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Top 10 Hispanic-owned companies surpass 81.8 billion in revenue

Top 500 Latino-owned companies increased revenue 37% in one year, with strong presence in California, Texas and Florida.

A Caravana automobile vending machine.

A Caravana automobile vending machine.Mark Ralston/AFP.

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"In the beginning, customer care was instinct, empathy, and a lot of figuring out things in real time," Teresa Aragon recalls of Caravana's beginnings. Born in 2010, the online used car buying/selling company started as "just a small group of people sitting together, taking calls." Today, it's the largest Hispanic-owned company in the country.

"We designed everything around one core idea: your next customer may be your mom," the now vice president of customer service explained to Latino Leaders, which placed Caravana at the top of its ranking of Hispanic-American companies by revenue. "That means clarity over jargon, empathy over efficiency, and honesty even when it's uncomfortable."

It was founded by Hispanic-American entrepreneur Ernest Garcia III. He launched it as a subsidiary of DriveTime, a company owned by his father. In its first year, the company reached its first sales target: one day, one car. By the second year it was selling six a day. By 2025, more than 1,600.

According to the Index500, prepared by Latino Leaders and BMO Financial Group, Caravana has more than 23,000 employees and an annual revenue of more than $20 billion. This places it at the top of the ranking. Below is the full top 10. 

  1. CARAVANA- Automobile retailing. Annual revenue: $20.322 billion
  2. MASTEC- Engineering, construction. $14.075 billion
  3. INTUITIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - Information, technology: $10 billion
  4. BIMBO BAKERIES USA - Food services, retail: $8.4 billion
  5. FANJUL CORPORATION/FLORIDA CRYSTALS - Food and beverage: $7.749 billion
  6. TELEVISAUNISION- Advertising, marketing and media: $4.8 billion
  7. QUIRCH FOODS - Food and beverage: $4.434 billion
  8. ACUITY INC. - Information, technology: $4.3 billion
  9. COCA COLA SW BEVERAGES - Food and beverage: $4.28 billion
  10. GRUMA CORPORATION - Food services, retail: $3.448 billion

Large Hispanic-American companies

"This year's ranking shows continued momentum, with the largest company surpassing $20 billion in annual revenue and the threshold to make the list exceeding $40 million—clear markers of maturity, resilience, and long‑term economic contribution," said Eduardo Tobon, director of BMO's Latino segment. Growth that is seen in different industries: construction, healthcare, logistics, food....

"The Latino business community represents a vital engine of economic growth in the United States," he says, along with Jorge Ferraez, co-creator of the index. This power has been demonstrated by data previously reported by VOZ:

This continued growth is also reflected in the 500 companies in the ranking: in one year their collective revenue grew by 37%, reaching $135 billion. The pace of the top 10 was particularly striking: $81.8 billion in total, an annual increase of 46%. Those accounted for 44.5% of the total revenue of the ranked companies.

Geographically, large Latino companies are concentrated in just a few states. Fifty-eight percent of total revenue came from just three states: California, Texas and Florida. There, 57.6% of the listed companies are located.

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