Latest headcount
155,000
YoY change
+10.7%
Headcount CAGR
+12.4%
Revenue / employee
$262K
Employee count history for CBRE Group
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 9,300 |
| 2002 | 9,500 |
| 2003 | 13,500 |
| 2004 | 13,500 |
| 2005 | 14,500 |
| 2006 | 24,000 |
| 2007 | 29,000 |
| 2008 | 30,000 |
| 2009 | 29,000 |
| 2010 | 31,000 |
| 2011 | 34,000 |
| 2012 | 37,000 |
| 2013 | 44,000 |
| 2014 | 52,000 |
| 2015 | 70,000 |
| 2016 | 75,000 |
| 2017 | 80,000 |
| 2018 | 90,000 |
| 2019 | 100,000 |
| 2020 | 100,000 |
| 2021 | 105,000 |
| 2022 | 115,000 |
| 2023 | 130,000 |
| 2024 | 140,000 |
| 2025 | 155,000 |
Revenue per employee for CBRE Group
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $60.5K |
| 2002 | $123K |
| 2003 | $121K |
| 2004 | $175K |
| 2005 | $201K |
| 2006 | $168K |
| 2007 | $208K |
| 2008 | $171K |
| 2009 | $144K |
| 2010 | $165K |
| 2011 | $174K |
| 2012 | $176K |
| 2013 | $163K |
| 2014 | $174K |
| 2015 | $155K |
| 2016 | $232K |
| 2017 | $233K |
| 2018 | $237K |
| 2019 | $239K |
| 2020 | $238K |
| 2021 | $264K |
| 2022 | $268K |
| 2023 | $246K |
| 2024 | $255K |
| 2025 | $262K |
Earnings per employee for CBRE Group
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) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $1.87K |
| 2002 | $1.97K |
| 2003 | -$2.57K |
| 2004 | $4.79K |
| 2005 | $15K |
| 2006 | $13.3K |
| 2007 | $13.5K |
| 2008 | -$33.7K |
| 2009 | $1.15K |
| 2010 | $6.46K |
| 2011 | $7.03K |
| 2012 | $8.53K |
| 2013 | $7.19K |
| 2014 | $9.32K |
| 2015 | $7.82K |
| 2016 | $7.63K |
| 2017 | $8.64K |
| 2018 | $11.8K |
| 2019 | $12.8K |
| 2020 | $7.52K |
| 2021 | $17.5K |
| 2022 | $12.2K |
| 2023 | $7.58K |
| 2024 | $6.91K |
| 2025 | $7.46K |
Employee count history for CBRE Group (CBRE)
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.
- 2025155,000+10.7%
- 2024140,000+7.7%
- 2023130,000+13.0%
- 2022115,000+9.5%
- 2021105,000+5.0%
- 2020100,0000.0%
- 2019100,000+11.1%
- 201890,000+12.5%
- 201780,000+6.7%
- 201675,000+7.1%
- 201570,000+34.6%
- 201452,000+18.2%
- 201344,000+18.9%
- 201237,000+8.8%
- 201134,000+9.7%
- 201031,000+6.9%
- 200929,000-3.3%
- 200830,000+3.4%
- 200729,000+20.8%
- 200624,000+65.5%
- 200514,500+7.4%
- 200413,5000.0%
- 200313,500+42.1%
- 20029,500+2.2%
- 20019,300—
About CBRE Group's employee count
CBRE Group (CBRE) employed 155,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +15,000 (+10.7%) from 140,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 9,300 to 155,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.4% per year.
CBRE Group generated about $262K of revenue and $7.46K 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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