Acushnet Holdings Corp. (GOLF)

Golf balls, clubs and footwear maker, 7,300. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025, filed February 27, 2026. Ranked 79 of the 184 Consumer Cyclical companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

A golf equipment maker whose filing states 7,300 associates by region with 55% in manufacturing, so sporting goods manufacturing leads with a share at footwear for its shoes and gloves.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 21% now, 31% at the end of 2027, 34% at the end of 2028, 35% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 35% desk work, 15% people work and 50% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 61% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 28% becomes checking a model's work and 10% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

7,300 employees as of December 31, 2025 (stated). Not stated as the United States: approximately 3,400 associates (47%) in the Americas, over 700 in EMEA, 3,200 in Asia Pacific.

The filing: “As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 7,300 associates worldwide. Reflecting our truly global organization, approximately 3,400 of our associates are located in the Americas, over 700 are located in EMEA and approximately 3,200 are located in Asia Pacific.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: Approximately 7,300 associates worldwide as of December 31, 2025: about 3,400 in the Americas, over 700 in EMEA, 3,200 in Asia Pacific; about 55% in manufacturing roles; a HealthWise wellness program with on-site services.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• 3M Company (MMM, 60,500 employees)21% now, 37% by 2028
• Mattel, Inc. (MAT, 31,000 employees)23% now, 37% by 2028
• Newell Brands Inc. (NWL, 21,900 employees)19% now, 31% by 2028
• Brady Corporation (BRC, 6,325 employees)19% now, 31% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

7 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing says it has adopted and may adopt generative AI tools for specific use cases with its legal and IT departments, and that vendors may incorporate generative AI without disclosing it; it names AI in 7 sentences.

• “Issues associated with the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI"), combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result in reputational harm, liability, or other adverse consequences to our business operations.”
• “We have adopted and may in the future adopt and integrate generative AI tools into our systems for specific use cases in consultation with our legal and information technology departments.”
• “Our vendors may incorporate generative AI into their offerings without disclosing this use to us, and the providers of these generative AI tools may not meet existing or rapidly evolving regulatory or industry standards with respect to privacy and data protection and may inhibit our or our vendors' ability to maintain an adequate level of service and experience.”
• “Although we have implemented policies and procedures intended to mitigate the risks associated with the use of AI and machine learning technologies, users of our network services, technology systems or computing equipment may take actions in violations of those policies.”
• “If we, our vendors, or our third-party partners experience an actual or perceived breach of privacy or security incident because of the use of AI, we may lose valuable intellectual property and confidential information and our reputation and the public perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20230median 1
• Fiscal 20247median 4
• Fiscal 20257median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The U.S. share is not stated: the filing counts the Americas at 3,400.
• No count by brand: the footwear share is by description (c); the data service's segment table (Footjoy Golf Wear 100%) is not the business mix.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001672013-26-000057, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.