How many employees does AAR Corp. have?

AAR Corp. reported 7,100 employees for the fiscal year ending May 2026, in the annual report it filed on July 22, 2026. That is up 26.8% from a year earlier.

What is AAR Corp.'s revenue per employee?

AAR Corp. brought in $3.31B of revenue in fiscal May 2026, which is $466K per employee. That ranks 14 of 36 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $420K.

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.

Company data

AAR Corp. employees and revenue per employee

AIR · Aerospace & Defense · $4.01B market cap

AAR Corp. had 7,100 employees at the end of fiscal May 2026, up 26.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.31B, up 19.0% from a year earlier, or $466K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

7,100

+26.8% YoY

Revenue

$3.31B

+19.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$466K

Peer median $420K

Rank in industry

14 of 36

Aerospace & Defense

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in May 2017

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AIR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
May 2026	7,100	$3.31B	$466K	+26.8%	+19.0%
May 2025	5,600	$2.78B	$497K	-1.8%	+19.9%
May 2024	5,700	$2.32B	$407K	+14.0%	+16.5%
May 2023	5,000	$1.99B	$398K	+11.1%	+9.4%
May 2022	4,500	$1.82B	$404K	-4.3%	+10.1%
May 2021	4,700	$1.65B	$352K	-13.0%	-20.3%
May 2020	5,400	$2.07B	$384K	-4.4%	+1.0%
May 2019	5,650	$2.05B	$363K	+13.0%	+17.4%
May 2018	5,000	$1.75B	$350K	+8.7%	-1.1%
May 2017	4,600	$1.77B	$384K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

AAR Corp. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Aerospace & Defense.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.	494	$2.51B	$5.08M	Leaner
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.	5,100	$2.78B	$545K	Efficient growth
AIR AAR Corp.	7,100	$3.31B	$466K	Hiring ahead
DRS Leonardo DRS, Inc.	7,000	$3.23B	$462K	Efficient growth
HEI HEICO Corporation	11,100	$4.49B	$404K	Efficient growth
CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation	9,100	$3.50B	$384K	Efficient growth
WWD Woodward, Inc.	10,200	$3.57B	$350K	Hiring ahead
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.	10,400	$3.20B	$308K	Hiring ahead
MOG-A Moog Inc.	13,500	$3.86B	$286K	Leaner

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Questions about AAR Corp.

How many employees does AAR Corp. have?: AAR Corp. reported 7,100 employees for the fiscal year ending May 2026, in the annual report it filed on July 22, 2026. That is up 26.8% from a year earlier.
What is AAR Corp.'s revenue per employee?: AAR Corp. brought in $3.31B of revenue in fiscal May 2026, which is $466K per employee. That ranks 14 of 36 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $420K.
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 AAR Corp.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed July 22, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AIR.