Latest headcount
10,000
YoY change
-44.4%
Headcount CAGR
-9.3%
Revenue / employee
$514K
Employee count history for Fortive
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 24,000 |
| 2017 | 26,000 |
| 2018 | 24,000 |
| 2019 | 25,000 |
| 2020 | 17,000 |
| 2021 | 18,000 |
| 2022 | 18,000 |
| 2023 | 18,000 |
| 2024 | 18,000 |
| 2025 | 10,000 |
Revenue per employee for Fortive
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $259K |
| 2017 | $221K |
| 2018 | $269K |
| 2019 | $183K |
| 2020 | $273K |
| 2021 | $292K |
| 2022 | $324K |
| 2023 | $337K |
| 2024 | $346K |
| 2025 | $514K |
Earnings per employee for Fortive
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) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $36.3K |
| 2017 | $40.2K |
| 2018 | $121K |
| 2019 | $29.6K |
| 2020 | $94.9K |
| 2021 | $33.8K |
| 2022 | $42K |
| 2023 | $48.1K |
| 2024 | $46.3K |
| 2025 | $57.9K |
Employee count history for Fortive (FTV)
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.
- 202510,000-44.4%
- 202418,0000.0%
- 202318,0000.0%
- 202218,0000.0%
- 202118,000+5.9%
- 202017,000-32.0%
- 201925,000+4.2%
- 201824,000-7.7%
- 201726,000+8.3%
- 201624,000—
About Fortive's employee count
Fortive (FTV) employed 10,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -8,000 (-44.4%) from 18,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2016–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 24,000 to 10,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -9.3% per year.
Fortive generated about $514K of revenue and $57.9K 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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