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Printing & Related

Leader: RR Donnelley 4.0% S1 · 8.0% CR3

S1
4.0%
leader
CR3
8.0%
top 3 combined
HHI
40
Unconcentrated
MARKET SIZE
$80B
US

How this is calculated

FORMULA
S1 = RR Donnelley revenue / total revenue = 4.0%
CR3 = RR Donnelley + Quad/Graphics + LSC Communications = 8.0%
HHI = Σ(share²) = 40 (Unconcentrated (HHI < 1,500))
DENOMINATOR
Revenue — $80B (US)
US printing and related support activities shipment value (NAICS 323).
Size from: US Economic Census 2022 NAICS 323
TOP 3 PLAYERS
#1RR Donnelley4.0%
#2Quad/Graphics4.0%
#3LSC Communicationsn/d
— Individual #2/#3 shares not separately tracked at this granularity (only CR3 disclosed). See submit a correction if you have a source for them.
METHODOLOGY NOTE
RR Donnelley revenue divided by total US printing & related activities shipment value per 2022 Economic Census NAICS 323. Validated against IBISWorld and Printing Industries of America.
SOURCES
Year: 2022
Geo: US
Firms: 25,000+
NAICS: 323

Labor economics

REV / EMPLOYEE (leader)
$0.3M
industry avg $0.2M
SG&A % (leader)
13%
of revenue

RR Donnelley (private since 2022) — using Quad/Graphics FY2025 SG&A 13.2% as comparable; prepress/scheduling AI-automatable

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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.