Simpson Manufacturing Company

What Simpson Manufacturing Company does

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD) is a publicly traded designer, engineer, and manufacturer of structural building products, headquartered in Pleasanton, California, and operating primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. The company produces wood construction products, including connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners, and shear walls, alongside concrete construction products such as adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder-actuated tools, and reinforcing fiber materials. Its portfolio is supported by approximately 2,300 patents and trademarks and validated by eight state-of-the-art test labs.

Simpson sells primarily through an enterprise field sales motion directly to builders, contractors, and construction professionals, with deep specification-based relationships covering 25 of the top 30 U.S. builders through its Builder Program. Roughly half of revenue is tied to the new residential construction market in North America, with commercial construction representing a growing share following the April 2022 acquisition of ETANCO Group for €725 million, which established a European regional headquarters and platform. Manufacturing operations span Pleasanton, California; Columbus, Ohio; Gallatin, Tennessee; and Europe.

Revenue is generated through hardware sales of building products, augmented by ongoing strategic pricing actions and a steady cadence of new product introductions (52 new products launched in 2025). FY2025 net sales totaled $2.33 billion at a 20.5% operating margin and approximately 46% gross margin, materially outperforming a proxy peer average operating margin of 16.3%. The company has paid dividends for 23 consecutive years and returned $146.5 million to shareholders in 2024, with an additional $120 million of share repurchases completed in 2025.

Name

Simpson Manufacturing Company

Legal name

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Website

https://simpsonmfg.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE: SSD) is a designer, engineer, and manufacturer of structural connectors, fastening systems, and concrete construction products, sold primarily through enterprise field sales to builders and contractors across North America and Europe, with deep specifications embedded with 25 of the top 30 U.S. builders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Products — Engineered Structural Connectors

NAICS

Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural & Framing Components Retail (Trusses, Joists, Beams, Engineered Wood) (CRAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Engineered structural connectors
• Wood construction products
• Concrete construction products
• Fastening systems
• Building solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Building Products Sales: Simpson Manufacturing generates revenue primarily from designing, engineering, and manufacturing wood construction products (connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners, shear walls) and concrete construction products (adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools, reinforcing fiber materials). Revenue is generated through direct sales to builders, contractors, and construction professionals in North America and Europe.
2. Pricing Actions Revenue: The company implements strategic pricing actions to drive revenue growth. In Q1 2026, pricing contributed approximately 6% to revenue growth, with the company raising its annualized benefit expectation from price increases to $130 million from the prior $100 million projection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., through its subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers, and manufactures wood construction products — including connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners, and shear walls — and concrete construction products — including adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools, and reinforcing fiber materials. The company sells these engineered structural connectors and building solutions primarily to builders, contractors, and construction professionals in residential and commercial markets across North America and Europe.

Product overview

Simpson Manufacturing Company operates primarily through its Simpson Strong-Tie subsidiary as a unified product portfolio. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures wood construction products (connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners, shear walls) and concrete construction products (adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools, reinforcing fiber materials) for residential and commercial building markets in North America and Europe. The Simpson Strong-Tie brand serves as the core product line, with approximately 2,300 patents and trademarks supporting the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Simpson Strong-Tie Wood Construction Products
• Simpson Strong-Tie Concrete Construction Products
• Simpson Strong-Tie Fastening Systems
• 52 New Products Introduced in 2025

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 Net Sales of $2.33 billion, up 4.5% year-over-year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ETANCO GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2022Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. completed its acquisition of ETANCO Group for €725 million (about $800 million). ETANCO is a leading designer and manufacturer in the building construction market. The deal aims to strengthen Simpson's product offerings and market position in Europe, with the acquisition expected to be accretive to earnings within the first full fiscal year after closing. The offer values Etanco at approximately 11.9 times its EBITDA. ICG was selling its stake in Etanco to Simpson Manufacturing.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MiTek Industries: MiTek Industries (a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary) manufactures engineered wood connectors, truss plates, and design software for the building components industry. It is the most direct competitor to Simpson Strong-Tie's connector and truss plate product lines, serving the same residential and commercial builders.
• Hilti Group: Hilti is a privately held Liechtenstein-based manufacturer of power tools, fastening systems, anchors, and software for the construction industry. It directly overlaps with Simpson's mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools, and specialty fastener product categories serving professional contractors.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified industrial manufacturer with multiple construction-adjacent segments including fasteners, anchors, and building components. It is significantly larger than Simpson but competes in overlapping categories like mechanical anchors, fasteners, and construction specialty products.
• Stanley Black & Decker: Stanley Black & Decker is a large tool and industrial products company whose fastening and construction fastener portfolio overlaps with Simpson's fastening systems. As a broad incumbent, it serves similar end markets with a much wider product portfolio that includes power tools, hand tools, and industrial fasteners.
• Boise Cascade Company: Boise Cascade is a major manufacturer of engineered wood products, plywood, and lumber, and a large wholesale distributor of building materials. It supplies many of the same residential builders as Simpson and represents a complementary but adjacent competitor in the wood construction supply chain.
• Cornerstone Building Brands: Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products including windows, doors, metal roofing, and wall systems. It sells to similar residential and commercial construction customers and represents a broad-incumbent peer in the North American building products landscape.
• Gibraltar Industries: Gibraltar Industries is a manufacturer of building products serving the residential, infrastructure, and renewable energy markets, including structural connectors, fasteners, and rooftop products. It is smaller than Simpson but operates as a portfolio building products incumbent with comparable customer overlap.
• Masonite International: Masonite is one of the largest global manufacturers of interior and exterior doors for the residential and commercial construction markets. As a building products incumbent, it serves many of the same large U.S. builders on Simpson's Builder Program and competes for share of construction specifications.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: Louisiana-Pacific manufactures building products including siding, engineered wood panels, and oriented strand board. It serves the same residential construction end market and overlaps with Simpson in supplying large U.S. homebuilders with structural and sheathing products.

Others

• Fastenal Company: Fastenal is the largest North American distributor of fasteners, safety products, and construction supplies. While not a direct manufacturer competitor, it distributes and sells fasteners to overlapping construction customers and represents an adjacent ecosystem participant in the building products supply chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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