Every contracting business runs on four profit levers: price, volume, cost of delivery, and overhead. Knowing which one to pull, and when, can make the difference between growth and struggle. This article breaks down each lever in plain language and shows how to choose the right one to focus on based on your business conditions.

If you run a construction business, profit comes from four places: price, volume, cost of delivery, and overhead. That’s it. In a recent episode of The Cost Codes Show, Coltivar founder and construction profitability expert, Steve Coughran, charted them out in plain language and explained how they map to the income statement.

Here’s a simple way to use those levers without getting lost in accounting jargon.

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