McCarthy Holdings, Inc. Named a Top Ten 2026 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America

McCarthy Holdings, Inc., the parent company of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (McCarthy), has been ranked seventh in the 2026 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers®, a national awards program recognizing organizations that prioritize employee health and wellbeing. 

McCarthy is a leading U.S. construction company with more than 160 years of experience delivering complex projects across commercial, institutional, industrial and civil utility infrastructure markets. 

As workforce needs continue to evolve, leading employers are adapting their programs to support employees across work environments and life stages. Flexibility, work-life balance, mental health resources, and data-informed decision-making remain foundational to a comprehensive approach to employee wellbeing.  

The 2026 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America stand out for their sustained focus on employee health and wellbeing. This recognition honors organizations that have built supportive workplace cultures and made employee wellbeing part of how they operate. 

McCarthy’s approach to well-being extends beyond traditional health coverage, with resources designed to support employees and their families across physical, emotional and financial health. A nationwide network of Wellness Champions helps connect employees with resources and encourages participation in wellness activities. Through Vitality, employees can pursue personal health goals with wellness coaching, health assessments, activity challenges and incentives.  

Additional resources include mental health support through Lyra, financial coaching through My Secure Advantage, family-building and midlife support through Maven, cancer risk assessment through Color, and healthcare navigation through TouchCare. Together, these offerings reflect McCarthy’s ongoing commitment to making well-being part of the employee experience and helping people find support that fits their needs. 

Each company on the list completed the 2026 Healthiest Employers application. The assessment’s categories, scoring, and benchmarking were developed with input from an independent national panel representing the academic, medical, wellness, human resources, and business communities. Applications are evaluated on a 1–100 rubric-based scale across six categories using yes-or-no, multiple-choice, and short-answer questions. 

The six categories are as follows: 

• Culture and Leadership Commitment 
• Foundational Components 
• Strategic Planning 
• Communications and Marketing 
• Programming and Interventions 
• Reporting and Analytics 

Applicants for the national award are also evaluated through an additional Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America section, which considers essay responses and questions related to chronic conditions and workplace health. Details on scoring methodology can be found here. 

The assessment is powered by Truven, a trusted portfolio of healthcare data and analytics that enable precision health intelligence—helping organizations better understand and maximize their data to drive improved health and financial outcomes. 

About McCarthy 

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is a leading U.S. construction company with more than 160 years of experience delivering complex projects across commercial, institutional, industrial and civil utility infrastructure markets. 

Guided by its commitment as a community builder, McCarthy is passionate about investing in the long-term success of the communities where its employee-owners live, work and build. 

As a 100% employee-owned company with more than 8,000 salaried employees and craft professionals nationwide, McCarthy is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer. With 19 offices across the U.S., McCarthy is listed as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies in the Inc. 5000 2026 list, and ranked the 22nd-largest contractor in Engineering News-Record’s 2026 Top 400 Contractors list. For more information about McCarthy visit www.mccarthy.com, catch up on current projects with McCarthy Insights blog, or follow McCarthy on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. 

About Healthiest Employers and Truven: 

Healthiest Employers® was founded in 2009 to recognize organizations leading the way in employee health and wellbeing. Today, the program is administered by Truven, a Merative business unit that helps employers, health plans, and life sciences organizations turn healthcare data into actionable intelligence through solutions including Springbuk, its health intelligence platform. 

Learn more at www.merative.com/truven and www.healthiestemployers.com.