GE Aerospace employees and revenue per employee

GE · Aerospace & Defense · $321.2B market cap

GE Aerospace had 57,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 7.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $45.9B, up 18.5% from a year earlier, or $804K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

57,000

+7.5% YoY

Revenue

$45.9B

+18.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$804K

Peer median $435K

Rank in industry

2 of 29

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 Dec 2016
1162113'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 38Staff 19

Hover a year for the numbers.

GE employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202557,000$45.9B$804K+7.5%+18.5%
Dec 202453,000$38.7B$730K-57.6%+9.5%
Dec 2023125,000$35.3B$283K-27.3%+21.3%
Dec 2022172,000$29.1B$169K+2.4%-48.4%
Dec 2021168,000$56.5B$336K-3.4%-25.5%
Dec 2020174,000$75.8B$436K-15.1%-15.9%
Dec 2019205,000$90.2B$440K-27.6%-7.0%
Dec 2018283,000$97.0B$343K-9.6%-2.3%
Dec 2017313,000$99.3B$317K+6.1%-16.9%
Dec 2016295,000$119.5B$405K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
174,000'20168,000'21172,000'22125,000'2353,000'2457,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$436K'20$336K'21$169K'22$283K'23$730K'24$804K'25

GE Aerospace against similar companies

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

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
GE
GE Aerospace
57,000$45.9B$804KEfficient growth
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
123,000$75.1B$610KEfficient growth
RTX
RTX Corporation
180,000$88.6B$492KLeaner
BA
The Boeing Company
182,000$89.5B$492KEfficient growth
LHX
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
45,000$21.9B$486KLeaner
GD
General Dynamics Corporation
117,000$52.5B$449KLeaner
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation
95,000$42.0B$442KLeaner
TXT
Textron Inc.
34,000$14.8B$435KLeaner
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
44,000$12.5B$284KLeaner
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Questions about GE Aerospace

How many employees does GE Aerospace have?
GE Aerospace reported 57,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on January 29, 2026. That is up 7.5% from a year earlier.
What is GE Aerospace's revenue per employee?
GE Aerospace brought in $45.9B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $804K per employee. That ranks 2 of 29 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $435K.
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 GE Aerospace's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed January 29, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell GE.