Latest headcount
31,360
YoY change
+2.1%
Headcount CAGR
+10.2%
Revenue / employee
$758K
Employee count history for Adobe
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,565 |
| 1995 | 2,319 |
| 1996 | 2,266 |
| 1997 | 2,702 |
| 1998 | 2,680 |
| 1999 | 2,760 |
| 2000 | 3,007 |
| 2001 | 3,029 |
| 2002 | 3,341 |
| 2003 | 3,507 |
| 2004 | 3,142 |
| 2005 | 5,734 |
| 2006 | 6,082 |
| 2007 | 6,959 |
| 2008 | 7,335 |
| 2009 | 8,660 |
| 2010 | 9,117 |
| 2011 | 9,925 |
| 2012 | 11,144 |
| 2013 | 11,847 |
| 2014 | 12,499 |
| 2015 | 13,893 |
| 2016 | 15,706 |
| 2017 | 17,973 |
| 2018 | 21,357 |
| 2019 | 22,634 |
| 2020 | 22,516 |
| 2021 | 25,988 |
| 2022 | 29,239 |
| 2023 | 29,945 |
| 2024 | 30,709 |
| 2025 | 31,360 |
Revenue per employee for Adobe
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $382K |
| 1995 | $329K |
| 1996 | $347K |
| 1997 | $337K |
| 1998 | $334K |
| 1999 | $368K |
| 2000 | $421K |
| 2001 | $406K |
| 2002 | $349K |
| 2003 | $369K |
| 2004 | $530K |
| 2005 | $343K |
| 2006 | $423K |
| 2007 | $454K |
| 2008 | $488K |
| 2009 | $340K |
| 2010 | $417K |
| 2011 | $425K |
| 2012 | $395K |
| 2013 | $342K |
| 2014 | $332K |
| 2015 | $345K |
| 2016 | $373K |
| 2017 | $406K |
| 2018 | $423K |
| 2019 | $494K |
| 2020 | $572K |
| 2021 | $607K |
| 2022 | $602K |
| 2023 | $648K |
| 2024 | $700K |
| 2025 | $758K |
Earnings per employee for Adobe
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $9.8K |
| 1995 | $40.3K |
| 1996 | $67.6K |
| 1997 | $69.1K |
| 1998 | $39.2K |
| 1999 | $86.1K |
| 2000 | $95.7K |
| 2001 | $67.9K |
| 2002 | $57.3K |
| 2003 | $75.9K |
| 2004 | $143K |
| 2005 | $105K |
| 2006 | $83.2K |
| 2007 | $104K |
| 2008 | $119K |
| 2009 | $44.6K |
| 2010 | $85K |
| 2011 | $83.9K |
| 2012 | $74.7K |
| 2013 | $24.5K |
| 2014 | $21.5K |
| 2015 | $45.3K |
| 2016 | $74.4K |
| 2017 | $94.2K |
| 2018 | $121K |
| 2019 | $130K |
| 2020 | $234K |
| 2021 | $186K |
| 2022 | $163K |
| 2023 | $181K |
| 2024 | $181K |
| 2025 | $227K |
Employee count history for Adobe (ADBE)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202531,360+2.1%
- 202430,709+2.6%
- 202329,945+2.4%
- 202229,239+12.5%
- 202125,988+15.4%
- 202022,516-0.5%
- 201922,634+6.0%
- 201821,357+18.8%
- 201717,973+14.4%
- 201615,706+13.0%
- 201513,893+11.2%
- 201412,499+5.5%
- 201311,847+6.3%
- 201211,144+12.3%
- 20119,925+8.9%
- 20109,117+5.3%
- 20098,660+18.1%
- 20087,335+5.4%
- 20076,959+14.4%
- 20066,082+6.1%
- 20055,734+82.5%
- 20043,142-10.4%
- 20033,507+5.0%
- 20023,341+10.3%
- 20013,029+0.7%
- 20003,007+8.9%
- 19992,760+3.0%
- 19982,680-0.8%
- 19972,702+19.2%
- 19962,266-2.3%
- 19952,319+48.2%
- 19941,565—
About Adobe's employee count
Adobe (ADBE) employed 31,360 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +651 (+2.1%) from 30,709 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,565 to 31,360 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +10.2% per year.
Adobe generated about $758K of revenue and $227K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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