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64% of subcontractors report being slow-paid by general contractors, with an average DSO of 56 days.
81% of subcontractors have supplier terms shorter than the average time it takes to get paid.
1 out of 3 subcontractors has to pull from personal or retirement savings to fill the cash flow gap.
1 in 2 say they don’t have enough working capital to hit their 2025 growth goals.
45% of subcontractors include the cost of working capital in their bids—billing the cost of slow pay back to their GCs.
32% of subcontractors who include the cost of capital in their bids report winning more than half the time—compared to 25% overall.
By including the cost of working capital in every bid, top performers see a 41% increase in profitability compared to those who don’t—up from 11% last year.