Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN)

Nestlé Employees

Nestlé had 271,000 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 11,129 or 4.28% compared to the previous year. That makes Nestlé the 72nd largest employer in the world and the largest employer in Switzerland.

• Employees: 271,000
• Change (1Y): 11,129
• Growth (1Y): 4.28%
• Revenue / Employee: 327.58K CHF
• Profits / Employee: 27.45K CHF
• Market Cap: 217.02B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)	Full-Time	Part-Time
Dec 31, 2025	271,000	11,129	4.28%	271,000	0
Dec 31, 2024	259,871	-2,429	-0.93%	251,786	8,085
Dec 31, 2023	262,300	-12,700	-4.62%	253,255	9,045
Dec 31, 2022	275,000	-1,000	-0.36%	275,000	0
Dec 31, 2021	276,000	3,000	1.10%	276,000	0

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Dec 31, 2025

Employee data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates once per year after the filing of each annual report.

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Last checked:

Oct 15, 2026

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