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Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Matthew Gomersall Matthew Gomersall Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: November 2025 ANZSIC C2224

Revenue

$1.9bn

2025-26

$1.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

4,054

Businesses

113

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia industry analysis

While a low-interest-rate environment initially fostered strong growth in the Metal Roofing and Guttering Manufacturing industry through 2022-23, subsequent rate hikes proved detrimental to the broader construction market, increasing barriers to entry for new homebuyers. As households have battled with depressed borrowing power and a cost-of-living crisis, residential construction demand has failed to meet the needs of roofing and guttering manufacturers. Strengthened public spending has limited losses for the industry, with the 2024-25 Federal Budget lifting planned infrastructure spending through 2027-28 by $13.8 billion compared to 2023-24. Overall, industry revenue is expected to decline at an annualised 0.8% over the five years through 2025-2026.

Trends and Insights

  • Accelerated growth in housing and industrial building construction underpinned a surge in revenue through 2021-22. However, subsequent mortgage interest rate hikes and a backlog of construction approvals have evaporated gains over the past few years.
  • Sales of metal guttering products have plummeted due to a slump in housing construction. A high-interest rate environment dampened demand for new housing, directly limiting business opportunities for metal roof and guttering manufacturers.
  • Industry activity is skewed towards New South Wales, which serves as the main production base for several large manufacturers, including BlueScope Steel. Port Kembla is an established metal manufacturing district, leveraging its logistical benefits and adjacent construction demand from Sydney.
  • Manufacturers that can offer products to the broad construction environment are more likely to gain power. For new house builds, residential consumers primarily choose their construction provider, tailoring demand for roofing based on the company’s supplier relationships.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.9bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Tightened monetary policy has put a ceiling on industry revenue

  • Revenue for the Metal Roofing and Guttering Manufacturing industry has historically been sensitive to expansionary economic policies, rising approximately 15% during the 2014 to 2016 rate cuts and 30% when rates were at an all-time low of 0.1% during 2021-22. A low interest rate environment makes home and land packages more affordable and, through increased borrowing power, enhances the feasibility of home sales and renovations. Asset valuations tend to rise when borrowing power increases, further incentivising home improvements as homeowners can profit from a strengthened return on their house value.
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Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Urban planning efficiency could raise the ceiling for roofing and guttering revenue growth

  • Intervention against Australia’s housing crisis will drive a rebound in residential and commercial demand for construction services over next five years, providing relief for the Metal Roofing and Guttering Manufacturing industry.

Biggest companies in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2026
Revenue ($m)
2026
BlueScope Steel
930.0
Fletcher Building
165.0
Metroll
98.8

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Products & Services Segmentation

Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Metal roofing, Metal guttering and Metal roofing and guttering components. Metal roofing is the largest segment of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Resilient commercial market strength has compensated for the slump in residential roofing sales

  • Metal roofing systems are usually made from steel sheets and coated with zinc or aluminium to reduce corrosion. Alternatively, copper and zinc can be used to increase roof life span at a higher cost. Variations in roof panels include corrugated, curved and bullnose sheets; capping; and trademarked systems like Fielders' HiKlip and Lysaght's TRIMDEK.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry companies use sheet metal, other than aluminium, to mainly manufacture metal roofing components, including guttering. Companies that primarily manufacture aluminium roofing and guttering are excluded from this industry.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia include Metal guttering manufacturing (except aluminium), Metal roofing components manufacturing (except aluminium) and Metal roofing manufacturing (except aluminium).

Companies

Companies covered in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia include BlueScope Steel, Fletcher Building and Metroll.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia include colorbond, guttering and rigid polyvinyl chloride (pvc).

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 2224 - Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Accelerated growth in housing and industrial building construction underpinned a surge in revenue through 2021-22. However, subsequent mortgage interest rate hikes and a back...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Sales of metal guttering products have plummeted due to a slump in housing construction. A high-interest rate environment dampened demand for new housing, directly limiting b...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Industry activity is skewed towards New South Wales, which serves as the main production base for several large manufacturers, including BlueScope Steel. Port Kembla is an es...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Manufacturers that can offer products to the broad construction environment are more likely to gain power. For new house builds, residential consumers primarily choose their ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

BlueScope Steel’s metalworks monopoly shapes market dynamics in the industry. BlueScope's extensive upstream steel production business is able to leverage downstream distribu...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of BlueScope Steel's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Fletcher Building's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Metroll's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for BlueScope Steel, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Fletcher Building, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Metroll, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

National Construction Code Part 3.5.1 sets the product and installation standards for metal roof and wall cladding. Manufacturers must comply with Standards Australia guideli...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Deteriorating global metal prices have shrunk industry purchase costs. Falling upstream steel manufacturing costs have allowed small enterprises to survive macroeconomic head...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia in 2025?

The market size of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia is $1.9bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia in 2025?

There are 113 businesses in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia are BlueScope Steel, Fletcher Building and Metroll

What does the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia include?

Metal guttering manufacturing (except aluminium) and Metal roofing components manufacturing (except aluminium) are part of the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia is BlueScope Steel.

How competitive is the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Metal Roof and Guttering Manufacturing industry in Australia.

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