Oshkosh Corporation Company Profile, Products, Employees and Revenue

Oshkosh Corporation is an American maker of specialty vehicles based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, best known for JLG lifts, Pierce fire trucks and, through Oshkosh Defense, tactical trucks such as the JLTV, FMTV and HEMTT for the US Army and Marine Corps. It reported net sales of $10.42 billion for 2025 and describes its workforce as approximately 19,000 team members.

The company reports three segments: Access, Vocational and Transport. Defense sales are part of Transport, which also builds the US Postal Service’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicle. Its period-end backlog was $14.75 billion on 30 June 2026. This profile covers what Oshkosh does, how many people it employs, what Oshkosh Defense builds and how its latest results look.

What Does Oshkosh Corporation Do?

Oshkosh designs and builds purpose-built vehicles and equipment. The company calls itself a global industrial technology company and lists 12 brands, including JLG, Pierce, Oshkosh Defense, Jerr-Dan, McNeilus and AeroTech, across 125 locations in 19 countries. It cites more than 2,300 patents.

How Many Employees Does Oshkosh Have?

Oshkosh says on its corporate website that it has approximately 19,000 team members. The figure covers all segments, including Pierce in Appleton, Wisconsin, and the defense operations in Oshkosh.

What Are Oshkosh’s Business Segments?

Access is the largest segment but shrank in 2025 on weak non-residential construction demand, which the company flagged again in its 2026 outlook. Vocational grew on fire apparatus and airport products. Defense was about 16% of 2025 net sales (analysis of the segment table).

What Does Oshkosh Defense Build?

Oshkosh Defense supplies the US military with tactical wheeled vehicles. Wikipedia describes it as the sole supplier of medium and heavy tactical trucks to the Army and Marine Corps since the 1970s, when it won a 1976 order for 744 M911 heavy equipment transporters.

The FMTV link matters beyond trucks: the M142 HIMARS launcher is mounted on an FMTV five-ton chassis, according to Wikipedia. Oshkosh Defense announced $142 million in FMTV A2 orders from US and international customers on 3 June 2026, covering 4×4 cargo, 6×6 cargo and long-wheelbase versions, without naming customers or quantities.

What Is Happening With the JLTV?

The Army-managed JLTV recompete went to AM General in February 2023, with a projected value of $7.3 billion for up to 15,425 vehicles and 6,000 trailers. Oshkosh protested and the Government Accountability Office denied the protest, per Wikipedia. Oshkosh’s own results release now lists the wind-down of the domestic JLTV programme as a drag on Transport sales.

In May 2026 the Marine Corps issued a request for information for an additional JLTV supplier: up to 7,500 vehicles and 4,000 trailers over a five-year base period plus five option years, with three vehicles due within 90 days of award and 50 within ten months. The Defense Post reported that Oshkosh, with more than 24,000 JLTV deliveries since 2015, is expected to compete. Oshkosh executives told Breaking Defense that AM General’s deliveries run 20 to 24 months late. AM General disputed that and said it expects full production in 2027. The Marine Corps said the RFI is not a supplier-change decision, and added, “We are replacing our entire Humvee fleet with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, period.”

Oshkosh Revenue and Financial Results

In the second quarter of 2026 Access sales rose 9.4% to $1.37 billion, Vocational was $967 million and Transport rose 11.9% to $536 million. Oshkosh now expects 2026 net sales of about $11.2 billion and adjusted earnings of about $11.00 per share, down from the $11.50 it guided in January. Transport sales in 2025 were helped by delivery vehicles: USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle sales reached $469 million, against $104 million in 2024, as production ramped.

Oshkosh History Timeline

Who Competes With Oshkosh Defense?

In the JLTV the direct rival is AM General. Defenseandtech.com covers other land-systems makers, including Rheinmetall, KNDS and General Dynamics, which builds the Army’s combat vehicles. Marine Corps vehicle programmes also feature in our story on Anduril jammers for the amphibious combat vehicle.

Oshkosh FAQ

Where is Oshkosh Corporation headquartered?

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in the United States.

How many employees does Oshkosh have?

Approximately 19,000, according to the company’s corporate website. StockAnalysis lists 18,400.

What is Oshkosh Corporation’s annual revenue?

Net sales were $10.42 billion in 2025, down from $10.73 billion in 2024.

What are the Oshkosh segments?

Access, Vocational and Transport. Defense vehicles and USPS delivery vehicles sit in Transport.

What military vehicles does Oshkosh Defense make?

The JLTV, FMTV A2, HEMTT and PLS heavy trucks, M-ATV, MTVR and LVSR, among others.

Does Oshkosh still build the JLTV for the US Army?

No. AM General won the 2023 recompete, and Oshkosh reports the domestic JLTV programme winding down. It is expected to compete for a Marine Corps second-supplier award.

What is the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle?

The USPS mail truck Oshkosh Defense was chosen to build in 2021, in a contract for 50,000 to 165,000 vehicles over ten years.

Who is the CEO of Oshkosh?

John Pfeifer is president and chief executive officer.