The 23 largest companies headquartered in Charlotte

But there’s still prestige attached to being the headquarters city. The HQ is home to scores of jobs across multiple functions, and there are usually plenty of open positions. Being in the headquarters city also often makes it easier to climb the corporate ladder.

Here are 23 of the largest companies headquartered in the Charlotte area, listed by revenue.

Note: Data comes from the Fortune 500 list, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Charlotte Regional Partnership, Charlotte Chamber, Hoover’s, and Grant Thornton.

Public companies are easy, and we used 2017 annual revenue for the list. For private companies, we had to go with our best guess on available information. 

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The Fortune 500

Bank of America

Revenue: $87 billion
What they do: Global financial institution
Headquarters location: Uptown
Open positions in Charlotte: 550+

Lowe’s Inc.

Revenue: $68.6 billion
What they do: Home improvement stores
Headquarters location: Mooresville
Open positions in Charlotte: 350+

Duke Energy

Revenue: $23.6 billion
What they do: Electrical and natural gas utility company
Headquarters location: Uptown
Open positions in Charlotte: 40+

Nucor

Revenue: $20.3 billion
What they do: Steel manufacturing
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 0

Compass Group USA

Revenue: $17 billion
What they do: Commercial foodservice
Headquarters location: West Charlotte/airport area
Open positions in Charlotte: 70+

Sonic Automotive

Revenue: $9.9 billion
What they do: Automotive retailer
Headquarters location: Cotswold
Open positions in Charlotte: 25+

Brighthouse Financial

Revenue: $6.8 billion
What they do: Life insurance
Headquarters location: Ballantyne
Open positions in Charlotte: 30+

Domtar

Revenue: $5.1 billion
What they do: Paper and paper product manufacturer
Headquarters location: Fort Mill, SC
Open positions in Charlotte: 3+

Sealed Air Corp.

Revenue: $4.5 billion
What they do: Manufacturer of Bubble Wrap and other packaging material
Headquarters location: West Charlotte/airport area
Open positions in Charlotte: 75+

Fortune 501-1000

Coca-Cola Consolidated

Revenue: $4.3 billion
What they do: Largest bottling company of Coke products
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 45+

National Gypsum Co

Revenue: Not disclosed. The privately held company describes itself as making several billion in revenue each year.
What they do: Drywall and building product manufacturer
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 2

JELD-WEN Holding

Revenue: $3.8 billion
What they do: Door and window manufacturer
Headquarters location: Ayrsley
Open positions in Charlotte: 30+

Albemarle Corp.

Revenue: $3.1 billion
What they do: Specialty chemicals
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 30+

Curtiss-Wright

Revenue: $2.3 billion
What they do: Manufacturers components for the transportation, aviation, defense and other industries.
Headquarters location: Davidson
Open positions in Charlotte: 1

SPX

Revenue: $1.4 billion
What they do: Manufactures HVAC systems, radiodetectors, testing equipment and heat exchangers
Headquarters location: Ballantyne
Open positions in Charlotte: 2

The best of the rest

EnPro Industries

Revenue: $1.3 billion
What they do: Manufactures gaskets, seals, compressors and engine components
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 5+

AmWINS Group Inc.

Revenue: Not disclosed. Around $750 million.
What they do: Insurance broker
Headquarters location: SouthPark
Open positions in Charlotte: 4

Dynacast International Inc

Revenue: Not disclosed. Around $700 million
What they do: Manufacturers small precision industrial components
Headquarters location: Ballantyne
Open positions in Charlotte: 0

Carolina Tractor & Equipment Co. (CTE)

Revenue: Not disclosed. Around $650 million
What they do: Manufactures construction and forestry equipment
Headquarters location: Northlake
Open positions in Charlotte: 20+

LendingTree

Revenue: $618 million
What they do: Comparison site/lead generation for financial products.
Headquarters location: Ballantyne
Open positions in Charlotte: 25+

Bojangles’

Revenue: $547 million
What they do: Chicken, biscuits and sweet tea
Headquarters location: West Charlotte/airport area
Open positions in Charlotte: 3+

SteelFab Inc

Revenue: Not disclosed. Around $450 million
What they do: Structural steel fabrication
Headquarters location: West Charlotte/airport area
Open positions in Charlotte: 6

Rodgers Builders Inc

Revenue: Not disclosed. Around $445 million
What they do: Construction
Headquarters location: East Charlotte
Open positions in Charlotte: 2