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Glass Manufacturing

Leader: O-I Glass 18.0% S1 · 40.0% CR3

S1
18.0%
leader
CR3
40.0%
top 3 combined
HHI
584
Unconcentrated
MARKET SIZE
$15B
Global

How this is calculated

FORMULA
S1 = O-I Glass revenue / total revenue = 18.0%
CR3 = O-I Glass + Ardagh Group + Vitro = 40.0%
HHI = Σ(share²) = 584 (Unconcentrated (HHI < 1,500))
DENOMINATOR
Revenue — $15B (Global)
Global glass container manufacturing revenue.
Size from: O-I Glass + Ardagh + Vitro filings (sum)
TOP 3 PLAYERS
#1O-I Glass18.0%
#2Ardagh Group14.0%
#3Vitro8.0%
METHODOLOGY NOTE
Owens-Illinois (O-I Glass) revenue per 10-K divided by global glass container market. Validated against Ardagh Group annual report, Vitro SAB filings, and Freedonia Group industry sizing.
SOURCES
Year: 2025
Geo: Global
Firms: ~10

Labor economics

REV / EMPLOYEE (leader)
$0.2M
industry avg $0.2M
SG&A % (leader)
7%
of revenue

O-I Glass FY2024 SG&A 7.0% on $6.5B; capital intensive, limited AI leverage

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Source Quality Hierarchy

Every market has a primary source plus 1–3 validation sources. Revenue numerators come from SEC 10-K filings; denominators validated against the Economic Census where available.

TIER 1Authoritative anchorsGovernment data + SEC filings
US Economic Census (data.census.gov) · SEC EDGAR / Company 10-Ks · BEA Industry Value-Added (FRED) · BLS QCEW · USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries · EIA Refinery Capacity Report · FDA device listings
TIER 2Leading commercial trackersIndustry-standard paid trackers
IDC Semiannual Software Tracker · Gartner Market Share & Magic Quadrant · IBISWorld NAICS reports · StatCounter Global Stats · eMarketer / Insider Intelligence · Synergy Research Group
TIER 3Category specialistsBest-in-class niche authorities
SIPRI (aerospace & defense) · IQVIA (pharma) · TrendForce (semiconductors) · CIMdata (CAD/PLM) · Nilson Report (payments) · Am Law 100 (legal) · ENR Top 500 (A&E) · AM Best (insurance) · SIA (staffing) · Ad Age (agencies) · Barron's / Cerulli (wealth) · Evaluate MedTech · Nielsen Gauge (streaming) · Gridwise (ride-hail) · Bloomberg Second Measure (delivery) · RC Top 100 (roofing) · SDM Top 100 (fire/safety) · Big 4 annual reports · ALM Intelligence (consulting)

Data vintage: Q2 2025 research compilation. Labels updated 2026-Q2. Tier 1 sources refreshed from FY2025 SEC filings where available. For full methodology see the Methodology page.