KKR & Co. Inc. employees and revenue per employee

KKR · Asset Management · $81.1B market cap

KKR & Co. Inc. had 5,043 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 4.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $19.2B, down 11.2% from a year earlier, or $3.81M per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

5,043

+4.3% YoY

Revenue

$19.2B

-11.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$3.81M

Peer median $941K

Rank in industry

4 of 29

Asset Management

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
225801138'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 942Staff 420

Hover a year for the numbers.

KKR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20255,043$19.2B$3.81M+4.3%-11.2%
Dec 20244,834$21.6B$4.48M+7.7%+51.1%
Dec 20234,490$14.3B$3.19M+8.2%+157.4%
Dec 20224,150$5.57B$1.34M+29.7%-65.4%
Dec 20213,200$16.1B$5.03M+102.1%+280.7%
Dec 20201,583$4.23B$2.67M+14.4%+0.2%
Dec 20191,384$4.22B$3.05M+6.4%+76.2%
Dec 20181,301$2.40B$1.84M+9.9%-32.6%
Dec 20171,184$3.56B$3.00M-1.3%+74.4%
Dec 20161,200$2.04B$1.70M——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,583'203,200'214,150'224,490'234,834'245,043'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$2.67M'20$5.03M'21$1.34M'22$3.19M'23$4.48M'24$3.81M'25

KKR & Co. Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Asset Management.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
5,043$19.2B$3.81MHiring into decline
BX
Blackstone Inc.
5,285$13.8B$2.62MEfficient growth
EQH
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
8,000$11.7B$1.46MContracting
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
13,600$18.9B$1.39MLeaner
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
24,900$24.2B$973KEfficient growth
RJF
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
19,500$15.9B$816KEfficient growth
PFG
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
19,700$15.6B$793KContracting
NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
23,800$14.3B$601KHiring into decline
STT
State Street Corporation
52,000$22.6B$435KLeaner
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Questions about KKR & Co. Inc.

How many employees does KKR & Co. Inc. have?
KKR & Co. Inc. reported 5,043 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 4.3% from a year earlier.
What is KKR & Co. Inc.'s revenue per employee?
KKR & Co. Inc. brought in $19.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $3.81M per employee. That ranks 4 of 29 companies we track in Asset Management, where the median is $941K.
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 KKR & Co. Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell KKR.