Latest headcount
5,500
YoY change
-50.0%
Headcount CAGR
+4.5%
Revenue / employee
$272K
Employee count history for Matthews International
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,475 |
| 1996 | 1,400 |
| 1997 | 1,500 |
| 1998 | 1,600 |
| 1999 | 1,600 |
| 2000 | 1,800 |
| 2001 | 2,200 |
| 2002 | 3,000 |
| 2003 | 3,000 |
| 2004 | 3,600 |
| 2005 | 4,000 |
| 2006 | 3,900 |
| 2007 | 4,100 |
| 2008 | 5,000 |
| 2009 | 4,500 |
| 2010 | 4,900 |
| 2011 | 5,300 |
| 2012 | 5,400 |
| 2013 | 5,800 |
| 2014 | 9,400 |
| 2015 | 10,300 |
| 2016 | 10,300 |
| 2017 | 11,000 |
| 2018 | 11,000 |
| 2019 | 11,000 |
| 2020 | 11,000 |
| 2021 | 11,000 |
| 2022 | 12,000 |
| 2023 | 12,000 |
| 2024 | 11,000 |
| 2025 | 5,500 |
Revenue per employee for Matthews International
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $113K |
| 1996 | $123K |
| 1997 | $126K |
| 1998 | $132K |
| 1999 | $152K |
| 2000 | $148K |
| 2001 | $129K |
| 2002 | $143K |
| 2003 | $153K |
| 2004 | $141K |
| 2005 | $160K |
| 2006 | $184K |
| 2007 | $183K |
| 2008 | $164K |
| 2009 | $174K |
| 2010 | $168K |
| 2011 | $170K |
| 2012 | $167K |
| 2013 | $170K |
| 2014 | $118K |
| 2015 | $138K |
| 2016 | $144K |
| 2017 | $138K |
| 2018 | $146K |
| 2019 | $140K |
| 2020 | $136K |
| 2021 | $152K |
| 2022 | $147K |
| 2023 | $157K |
| 2024 | $163K |
| 2025 | $272K |
Earnings per employee for Matthews International
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) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $10.5K |
| 1996 | $14.5K |
| 1997 | $13.1K |
| 1998 | $14.1K |
| 1999 | $15.6K |
| 2000 | $15.5K |
| 2001 | $14.4K |
| 2002 | $11.7K |
| 2003 | $15K |
| 2004 | $15.1K |
| 2005 | $14.5K |
| 2006 | $17K |
| 2007 | $15.8K |
| 2008 | $15.9K |
| 2009 | $12.8K |
| 2010 | $14.1K |
| 2011 | $13.7K |
| 2012 | $10.2K |
| 2013 | $9.33K |
| 2014 | $4.53K |
| 2015 | $6.16K |
| 2016 | $6.48K |
| 2017 | $6.76K |
| 2018 | $9.76K |
| 2019 | -$3.45K |
| 2020 | -$7.92K |
| 2021 | $264.55 |
| 2022 | -$8.31K |
| 2023 | $3.27K |
| 2024 | -$5.42K |
| 2025 | -$4.45K |
Employee count history for Matthews International (MATW)
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.
- 20255,500-50.0%
- 202411,000-8.3%
- 202312,0000.0%
- 202212,000+9.1%
- 202111,0000.0%
- 202011,0000.0%
- 201911,0000.0%
- 201811,0000.0%
- 201711,000+6.8%
- 201610,3000.0%
- 201510,300+9.6%
- 20149,400+62.1%
- 20135,800+7.4%
- 20125,400+1.9%
- 20115,300+8.2%
- 20104,900+8.9%
- 20094,500-10.0%
- 20085,000+22.0%
- 20074,100+5.1%
- 20063,900-2.5%
- 20054,000+11.1%
- 20043,600+20.0%
- 20033,0000.0%
- 20023,000+36.4%
- 20012,200+22.2%
- 20001,800+12.5%
- 19991,6000.0%
- 19981,600+6.7%
- 19971,500+7.1%
- 19961,400-5.1%
- 19951,475—
About Matthews International's employee count
Matthews International (MATW) employed 5,500 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -5,500 (-50.0%) from 11,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1995–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,475 to 5,500 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +4.5% per year.
Matthews International generated about $272K of revenue and -$4.45K 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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