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Staffing benchmark · Finance

Finance staff per 100 employees

Across 126 named companies in 12 industries, the median is 3.56 staff per 100 employees, from 0.76 at Shamrock Foods Company to 15.95 at JAKKS Pacific, Inc..

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3.56

median, staff per 100 employees

Building products, Tool & industrial, Food & CPG, Toy & game, Apparel & footwear, B2B software, Furniture & furnishings, Beverage, Appliance & housewares, Coatings & specialty chemical, Packaging & container, Foodservice distribution

Definition

The question. How many finance staff per 100 employees?

How it is computed. Finance headcount ÷ total employees × 100.

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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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 staff per 100 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	Staff per 100 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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