A Look Back
The Most Popular Roofing Articles in 2025
RC readers were drawn in 2025 to stories that reflected both the scale and the uncertainty of today’s roofing industry.
From billion-dollar contractors and industry-shaping acquisitions to federal investigations, immigration enforcement, and shifting material debates, Roofing Contractor readers were drawn in 2025 to stories that reflected both the scale and the uncertainty of today’s roofing industry. This year’s most-read articles reveal a sector navigating consolidation, compliance pressures, workforce anxiety, and evolving market forces — all while continuing to grow and adapt.
Below are the Top 10 most popular RC articles of 2025, counting down the stories that informed, challenged, and resonated most with our audience throughout the year.
10. The Top 10 Roofing Contractors of 2025
Graphic: Chris Pirrone for RCThis year’s top tier of roofing contractors ranged between $1.5 billion and $297 million in revenue, accounting for roughly 20,000 roofing workers nationwide
9. The 2024 Top Roofing Contractors by Region
Graphic: Chris Pirrone for RCReleased annually in August, the Top 100 list ranks roofing contractors by their self-reported revenue. Naturally, larger companies with nationwide footprints tend to seize the top spots, so we at RC like to break down the list to see how the companies compare when grouped by region.
8. Feds Investigate Roofer Bid Rigging in Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Fla.
By Art Aisner
Four contractors and one company have pleaded guilty for their roles in what authorities describe as bid-rigging conspiracies throughout Central Florida
7. The Home Depot Acquires GMS What It Means for Contractors and the Future of Distribution
Chris Pirrone for RC
By Jill Bloom
The impact of The Home Depot’s recent $5.5B acquisition of GMS through its partnership with SRS is still reverberating across multiple industries.
6. ICE Arrests Roofing Crew as Fear Creeps into the Field
CBS News
By Bryan Gottlieb
According to a community advocacy group in Duluth, Minn., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested five members of a roofing crew at a job site.
5. Beacon Employees Imagine Their New Future Under QXO
Elements: Adobe Stock
By Bryan Gottlieb
As details get ironed out ahead of QXO’s closing on the Beacon acquisition, what is the mood among the rank-and-file?
4. ICE arresta a un grupo de techadores y el miedo se extiende entre los trabajadores
CBS News
By Bryan Gottlieb
The Minnesota ICE raid story also ranked high among our Spanish-speaking readers.
3. Florida Puts Asphalt Shingles in the Crosshairs
Image generated by Google AI
By Bryan Gottlieb
With a burgeoning insurance crisis, the state’s top insurance commissioner floats the idea of abandoning asphalt for alternative materials
2. QXO's AI-Driven Plans for the New Beacon Building Supply
Elements: Adobe Stock/Beacon
By Bryan Gottlieb
QXO’s $11 billion acquisition of Beacon aims to revolutionize the roofing and exterior building supply chain. Jacobs, a stickler for branding, has already informed employees that the Beacon brand will be phased out in favor of QXO.
1. 2025's Top 100 Roofing Contractor
Photo: Baker Roofing Company
By Chris Gray
Each year, the Top 100 list ranks the nation’s highest earners based on self-reported revenue from the previous year. In this year's list, private equity’s role in roofing becomes apparent as multiple PE-based firms top the list.
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