Latest headcount
60,000
YoY change
-4.8%
Headcount CAGR
+6.0%
Revenue / employee
$409K
Employee count history for Danaher
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 9,960 |
| 1995 | 10,500 |
| 1996 | 11,600 |
| 1997 | 13,200 |
| 1998 | 18,000 |
| 2002 | 29,000 |
| 2003 | 30,000 |
| 2004 | 35,000 |
| 2005 | 40,000 |
| 2006 | 45,000 |
| 2007 | 50,000 |
| 2008 | 50,300 |
| 2009 | 46,600 |
| 2010 | 48,200 |
| 2011 | 59,000 |
| 2012 | 63,000 |
| 2013 | 66,000 |
| 2014 | 71,000 |
| 2015 | 81,000 |
| 2016 | 62,000 |
| 2017 | 67,000 |
| 2018 | 71,000 |
| 2019 | 60,000 |
| 2020 | 69,000 |
| 2021 | 80,000 |
| 2022 | 81,000 |
| 2023 | 63,000 |
| 2024 | 63,000 |
| 2025 | 60,000 |
Revenue per employee for Danaher
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $129K |
| 1995 | $142K |
| 1996 | $156K |
| 1997 | $155K |
| 1998 | $162K |
| 2002 | $158K |
| 2003 | $176K |
| 2004 | $197K |
| 2005 | $200K |
| 2006 | $213K |
| 2007 | $221K |
| 2008 | $252K |
| 2009 | $240K |
| 2010 | $274K |
| 2011 | $273K |
| 2012 | $290K |
| 2013 | $290K |
| 2014 | $280K |
| 2015 | $178K |
| 2016 | $272K |
| 2017 | $274K |
| 2018 | $240K |
| 2019 | $299K |
| 2020 | $323K |
| 2021 | $368K |
| 2022 | $329K |
| 2023 | $379K |
| 2024 | $379K |
| 2025 | $409K |
Earnings per employee for Danaher
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 | $8.2K |
| 1995 | $10.3K |
| 1996 | $17.9K |
| 1997 | $11.7K |
| 1998 | $10.2K |
| 2002 | $10K |
| 2003 | $17.9K |
| 2004 | $21.3K |
| 2005 | $22.4K |
| 2006 | $24.9K |
| 2007 | $24.4K |
| 2008 | $26.2K |
| 2009 | $24.7K |
| 2010 | $37.2K |
| 2011 | $33.4K |
| 2012 | $36.5K |
| 2013 | $40.8K |
| 2014 | $36.6K |
| 2015 | $32.1K |
| 2016 | $41.2K |
| 2017 | $37.2K |
| 2018 | $37.3K |
| 2019 | $42.6K |
| 2020 | $52.8K |
| 2021 | $80.4K |
| 2022 | $89K |
| 2023 | $75.6K |
| 2024 | $61.9K |
| 2025 | $60.2K |
Employee count history for Danaher (DHR)
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.
- 202560,000-4.8%
- 202463,0000.0%
- 202363,000-22.2%
- 202281,000+1.3%
- 202180,000+15.9%
- 202069,000+15.0%
- 201960,000-15.5%
- 201871,000+6.0%
- 201767,000+8.1%
- 201662,000-23.5%
- 201581,000+14.1%
- 201471,000+7.6%
- 201366,000+4.8%
- 201263,000+6.8%
- 201159,000+22.4%
- 201048,200+3.4%
- 200946,600-7.4%
- 200850,300+0.6%
- 200750,000+11.1%
- 200645,000+12.5%
- 200540,000+14.3%
- 200435,000+16.7%
- 200330,000+3.4%
- 200229,000—
- 200123,000-4.2%
- 200024,000+26.3%
- 199919,000—
- 199818,000+36.4%
- 199713,200+13.8%
- 199611,600+10.5%
- 199510,500+5.4%
- 19949,960—
About Danaher's employee count
Danaher (DHR) employed 60,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -3,000 (-4.8%) from 63,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 9,960 to 60,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +6.0% per year.
Danaher generated about $409K of revenue and $60.2K 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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