Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

ODFL · Trucking · $37.5B market cap

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. had 20,591 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 6.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $5.50B, down 5.5% from a year earlier, or $267K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

20,591

-6.0% YoY

Revenue

$5.50B

-5.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$267K

Peer median $267K

Rank in industry

3 of 5

Trucking

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
91155218'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 184Staff 117

Hover a year for the numbers.

ODFL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202520,591$5.50B$267K-6.0%-5.5%
Dec 202421,895$5.81B$266K-4.4%-0.9%
Dec 202322,902$5.87B$256K-2.4%-6.3%
Dec 202223,471$6.26B$267K-0.8%+19.1%
Dec 202123,663$5.26B$222K+19.6%+30.9%
Dec 202019,779$4.02B$203K-1.6%-2.3%
Dec 201920,105$4.11B$204K-5.5%+1.6%
Dec 201821,279$4.04B$190K+10.9%+20.4%
Dec 201719,183$3.36B$175K+9.3%+12.3%
Dec 201617,543$2.99B$171K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
19,779'2023,663'2123,471'2222,902'2321,895'2420,591'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$203K'20$222K'21$267K'22$256K'23$266K'24$267K'25

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Trucking.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
RXO
RXO, Inc.
6,906$5.74B$831KLeaner
XPO
XPO Logistics, Inc.
22,500$8.16B$363KLeaner
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
20,591$5.50B$267KContracting
SAIA
Saia, Inc.
14,500$3.23B$223KLeaner
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
37,100$7.47B$201KHiring ahead
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Questions about Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

How many employees does Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. have?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. reported 20,591 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is down 6.0% from a year earlier.
What is Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. brought in $5.50B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $267K per employee. That ranks 3 of 5 companies we track in Trucking, where the median is $267K.
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 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 24, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ODFL.