Latest headcount
150,000
YoY change
+1.4%
Headcount CAGR
+12.8%
Revenue / employee
$186K
Employee count history for Flex
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,994 |
| 1998 | 13,300 |
| 1999 | 18,147 |
| 2001 | 75,000 |
| 2002 | 78,000 |
| 2003 | 95,000 |
| 2004 | 82,000 |
| 2005 | 92,000 |
| 2006 | 99,000 |
| 2007 | 116,000 |
| 2008 | 162,000 |
| 2009 | 160,000 |
| 2010 | 165,000 |
| 2011 | 176,000 |
| 2012 | 159,000 |
| 2013 | 149,000 |
| 2014 | 150,000 |
| 2015 | 150,000 |
| 2016 | 200,000 |
| 2017 | 200,000 |
| 2018 | 200,000 |
| 2019 | 200,000 |
| 2020 | 160,000 |
| 2021 | 167,201 |
| 2022 | 172,648 |
| 2023 | 172,000 |
| 2024 | 148,000 |
| 2025 | 148,000 |
| 2026 | 150,000 |
Revenue per employee for Flex
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $143K |
| 1998 | $100K |
| 1999 | $218K |
| 2001 | $161K |
| 2002 | $168K |
| 2003 | $141K |
| 2004 | $177K |
| 2005 | $171K |
| 2006 | $154K |
| 2007 | $163K |
| 2008 | $170K |
| 2009 | $193K |
| 2010 | $146K |
| 2011 | $162K |
| 2012 | $185K |
| 2013 | $158K |
| 2014 | $174K |
| 2015 | $174K |
| 2016 | $122K |
| 2017 | $119K |
| 2018 | $127K |
| 2019 | $131K |
| 2020 | $151K |
| 2021 | $144K |
| 2022 | $143K |
| 2023 | $166K |
| 2024 | $178K |
| 2025 | $174K |
| 2026 | $186K |
Earnings per employee for Flex
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) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | -$3.53K |
| 1998 | $1.69K |
| 1999 | $2.81K |
| 2001 | -$5.95K |
| 2002 | -$1.97K |
| 2003 | -$878.45 |
| 2004 | -$4.3K |
| 2005 | $3.69K |
| 2006 | $1.43K |
| 2007 | $4.38K |
| 2008 | -$3.95K |
| 2009 | -$38.3K |
| 2010 | $112.69 |
| 2011 | $3.39K |
| 2012 | $3.07K |
| 2013 | $1.86K |
| 2014 | $2.44K |
| 2015 | $4.01K |
| 2016 | $2.22K |
| 2017 | $1.6K |
| 2018 | $2.14K |
| 2019 | $465.00 |
| 2020 | $550.00 |
| 2021 | $3.67K |
| 2022 | $5.42K |
| 2023 | $4.61K |
| 2024 | $6.8K |
| 2025 | $5.66K |
| 2026 | $5.87K |
Employee count history for Flex (FLEX)
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.
- 2026150,000+1.4%
- 2025148,0000.0%
- 2024148,000-14.0%
- 2023172,000-0.4%
- 2022172,648+3.3%
- 2021167,201+4.5%
- 2020160,000-20.0%
- 2019200,0000.0%
- 2018200,0000.0%
- 2017200,0000.0%
- 2016200,000+33.3%
- 2015150,0000.0%
- 2014150,000+0.7%
- 2013149,000-6.3%
- 2012159,000-9.7%
- 2011176,000+6.7%
- 2010165,000+3.1%
- 2009160,000-1.2%
- 2008162,000+39.7%
- 2007116,000+17.2%
- 200699,000+7.6%
- 200592,000+12.2%
- 200482,000-13.7%
- 200395,000+21.8%
- 200278,000+4.0%
- 200175,000—
- 200037,200—
- 199918,147+36.4%
- 199813,300—
- 19975,518—
- 19963,994—
About Flex's employee count
Flex (FLEX) employed 150,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +2,000 (+1.4%) from 148,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 3,994 to 150,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.8% per year.
Flex generated about $186K of revenue and $5.87K 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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