EBSCO Industries

{{Short description|American conglomerate, founded 1944}}

{{distinguish|EBSCO Information Services}}

{{more citations needed|date=June 2009}}

{{Infobox company

| name = EBSCO Industries, Inc.

| logo = EBSCO Industries logo.svg

| type = Private

| slogan =

| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}

| location = Birmingham, Alabama, US

| key_people = {{ubl|Bryson Stephens
(Chairman)|David Walker
(CEO)}}

| industry = Conglomerate

| products = EBSCOhost

| revenue = {{profit}}US$3.1 billion (2023)

| num_employees = 5,000 (2006)

| homepage = {{Official URL}}

}}

EBSCO Industries is an American company founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The "EBSCO" acronym is based on Elton Bryson Stephens Company. EBSCO Industries is a diverse company of over 40 businesses engaged in activities including information services (EBSCO Information Services), outdoor products, manufacturing, general services, publishing services, and real estate.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebscoind.com |title=EBSCO Industries, Inc |publisher=Ebscoind.com |access-date=February 17, 2015}}

EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama, and one of the top 200 in the U.S., based on revenues and employee numbers, according to Forbes Magazine.{{cite news |date=November 9, 2006 |title=The largest private companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_The-Largest-Private-Companies_Company_5.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509032000/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_The-Largest-Private-Companies_Company_5.html |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |work=Forbes}}