Headcount Analytics

Workforce data is one of the clearest indicators of how a company is performing and where it is headed. Headcount Analytics from S&P Global is designed for investors, strategists, and analysts who need a deeper understanding of how companies are structured, how they grow, and how they evolve through the lens of their people.

This powerful dataset offers detailed insights into global employee distribution and workforce dynamics, making it an invaluable tool for tracking company growth, especially for private firms with undisclosed financials. It supports M&A evaluations and highlights critical corporate growth signals.

What You Can Do With Headcount Analytics

• Analyze Global Workforce Trends: Track employee growth by country, state, metro, role, level, and department across 220M+ employees at 4.5M+ companies worldwide.
• Evaluate M&A Impact in depth: Assess organizational changes before and after mergers, identify integration risks, and uncover potential acquisition targets using detailed workforce data.
• Monitor Workforce Trends Over Time: Access monthly updates since 2010, with insights into hiring, layoffs, tenure, churn, and role-specific movement.
• Benchmark & Spot Strategic Shifts: Compare workforce composition across industries and geographies to spot early signals of company growth, restructuring, or market focus changes.

Explore examples demonstrating the dataset's ability to illuminate M&A trends, evaluate corporate success indicators, and provide actionable insights into workforce management across various sectors and regions.