Company data
Silgan Holdings Inc. employees and revenue per employee
SLGN · Packaging & Containers · $3.75B market cap
Silgan Holdings Inc. had 12,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $6.48B, up 10.7% from a year earlier, or $506K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
12,800
+0.0% YoY
Revenue
$6.48B
+10.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$506K
Peer median $441K
Rank in industry
6 of 12
Packaging & Containers
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 12,800 | $6.48B | $506K | +0.0% | +10.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 12,800 | $5.85B | $457K | +18.5% | -2.2% |
| Dec 2023 | 10,800 | $5.99B | $554K | +184.2% | -6.6% |
| Dec 2022 | 3,800 | $6.41B | $1.69M | +0.0% | +12.9% |
| Dec 2021 | 3,800 | $5.68B | $1.49M | +8.6% | +15.3% |
| Dec 2020 | 3,500 | $4.92B | $1.41M | +9.4% | +9.6% |
| Dec 2019 | 3,200 | $4.49B | $1.40M | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| Dec 2018 | 3,200 | $4.45B | $1.39M | +3.2% | +8.8% |
| Dec 2017 | 3,100 | $4.09B | $1.32M | +29.2% | +13.2% |
| Dec 2016 | 2,400 | $3.61B | $1.51M | — | — |
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Silgan Holdings Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaging & Containers.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL Ball Corporation | 16,000 | $13.2B | $823K | Leaner |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. | 23,000 | $12.4B | $538K | Leaner |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 16,800 | $8.99B | $535K | Hiring ahead |
| SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. | 12,800 | $6.48B | $506K | Leaner |
| GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 23,000 | $8.62B | $375K | Contracting |
| SON Sonoco Products Company | 22,000 | $7.52B | $342K | Leaner |
| OI O-I Glass, Inc. | 19,000 | $6.43B | $338K | Contracting |
| GEF Greif, Inc. | 14,000 | $4.33B | $310K | Hiring into decline |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | 35,000 | $8.86B | $253K | Leaner |
Questions about Silgan Holdings Inc.
- How many employees does Silgan Holdings Inc. have?
- Silgan Holdings Inc. reported 12,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
- What is Silgan Holdings Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Silgan Holdings Inc. brought in $6.48B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $506K per employee. That ranks 6 of 12 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $441K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Silgan Holdings Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SLGN.