Cohu, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

COHU · Semiconductors · $2.41B market cap

Cohu, Inc. had 2,857 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 5.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $453M, up 12.7% from a year earlier, or $159K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

2,857

-5.5% YoY

Revenue

$453M

+12.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$159K

Peer median $484K

Rank in industry

43 of 45

Semiconductors

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 Dec 2016
83207332'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 161Staff 159

Hover a year for the numbers.

COHU employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20252,857$453M$159K-5.5%+12.7%
Dec 20243,024$402M$133K-7.2%-36.9%
Dec 20233,259$636M$195K+1.3%-21.7%
Dec 20223,218$813M$253K-0.7%-8.4%
Dec 20213,240$887M$274K-0.3%+39.5%
Dec 20203,250$636M$196K+1.6%+9.0%
Dec 20193,200$583M$182K-8.6%+29.1%
Dec 20183,500$452M$129K+94.4%+28.1%
Dec 20171,800$353M$196K+0.0%+25.0%
Dec 20161,800$282M$157K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
3,250'203,240'213,218'223,259'233,024'242,857'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$196K'20$274K'21$253K'22$195K'23$133K'24$159K'25

Cohu, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Semiconductors.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
RMBS
Rambus Inc.
791$708M$895KEfficient growth
SITM
SiTime Corporation
441$327M$741KEfficient growth
VECO
Veeco Instruments Inc.
1,265$664M$525KHiring into decline
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
1,174$523M$446KHiring ahead
MXL
MaxLinear, Inc.
1,115$468M$419KLeaner
AMBA
Ambarella, Inc.
959$391M$407KEfficient growth
FORM
FormFactor, Inc.
2,153$785M$365KLeaner
LASR
nLIGHT, Inc.
800$261M$327KLeaner
COHU
Cohu, Inc.
2,857$453M$159KLeaner
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Questions about Cohu, Inc.

How many employees does Cohu, Inc. have?
Cohu, Inc. reported 2,857 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 17, 2026. That is down 5.5% from a year earlier.
What is Cohu, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Cohu, Inc. brought in $453M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $159K per employee. That ranks 43 of 45 companies we track in Semiconductors, where the median is $484K.
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 Cohu, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 17, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell COHU.