Business Forum • 6 February, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Data from financial analysis platform RisCo.ro reveals clear differences between Romania's largest employers. State companies dominate the ranking by employee count, but private firms lead significantly in turnover, profit and efficiency per employee.
CFR is Romania's largest employer with 24,493 employees at the latest reporting. The company recorded a turnover of €240 million but reported a net loss of €86 million. Sales per employee stood at €9,800, while the loss per employee reached €3,600. The company is entirely owned by the Romanian state through the Ministry of Transport.
Poșta Română ranks second with 20,154 employees. Poșta Română reported a turnover of €340 million, up 9.6% from the previous reporting, and a net profit of €14 million. Sales per employee reached €17,000, while profit per employee was €700.
Kaufland Romania is the largest private employer in the top five with 14,592 employees and one of the biggest contributors to the economy's turnover. The company had a turnover of €4 billion and a net profit of €240 million at the last report. Sales per employee reached €260,000, while profit per employee was €15,800.
Romsilva reported 13,625 employees and a turnover of €600 million, but net profit collapsed to €2 million, down over 95% from the previous year. Sales per employee stood at €44,000, while profit per employee was just €140.
Lidl completes the top five with 12,735 employees. The company recorded a turnover of €4.8 billion, the highest in this ranking, and a net profit of €240 million. Sales per employee reached €380,000, while profit per employee was €19,200, the highest values in the top five.
In total, state companies in the top five employ 58,272 people but generate approximately €1.2 billion in turnover with reduced profits or losses. Private companies in the top five have 27,327 employees but achieve €8.8 billion in turnover and a cumulative net profit of €480 million.