As of 30 September 2026, the Bechtle Group employed a total of 16,583 people, 283 or 1.7% more than a year earlier. Compared with 31 December 2025, the workforce grew by 223 employees, or 1.4%.
The increase was entirely attributable to acquisitions, which added 373 employees between 30 September 2025 and 30 September 2026. Organically, headcount showed a decrease of –0.6%.
|
|
Q3/2026 |
|
Q3/2025 |
|
Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group |
|
16,583 |
|
16,300 |
|
1.7 |
Germany |
|
10,346 |
|
10,448 |
|
−1.0 |
France |
|
1,193 |
|
1,224 |
|
−2.5 |
Benelux |
|
1,413 |
|
1,278 |
|
10.6 |
Other Europe |
|
3,631 |
|
3,350 |
|
8.4 |
Expressed as full-time equivalents (FTEs), Bechtle employed an average of 15,872 people between January and September 2026. This is 514 more than in the prior-year period, an increase of 3.3%.
In September, Bechtle welcomed a new intake of 215 vocational trainees and dual-track students. As of 30 September 2026, 766 young people were in vocational training or dual-track study programmes at Bechtle (previous year: 853).