Company data
STAAR Surgical Company employees and revenue per employee
STAA · Medical - Instruments & Supplies · $1.08B market cap
STAAR Surgical Company had 957 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, down 21.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $239M, down 23.7% from a year earlier, or $250K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
957
-21.0% YoY
Revenue
$239M
-23.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$250K
Peer median $300K
Rank in industry
18 of 25
Medical - Instruments & Supplies
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 957 | $239M | $250K | -21.0% | -23.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 1,211 | $314M | $259K | +8.6% | -2.6% |
| Dec 2023 | 1,115 | $322M | $289K | +15.7% | +13.4% |
| Dec 2022 | 964 | $284M | $295K | +19.6% | +23.4% |
| Dec 2021 | 806 | $230M | $286K | +40.2% | +41.0% |
| Jan 2021 | 575 | $163M | $284K | +4.5% | +8.8% |
| Jan 2020 | 550 | $150M | $273K | +15.8% | +21.2% |
| Dec 2018 | 475 | $124M | $261K | +34.6% | +36.8% |
| Dec 2017 | 353 | $90.6M | $257K | +5.1% | +9.9% |
| Dec 2016 | 336 | $82.4M | $245K | — | — |
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STAAR Surgical Company against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Medical - Instruments & Supplies.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMTI Sanara MedTech Inc. | 108 | $103M | $955K | Leaner |
| EMBC Embecta Corp. | 1,850 | $1.08B | $584K | Contracting |
| ANGO AngioDynamics, Inc. | 632 | $320M | $507K | Leaner |
| ATRC AtriCure, Inc. | 1,350 | $535M | $396K | Efficient growth |
| LMAT LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 646 | $250M | $386K | Leaner |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation | 2,000 | $738M | $369K | Efficient growth |
| STAA STAAR Surgical Company | 957 | $239M | $250K | Contracting |
| KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. | 443 | $95.1M | $215K | Efficient growth |
| AZTA Azenta, Inc. | 3,000 | $594M | $198K | Leaner |
Questions about STAAR Surgical Company
- How many employees does STAAR Surgical Company have?
- STAAR Surgical Company reported 957 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on March 3, 2026. That is down 21.0% from a year earlier.
- What is STAAR Surgical Company's revenue per employee?
- STAAR Surgical Company brought in $239M of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $250K per employee. That ranks 18 of 25 companies we track in Medical - Instruments & Supplies, where the median is $300K.
- 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 STAAR Surgical Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 3, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell STAA.