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Staffing benchmarks · named companies
Staffing benchmarks, one metric at a time, computed for named companies
51 metrics: how many people sit in each G&A function at named public companies, as headcount per $1B of revenue, per employee and as a share of the workforce, across 12 industries. Every number carries the date behind it. The named cut is $150.
Counts people whose title places them in the function: an exact count for the org and a floor for the process, since someone in another function may perform part of it.
| Metric | Function | Question | Industries | Median, all industries | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP&A staff per $1B revenue | Finance | FP&A headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 8.2 | 8 |
| FP&A as a share of finance staff | Finance | What share of finance staff work in FP&A? | cpg, foodservice | 17.9% | 8 |
| Employees per finance staff member | Finance | How many employees per finance staff member? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 28.1 | 126 |
| Finance staff as a share of all employees | Finance | What share of employees work in finance? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 3.56% | 126 |
| Finance staff per 100 employees | Finance | How many finance staff per 100 employees? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 3.56 | 126 |
| Finance staff per $1B revenue | Finance | Finance headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 72.0 | 110 |
| Internal audit staff per $1B revenue | Finance | Internal audit headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 2.0 | 8 |
| Internal audit as a share of finance staff | Finance | What share of finance staff work in internal audit? | cpg, foodservice | 4.4% | 8 |
| Tax & insurance staff per $1B revenue | Finance | Tax & insurance headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 2.8 | 7 |
| Tax & insurance as a share of finance staff | Finance | What share of finance staff work in tax & insurance? | cpg, foodservice | 4.2% | 7 |
| Treasury & investor relations staff per $1B revenue | Finance | Treasury & investor relations headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 1.7 | 8 |
| Treasury & investor relations as a share of finance staff | Finance | What share of finance staff work in treasury & investor relations? | cpg, foodservice | 3.7% | 8 |
| Employees per compensation & benefits staff member | HR | How many employees per compensation & benefits staff member? | cpg, foodservice | 955.6 | 7 |
| Compensation & benefits staff per $1B revenue | HR | Compensation & benefits headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 1.4 | 7 |
| Employees per HR staff member | HR | How many employees per HR staff member? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 45.7 | 126 |
| HR staff as a share of all employees | HR | What share of employees work in HR? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 2.19% | 126 |
| HR staff per $1B revenue | HR | HR headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 48.1 | 110 |
| HR business partners staff per $1B revenue | HR | HR business partners headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 9.0 | 8 |
| Employees per HR operations staff member | HR | How many employees per HR operations staff member? | cpg | 151.9 | 4 |
| HR operations staff per $1B revenue | HR | HR operations headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 11.5 | 4 |
| Employees per learning, development & inclusion staff member | HR | How many employees per learning, development & inclusion staff member? | cpg | 347.6 | 4 |
| Learning, development & inclusion staff as a share of all employees | HR | What share of employees work in learning, development & inclusion? | cpg | 0.31% | 4 |
| Learning, development & inclusion staff per $1B revenue | HR | Learning, development & inclusion headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 5.3 | 4 |
| Employees per payroll staff member | HR | How many employees per payroll staff member? | cpg | 425.0 | 4 |
| Payroll staff per $1B revenue | HR | Payroll headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 4.1 | 4 |
| Payroll staff per 1,000 employees | HR | How many payroll staff per 1,000 employees? | cpg | 2.4 | 4 |
| Payroll as a share of finance staff | HR | What share of finance staff work in payroll? | cpg | 5.5% | 4 |
| Employees per talent acquisition staff member | HR | How many employees per talent acquisition staff member? | cpg, foodservice | 316.1 | 8 |
| Talent acquisition staff as a share of all employees | HR | What share of employees work in talent acquisition? | cpg, foodservice | 0.32% | 8 |
| Talent acquisition staff per $1B revenue | HR | Talent acquisition headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 4.3 | 8 |
| IT & digital staff per $1B revenue | IT & digital | IT & digital headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 46.2 | 110 |
| Normalized SG&A as a share of revenue | Normalized SG&A | Normalized SG&A as a percent of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, packaging | 18.99% | 45 |
| Logistics & transportation staff as a share of all employees | Operations | What share of employees work in logistics & transportation? | cpg | 0.45% | 4 |
| Logistics & transportation staff per $1B revenue | Operations | Logistics & transportation headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 8.8 | 4 |
| Warehousing & distribution staff per $1B revenue | Operations | Warehousing & distribution headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 26.0 | 4 |
| Warehousing & distribution as a share of logistics and warehousing staff | Operations | What share of logistics and warehousing staff work in warehousing & distribution? | cpg | 74.9% | 4 |
| R&D as a share of revenue | R&D | R&D as a percent of revenue | tools, cpg, appliances, chemicals, packaging | 1.30% | 26 |
| R&D staff per $1B revenue | R&D | R&D headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 97.5 | 4 |
| R&D per $1,000 of revenue | R&D | R&D per $1,000 of revenue | tools, cpg, appliances, chemicals, packaging | $13.00 | 26 |
| Marketing staff as a share of all employees | Sales & marketing | What share of employees work in marketing? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 2.25% | 126 |
| Marketing staff per $1B revenue | Sales & marketing | Marketing headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 59.4 | 110 |
| Marketing & customer experience staff per $1B revenue | Sales & marketing | Marketing & customer experience headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 25.3 | 8 |
| Sales staff per $1B revenue | Sales & marketing | Sales headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 159.7 | 110 |
| Revenue per sales staff member | Sales & marketing | How much revenue per sales staff member? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | $6,260,337 | 110 |
| Sales & marketing staff as a share of all employees | Sales & marketing | What share of employees work in sales & marketing? | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 11.32% | 126 |
| Sales & marketing staff per $1B revenue | Sales & marketing | Sales & marketing headcount per $1B of revenue | building-products, tools, cpg, toys, apparel, saas, furniture, beverage, appliances, chemicals, packaging, foodservice | 249.3 | 110 |
| Purchase-to-pay staff per $1B revenue | Sourcing & procurement | Purchase-to-pay headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 4.5 | 8 |
| Purchase-to-pay as a share of sourcing and purchasing staff | Sourcing & procurement | What share of sourcing and purchasing staff work in purchase-to-pay? | cpg, foodservice | 27.4% | 8 |
| Employees per strategic sourcing staff member | Sourcing & procurement | How many employees per strategic sourcing staff member? | cpg, foodservice | 75.8 | 8 |
| Strategic sourcing staff per $1B revenue | Sourcing & procurement | Strategic sourcing headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg, foodservice | 18.3 | 8 |
| Supply & demand planning staff per $1B revenue | Sourcing & procurement | Supply & demand planning headcount per $1B of revenue | cpg | 45.9 | 4 |
Pricing
$150 per metric, per industry cut. $15 for every metric on one named company. $490 for every metric in one function for one industry.
Subscription benchmarks publish these as anonymous quartiles. Every cut here names the companies and carries the date behind every number.
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