Latest headcount
31,000
YoY change
+5.1%
Headcount CAGR
+8.2%
Revenue / employee
$360K
Employee count history for Wabtec
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,181 |
| 1997 | 3,400 |
| 1998 | 4,300 |
| 2000 | 6,244 |
| 2001 | 4,436 |
| 2002 | 4,409 |
| 2003 | 4,482 |
| 2004 | 4,905 |
| 2005 | 5,229 |
| 2006 | 5,317 |
| 2007 | 6,023 |
| 2008 | 7,295 |
| 2009 | 5,812 |
| 2010 | 6,654 |
| 2011 | 8,648 |
| 2012 | 9,253 |
| 2013 | 10,234 |
| 2014 | 12,600 |
| 2015 | 13,000 |
| 2016 | 20,000 |
| 2017 | 18,000 |
| 2018 | 18,000 |
| 2019 | 27,500 |
| 2020 | 27,000 |
| 2021 | 25,000 |
| 2022 | 27,000 |
| 2023 | 29,000 |
| 2024 | 29,500 |
| 2025 | 31,000 |
Revenue per employee for Wabtec
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $143K |
| 1997 | $256K |
| 1998 | $241K |
| 2000 | $130K |
| 2001 | $177K |
| 2002 | $158K |
| 2003 | $160K |
| 2004 | $168K |
| 2005 | $198K |
| 2006 | $205K |
| 2007 | $226K |
| 2008 | $216K |
| 2009 | $241K |
| 2010 | $226K |
| 2011 | $228K |
| 2012 | $258K |
| 2013 | $251K |
| 2014 | $242K |
| 2015 | $254K |
| 2016 | $147K |
| 2017 | $216K |
| 2018 | $242K |
| 2019 | $298K |
| 2020 | $280K |
| 2021 | $313K |
| 2022 | $310K |
| 2023 | $334K |
| 2024 | $352K |
| 2025 | $360K |
Earnings per employee for Wabtec
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 | $10.3K |
| 1997 | $16.9K |
| 1998 | $17.2K |
| 2000 | $4.07K |
| 2001 | $13.9K |
| 2002 | -$10.3K |
| 2003 | $5.07K |
| 2004 | $6.61K |
| 2005 | $10.7K |
| 2006 | $15.9K |
| 2007 | $18.2K |
| 2008 | $17.9K |
| 2009 | $19.8K |
| 2010 | $18.5K |
| 2011 | $19.7K |
| 2012 | $27.2K |
| 2013 | $28.6K |
| 2014 | $27.9K |
| 2015 | $30.7K |
| 2016 | $15.2K |
| 2017 | $14.6K |
| 2018 | $16.4K |
| 2019 | $11.9K |
| 2020 | $15.3K |
| 2021 | $22.3K |
| 2022 | $23.4K |
| 2023 | $28.1K |
| 2024 | $35.8K |
| 2025 | $37.7K |
Employee count history for Wabtec (WAB)
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.
- 202531,000+5.1%
- 202429,500+1.7%
- 202329,000+7.4%
- 202227,000+8.0%
- 202125,000-7.4%
- 202027,000-1.8%
- 201927,500+52.8%
- 201818,0000.0%
- 201718,000-10.0%
- 201620,000+53.8%
- 201513,000+3.2%
- 201412,600+23.1%
- 201310,234+10.6%
- 20129,253+7.0%
- 20118,648+30.0%
- 20106,654+14.5%
- 20095,812-20.3%
- 20087,295+21.1%
- 20076,023+13.3%
- 20065,317+1.7%
- 20055,229+6.6%
- 20044,905+9.4%
- 20034,482+1.7%
- 20024,409-0.6%
- 20014,436-29.0%
- 20006,244—
- 19996,500—
- 19984,300+26.5%
- 19973,400+6.9%
- 19963,181—
About Wabtec's employee count
Wabtec (WAB) employed 31,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,500 (+5.1%) from 29,500 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 3,181 to 31,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +8.2% per year.
Wabtec generated about $360K of revenue and $37.7K 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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