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Textiles & Apparel (US)

Leader: VF Corporation — 3.0% S1 · 7.4% CR3

S1
3.0%
leader
CR3
7.4%
top 3 combined
HHI
25
Unconcentrated
MARKET SIZE
$30B
US

How this is calculated

FORMULA
S1 = VF Corporation revenue / total revenue = 3.0%
CR3 = VF Corporation + PVH Corp + Ralph Lauren = 7.4%
HHI = Σ(share²) = 25 (Unconcentrated (HHI < 1,500))
DENOMINATOR
Revenue — $30B (US)
US textile + apparel manufacturing shipment value (NAICS 313-315).
Size from: US Economic Census 2022 NAICS 313-315
TOP 3 PLAYERS
#1VF Corporation3.0%
#2PVH Corp2.5%
#3Ralph Lauren1.9%
METHODOLOGY NOTE
Updated post-Champion divestiture (Sept 2024 to Authentic Brands Group, shrinking Hanesbrands to ~$3.5B basics-focused). VF Corp $10.5B (Vans, North Face, Timberland, Dickies) is largest US-listed apparel manufacturer despite multi-year decline. PVH $8.7B (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger). Ralph Lauren $6.6B chosen for #3 over Tapestry (heavy on handbags) and Levi Strauss (single-brand). CR3 below 8% is the honest Aggregation Theory finding: apparel manufacturing has resisted consolidation due to brand and style diversity. Denominator: US apparel retail ~$350B (NPD/Circana).
SOURCES
Year: 2022
Geo: US
Firms: ~30,000 globally (textile + apparel manufacturing); thousands of small operators dominate
NAICS: 313-315

Labor economics

REV / EMPLOYEE (leader)
$0.2M
industry avg $0.1M
SG&A % (leader)
34%
of revenue

Hanesbrands FY2024 SG&A 33.5% on $3.5B; apparel SG&A is brand/marketing-heavy (peers PVH 49.9%, VF 49.4%)

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6.0%
CR3 15.0%
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4.0%
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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.