13.7%

Quirónsalud El Pilar renovation

IDCQ Hospitales y Sanidad awarded SANJOSE Constructora partial renovation works for a new 23-room hospitalization unit at Quirónsalud El Pilar Hospital in Barcelona.

Hospital renovation award announced 20 July 2026

Annual record

Ranking history

Future editions add rows; they do not rewrite the 2026 record.

EditionMeasurement periodRankRevenue growthNet-income growthStock return
2026FY2022–FY202569+45%+140%+107%