2025 Commercial Gravure Printing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing (except screen printing, books printing) without publishing (except grey goods printing). The printing processes used in this industry include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, flexographic, letterpress, engraving, and various digital printing technologies. This industry includes establishments engaged in commercial printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job-order basis. Establishments primarily engaged in traditional printing activities combined with document photocopying services (i.e., quick printers) or primarily engaged in printing graphical materials using digital printing equipment are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Commercial Gravure Printing 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 Commercial Gravure Printing 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 Commercial Gravure Printing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Commercial Gravure Printing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Commercial Gravure Printing 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

Commercial Gravure Printing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Commercial gravure printing
Magazine/periodical prtg (gravure), incl. Sunday magazines/comics
Label and wrapper printing (gravure)
Label printing (gravure)
Printed rolls/sheets for packaging (printing only) (gravure)
Label and wrapper printing (gravure), nsk
Catalog and directory printing (gravure)
Advertising printing (gravure)
Direct mail advertising printing (gravure), excl. catalogs
Advertising printing except direct mail (gravure)

Commercial Gravure Printing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	5%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	3%
Sales and Related Occupations	6%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	18%
Information and Record Clerks	6%
Customer Service Representatives	5%
Customer Service Representatives	5%
Production Occupations	52%
Printing Workers	37%
Printing Workers	37%
Printing Press Operators	23%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	9%
Other Production Occupations	9%
Miscellaneous Production Workers	5%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	7%
Material Moving Workers	6%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	5%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $18,491,744 on the commercial gravure printing industry. It has awarded 881 contracts to 210 companies, with an average value of $88,056 per company.

Top Companies in Commercial Gravure Printing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)