How many employees does NOV Inc. have?

NOV Inc. reported 31,605 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is down 7.1% from a year earlier.

What is NOV Inc.'s revenue per employee?

NOV Inc. brought in $8.74B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $277K per employee. That ranks 5 of 6 companies we track in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, where the median is $405K.

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

NOV Inc. employees and revenue per employee

NOV · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · $6.97B market cap

NOV Inc. had 31,605 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 7.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $8.74B, down 1.4% from a year earlier, or $277K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

31,605

-7.1% YoY

Revenue

$8.74B

-1.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$277K

Peer median $405K

Rank in industry

5 of 6

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

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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NOV employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	31,605	$8.74B	$277K	-7.1%	-1.4%
Dec 2024	34,010	$8.87B	$261K	+1.0%	+3.3%
Dec 2023	33,676	$8.58B	$255K	+4.2%	+18.6%
Dec 2022	32,307	$7.24B	$224K	+19.5%	+31.0%
Dec 2021	27,043	$5.52B	$204K	-2.1%	-9.3%
Dec 2020	27,631	$6.09B	$220K	-22.1%	-28.2%
Dec 2019	35,479	$8.48B	$239K	+1.2%	+0.3%
Dec 2018	35,063	$8.45B	$241K	+10.0%	+15.7%
Dec 2017	31,889	$7.30B	$229K	-12.9%	+0.7%
Dec 2016	36,627	$7.25B	$198K	—	—

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

NOV Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Oil & Gas Equipment & Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.	5,800	$4.01B	$691K	Hiring into decline
BKR Baker Hughes Company	56,000	$27.7B	$495K	Contracting
HAL Halliburton Company	46,000	$22.2B	$482K	Contracting
SLB Slb N.V.	109,000	$35.7B	$328K	Contracting
NOV NOV Inc.	31,605	$8.74B	$277K	Contracting
NESR National Energy Services Reunited Corp.	7,352	$1.32B	$180K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about NOV Inc.

How many employees does NOV Inc. have?: NOV Inc. reported 31,605 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is down 7.1% from a year earlier.
What is NOV Inc.'s revenue per employee?: NOV Inc. brought in $8.74B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $277K per employee. That ranks 5 of 6 companies we track in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, where the median is $405K.
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 NOV Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NOV.