He started his construction company, Shapoorji Pallonji, in 1865 and turned it into a multibillion conglomerate with an annual revenue of $3.8 billion.
The Shapoorji Pallonji group is famous for constructing iconic buildings including Taj Intercontinental Hotel, the Reserve Bank of India building and the HSBC building. The group also constructed the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi.
The group constitute Afcons, SPCL, SP International, Sterling & Wilson, SP Real Estate and consumer goods maker Eureka Forbes. But Shapoorji Pallonji Group has only three listed companies :Forbes & Company Ltd. , Gokak Textiles and Sterling & Wilson
Now a days both his two sons run the group. His eldest son Shapoorji Pallonji is the chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji & Company. While his younger son Cyrus Mistry is the director on the board of Shapoorji Pallonji and Co, Forbes Gokak and United Motors (India) among others.