BrightView Holdings layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring BrightView Holdings reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 21,000 to approximately 18,600.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 21,000 | September 30, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 19,600 | September 30, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 18,600 | September 30, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company recorded severance and related costs, which include expenses tied to its CEO transition, as part of its business transformation and integration costs.
Word for word“(f) Represents severance and related costs including expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s CEO transition.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryThe company reported severance and related costs of $16.6 million for fiscal 2024 within its business transformation and integration costs, tied to its One BrightView initiative and CEO transition.
Word for word“Represents severance and related costs incurred in connection with the Company's One BrightView initiative and CEO transition.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company reported severance and related costs of $8.9 million for fiscal 2023 within its business transformation and integration costs.
Word for word“Severance and related costs (g) $ 16.6 $ 8.9 Business integration (h) (0.4 ) 6.2 IT infrastructure, transformation, and other (i) 27.9 8.6 Business transformation and integration costs $ 44.1 $ 23.7 42 Table of Contents (b) Represents the realized gain on sale and transaction related expenses from the divestiture of U.S. Lawns on January 12, 2024.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company reported business transformation and integration costs that include severance and related costs, business integration costs, and IT infrastructure and transformation costs.
Word for word“(a) Business transformation and integration costs consist of (i) severance and related costs; (ii) business integration costs and (iii) information technology infrastructure, transformation and other costs.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company described its business transformation and integration costs as tied to distinct enterprise-wide initiatives, including its One BrightView initiative, and these costs include severance.
Word for word“These costs represent expenses related to distinct initiatives, typically significant enterprise-wide changes, including actions taken as part of the Company's One BrightView initiative.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs |
|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | $3.8 million |
| 2021-09-30 | $300,000 |
| 2022-09-30 | $1.6 million |
| 2023-09-30 | $8.9 million |
| 2024-09-30 | $16.6 million |
BrightView Holdings has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from BrightView Holdings’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.