2025 Adhesive Manufacturing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Adhesive Manufacturing industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Adhesive Manufacturing industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Adhesive Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Adhesive Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Adhesive Manufacturing Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Adhesive Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Adhesive manufacturing
Natural base glues and adhesives
Hide (dry forms) animal glues
Flexible, nonwarp, and liquid animal glues (not glue stock)
Protein adhesives, incl. casein, blood, fish, soybean, etc.
Dextrine vegetable adhesives
Starch vegetable adhesives
Other natural base glues/adhesives from natural gums, etc.
Natural base glues and adhesives, nsk
Synthetic resin and rubber adhesives

Adhesive Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	9%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6%
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	6%
Engineers	5%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	9%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	10%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	6%
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5%
Production Occupations	40%
Other Production Occupations	28%
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8%
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers	6%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	5%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $7,410,924 on the adhesive manufacturing industry. It has awarded 819 contracts to 148 companies, with an average value of $50,074 per company.

Top Companies in Adhesive Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)