Annual rank47
Germany · Industrials
Hochtief
Develops, invests in, designs, constructs and operates projects in advanced technology, energy transition, sustainable mobility and large-scale civil engineering.
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
current context only
Company profile
From construction manager to infrastructure co-investor
HOCHTIEF is not one contractor playing the same role on every asset. The group works through Turner in North American buildings and advanced technology, CIMIC companies in Australia and Asia, HOCHTIEF Infrastructure in Europe and a 38.2% stake in North American civil engineer FlatironDragados. Depending on the project, it may lead a construction consortium, deliver through a specialist subsidiary, co-invest or remain involved in operation; it does not own or operate every bridge, railway or power asset it builds.
Transport megaprojects
Three pylons above Scotland, three tunnels beneath Munich
As leader of a consortium, HOCHTIEF built the 2.7-kilometre Queensferry Crossing with three 207-metre pylons, connecting roads and wind protection. In Munich, a separate 50:50 joint venture with Implenia, under HOCHTIEF Infrastructure's technical leadership, is constructing two traffic tunnels, a rescue tunnel, an underground station and a track underpass over roughly three kilometres, with completion scheduled for May 2033. In both cases HOCHTIEF is a contractor, not the road or rail operator.
- Map the operating companies Turner, CIMIC, HOCHTIEF Infrastructure, FlatironDragados and Abertis
- Cross the Queensferry project Consortium role, dimensions, connecting roads and wind protection
- Go below central Munich Two traffic tunnels, a rescue tunnel and an underground station
- ▶ VideoWatch: HOCHTIEF's global project model Official 2026 English film on technology, energy and mobility
Digital infrastructure
Six gigawatts built, then a planned fifteen-site edge network
HOCHTIEF says its companies have delivered about 6 GW of data-centre capacity. Turner is applying that experience to Meta's planned 1 GW, four-million-square-foot campus in Lebanon, Indiana, as one of the contractors. In Germany, the first YEXIO edge site entered operation in September 2025: HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions and Palladio Partners delivered it, while HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions jointly operates the network with Thomas-Krenn.AG. Mass timber, water cooling, waste-heat use and renewable power underpin the first facility. Heiligenhaus is the first operating site in a planned fifteen-site network; the remaining sites should not yet be described as operating.
- See the global data-centre platform Turner in the US, YEXIO in Europe and CIMIC in Asia-Pacific
- Open the first YEXIO site Delivery partners, operating boundary and planned network
- Enter Meta's Indiana campus One gigawatt, four million square feet and Turner's contractor role
- ▶ VideoWatch: inside Turner's data-centre work Short official language-neutral construction montage
Energy infrastructure
A solar farm on a gold mine and 148 kilometres of new grid
At the 50 MW Kidston Solar Farm in Queensland, CIMIC company UGL delivered engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning and now operates the facility; HOCHTIEF reports 535,000 panels and electricity equivalent to 26,500 households. For Transgrid's HumeLink West, a UGL and CPB Contractors joint venture is delivering 148 kilometres of 500 kV transmission line, two new substations and an existing-substation upgrade. The same site uses portable EcoPro solar-and-battery systems designed by CPB; the joint venture builds the grid assets but does not own them. A UGL film from White Rock makes the design-build-operate model visible.
- Visit Kidston Solar Farm UGL's engineering, construction and operating roles on a former mine
- Trace HumeLink West Transmission length, voltage, substations and joint-venture scope
- Unfold a portable solar worksite CPB's modular EcoPro power systems at HumeLink West
- ▶ VideoWatch: UGL delivers a solar farm English project film on design, construction, operation and controls
Critical minerals
Invest, engineer and build a planned lithium chain
For Vulcan Energy's planned Lionheart project in Germany, HOCHTIEF agreed an investment package of up to EUR 169 million. Sedgman and HOCHTIEF Infrastructure were appointed engineering, procurement and construction-management contractor for a lithium-extraction plant and central lithium plant, while HOCHTIEF is preferred for civil works. The planned annual capacity is 24,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, which the companies equate to about 500,000 electric-vehicle batteries. These are future targets, not current production, and HOCHTIEF has not been named plant operator.
- Read the Vulcan role map Investment, EPCM appointment, civil works and future capacity
- Explore the Lionheart concept Geothermal brine, renewable energy and planned lithium output
- Connect projects to strategy Data centres, energy transition, mobility and critical minerals
- See when HOCHTIEF invests Public-private partnerships, concessions and lifecycle roles
Official profile sources: A world full of opportunities | HOCHTIEF · Home | HOCHTIEF · History | HOCHTIEF
Current 2026 update
What has changed in 2026?
Contract update on 22 July 2026 · 22 July 2026
Contract update on 22 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+35%2026 stock return · context only
Sales
First-quarter sales rose 5.3% to EUR 9.39 billion; the company reported 14% growth after currency adjustment.
Operational net profit
Operational net profit increased 29.9% to EUR 217 million, while nominal net profit fell 31.8% to EUR 210 million from EUR 308 million.
2026 outlook
HOCHTIEF reiterated 2026 operational net-profit guidance of EUR 950 million to EUR 1,025 million.
Narrogin Wind Farm
CIMIC companies UGL and CPB Contractors were selected to build the 179 MW Narrogin Wind Farm, using 23 turbines, with work starting in the current quarter.
Official 2026 sources: HOCHTIEF Q1 operational net profit up 30%, record backlog, and strong cash conversion · 11 May 2026 · CIMIC’S UGL and CPB Contractors to build Neoen’s Narrogin Wind Farm with Envision Energy · 22 July 2026
Annual record
Ranking history
Future editions add rows; they do not rewrite the 2026 record.
| Edition | Measurement period | Rank | Revenue growth | Net-income growth | Stock return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FY2022–FY2025 | 47 | +46% | +87% | +625% |