Zimmer Biomet number of employees

Zimmer Biomet reported 17,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 0 (0.0%) on the year before. That compares with 19,500 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $484,206.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	17,000	+0 (0.0%)	$484,206	10-K, filed February 20, 2026
December 31, 2024	17,000	−1,000 (5.6%)	$451,682	10-K, filed February 25, 2025
December 31, 2023	18,000	+0 (0.0%)	$410,789	10-K, filed February 23, 2024
December 31, 2022	18,000	−1,500 (7.7%)	$385,550	10-K, filed February 24, 2023
December 31, 2021	19,500	—	$350,118	10-K, filed February 25, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 17,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 2,000 employees dedicated to research and development. 2025 annual report
We own or control through licensing arrangements over 6,000 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world that relate to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. 9 Human Capital As of December 31, 2024, we employed approximately 17,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 2,000 employees dedicated to research and development. 2024 annual report
Human Capital As of December 31, 2023, we employed approximately 18,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 2,200 employees dedicated to research and development. 2023 annual report
We own or control through licensing arrangements over 6,000 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world that relate to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. 9 Human Capital As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 18,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 2,100 employees dedicated to research and development. 2022 annual report
We own or control through licensing arrangements over 9,000 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world that relate to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. 11 Human Capital As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 19,500 employees worldwide, including approximately 2,000 employees dedicated to research and development. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Zimmer Biomet's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Zimmer Biomet.