How many employees does Cencora (COR) have?

Cencora reported 51,000 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Cencora's headcount changed year over year?

Cencora's reported headcount grew by +10.9% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Cencora's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 2001 and 2025, Cencora's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.6% per year.

How much revenue does Cencora generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Cencora generated roughly $6.3M of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Cencora's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Cencora's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Cencora (COR) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

51,000

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

+10.9%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

+5.6%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$6.3M

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Cencora

Cencora employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
2001	13,700
2002	13,700
2003	14,800
2004	14,100
2005	13,400
2006	14,700
2007	11,300
2008	10,900
2009	10,300
2010	10,000
2011	10,300
2012	14,500
2013	13,000
2014	14,000
2015	17,500
2016	19,000
2017	20,000
2018	21,000
2019	22,000
2020	22,000
2021	42,000
2022	44,000
2023	46,000
2024	46,000
2025	51,000

Revenue per employee for Cencora

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Cencora revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
2001	$1.2M
2002	$3.3M
2003	$3.4M
2004	$3.8M
2005	$4.1M
2006	$4.2M
2007	$5.8M
2008	$6.4M
2009	$7M
2010	$7.8M
2011	$7.8M
2012	$5.5M
2013	$6.8M
2014	$8.5M
2015	$7.8M
2016	$7.7M
2017	$7.7M
2018	$8M
2019	$8.2M
2020	$8.6M
2021	$5.1M
2022	$5.4M
2023	$5.7M
2024	$6.4M
2025	$6.3M

Earnings per employee for Cencora

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Cencora earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
2001	$9.1K
2002	$25.2K
2003	$29.8K
2004	$33.2K
2005	$23.8K
2006	$31.8K
2007	$41.5K
2008	$23K
2009	$48.9K
2010	$63.7K
2011	$68.6K
2012	$49.6K
2013	$33.4K
2014	$19.7K
2015	-$7.7K
2016	$75.2K
2017	$20.7K
2018	$79K
2019	$38.9K
2020	-$154.5K
2021	$36.7K
2022	$38.6K
2023	$37.9K
2024	$32.8K
2025	$30.5K

Employee count history for Cencora (COR)

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.

Cencora (COR) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	51,000	+10.9%	+5,000	$6.3M	$30.5K	10-K	Sep 30, 2025	Nov 25, 2025
2024	46,000	0.0%	0	$6.4M	$32.8K	10-K	Sep 30, 2024	Nov 26, 2024
2023	46,000	+4.5%	+2,000	$5.7M	$37.9K	10-K	Sep 30, 2023	Nov 21, 2023
2022	44,000	+4.8%	+2,000	$5.4M	$38.6K	10-K	Sep 30, 2022	Nov 22, 2022
2021	42,000	+90.9%	+20,000	$5.1M	$36.7K	10-K	Sep 30, 2021	Nov 23, 2021
2020	22,000	0.0%	0	$8.6M	-$154.5K	10-K	Sep 30, 2020	Nov 19, 2020
2019	22,000	+4.8%	+1,000	$8.2M	$38.9K	10-K	Sep 30, 2019	Nov 19, 2019
2018	21,000	+5.0%	+1,000	$8M	$79K	10-K	Sep 30, 2018	Nov 20, 2018
2017	20,000	+5.3%	+1,000	$7.7M	$20.7K	10-K	Sep 30, 2017	Nov 21, 2017
2016	19,000	+8.6%	+1,500	$7.7M	$75.2K	10-K	Sep 30, 2016	Nov 22, 2016
2015	17,500	+25.0%	+3,500	$7.8M	-$7.7K	10-K	Sep 30, 2015	Nov 24, 2015
2014	14,000	+7.7%	+1,000	$8.5M	$19.7K	10-K	Sep 30, 2014	Nov 25, 2014
2013	13,000	-10.3%	-1,500	$6.8M	$33.4K	10-K	Sep 30, 2013	Nov 26, 2013
2012	14,500	+40.8%	+4,200	$5.5M	$49.6K	10-K	Sep 30, 2012	Nov 27, 2012
2011	10,300	+3.0%	+300	$7.8M	$68.6K	10-K	Sep 30, 2011	Nov 22, 2011
2010	10,000	-2.9%	-300	$7.8M	$63.7K	10-K	Sep 30, 2010	Nov 23, 2010
2009	10,300	-5.5%	-600	$7M	$48.9K	10-K	Sep 30, 2009	Nov 25, 2009
2008	10,900	-3.5%	-400	$6.4M	$23K	10-K	Sep 30, 2008	Nov 25, 2008
2007	11,300	-23.1%	-3,400	$5.8M	$41.5K	10-K	Sep 30, 2007	Nov 28, 2007
2006	14,700	+9.7%	+1,300	$4.2M	$31.8K	10-K	Sep 30, 2006	Dec 8, 2006
2005	13,400	-5.0%	-700	$4.1M	$23.8K	10-K	Sep 30, 2005	Dec 9, 2005
2004	14,100	-4.7%	-700	$3.8M	$33.2K	10-K	Sep 30, 2004	Dec 10, 2004
2003	14,800	+8.0%	+1,100	$3.4M	$29.8K	10-K	Sep 30, 2003	Dec 19, 2003
2002	13,700	0.0%	0	$3.3M	$25.2K	10-K	Sep 30, 2002	Dec 24, 2002
2001	13,700	—	—	$1.2M	$9.1K	10-K	Sep 30, 2001	Dec 28, 2001

202551,000+10.9%
202446,0000.0%
202346,000+4.5%
202244,000+4.8%
202142,000+90.9%
202022,0000.0%
201922,000+4.8%
201821,000+5.0%
201720,000+5.3%
201619,000+8.6%
201517,500+25.0%
201414,000+7.7%
201313,000-10.3%
201214,500+40.8%
201110,300+3.0%
201010,000-2.9%
200910,300-5.5%
200810,900-3.5%
200711,300-23.1%
200614,700+9.7%
200513,400-5.0%
200414,100-4.7%
200314,800+8.0%
200213,7000.0%
200113,700—

About Cencora's employee count

Cencora (COR) employed 51,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +5,000 (+10.9%) from 46,000 a year earlier.

Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 13,700 to 51,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.6% per year.

Cencora generated about $6.3M of revenue and $30.5K 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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