Company data
Xylem Inc. employees and revenue per employee
XYL · Industrial - Machinery · $23.8B market cap
Xylem Inc. had 22,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 4.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $9.04B, up 5.5% from a year earlier, or $411K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
22,000
-4.3% YoY
Revenue
$9.04B
+5.5% YoY
Revenue / employee
$411K
Peer median $354K
Rank in industry
10 of 32
Industrial - Machinery
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 | 22,000 | $9.04B | $411K | -4.3% | +5.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 23,000 | $8.56B | $372K | +0.0% | +16.3% |
| Dec 2023 | 23,000 | $7.36B | $320K | +29.2% | +33.4% |
| Dec 2022 | 17,800 | $5.52B | $310K | +2.9% | +6.3% |
| Dec 2021 | 17,300 | $5.20B | $300K | +3.6% | +6.5% |
| Dec 2020 | 16,700 | $4.88B | $292K | +198.2% | -7.1% |
| Dec 2019 | 5,600 | $5.25B | $937K | -5.1% | +0.8% |
| Dec 2018 | 5,900 | $5.21B | $883K | +9.3% | +10.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 5,400 | $4.71B | $872K | +63.6% | +24.8% |
| Dec 2016 | 3,300 | $3.77B | $1.14M | — | — |
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Xylem Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Industrial - Machinery.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Xylem Inc. | 22,000 | $9.04B | $411K | Leaner |
| LII Lennox International Inc. | 12,900 | $5.20B | $403K | Contracting |
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 43,000 | $16.0B | $373K | Leaner |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. | 21,000 | $7.65B | $364K | Leaner |
| DOV Dover Corporation | 24,000 | $8.09B | $337K | Leaner |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 26,000 | $8.34B | $321K | Leaner |
| FLS Flowserve Corporation | 16,000 | $4.73B | $296K | Leaner |
| RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation | 28,700 | $5.93B | $207K | Contracting |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation | 72,000 | $14.4B | $200K | Leaner |
Questions about Xylem Inc.
- How many employees does Xylem Inc. have?
- Xylem Inc. reported 22,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is down 4.3% from a year earlier.
- What is Xylem Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Xylem Inc. brought in $9.04B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $411K per employee. That ranks 10 of 32 companies we track in Industrial - Machinery, where the median is $354K.
- 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 Xylem Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell XYL.