The Green Industry Growth Index
Produced in partnership with
100 green industry businesses told us how they’re growing.
Where does your operation stand?
The Growth Index is the green industry’s annual benchmark, produced in partnership with Landscape Management magazine: how businesses are growing, what’s standing in their way, and the systems they run on. The 2026 edition, The Technology Gap, is out now.
What the Growth Index is
An annual benchmark, built from operators’ answers.
The goal of The Green Industry Growth Index is simple: give the people doing the work a clear-eyed look at their own industry. Every year, the survey will ask green industry businesses the questions that matter: how they’re growing, what’s standing in their way, and what systems they run on. The report will share insights to benchmark where your operation stands, spot the gaps that are quietly costing you time and margin, and see what the fastest-growing companies are doing differently.
In 2026, 100 businesses answered — from five-person crews to companies with more than 100 employees. The survey was conducted in partnership with Landscape Management magazine and will repeat annually, so you can benchmark your operation against the industry year over year.
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Who answered in 2026
100 businesses, by reported annual revenue
From the 2026 Green Industry Growth Index · 17% report revenues above $10M
Each spring
The survey is conducted in partnership with Landscape Management magazine.
Late summer
The answers become the year's Growth Index report.
Report in hand
Operators benchmark where their business stands against the industry.
Every year
The Index repeats, so the trends — and your operation — can be tracked year over year.
Inside the 2026 report
The Technology Gap
Growth ambition is everywhere in the 2026 data. The systems to carry it aren’t. Of the 100 businesses surveyed:
89%
are adding customers
61%
say labor is their top challenge
71%
run without a CRM
26%
still run on spreadsheets
46%
already use ChatGPT
2026 Green Industry Growth Index · 100 green industry businesses surveyed · Produced in partnership with Landscape Management magazine
Get the 2026 Growth Index Report
Read the 2026 report: The Technology Gap.
Review an eight-page summary of how 100 green industry businesses are growing in 2026. Benchmark your operation, spot what’s quietly costing you time and margin, and see what the fastest-growing companies do differently.
Fill out the form to download your copy. Check the box if you’d like to participate in next year’s survey.
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You’ve seen where the industry stands.
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