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50%
50% -- gross margin percentage for HVAC and plumbing service work (2026)
A healthy gross margin for HVAC and plumbing service work ranges from 50% to 60% according to ACCA benchmarking data.
- Reported as a benchmark range of 50% to 60% for healthy gross margin
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50%
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Percentage
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2026
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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ACCA (via Service Nation)
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Tier B
https://servicenation.com/resources/home-service-business-kpis ↗
Source Article
Home Service Business KPIs: Metrics That Drive Profit
Why Most Contractors Are Flying Blind
Many home service owners manage to run their business off two data points: the bank balance and how full the schedule looks. If there’s money left over at the end of the month and the schedule is full, they assume things are fine. The problem is that busy and pr…
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ACCA (via Service Nation)
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Cites ACCA benchmarking data; range 50-60%, midpoint used
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HVAC and plumbing service work: 50% gross margin percentage. Source: ACCA (via Service Nation) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/hvac-plumbing-gross-margin-benchmark
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