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Finance staff as a share of all employees
Across 126 named companies in 12 industries, the median is 3.56% % of employees, from 0.76% at Shamrock Foods Company to 15.95% at JAKKS Pacific, Inc..
Definition
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.
Also called: accounting, finance executive, financial planning & analysis, financial reporting, financial strategy, internal audit & control.
Building products manufacturers
Across 9 building products manufacturers, the median is 3.24% % of employees, from 1.56% at James Hardie to 5.78% at Gibraltar Industries.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The building products benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hardie | JHX | 117 | 7,500 | 3.87 | 1.56% | estimated |
| Masonite International | 184 | 10,000 | 2.83 | 1.84% | estimated | |
| Trex Company | TREX | 45 | 1,839 | 1.18 | 2.45% | estimated |
| The AZEK Company | 63 | 2,276 | 1.44 | 2.77% | estimated | |
| UFP Industries | UFPI | 447 | 13,800 | 6.32 | 3.24% | estimated |
| Louisiana-Pacific | LPX | 160 | 4,300 | 2.71 | 3.72% | estimated |
| JELD-WEN | JELD | 527 | 13,900 | 3.21 | 3.79% | estimated |
| Simpson Strong-Tie | SSD | 164 | 3,000 | 2.33 | 5.47% | estimated |
| Gibraltar Industries | ROCK | 133 | 2,300 | 1.14 | 5.78% | estimated |
Tool & industrial manufacturers
Across 7 tool & industrial manufacturers, the median is 4.30% % of employees, from 2.20% at Klein Tools to 6.62% at Enerpac Tool Group.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The tool & industrial benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Tools | 55 | 2,500 | n/a | 2.20% | estimated | |
| IDEAL Industries | 67 | 2,502 | n/a | 2.68% | estimated | |
| Apex Tool Group | 217 | 5,300 | n/a | 4.09% | estimated | |
| Snap-on Incorporated | SNA | 559 | 13,000 | 4.74 | 4.30% | estimated |
| Stanley Black & Decker | SWK | 2,119 | 43,500 | 15.10 | 4.87% | estimated |
| Kennametal Inc. | KMT | 446 | 8,100 | 1.97 | 5.51% | estimated |
| Enerpac Tool Group | EPAC | 139 | 2,100 | 0.62 | 6.62% | estimated |
Food & CPG companies
Across 13 food & CPG companies, the median is 4.53% % of employees, from 2.20% at Hormel Foods to 10.92% at The Clorox Company.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The food & CPG benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hormel Foods | HRL | 440 | 20,000 | 12.10 | 2.20% | estimated |
| Mondelez International | MDLZ | 2,371 | 91,000 | 38.50 | 2.61% | estimated |
| Conagra Brands | CAG | 540 | 17,400 | 11.28 | 3.10% | estimated |
| The Campbell's Company | CPB | 460 | 13,700 | 10.25 | 3.36% | estimated |
| The Hershey Company | HSY | 739 | 20,000 | 11.69 | 3.69% | estimated |
| McCormick & Company | MKC | 635 | 14,100 | 6.84 | 4.50% | estimated |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | IFF | 975 | 21,500 | 10.89 | 4.53% | estimated |
| General Mills | GIS | 1,742 | 33,000 | 18.40 | 5.28% | estimated |
| Church & Dwight | CHD | 360 | 5,550 | 6.20 | 6.49% | estimated |
| Ingredion | INGR | 748 | 11,200 | 7.20 | 6.68% | estimated |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | KHC | 2,396 | 35,000 | 25.00 | 6.85% | estimated |
| The J.M. Smucker Company | SJM | 571 | 8,000 | 9.10 | 7.14% | estimated |
| The Clorox Company | CLX | 830 | 7,600 | 7.10 | 10.92% | estimated |
Toy & game companies
Across 9 toy & game companies, the median is 7.52% % of employees, from 1.96% at The LEGO Group to 15.95% at JAKKS Pacific, Inc..
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The toy & game benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LEGO Group | 647 | 33,000 | n/a | 1.96% | estimated | |
| The Pokémon Company International | 65 | 2,663 | n/a | 2.44% | estimated | |
| Mattel, Inc. | MAT | 902 | 31,000 | 5.35 | 2.91% | estimated |
| Crayola LLC | 81 | 2,464 | n/a | 3.29% | estimated | |
| Funko, Inc. | FNKO | 83 | 1,104 | 0.91 | 7.52% | estimated |
| Spin Master Corp. | TOY.TO | 257 | 3,000 | n/a | 8.57% | estimated |
| MGA Entertainment, Inc. | 126 | 1,200 | n/a | 10.50% | estimated | |
| Hasbro, Inc. | HAS | 499 | 4,520 | 4.70 | 11.04% | estimated |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | JAKK | 104 | 652 | 0.57 | 15.95% | estimated |
Apparel & footwear companies
Across 12 apparel & footwear companies, the median is 3.55% % of employees, from 0.88% at lululemon athletica inc. to 6.01% at VF Corporation.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The apparel & footwear benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lululemon athletica inc. | LULU | 345 | 39,000 | 11.10 | 0.88% | estimated |
| Carter's, Inc. | CRI | 292 | 15,400 | 2.90 | 1.90% | estimated |
| Under Armour, Inc. | UAA | 314 | 14,100 | 4.97 | 2.23% | estimated |
| Oxford Industries, Inc. | OXM | 191 | 6,000 | 1.48 | 3.18% | estimated |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation | RL | 758 | 23,600 | 8.12 | 3.21% | estimated |
| Columbia Sportswear Company | COLM | 312 | 9,620 | 3.40 | 3.24% | estimated |
| Tapestry, Inc. | TPR | 733 | 19,000 | 8.00 | 3.86% | estimated |
| Crocs, Inc. | CROX | 334 | 8,010 | 4.04 | 4.17% | estimated |
| PVH Corp. | PVH | 1,232 | 26,000 | 8.95 | 4.74% | estimated |
| Deckers Outdoor Corporation | DECK | 299 | 6,000 | 5.47 | 4.98% | estimated |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | LEVI | 975 | 19,000 | 6.28 | 5.13% | estimated |
| VF Corporation | VFC | 1,563 | 26,000 | 9.61 | 6.01% | estimated |
B2B software companies
Across 10 B2B software companies, the median is 4.81% % of employees, from 2.19% at Olo to 6.67% at PagerDuty.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The B2B software benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olo | OLO | 20 | 915 | 0.28 | 2.19% | estimated |
| Sprout Social | SPT | 32 | 1,362 | 0.46 | 2.35% | estimated |
| nCino | NCNO | 58 | 1,684 | 0.59 | 3.44% | estimated |
| Semrush | SEMR | 61 | 1,567 | 0.44 | 3.89% | estimated |
| Amplitude | AMPL | 38 | 795 | 0.34 | 4.78% | estimated |
| Zuora | ZUO | 58 | 1,200 | 0.43 | 4.83% | estimated |
| BlackLine | BL | 103 | 1,850 | 0.70 | 5.57% | estimated |
| Domo | DOMO | 49 | 876 | 0.32 | 5.59% | estimated |
| Yext | YEXT | 67 | 1,120 | 0.45 | 5.98% | estimated |
| PagerDuty | PD | 77 | 1,155 | 0.49 | 6.67% | estimated |
Furniture & furnishings makers
Across 9 furniture & furnishings makers, the median is 2.32% % of employees, from 1.42% at MillerKnoll, Inc. to 3.60% at Bassett Furniture Industries.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The furniture & furnishings benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MillerKnoll, Inc. | MLKN | 150 | 10,544 | 3.84 | 1.42% | estimated |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | LZB | 164 | 10,200 | 2.13 | 1.61% | estimated |
| Virco Manufacturing Corporation | VIRC | 12 | 731 | 0.20 | 1.64% | estimated |
| Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | FLXS | 25 | 1,200 | 0.46 | 2.08% | estimated |
| Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | ETD | 71 | 3,062 | 0.58 | 2.32% | estimated |
| Haworth | 248 | 8,000 | n/a | 3.10% | estimated | |
| HNI Corporation | HNI | 582 | 18,500 | 5.64 | 3.15% | estimated |
| Interface, Inc. | TILE | 114 | 3,570 | 1.39 | 3.19% | estimated |
| Bassett Furniture Industries | BSET | 43 | 1,194 | 0.34 | 3.60% | estimated |
Beverage companies
Across 12 beverage companies, the median is 3.67% % of employees, from 1.54% at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. to 15.48% at The Vita Coco Company, Inc..
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The beverage benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | COKE | 247 | 16,000 | 7.23 | 1.54% | estimated |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | KDP | 524 | 30,600 | 16.60 | 1.71% | estimated |
| National Beverage Corp. | FIZZ | 37 | 1,677 | 1.18 | 2.21% | estimated |
| The Boston Beer Company, Inc. | SAM | 84 | 2,736 | 2.09 | 3.07% | estimated |
| Primo Brands Corporation | PRMB | 377 | 12,000 | 6.66 | 3.14% | estimated |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. | STZ | 339 | 9,400 | 9.14 | 3.61% | estimated |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc. | MGPI | 23 | 617 | 0.54 | 3.73% | estimated |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company | TAP | 737 | 16,200 | 11.14 | 4.55% | estimated |
| Celsius Holdings, Inc. | CELH | 77 | 1,497 | 2.52 | 5.14% | estimated |
| Monster Beverage Corporation | MNST | 430 | 6,332 | 8.29 | 6.79% | estimated |
| Brown-Forman Corporation | 350 | 4,900 | 3.93 | 7.14% | estimated | |
| The Vita Coco Company, Inc. | COCO | 52 | 336 | 0.61 | 15.48% | estimated |
Appliance & housewares makers
Across 10 appliance & housewares makers, the median is 5.73% % of employees, from 1.91% at Weber to 12.27% at Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc..
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The appliance & housewares benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber | WEBER | 82 | 4,302 | n/a | 1.91% | estimated |
| Whirlpool Corporation | WHR | 986 | 41,000 | 15.52 | 2.40% | estimated |
| Newell Brands Inc. | NWL | 994 | 21,900 | 7.20 | 4.54% | estimated |
| SharkNinja, Inc. | SN | 203 | 4,143 | 6.40 | 4.90% | estimated |
| YETI Holdings, Inc. | YETI | 74 | 1,390 | 1.87 | 5.32% | estimated |
| Cricut, Inc. | CRCT | 43 | 700 | 0.71 | 6.14% | estimated |
| Helen of Troy Limited | HELE | 119 | 1,854 | 1.79 | 6.42% | estimated |
| Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company | HBB | 54 | 650 | 0.61 | 8.31% | estimated |
| Traeger, Inc. | COOK | 37 | 433 | 0.56 | 8.55% | estimated |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | SPB | 368 | 3,000 | 2.81 | 12.27% | estimated |
Coatings & specialty chemical makers
Across 13 coatings & specialty chemical makers, the median is 3.88% % of employees, from 2.56% at RPM International Inc. to 7.98% at WD-40 Company.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The coatings & specialty chemical benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPM International Inc. | RPM | 450 | 17,546 | 7.86 | 2.56% | estimated |
| Quaker Houghton | KWR | 127 | 4,700 | 1.89 | 2.70% | estimated |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | SHW | 1,763 | 64,249 | 23.57 | 2.74% | estimated |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | PPG | 1,366 | 43,500 | 15.88 | 3.14% | estimated |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | AXTA | 398 | 12,200 | 5.12 | 3.26% | estimated |
| Innospec Inc. | IOSP | 89 | 2,450 | 1.78 | 3.63% | estimated |
| Avient Corporation | AVNT | 349 | 9,000 | 3.26 | 3.88% | estimated |
| Ecolab Inc. | ECL | 2,354 | 48,000 | 16.08 | 4.90% | estimated |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | SXT | 230 | 4,070 | 1.61 | 5.65% | estimated |
| H.B. Fuller Company | FUL | 446 | 7,100 | 3.47 | 6.28% | estimated |
| Cabot Corporation | CBT | 265 | 4,064 | 3.71 | 6.52% | estimated |
| Ashland Inc. | ASH | 217 | 2,900 | 1.82 | 7.48% | estimated |
| WD-40 Company | WDFC | 57 | 714 | 0.62 | 7.98% | estimated |
Packaging & container makers
Across 12 packaging & container makers, the median is 2.37% % of employees, from 1.18% at Silgan Holdings Inc. to 5.05% at Ball Corporation.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The packaging & container benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | SLGN | 205 | 17,320 | 6.48 | 1.18% | estimated |
| O-I Glass, Inc. | OI | 290 | 19,000 | 6.43 | 1.53% | estimated |
| Amcor plc | AMCR | 1,349 | 75,000 | 23.51 | 1.80% | estimated |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | ATR | 274 | 14,000 | 3.78 | 1.96% | estimated |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | CCK | 500 | 23,000 | 12.37 | 2.17% | estimated |
| Sonoco Products Company | SON | 516 | 22,000 | 7.52 | 2.35% | estimated |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | GPK | 552 | 23,000 | 8.62 | 2.40% | estimated |
| Packaging Corporation of America | PKG | 423 | 16,800 | 8.99 | 2.52% | estimated |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | AVY | 907 | 35,000 | 8.86 | 2.59% | estimated |
| Sealed Air Corporation | SEE | 568 | 16,100 | n/a | 3.53% | estimated |
| Greif, Inc. | GEF | 427 | 12,000 | 4.29 | 3.56% | estimated |
| Ball Corporation | BALL | 808 | 16,000 | 13.16 | 5.05% | estimated |
Foodservice distribution distributors
Across 10 foodservice distribution distributors, the median is 2.46% % of employees, from 0.76% at Shamrock Foods Company to 3.57% at Dot Foods.
Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The foodservice distribution benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Finance headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of employees | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Foods Company | 38 | 5,000 | n/a | 0.76% | estimated | |
| Golden State Foods | 76 | 6,000 | n/a | 1.27% | estimated | |
| Performance Food Group Company | PFGC | 837 | 43,780 | 67.84 | 1.91% | estimated |
| The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | CHEF | 99 | 5,156 | 4.15 | 1.92% | estimated |
| Gordon Food Service | GFS | 528 | 22,000 | n/a | 2.40% | estimated |
| Sysco Corporation | SYY | 1,887 | 75,000 | 84.55 | 2.52% | estimated |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | UNFI | 868 | 25,600 | 31.78 | 3.39% | estimated |
| US Foods Holding Corp. | USFD | 1,050 | 30,000 | 39.42 | 3.50% | estimated |
| Ben E. Keith Company | 200 | 5,600 | n/a | 3.57% | estimated | |
| Dot Foods | 225 | 6,300 | n/a | 3.57% | estimated |
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