What CIMIC Group does

CIMIC Group Limited is an engineering-led services, construction and natural resources company headquartered in North Sydney, Australia, with heritage dating to 1899. It is a publicly listed subsidiary of Germany's HOCHTIEF AG, itself controlled by Spain's ACS Group. CIMIC operates through a portfolio of wholly-owned operating companies: CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia (construction), Thiess (mining services, fully re-acquired in July 2026), Sedgman (mineral processing), UGL (engineering and maintenance services), Pacific Partnerships (infrastructure development and investment), and EIC Activities (in-house engineering consultancy). Supporting the operating companies is IDD Tech, a commercial software business offering Cats, Siterover, Geosens, ToBe Builder and ToBe Maps, plus the proprietary Integrated Digital Delivery platform and One Digital Work Environment (ISO 27001 certified) that connects BIM, GIS, Virtual Design and Construction, and quality assurance systems across the asset lifecycle. The Group is ISO 19650 BIM certified and ISO 14001 certified across major operating companies.

The company serves government infrastructure owners, mining and resources companies, energy and utilities, and private developers across approximately 20 countries through ~39,000 personnel. CIMIC generates revenue primarily through construction contracts (CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia), mining and mineral processing services (Thiess, Sedgman), operations and maintenance contracts (UGL), and infrastructure development equity and fees (Pacific Partnerships). Projects are awarded via competitive tender with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales via operating companies and joint ventures (e.g., Sojitz Corporation for UGL Transport, Canvest for Hong Kong waste projects, ActivUs Alliance for Queensland rail). Recent disclosures indicate ~79% of revenue is aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, a >85% client repeat rate, and a 94 average Safety Leadership Score against an 85 target. Key end markets include transportation, healthcare, defence, data centers, renewable energy, battery storage, critical minerals, and resources, with recent contract wins spanning Hong Kong, India (zinc tailings and luxury residential), Malaysia (data centers), Western Australia (battery storage), and Queensland (rail, common-user mineral processing facilities).

Name

CIMIC Group

Legal name

CIMIC Group Limited

Website

https://cimic.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

CIMIC Group Limited is an Australia-based engineering-led infrastructure, construction, mining services and public-private partnerships group operating across approximately 20 countries with ~39,000 people through subsidiaries including CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia, Thiess, Sedgman, UGL, and Pacific Partnerships. It serves government, mining, energy and utility clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracts: CIMIC generates revenue through construction contracts for assets, infrastructure and resources projects. Operating companies CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia deliver civil, building, and infrastructure construction across sectors including advanced technology, power and renewable energy, sustainable mobility, education, healthcare, resources, ports, aviation, building, defence, tunnelling and water. Projects range from shorter-term construction to medium and long-term engagements.
2. Mining and Mineral Processing Services: Mining services company Thiess (60% owned) and minerals processing company Sedgman deliver mining operations, mineral processing, and related services. Thiess provides life-of-mine contracts and asset integrity services, while Sedgman delivers engineering, procurement, and construction for minerals processing facilities. This includes potash, lithium, vanadium, and critical minerals projects globally.
3. Services and Operations Maintenance: UGL delivers end-to-end engineering and operations for renewable assets, grid infrastructure, and resources facilities. Services specialist UGL provides operations, maintenance, upgrades and asset management across the lifecycle of assets, supporting medium to long-term revenue streams with recurring service contracts.
4. Infrastructure Development and Investment: Pacific Partnerships leads development and investment in large-scale infrastructure including solar farms and battery projects. The development arm provides investment solutions and co-investment in infrastructure projects, generating returns through project equity and development fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CIMIC Group is an engineering-led services, construction and natural resources company that delivers high-value and sustainable solutions across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects. It operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries including CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia (construction), Thiess and Sedgman (mining services and mineral processing), UGL (engineering, operations and maintenance), Pacific Partnerships (infrastructure development and investment), and EIC Activities (engineering consultancy), supported by proprietary digital delivery technology and IDD Tech commercial software.

Product overview

CIMIC Group is an engineering-led services, construction and natural resources company offering an integrated portfolio of operating companies spanning the full asset lifecycle. The core offering comprises construction businesses (CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia), mining and mineral processing (Thiess, Sedgman), services specialist (UGL), infrastructure development (Pacific Partnerships), and engineering consultancy (EIC Activities). These entities are supported by proprietary digital capabilities including the Integrated Digital Delivery Platform, One Digital Work Environment, and commercial software products through IDD Tech (Cats, Siterover, Geosens, ToBe Builder, ToBe Maps). The Group delivers projects across approximately 20 countries for sectors including advanced technology, power and renewable energy, sustainable mobility, resources, defence, and social infrastructure, with a workforce of approximately 39,000 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CPB Contractors: Construction business delivering civil infrastructure, building, and major projects in Australia
• Leighton Asia
• Thiess
• Sedgman
• UGL
• Pacific Partnerships
• EIC Activities
• IDD Tech
• One Digital
• One IT

Products and services

• CPB Contractors CPB Contractors is CIMIC Group's Australian construction business delivering civil infrastructure, building, health and defence projects. The company provides design and construction services for major infrastructure including hospitals, rail projects, roads and public transport.
• Leighton Asia Leighton Asia is CIMIC Group's Asian construction business operating across Hong Kong, India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The company delivers data centres, residential towers, infrastructure projects and mining services with expertise in complex urban high-rise and civil engineering.
• UGL UGL is CIMIC Group's services specialist providing end-to-end engineering, operations and maintenance services for energy, utilities, resources and transport sectors. Services include renewable energy projects, battery storage, transmission infrastructure and industrial services.
• Thiess Thiess is CIMIC Group's global mining services provider offering mining solutions, operations and mineral processing for coal, iron ore, and critical minerals. As of 2026, Thiess is fully owned by CIMIC following re-acquisition from Elliott Advisors.
• Sedgman Sedgman is CIMIC Group's minerals processing company providing engineering, procurement and construction services for mining operations. The company specializes in coal, precious and base metals, and critical minerals processing, with projects spanning Australia, Americas, Africa and Asia.
• Pacific Partnerships Pacific Partnerships is CIMIC Group's infrastructure development and investment arm, leading development of large-scale solar, battery storage and infrastructure projects. The company provides investment solutions and project development capabilities for public-private partnerships.
• EIC Activities EIC Activities is CIMIC Group's in-house engineering and technical services consultancy providing expertise across risk mitigation, engineering, digital solutions and technical advisory. Subject matter experts support concept design, construction methods and operations optimisation across Group projects.
• IDD Tech Commercial Software Products IDD Tech commercial software products for the construction and resources sectors: Cats estimating software, Siterover for engineers' mobility and near-real-time reporting, Geosens for geotechnical risk management using sensor networks, and ToBe Builder and ToBe Maps visualisation tools. ISO 27001 certified.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~79% of revenue aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canvest Environmental Protection Group Company Limited (Grandblue Environment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Leighton Asia awarded A$272 million Sha Tin Transfer Station Third Follow-On Contract in joint venture with Canvest Environmental Protection Group Company Limited, a subsidiary of Grandblue Environment Co., Ltd., for the Environmental Protection Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government.
• Pekko EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Pekko Engineers, Leighton Asia's mechanical and electrical arm, delivers the Sha Tin Transfer Station scope including operation and maintenance, refurbishment and upgrading of waste-handling systems, and improvements to wastewater treatment and odour control.
• Hindustan Zinc Limited (Vedanta Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2026Hindustan Zinc awarded contracts to CIMIC Group companies Sedgman and Leighton Asia for India's first zinc tailings recycling facility at Rampura Agucha Mines. Investment of up to Rs 3,823 crore for 10 Mtpa processing plant targeted for 28-month completion.
• Sojitz CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025CIMIC Group formed a strategic partnership with Japan's Sojitz Corporation, which acquired a 50% stake in UGL Transport, valuing it at approximately $800 million. The deal is designed to expand UGL Transport's market reach in Australia and the Asia-Pacific and support growth into new markets.
• Torrens University AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023IDD Tech partners with Torrens University Australia for applied research and software development to advance innovation, sustainability and safe productivity in infrastructure delivery and services.
• Pilbara Minerals Limited (formerly Latin Resources)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSedgman engaged by Latin Resources (now Pilbara Minerals) as principal mineral processing advisor and engineer for the Colina Lithium Project in Brazil. Responsibilities include managing metallurgical test work, conducting Preliminary Economic Assessment and Definitive Feasibility Study.
• ACCIONA, SMEC, WSP (ActivUs Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUGL and CPB Contractors alongside ACCIONA, SMEC and WSP work in partnership with Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail for Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project design and pre-construction works.
• NeoencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUGL selected by Neoen (world-leading renewable energy producer) to construct the 164 MW / 905 MWh Muchea Battery in Western Australia. Neoen's first 6-hour long-duration storage asset equipped with 252 Tesla Megapack 2XL units.
• TeslacoreTechnology or IntegrationTesla supplies Megapack 2XL battery units for Muchea Battery project being constructed by UGL for Neoen. Tesla is a global leader in battery storage and sustainable energy solutions.
• Sparc HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIMIC Group participates in Sparc Hub for sustainable pavement research and innovation, collaborating with Monash University, Australian Road Research Board, and Austroads on transport pavement innovations.
• UTS NiCE HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIC Activities collaborates with UTS NiCE Hub in conjunction with Australian Research Council on Nutrients in the Circular Economy research investigating wastewater use for reactive clay stabilisation as low carbon alternative.
• Western Sydney UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIC Activities collaborates on alkaline-activated treatment of Bringelly shale research, investigating alkali activator as low carbon alternative for stabilising reactive residual soil.
• CareerSeekersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPB Contractors partnership with CareerSeekers supporting university-educated refugees and people seeking asylum. Now in third three-year partnership, supporting 10 interns annually with over 160 welcomed since 2019.
• Clontarf FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing education and entry pathways for Indigenous Australians through employment and training opportunities across CIMIC Group operating companies.
• CareerTrackersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership creating internship opportunities for Indigenous students and young people, providing pathways into engineering and construction careers within CIMIC Group.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HOCHTIEF AG: German-based global construction company and direct parent of CIMIC Group. HOCHTIEF operates across construction, services, and concessions globally through its Turner and Flatiron subsidiaries in addition to CIMIC, and is the most directly comparable parent-level peer given overlapping infrastructure capabilities and shared bidding on large international projects.
• ACS Group (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios): Spanish global construction and services conglomerate and ultimate parent of CIMIC via HOCHTIEF. ACS reported €49.8 billion in 2025 sales revenue, and operates across construction, concessions, and industrial services, making it the broadest global peer and the corporate parent setting strategic direction for CIMIC.

Direct peers

• Skanska AB: Swedish-headquartered construction and project development company with global operations across building, civil infrastructure, and residential. Skanska is a direct peer in transport, healthcare, and sustainable infrastructure, competing with CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia on large public infrastructure tenders.
• Bechtel Corporation: Privately held US-based engineering, construction, and project management firm operating across infrastructure, energy, and mining. Bechtel is a direct peer to Thiess and Sedgman in mining/mineral processing EPC and competes with CIMIC for large energy and resources mandates globally.
• VINCI SA: France-based global construction, concessions, and energy company. VINCI competes with CIMIC across transport infrastructure (rail, roads, airports), energy infrastructure, and large integrated PPP projects, making it one of the most direct large-cap international peers.
• Bouygues Construction: French-based construction subsidiary of Bouygues Group, with global operations in building, civil works, and energy. Bouygues Construction competes with CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia in transport, social infrastructure, and energy projects across Asia-Pacific and emerging markets.
• Fluor Corporation: US-based global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and project management company with deep mining, energy, and infrastructure expertise. Fluor is a direct peer to Sedgman and Thiess in mineral processing EPC and to UGL in energy and infrastructure services.
• Acciona SA: Spanish-based global infrastructure and renewable energy company. Acciona is a direct peer in renewable energy construction (UGL's Muchea Battery, solar farms via Pacific Partnerships), water infrastructure, and transport, and is an existing CIMIC JV partner on the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project (ActivUs Alliance).
• Balfour Beatty plc: UK-based infrastructure group with operations across construction, support services, and infrastructure investments. Balfour Beatty competes with CIMIC in rail, highways, and utilities construction and in long-term operations and maintenance contracts analogous to UGL's services offering.

Regional players

• Lendlease Group: Australia-headquartered real estate and infrastructure group with operations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Lendlease is a regional peer to CIMIC's CPB Contractors and Leighton Asia in Australian and Asian urban development, transit-oriented development, and major project delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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