Fifty-one companies in the Charlotte Region made this year’s Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
Inc. magazine released the 2026 list this month, ranking companies based on their three-year revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. The Inc. 5000 is considered one of the most prestigious benchmarks of entrepreneurial success in the country. Companies that make the list have experienced sustained, high-percentage growth.
The top Charlotte company on the list is Petfolk, which sits at No. 160. The veterinary care company posted 2,016% revenue growth over three years.
The Charlotte Region’s 51 honorees span industries from IT services and healthcare to manufacturing and consumer products. Their presence on the list is a strong signal of the economic diversity of the 16-county Charlotte Region.
The full list, including company profiles and rankings by industry and location, is available here.
The Charlotte Region companies that made the 2026 Inc. 5000 list are below:
- No. 160: Petfolk, Charlotte
- No. 253: Delta Beverages, Charlotte
- No. 293: Revuud, Cornelius
- No. 596: Vista Auction, Charlotte
- No. 791: Morph Enterprise, Indian Trail
- No. 799: Obedient K9 Academy, Charlotte
- No. 870: Dive Bar, Mooresville
- No. 910: Opkalla, Charlotte
- No. 961: Team 2020, Alexander
- No. 1,007: JoySpring, Waxhaw
- No. 1,170: Bundy Group, Charlotte
- No. 1,171: Apotheca Cannabis Dispensary, Cornelius
- No. 1,175: Essentia, Charlotte
- No. 1,378: Pet Screening, Mooresville
- No. 1,389: SocialHub, Charlotte
- No. 1,482: Select Transport, Matthews
- No. 1,662: CALL DAD, Charlotte
- No. 1,854: SEI – Charlotte, Charlotte
- No. 1,932: Northway Homes, Charlotte
- No. 2,044: FSO PROS, Charlotte
- No. 2,399: SouthernEEZ Landscaping, Fort Mill
- No. 2,514: TrueLearn, Charlotte
- No. 2,535: David W. Martin Law Group, Fort Mill
- No. 2,611: Elrod Pope Accident & Injury Attorneys, Rock Hill
- No. 2,691: Market My Market, Charlotte
- No. 2,719: Prochant, Charlotte
- No. 2,755: HAVEN Creative, Charlotte
- No. 2,798: Excel Medical, Charlotte
- No. 3,316: Easyfish Marketing, Hickory
- No. 3,432: BNI, Charlotte
- No. 3,440: Plancentric Financial Group, Charlotte
- No. 3,463: Hylaine, Charlotte
- No. 3,611: Burn Boot Camp, Cornelius
- No. 3,738: Sodoma Law, Charlotte
- No. 3,744: BridgehouseLaw, Charlotte
- No. 3,780: Sussman Law Firm, Charlotte
- No. 3,807: Clinect Healthcare, Charlotte
- No. 3,825: Zapps Wholesale, Shelby
- No. 3,900: NJR Construction, Gastonia
- No. 3,922: InTandem, Charlotte
- No. 4,013: Zentra, Indian Trail
- No. 4,254: Elevate Digital, Cornelius
- No. 4,283: XenTegra, Huntersville
- No. 4,303: Quo Vadis, Matthews
- No. 4,528: Armstrong Transport Group, Charlotte
- No. 4,605: ISI Elite Training, Charlotte
- No. 4,631: Jackrabbit Technologies, Huntersville
- No. 4,706: Axiom Path, Charlotte
- No. 4,776: MedShift, Charlotte
- No. 4,863: Arcova, Charlotte
- No. 4,989: United Services Group, Charlotte