Latest headcount
264,300
YoY change
-2.2%
Headcount CAGR
-0.7%
Revenue / employee
$256K
Employee count history for IBM
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 316,303 |
| 2002 | 315,889 |
| 2003 | 319,273 |
| 2004 | 329,001 |
| 2005 | 329,373 |
| 2006 | 355,766 |
| 2007 | 386,558 |
| 2008 | 398,455 |
| 2009 | 399,409 |
| 2010 | 426,751 |
| 2011 | 433,362 |
| 2012 | 434,246 |
| 2013 | 431,212 |
| 2014 | 379,592 |
| 2015 | 377,757 |
| 2016 | 380,300 |
| 2017 | 366,600 |
| 2018 | 350,600 |
| 2019 | 352,600 |
| 2020 | 345,900 |
| 2021 | 282,100 |
| 2022 | 2,003 |
| 2023 | 282,200 |
| 2024 | 270,300 |
| 2025 | 264,300 |
Revenue per employee for IBM
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $279K |
| 2002 | $257K |
| 2003 | $279K |
| 2004 | $293K |
| 2005 | $277K |
| 2006 | $257K |
| 2007 | $256K |
| 2008 | $260K |
| 2009 | $240K |
| 2010 | $234K |
| 2011 | $247K |
| 2012 | $237K |
| 2013 | $228K |
| 2014 | $244K |
| 2015 | $216K |
| 2016 | $210K |
| 2017 | $216K |
| 2018 | $227K |
| 2019 | $164K |
| 2020 | $160K |
| 2021 | $203K |
| 2022 | $30.2M |
| 2023 | $219K |
| 2024 | $232K |
| 2025 | $256K |
Earnings per employee for IBM
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) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $25.6K |
| 2002 | $11.3K |
| 2003 | $20.5K |
| 2004 | $22.7K |
| 2005 | $24.1K |
| 2006 | $26.7K |
| 2007 | $27K |
| 2008 | $31K |
| 2009 | $33.6K |
| 2010 | $34.8K |
| 2011 | $36.6K |
| 2012 | $38.2K |
| 2013 | $38.2K |
| 2014 | $31.7K |
| 2015 | $34.9K |
| 2016 | $31.2K |
| 2017 | $15.7K |
| 2018 | $24.9K |
| 2019 | $26.7K |
| 2020 | $16.2K |
| 2021 | $20.4K |
| 2022 | $819K |
| 2023 | $26.6K |
| 2024 | $22.3K |
| 2025 | $40.1K |
Employee count history for IBM (IBM)
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.
- 2025264,300-2.2%
- 2024270,300-4.2%
- 2023282,200+13,988.9%
- 20222,003-99.3%
- 2021282,100-18.4%
- 2020345,900-1.9%
- 2019352,600+0.6%
- 2018350,600-4.4%
- 2017366,600-3.6%
- 2016380,300+0.7%
- 2015377,757-0.5%
- 2014379,592-12.0%
- 2013431,212-0.7%
- 2012434,246+0.2%
- 2011433,362+1.5%
- 2010426,751+6.8%
- 2009399,409+0.2%
- 2008398,455+3.1%
- 2007386,558+8.7%
- 2006355,766+8.0%
- 2005329,373+0.1%
- 2004329,001+3.0%
- 2003319,273+1.1%
- 2002315,889—
- 2001319,876—
- 2000316,303—
About IBM's employee count
IBM (IBM) employed 264,300 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -6,000 (-2.2%) from 270,300 a year earlier.
Across the 2000–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 316,303 to 264,300 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.7% per year.
IBM generated about $256K of revenue and $40.1K 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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