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Finance, Sales, Marketing, Sourcing and six more overhead functions across Amcor plc, Avery Dennison Corporation, Sealed Air Corporation, Graphic Packaging Holding Company, Ball Corporation, Sonoco Products Company, Packaging Corporation of America, Greif, Inc., Crown Holdings, Inc., O-I Glass, Inc., AptarGroup, Inc. and Silgan Holdings Inc., mapped from 81,543 real job titles, classified the same way for every company.
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| Company | SG&A contacts observed2 | Employees1 | Employees per $B | Observed SG&A per $B3 |
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Each dot is one company. The | tick is the cohort median. Hover any dot. Rows are scaled independently, so read the printed values, not dot positions across rows.
The same numbers as the chart above, written out. Share is each company’s observed core SG&A headcount in that function; contacts are the classified records behind it, an observed floor rather than a modeled total. As of September 2026.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Finance is 13.4% to 24.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 17.1%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at Crown Holdings. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See finance headcount benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 13.4% | 907 | 25.9 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 13.9% | 568 | 35.3 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 14.0% | 552 | 24.0 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 15.0% | 290 | 15.3 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 15.5% | 274 | 19.6 |
| Amcor plc | 16.3% | 1,349 | 18.0 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 17.8% | 516 | 23.5 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 18.2% | 423 | 25.2 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 19.1% | 205 | 11.8 |
| Greif, Inc. | 20.5% | 427 | 35.6 |
| Ball Corporation | 20.7% | 808 | 50.5 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 24.7% | 500 | 21.7 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Sourcing is 6.7% to 17.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 15.5%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at Crown Holdings. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See procurement headcount benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Corporation of America | 6.7% | 157 | 9.3 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 12.8% | 523 | 32.5 |
| Greif, Inc. | 13.4% | 279 | 23.2 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 14.4% | 982 | 28.1 |
| Ball Corporation | 14.5% | 567 | 35.4 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 14.8% | 582 | 25.3 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 16.2% | 469 | 21.3 |
| Amcor plc | 16.3% | 1,348 | 18.0 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 16.4% | 317 | 16.7 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 16.8% | 180 | 10.4 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 16.9% | 299 | 21.4 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 17.6% | 357 | 15.5 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Facilities is 1.4% to 4.2% of core SG&A headcount, median 2.2%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at Sonoco. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See facilities headcount benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 1.4% | 97 | 2.8 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 1.9% | 74 | 3.2 |
| Amcor plc | 2.0% | 163 | 2.2 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 2.0% | 47 | 2.8 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 2.0% | 36 | 2.6 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 2.1% | 86 | 5.3 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 2.2% | 24 | 1.4 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 3.0% | 58 | 3.1 |
| Ball Corporation | 3.2% | 125 | 7.8 |
| Greif, Inc. | 3.2% | 67 | 5.6 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 3.7% | 75 | 3.3 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 4.2% | 122 | 5.5 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Sales is 11.8% to 41.3% of core SG&A headcount, median 25.1%: lowest at Ball, highest at Packaging Corp. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See sales headcount benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Corporation | 11.8% | 462 | 28.9 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 14.2% | 287 | 12.5 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 15.3% | 296 | 15.6 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 19.3% | 342 | 24.4 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 21.4% | 229 | 13.2 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 22.8% | 660 | 30.0 |
| Greif, Inc. | 27.4% | 570 | 47.5 |
| Amcor plc | 28.6% | 2,365 | 31.5 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 31.2% | 1,227 | 53.3 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 36.4% | 2,475 | 70.7 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 37.4% | 1,529 | 95.0 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 41.3% | 961 | 57.2 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Marketing is 1.7% to 7.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 3.4%: lowest at Crown Holdings, highest at Graphic Packaging. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See marketing headcount ratio across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 1.7% | 34 | 1.5 |
| Greif, Inc. | 1.9% | 39 | 3.2 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 2.5% | 73 | 3.3 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 2.5% | 27 | 1.6 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 2.7% | 64 | 3.8 |
| Amcor plc | 3.2% | 261 | 3.5 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 3.6% | 69 | 3.6 |
| Ball Corporation | 3.9% | 151 | 9.4 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 5.1% | 90 | 6.4 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 5.4% | 220 | 13.7 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 7.2% | 489 | 14.0 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 7.7% | 302 | 13.1 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), CEO Suite & BU Leaders is 6.5% to 14.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 10.0%: lowest at Graphic Packaging, highest at Ball. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See executive team size benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 6.5% | 257 | 11.2 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 7.1% | 290 | 18.0 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 7.6% | 154 | 6.7 |
| Amcor plc | 8.6% | 708 | 9.4 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 8.8% | 597 | 17.1 |
| Greif, Inc. | 9.8% | 204 | 17.0 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 10.2% | 296 | 13.5 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 10.6% | 247 | 14.7 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 11.2% | 120 | 6.9 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 12.3% | 238 | 12.5 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 13.6% | 241 | 17.2 |
| Ball Corporation | 14.6% | 568 | 35.5 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), HR is 6.3% to 14.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 11.3%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at Silgan. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See HR to employee ratio across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Corporation of America | 6.3% | 147 | 8.8 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 6.8% | 276 | 17.1 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 7.5% | 507 | 14.5 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 10.6% | 416 | 18.1 |
| Amcor plc | 11.1% | 921 | 12.3 |
| Greif, Inc. | 11.1% | 231 | 19.2 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 11.6% | 336 | 15.3 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 12.1% | 235 | 12.4 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 12.3% | 218 | 15.6 |
| Ball Corporation | 12.8% | 501 | 31.3 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 14.1% | 286 | 12.4 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 14.6% | 156 | 9.0 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Digital & Tech is 7.7% to 12.9% of core SG&A headcount, median 9.4%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See IT staff to employee ratio across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 7.7% | 522 | 14.9 |
| Greif, Inc. | 8.6% | 178 | 14.8 |
| Amcor plc | 8.8% | 724 | 9.7 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 9.1% | 356 | 15.5 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 9.4% | 218 | 13.0 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 9.4% | 191 | 8.3 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 9.5% | 276 | 12.5 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 10.6% | 435 | 27.0 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 10.8% | 116 | 6.7 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 11.5% | 204 | 14.6 |
| Ball Corporation | 12.9% | 504 | 31.5 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 12.9% | 250 | 13.2 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Legal & Gov Affairs is 0.4% to 2.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 1.2%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See legal department size benchmark across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Corporation of America | 0.4% | 10 | 0.6 |
| Greif, Inc. | 0.8% | 17 | 1.4 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 0.9% | 36 | 1.6 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 1.0% | 29 | 1.3 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 1.2% | 84 | 2.4 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 1.3% | 53 | 3.3 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 1.3% | 23 | 1.6 |
| Amcor plc | 1.5% | 125 | 1.7 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 1.5% | 31 | 1.3 |
| Ball Corporation | 2.3% | 91 | 5.7 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 2.7% | 52 | 2.7 |
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Medical & EH&S is 0.5% to 6.8% of core SG&A headcount, median 3.2%: lowest at Silgan, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. See EHS staffing ratio across every industry.
| Company | Share of SG&A | Observed contacts | Per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 2.0% | 136 | 3.9 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 2.4% | 55 | 3.3 |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | 2.5% | 44 | 3.1 |
| Sealed Air Corporation | 2.6% | 108 | 6.7 |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 3.2% | 127 | 5.5 |
| Ball Corporation | 3.3% | 127 | 7.9 |
| Greif, Inc. | 3.3% | 69 | 5.8 |
| Amcor plc | 3.6% | 299 | 4.0 |
| Sonoco Products Company | 4.1% | 120 | 5.5 |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 5.6% | 113 | 4.9 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | 6.8% | 131 | 6.9 |
From each company’s own 10-K. Normalized SG&A is reported SG&A less disclosed advertising, R&D, stock compensation, restructuring and one-time items, so companies are on the same footing. Advertising is shown where the filer discloses a dollar figure; most do not.
| Company | Normalized SG&A, % of revenue | Its peer median | Advertising, % of revenue | Fiscal year end | Briefing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 4.8% | 12.8% | not disclosed | /r/CCK | |
| Ball Corporation | 5.2% | 12.8% | not disclosed | /r/BALL | |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 7.1% | 12.8% | not disclosed | /r/PKG | |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 7.6% | 12.8% | not disclosed | /r/SLGN | |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 8.0% | 12.8% | not disclosed | /r/GPK | |
| Sonoco Products Company | 11.2% | 11.2% | not disclosed | /r/SON | |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 14.5% | 9.6% | not disclosed | /r/AVY | |
| Greif, Inc. | 17.4% | 9.6% | not disclosed | /r/GEF |
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https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/packaging/data.jsonhttps://sgabenchmarking.com/api/compare?industry=packaging&function=Marketing&employees=4000&fte=55 (add sga_fte=, total SG&A headcount, for share of SG&A)https://sgabenchmarking.com/api/snapshot?industry=packaging&company=COMPANY+NAMEhttps://sgabenchmarking.com/api/benchmark-interest?industry=packaging&company=COMPANY+NAME&email=YOU@COMPANY.COM&src=assistanthttps://sgabenchmarking.com/catalog.json · https://sgabenchmarking.com/llms.txt · method and limits: https://sgabenchmarking.com/methodology.jsonWe pull each company’s public workforce signals: department tallies and 81,543 actual job titles across Finance, Operations and the C-suite, the same way for all twelve companies.
Each title is classified into the ten-function SG&A map. This is where 29% of department labels move: procurement buyers filed under “Finance,” whole Sourcing and Facilities teams hiding inside “Operations.”
Levels are the classified contacts we actually observed, with no modeled multipliers. That makes them a conservative floor, works identically for public and private companies, and keeps every number traceable to real titles. The census closes the gap to a verified total.
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In this nine-company cohort, Finance runs roughly 13–25% of observed core SG&A headcount, and the middle half of the cohort sits within a few points of the median. A full census gives you exact Finance counts per company, sub-function by sub-function.
Across the 19 companies we have fully censused person-by-person, the median core-SG&A share of total workforce is 25.4%, spanning Finance, Sales, Marketing, HR, IT, Legal, Sourcing, Facilities, the CEO suite and EH&S. Plant, warehouse and delivery labor sit outside that line.
Off-the-shelf department labels are wrong more often than you would expect: 29% of the department-labeled contacts behind this page belonged in a different function once we classified their actual job titles: procurement buyers filed under Finance, entire Sourcing teams hiding inside Operations. This page counts what the titles say, not what the labels say.
The function mix comes from classified real titles and is the like-for-like read. Levels are observed floors; public-database coverage varies by company, so they understate real headcount, by a different amount at each company. A full census closes that gap by naming the people, usually within ±5–8% of the real number.
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Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Finance is 13.4% to 24.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 17.1%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at Crown Holdings. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Sourcing is 6.7% to 17.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 15.5%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at Crown Holdings. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Facilities is 1.4% to 4.2% of core SG&A headcount, median 2.2%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at Sonoco. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Sales is 11.8% to 41.3% of core SG&A headcount, median 25.1%: lowest at Ball, highest at Packaging Corp. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Marketing is 1.7% to 7.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 3.4%: lowest at Crown Holdings, highest at Graphic Packaging. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), CEO Suite & BU Leaders is 6.5% to 14.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 10.0%: lowest at Graphic Packaging, highest at Ball. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), HR is 6.3% to 14.6% of core SG&A headcount, median 11.3%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at Silgan. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Digital & Tech is 7.7% to 12.9% of core SG&A headcount, median 9.4%: lowest at Avery Dennison, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Legal & Gov Affairs is 0.4% to 2.7% of core SG&A headcount, median 1.2%: lowest at Packaging Corp, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.
Across 12 packaging & container makers (Amcor, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, Graphic Packaging, Ball, Sonoco, Packaging Corp, Greif, Crown Holdings, O-I Glass, Aptar, Silgan), Medical & EH&S is 0.5% to 6.8% of core SG&A headcount, median 3.2%: lowest at Silgan, highest at O-I Glass. Measured from 81,543 classified job titles, September 2026. Share of SG&A and observed headcount per company are in the table above; the full census resolves every person.