Company data
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. employees and revenue per employee
TMO · Medical - Diagnostics & Research · $242.1B market cap
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. had 125,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $44.6B, up 3.9% from a year earlier, or $356K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
125,000
+0.0% YoY
Revenue
$44.6B
+3.9% YoY
Revenue / employee
$356K
Peer median $380K
Rank in industry
11 of 18
Medical - Diagnostics & Research
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 125,000 | $44.6B | $356K | +0.0% | +3.9% |
| Dec 2024 | 125,000 | $42.9B | $343K | +2.5% | +0.1% |
| Dec 2023 | 122,000 | $42.9B | $351K | -6.2% | -4.6% |
| Dec 2022 | 130,000 | $44.9B | $346K | +0.0% | +14.5% |
| Dec 2021 | 130,000 | $39.2B | $302K | +62.5% | +21.7% |
| Dec 2020 | 80,000 | $32.2B | $403K | +6.7% | +26.1% |
| Dec 2019 | 75,000 | $25.5B | $341K | +7.1% | +4.9% |
| Dec 2018 | 70,000 | $24.4B | $348K | +0.0% | +16.4% |
| Dec 2017 | 70,000 | $20.9B | $299K | +27.3% | +14.5% |
| Dec 2016 | 55,000 | $18.3B | $332K | — | — |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Medical - Diagnostics & Research.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILMN Illumina, Inc. | 8,600 | $4.34B | $504K | Contracting |
| DHR Danaher Corporation | 60,000 | $24.6B | $409K | Leaner |
| IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 11,000 | $4.30B | $391K | Leaner |
| A Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 18,100 | $6.95B | $384K | Efficient growth |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 125,000 | $44.6B | $356K | Leaner |
| MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | 16,600 | $4.03B | $243K | Leaner |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. | 71,000 | $14.0B | $197K | Efficient growth |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 57,000 | $11.0B | $194K | Efficient growth |
| IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. | 93,000 | $16.3B | $175K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- How many employees does Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. have?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. reported 125,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
- What is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. brought in $44.6B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $356K per employee. That ranks 11 of 18 companies we track in Medical - Diagnostics & Research, where the median is $380K.
- 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell TMO.