How many employees does Forward Air Corporation have?

Forward Air Corporation reported 6,062 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 11, 2026. That is down 4.1% from a year earlier.

What is Forward Air Corporation's revenue per employee?

Forward Air Corporation brought in $2.50B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $412K per employee. That ranks 6 of 13 companies we track in Integrated Freight & Logistics, where the median is $407K.

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

Forward Air Corporation employees and revenue per employee

FWRD · Integrated Freight & Logistics · $495M market cap

Forward Air Corporation had 6,062 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 4.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.50B, up 0.8% from a year earlier, or $412K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

6,062

-4.1% YoY

Revenue

$2.50B

+0.8% YoY

Revenue / employee

$412K

Peer median $407K

Rank in industry

6 of 13

Integrated Freight & Logistics

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

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FWRD employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	6,062	$2.50B	$412K	-4.1%	+0.8%
Dec 2024	6,319	$2.47B	$392K	+57.4%	+80.5%
Dec 2023	4,014	$1.37B	$341K	-3.4%	-18.4%
Dec 2022	4,155	$1.68B	$404K	+3.0%	+21.1%
Dec 2021	4,035	$1.39B	$344K	+6.9%	+9.3%
Dec 2020	3,774	$1.27B	$336K	-18.7%	+4.5%
Dec 2019	4,640	$1.22B	$262K	+6.4%	-8.0%
Dec 2018	4,362	$1.32B	$303K	+13.1%	+20.0%
Dec 2017	3,857	$1.10B	$285K	+4.6%	+12.0%
Dec 2016	3,689	$983M	$266K	—	—

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

Forward Air Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Integrated Freight & Logistics.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
LSTR Landstar System, Inc.	1,378	$4.74B	$3.44M	Contracting
RLGT Radiant Logistics, Inc.	1,080	$934M	$865K	Hiring ahead
HUBG Hub Group, Inc.	6,500	$3.95B	$607K	Hiring into decline
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	20,000	$11.1B	$553K	Hiring ahead
FWRD Forward Air Corporation	6,062	$2.50B	$412K	Leaner
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	31,750	$12.0B	$378K	Contracting
PBI Pitney Bowes Inc.	6,600	$1.89B	$287K	Contracting
FDXF FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc.	40,000	$8.79B	$220K	—
GXO GXO Logistics, Inc.	105,000	$13.2B	$126K	Leaner

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Questions about Forward Air Corporation

How many employees does Forward Air Corporation have?: Forward Air Corporation reported 6,062 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 11, 2026. That is down 4.1% from a year earlier.
What is Forward Air Corporation's revenue per employee?: Forward Air Corporation brought in $2.50B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $412K per employee. That ranks 6 of 13 companies we track in Integrated Freight & Logistics, where the median is $407K.
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 Forward Air Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 11, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell FWRD.