KeyCorp employees and revenue per employee

KEY · Banks - Regional · $21.7B market cap

KeyCorp had 17,226 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $11.2B, up 23.6% from a year earlier, or $649K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

17,226

+2.8% YoY

Revenue

$11.2B

+23.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$649K

Peer median $651K

Rank in industry

19 of 36

Banks - Regional

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
91159226'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 217Staff 110

Hover a year for the numbers.

KEY employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202517,226$11.2B$649K+2.8%+23.6%
Dec 202416,753$9.05B$541K-3.3%-11.5%
Dec 202317,333$10.2B$590K-8.2%+29.3%
Dec 202218,891$7.91B$419K+11.3%+7.9%
Dec 202116,974$7.33B$432K+0.9%+2.7%
Dec 202016,826$7.14B$424K-1.3%-4.9%
Dec 201917,045$7.51B$440K-6.2%+5.3%
Dec 201818,180$7.13B$392K-1.3%+6.7%
Dec 201718,415$6.68B$363K+17.3%+29.5%
Dec 201615,700$5.16B$328K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
16,826'2016,974'2118,891'2217,333'2316,753'2417,226'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$424K'20$432K'21$419K'22$590K'23$541K'24$649K'25

KeyCorp against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Banks - Regional.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
3,769$5.28B$1.40MHiring ahead
FCNCA
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
17,876$14.5B$811KHiring into decline
FCNCN
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E
17,876$14.2B$795KHiring into decline
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
18,676$12.9B$689KHiring into decline
KEY
KeyCorp
17,226$11.2B$649KEfficient growth
CFG
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
17,398$11.1B$641KHiring into decline
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
20,424$12.5B$611KEfficient growth
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
21,839$12.3B$564KContracting
RF
Regions Financial Corporation
19,969$9.61B$481KEfficient growth
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Questions about KeyCorp

How many employees does KeyCorp have?
KeyCorp reported 17,226 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 2.8% from a year earlier.
What is KeyCorp's revenue per employee?
KeyCorp brought in $11.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $649K per employee. That ranks 19 of 36 companies we track in Banks - Regional, where the median is $651K.
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 KeyCorp's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell KEY.