1.9.3.2Vertical

Global Employer of Record (EOR)

EOR providers co-employing international workers for multinational clients.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Payrolling & Employer of Record (EOR) (1.9.3), the segment that Global Employer of Record (EOR) sits within — not Global Employer of Record (EOR) on its own.

Market size
~$198B
Growth
~2.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~4,200
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate

U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 561330 (Professional Employer Organizations); ~3.7M worksite employees. Receipts largely reflect pass-through co-employment costs, not value-add.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Per-employee administration fees plus benefits margin and float

Key economics

Recurring revenue
High

embedded co-employment relationships with low churn

EBITDA margin
Thin on gross revenue; meaningful on net admin/benefit revenue
Capex intensity
Low

Characteristics

  • Reported revenue is largely pass-through; value-add is the admin/benefit margin.
  • Co-employment depth makes the relationship sticky and switching costly.
  • Global EOR platforms have rapidly expanded cross-border employment.

M&A deal context

Deal activityHigh

Who’s acquiring

  • PEO consolidators
  • Global-EOR & payroll platforms
  • PE-backed HR-services roll-ups

What’s driving deals

  • Consolidation of regional PEOs for benefits-purchasing scale.
  • Rapid growth of global EOR for cross-border hiring.
  • Recurring, sticky revenue attractive to financial buyers.

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