Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

RGR · Aerospace & Defense · $691M market cap

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had 1,780 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $546M, up 1.9% from a year earlier, or $307K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,780

+0.0% YoY

Revenue

$546M

+1.9% YoY

Revenue / employee

$307K

Peer median $386K

Rank in industry

34 of 48

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
5886114'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 82Staff 84

Hover a year for the numbers.

RGR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,780$546M$307K+0.0%+1.9%
Dec 20241,780$536M$301K-2.2%-1.5%
Dec 20231,820$544M$299K-3.2%-8.7%
Dec 20221,880$596M$317K-1.7%-18.5%
Dec 20211,912$731M$382K+2.2%+28.5%
Dec 20201,870$569M$304K+18.4%+38.6%
Dec 20191,580$411M$260K-13.7%-17.2%
Dec 20181,830$496M$271K+4.6%-5.1%
Dec 20171,750$522M$298K-17.1%-21.4%
Dec 20162,110$664M$315K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,870'201,912'211,880'221,820'231,780'241,780'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$304K'20$382K'21$317K'22$299K'23$301K'24$307K'25

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. against similar companies

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

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
46$524M$11.4MEfficient growth
YSS
York Space Systems, Inc.
710$386M$544K—
NPK
National Presto Industries, Inc.
1,200$504M$420KEfficient growth
DCO
Ducommun Incorporated
2,130$825M$387KLeaner
KRMN
Karman Holdings Inc.
1,400$472M$337KEfficient growth
RGR
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
1,780$546M$307KLeaner
LOAR
Loar Holdings Inc.
1,700$496M$292KEfficient growth
CDRE
Cadre Holdings, Inc.
2,533$610M$241KHiring ahead
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
2,600$602M$231KEfficient growth
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Questions about Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

How many employees does Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. have?
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported 1,780 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
What is Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. brought in $546M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $307K per employee. That ranks 34 of 48 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $386K.
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 Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell RGR.