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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Animal Food Manufacturing
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Animal Food Manufacturing:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.

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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.

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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Animal Food Manufacturing industry include:- Increasing consumer demand for high-quality, nutritious pet food
- Growth in organic and natural pet food sales
- Expansion of specialized diets targeting health-specific issues
- Rising trend of pet humanization affecting product offerings
- Technological advancements in production and distribution
- Sustainability and ethical sourcing becoming pivotal
- Growth of e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales channels
- Regulatory changes impacting ingredient sourcing and labeling
- Increase in small-batch and locally sourced pet food products
- Impact of global supply chain disruptions on ingredient availability
- Shift towards environmentally sustainable packaging solutions
- Expansion into plant-based and alternative protein sources for pet foods
- Increasing use of functional ingredients for health benefits like probiotics
- Growing influence of social media on consumer purchasing decisions
- Heightened focus on transparency and traceability in production processes
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Animal Food Manufacturing company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Animal Food Manufacturing industry is performing. | |
Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Animal Food Manufacturing measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
Liquidity Ratios | Industry Average |
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Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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Management Occupations | 6% | Order at top of page |
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Chief Executives | 0% | |||
General and Operations Managers | 3% | |||
Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 10% | |||
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 6% | |||
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 5% | |||
Production Occupations | 44% | |||
Food Processing Workers | 10% | |||
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers | 9% | |||
Food Batchmakers | 8% | |||
Other Production Occupations | 28% | |||
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers | 12% | |||
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 11% | |||
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 10% | |||
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 10% | |||
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 20% | |||
Motor Vehicle Operators | 7% | |||
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 7% | |||
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 6% | |||
Material Moving Workers | 12% | |||
Laborers and Material Movers | 9% | |||
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 5% |
Animal Food Manufacturing Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Animal Food Manufacturing industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Animal Food Manufacturing industry and adjacent sectors:Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Animal Food Manufacturing industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Supertails bets big on India's redefined pet care industry - While the market was initially driven by urban consumers, Supertails says 35-40% of its business now comes from beyond India’s top 10 cities. The company attributes this to increasing demand from tier-II and tier-III cities, where pet ownership has always existed informally but is now becoming more structured and aspirational. (07/12/2025)
- Invasive blue catfish from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay would be used as pet food under proposed bill - Newly proposed legislation aims to pay seafood processors and pet food makers to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay by using an invasive species as pet food. (07/11/2025)
- Blue Catfish for Cats: Lawmakers Propose Turning Chesapeake Bay Invader into Pet Food - Multiple Congressional Representatives from Maryland and Virginia have joined forces to introduce a unique federal response to the growing threat of invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay - one (07/09/2025)
- Pet Food Market Projected To Grow USD 200.9 billion in 2032, Reaching CAGR 5.9% From 2025 To 2032 - WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Humanization of pets is expected to increase as pets are treated as secondary family members. It is reflected in stronger consciousness on pet food ingredient composition. (07/09/2025)
- Pet Care Spending Soars Past $150 Billion: CitizenShipper’s 2025 Pet Ownership Cost Report Reveals Hidden Expenses - This comprehensive analysis sheds light on the rising expenses of pet ownership, from daily essentials to often-overlooked costs like pet transportation, aiming to increase transparency and help Americans plan for the true “price of pet parenthood. (07/08/2025)
- Could pet food be the answer to the blue catfish problem in the Chesapeake Bay? - The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of blue catfish, and that's a problem. Now lawmakers have a plan, to see if the invasive fish can be repurposed into pet food. (07/08/2025)
- New bill would turn invasive catfish into pet food - The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of blue catfish, and that's a problem. Now, lawmakers have a plan to see if the invasive fish can be used as pet food. A bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress, is aimed at getting blue catfish out of the bay and into the pet food industry. (07/07/2025)
- Founder of new Danville dog treat company explains hot trends in pet food industry - Danville’s Mike Wickman hopes to drive dog owners into local mom-and-pop shops, breweries or actual grocery stores instead of buying dog treats online. (06/29/2025)
- Louisiana’s Pet Food Secret: Economic Power, Local Jobs, and a Global Reach - Premium pet food is a booming industry. What many don’t realize is that one of its key ingredients—Gulf menhaden—starts its journey in Louisiana, supporting jobs, local economies, and coastal communities. (06/29/2025)
- Smart tech turns pet industry into gold mine - Petkit is currently developing its own AI health assistant, with small-scale testing expected to begin by year-end. The company also operates a health product brand that is forecast to reach 200 million yuan in sales this year. (05/31/2025)


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