Company data
Apple Inc. employees and revenue per employee
AAPL · Consumer Electronics · $4.90T market cap
Apple Inc. had 166,000 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, up 1.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $416.2B, up 6.4% from a year earlier, or $2.51M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
166,000
+1.2% YoY
Revenue
$416.2B
+6.4% YoY
Revenue / employee
$2.51M
Peer median $445K
Rank in sector
6 of 204
Technology
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 166,000 | $416.2B | $2.51M | +1.2% | +6.4% |
| Sep 2024 | 164,000 | $391.0B | $2.38M | +1.9% | +2.0% |
| Sep 2023 | 161,000 | $383.3B | $2.38M | -1.8% | -2.8% |
| Sep 2022 | 164,000 | $394.3B | $2.40M | +6.5% | +7.8% |
| Sep 2021 | 154,000 | $365.8B | $2.38M | +4.8% | +33.3% |
| Sep 2020 | 147,000 | $274.5B | $1.87M | +7.3% | +5.5% |
| Sep 2019 | 137,000 | $260.2B | $1.90M | +3.8% | -2.0% |
| Sep 2018 | 132,000 | $265.6B | $2.01M | +7.3% | +15.9% |
| Sep 2017 | 123,000 | $229.2B | $1.86M | +6.0% | +6.3% |
| Sep 2016 | 116,000 | $215.6B | $1.86M | — | — |
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Apple Inc. against similar companies
The closest sector peers by revenue, from Technology.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 42,000 | $215.9B | $5.14M | Efficient growth |
| SNX TD Synnex Corp | 24,000 | $62.5B | $2.60M | Efficient growth |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 166,000 | $416.2B | $2.51M | Efficient growth |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 33,000 | $63.9B | $1.94M | Leaner |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 223,000 | $331.8B | $1.49M | Leaner |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | 97,000 | $113.5B | $1.17M | Leaner |
| HPQ HP Inc. | 55,000 | $55.3B | $1.01M | Leaner |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 82,400 | $63.3B | $769K | Leaner |
| ORCL Oracle Corporation | 141,000 | $67.4B | $478K | Leaner |
Questions about Apple Inc.
- How many employees does Apple Inc. have?
- Apple Inc. reported 166,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on October 31, 2025. That is up 1.2% from a year earlier.
- What is Apple Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Apple Inc. brought in $416.2B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $2.51M per employee. That ranks 6 of 204 companies we track in Technology, where the median is $445K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Apple Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed October 31, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AAPL.