Legal staff per $1B revenue

Across 106 named companies in 12 industries, the median is 12.4 staff per $1B revenue, from 0.9 at Performance Food Group Company to 37.6 at Domo. Lean quartile 6.9, heavy quartile 22.4.

Quartiles. Lean quartile 6.9, heavy quartile 22.4 staff per $1B revenue (lean = 25th percentile of staffing intensity (fewer people per unit), heavy = 75th).

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: compliance, contracts, corporate secretary, ediscovery, ethics, governance.

Building products manufacturers

Across 9 building products manufacturers, the median is 6.5 staff per $1B revenue, from 2.1 at The AZEK Company to 17.8 at JELD-WEN. Lean quartile 4.4, heavy quartile 13.3.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The building products benchmark.

Tool & industrial manufacturers

Across 4 tool & industrial manufacturers, the median is 28.1 staff per $1B revenue, from 16.0 at Snap-on Incorporated to 29.2 at Enerpac Tool Group. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 4.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The tool & industrial benchmark.

Food & CPG companies

Across 13 food & CPG companies, the median is 18.0 staff per $1B revenue, from 7.2 at Hormel Foods to 27.0 at McCormick & Company. Lean quartile 10.9, heavy quartile 19.9.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of July 2026. The food & CPG benchmark.

Toy & game companies

Across 4 toy & game companies, the median is 24.7 staff per $1B revenue, from 8.8 at Funko, Inc. to 35.3 at Mattel, Inc.. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 4.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The toy & game benchmark.

Apparel & footwear companies

Across 12 apparel & footwear companies, the median is 21.6 staff per $1B revenue, from 13.2 at Deckers Outdoor Corporation to 34.5 at Carter's, Inc.. Lean quartile 18.4, heavy quartile 23.9.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The apparel & footwear benchmark.

B2B software companies

Across 10 B2B software companies, the median is 25.5 staff per $1B revenue, from 16.2 at PagerDuty to 37.6 at Domo. Lean quartile 23.2, heavy quartile 28.6.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of August 2026. The B2B software benchmark.

Furniture & furnishings makers

Across 4 furniture & furnishings makers, the median is 8.7 staff per $1B revenue, from 3.8 at La-Z-Boy Incorporated to 16.8 at HNI Corporation. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 4.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The furniture & furnishings benchmark.

Beverage companies

Across 12 beverage companies, the median is 7.7 staff per $1B revenue, from 3.0 at Primo Brands Corporation to 11.2 at Brown-Forman Corporation. Lean quartile 3.5, heavy quartile 9.6.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The beverage benchmark.

Appliance & housewares makers

Across 9 appliance & housewares makers, the median is 14.0 staff per $1B revenue, from 7.5 at SharkNinja, Inc. to 29.6 at Cricut, Inc.. Lean quartile 12.3, heavy quartile 22.4.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The appliance & housewares benchmark.

Coatings & specialty chemical makers

Across 13 coatings & specialty chemical makers, the median is 10.7 staff per $1B revenue, from 6.0 at The Sherwin-Williams Company to 32.3 at Ashland Inc.. Lean quartile 9.0, heavy quartile 15.2.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The coatings & specialty chemical benchmark.

Packaging & container makers

Across 11 packaging & container makers, the median is 4.2 staff per $1B revenue, from 1.1 at Packaging Corporation of America to 9.5 at Avery Dennison Corporation. Lean quartile 3.2, heavy quartile 6.5.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The packaging & container benchmark.

Foodservice distribution distributors

Across 5 foodservice distribution distributors, the median is 2.7 staff per $1B revenue, from 0.9 at Performance Food Group Company to 3.1 at US Foods Holding Corp.. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 5.

Estimated: department tallies corrected by individually classified public job titles, as of September 2026. The foodservice distribution benchmark.

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