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Finance headcount benchmark by industry: finance staff per 1,000 employees and share of SG&A

Across 6 industries and 60 named companies, finance is 4.3% to 23.1% of core SG&A headcount, median 13.1%. Observed finance staff run 8.8 to 159.5 per 1,000 employees, median 41.3, a floor from public profiles rather than a full count. Job titles classified one by one; as of August 2026.

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Median of the named companies on each industry page. Click through for the per-function detail and the filed-spend table.

IndustryCompaniesFinance share of SG&A, medianRangePer 1,000 employees, medianAs of
Building products915.7%8.5% to 20.5%32.4July 2026
Food & CPG1314.5%11.3% to 23.1%45.3July 2026
Tool & industrial714.0%9.7% to 19.6%43.0July 2026
Apparel & footwear1213.1%7.3% to 16.4%35.5August 2026
Toy & game912.3%7.1% to 13.5%75.2August 2026
B2B software1010.2%4.3% to 13.1%48.0August 2026
Counts are deduplicated public-profile contacts classified into the function by job title: an observed floor, not a modeled total, so per-1,000 values understate true staffing by a company-specific amount. Share of SG&A is the like-for-like read.

Every company

CompanyIndustryShare of SG&AObserved contactsEmployeesPer 1,000 employees
IngredionFood & CPG23.1%74811,20066.8
Gibraltar IndustriesBuilding products20.5%1332,30057.8
Enerpac Tool GroupTool & industrial19.6%1392,10066.2
The Clorox CompanyFood & CPG18.9%8307,600109.2
The J.M. Smucker CompanyFood & CPG18.4%5718,00071.4
James HardieBuilding products17.7%1177,50015.6
The AZEK CompanyBuilding products17.6%632,27627.7
JELD-WENBuilding products16.8%52713,90037.9
Oxford Industries, Inc.Apparel & footwear16.4%1916,00031.8
Deckers Outdoor CorporationApparel & footwear16.0%2996,00049.8
Louisiana-PacificBuilding products15.7%1604,30037.2
UFP IndustriesBuilding products15.6%44713,80032.4
Masonite InternationalBuilding products15.4%18410,00018.4
International Flavors & FragrancesFood & CPG15.4%97521,50045.3
Apex Tool GroupTool & industrial15.3%2175,30040.9
Conagra BrandsFood & CPG14.9%54017,40031.0
Church & DwightFood & CPG14.8%3605,55064.9
VF CorporationApparel & footwear14.7%1,56326,00060.1
Stanley Black & DeckerTool & industrial14.6%2,11943,50048.7
The Kraft Heinz CompanyFood & CPG14.5%2,39635,00068.5
Levi Strauss & Co.Apparel & footwear14.2%97519,00051.3
McCormick & CompanyFood & CPG14.1%63514,10045.0
IDEAL IndustriesTool & industrial14.0%672,50226.8
PVH Corp.Apparel & footwear14.0%1,23226,00047.4
General MillsFood & CPG13.7%1,74233,00052.8
Crocs, Inc.Apparel & footwear13.7%3348,01041.7
Kennametal Inc.Tool & industrial13.5%4468,10055.1
Hormel FoodsFood & CPG13.5%44020,00022.0
MGA Entertainment, Inc.Toy & game13.5%1261,200105.0
Funko, Inc.Toy & game13.1%831,10475.2
ZuoraB2B software13.1%581,20048.3
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.Toy & game13.0%104652159.5
The Campbell's CompanyFood & CPG12.5%46013,70033.6
PagerDutyB2B software12.5%771,15566.7
Mattel, Inc.Toy & game12.4%90231,00029.1
Tapestry, Inc.Apparel & footwear12.4%73319,00038.6
Mondelez InternationalFood & CPG12.3%2,37191,00026.1
Spin Master Corp.Toy & game12.3%2573,00085.7
BlackLineB2B software12.3%1031,85055.7
nCinoB2B software12.2%581,68434.4
Crayola LLCToy & game12.0%812,46432.9
Columbia Sportswear CompanyApparel & footwear11.9%3129,62032.4
Hasbro, Inc.Toy & game11.5%4994,520110.4
Under Armour, Inc.Apparel & footwear11.5%31414,10022.3
The Hershey CompanyFood & CPG11.3%73920,00036.9
Ralph Lauren CorporationApparel & footwear11.0%75823,60032.1
OloB2B software11.0%2091521.9
Carter's, Inc.Apparel & footwear10.7%29215,40019.0
Snap-on IncorporatedTool & industrial10.5%55913,00043.0
Simpson Strong-TieBuilding products10.3%1643,00054.7
The LEGO GroupToy & game9.9%64733,00019.6
Klein ToolsTool & industrial9.7%552,50022.0
YextB2B software9.4%671,12059.8
DomoB2B software9.4%4987655.9
Trex CompanyBuilding products8.5%451,83924.5
AmplitudeB2B software8.3%3879547.8
SemrushB2B software7.4%611,56738.9
lululemon athletica inc.Apparel & footwear7.3%34539,0008.8
The Pokémon Company InternationalToy & game7.1%652,66324.4
Sprout SocialB2B software4.3%321,36223.5

How this is measured

Three steps, the same for every company on the page. The long version, including what these numbers cannot tell you, is on how it’s measured and as data at methodology.json.

01

Collect real job titles

We pull each company's public workforce signals: department tallies and the actual job titles behind them. No survey, no self-reporting, no login.

02

Classify every title one by one

Each title is classified into the ten-function SG&A map. This is where about a third of department labels move: procurement buyers filed under Finance, whole Sourcing and Facilities teams hiding inside Operations.

03

Count only what we can see

Levels are the classified people we actually observed, capped at each company's profile-visible workforce. That makes them a floor, never an inflated model, which is why the share of SG&A leads and the per-1,000 figure follows.

Questions & answers

FAQs

What is the average finance headcount benchmark?

Across 6 industries and 60 named companies, finance is 4.3% to 23.1% of core SG&A headcount, median 13.1%. Observed finance staff run 8.8 to 159.5 per 1,000 employees, median 41.3, a floor from public profiles rather than a full count. Job titles classified one by one; as of August 2026. The like-for-like read is the share of SG&A; the per-1,000 figure understates true staffing because public-profile coverage varies by company.

How does the finance headcount benchmark differ by industry?

Building products: median 15.7% of SG&A, 32.4 per 1,000 employees; Food & CPG: median 14.5% of SG&A, 45.3 per 1,000 employees; Tool & industrial: median 14.0% of SG&A, 43.0 per 1,000 employees; Apparel & footwear: median 13.1% of SG&A, 35.5 per 1,000 employees; Toy & game: median 12.3% of SG&A, 75.2 per 1,000 employees; B2B software: median 10.2% of SG&A, 48.0 per 1,000 employees.

How are these numbers measured?

Each company's public professional profiles are classified into ten SG&A functions from the actual job title, one title at a time, then capped at the company's social-profile-visible workforce. Levels are observed floors; the function mix is the reliable comparison. Full method and limits at https://sgabenchmarking.com/methodology.json.

Why is this lower than APQC and Hackett finance benchmarks?

Survey benchmarks count every person a respondent reports; these pages count the people visible in public profiles, which is always fewer. Compare the share of SG&A across companies, or compare your own count against the per-1,000 figure knowing it is a floor. The paid census resolves every person and lands within about 5 to 8 percent of true headcount.

For AI assistants and developers: this page as data

Every number here is available as JSON, and any company can be compared against these cohorts over plain HTTP. No key, no form. Each response also names the next step.

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