Flagship ranking · FY2026 to date
Top small-business government contractors, FY2026 to date
Data through 2026-08-24
Small businesses obligated $23.4B in federal contract dollars in FY2026 to date. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. leads the list with $3.3B in obligations. CSI AVIATION, INC obligated $1.1B, W S DARLEY & CO obligated $1B, and AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC obligated $916M. GENERAL MATTER, INC. obligated $900M, MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC obligated $801M, THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC obligated $799M, FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. obligated $743M, V3GATE, LLC obligated $738M, and COCHRANE USA INC obligated $641M round out the top ten. All figures are contract obligations. The FY2026 totals are partial because the period is fiscal year to date. Procurement officers and small-business leaders can use the ranking to see which vendors captured the largest obligation totals so far in the fiscal year. The list highlights concentration at the top where a handful of small businesses account for multi-hundred-million and multi-billion obligation totals within the current fiscal period.
| Item | Obligations |
|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | $3.3B |
| CSI AVIATION, INC | $1.1B |
| W S DARLEY & CO | $1B |
| AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC | $916M |
| GENERAL MATTER, INC. | $900M |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | $801M |
| THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC | $799M |
| FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. | $743M |
| V3GATE, LLC | $738M |
| COCHRANE USA INC | $641M |
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. is the largest small-business federal contractor in FY2026 to date, with $3.3B in obligations.
Who occupies the top of the ranking?
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. occupies the top position with $3.3B in obligations. CSI AVIATION, INC is second with $1.1B and W S DARLEY & CO is third with $1B. The remaining top ten obligations range from $916M down to $641M, showing several firms with high single-company totals.
What limitations should readers keep in mind about these figures?
All figures are contract obligations, and the FY2026 totals are partial because the period is fiscal year to date. The ranking lists absolute obligation totals; it does not reflect contract counts, award types, or future performance. Readers should treat these numbers as a snapshot of obligations within the current fiscal period.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest small-business federal contractor in FY2026?
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. is the largest small-business federal contractor in FY2026, with $3.3B in obligations.
How are these small-business contractor rankings calculated?
The rankings are calculated by total contract obligations in FY2026 to date, using obligations as the metric and reporting current-year totals as partial because the period is fiscal year to date.