Company data sheet · Hillman Companies

Hillman Companies: from profit to four straight losses.

Industry
Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
Headquarters
United States
Sources
SEC filings (1996–2021), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
Data as of
October 18, 2026
  1. From profit to four straight losses. Hillman Companies lost money every year from 2013 to 2016: $0.1 billion in all. 2017 was its first profit in five years: $0.1 billion.
  2. Ahead of almost everyone like it. From 2016 to 2020, its revenue grew 68% in US dollars; the median among 64 large wholesalers grew 17%. It outgrew 92% of them.
  3. A steady bench. Hillman Companies filed 10 leadership changes since 2016, fewer than 82% of large wholesalers (the median is 19).

Financial results

Fiscal yearRevenueNet income
2016$0.8 billion−$0 billion
2017$0.8 billion$0.1 billion
2018$1 billion−$0.1 billion
2019$1.2 billion−$0.1 billion
2020$1.4 billion−$0 billion

As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.

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