United Airlines Holdings, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

UAL · Airlines, Airports & Air Services · $36.5B market cap

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. had 113,200 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 5.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $59.1B, up 3.5% from a year earlier, or $522K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

113,200

+5.5% YoY

Revenue

$59.1B

+3.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$522K

Peer median $394K

Rank in industry

2 of 6

Airlines, Airports & Air 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
32102171'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 162Staff 129

Hover a year for the numbers.

UAL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025113,200$59.1B$522K+5.5%+3.5%
Dec 2024107,300$57.1B$532K+3.9%+6.2%
Dec 2023103,300$53.7B$520K+11.3%+19.5%
Dec 202292,800$45.0B$484K+10.3%+82.5%
Dec 202184,100$24.6B$293K+13.0%+60.4%
Dec 202074,400$15.4B$206K-22.5%-64.5%
Dec 201996,000$43.3B$451K+4.3%+4.7%
Dec 201892,000$41.3B$449K+2.4%+9.3%
Dec 201789,800$37.8B$421K+2.0%+3.4%
Dec 201688,000$36.6B$415K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
74,400'2084,100'2192,800'22103,300'23107,300'24113,200'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$206K'20$293K'21$484K'22$520K'23$532K'24$522K'25

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Airlines, Airports & Air Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
100,000$63.4B$634KLeaner
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
113,200$59.1B$522KHiring ahead
ALK
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
35,951$14.2B$396KEfficient growth
AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
139,100$54.6B$393KHiring ahead
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
72,790$28.1B$386KEfficient growth
JOBY
Joby Aviation, Inc.
2,559$53.4M$21KEfficient growth
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Questions about United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

How many employees does United Airlines Holdings, Inc. have?
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. reported 113,200 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 5.5% from a year earlier.
What is United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. brought in $59.1B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $522K per employee. That ranks 2 of 6 companies we track in Airlines, Airports & Air Services, where the median is $394K.
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 United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell UAL.