Exchange Economic Impact (FY 2024)
Serving Warfighters and Families
The Exchange’s nationwide economic impact is $6.6 billion annually.
For information on the Exchange’s impact by state, click the map.
Payroll and paid to business is multiplied by a factor of 1.2 to determine economic impact.Since 1895, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been serving a critical role in strengthening military readiness, recruiting and retention.
Today, the Exchange continues to go where Warfighters and their families go to provide tax-free shopping and military-exclusive pricing at installations worldwide and at ShopMyExchange.com.
The Exchange is the 52nd-largest retailer in the U.S., achieving competitive earnings of 7.9% of sales in 2024.
The Department of Defense’s largest retailer, the Exchange is governed by a Board of Directors responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force.
100% of Exchange earnings support the military community. In the last 10 years, your Exchange benefit has provided $15 billion in earnings for critical military Quality-of-Life programs.
Exchange FY 2024 By the Numbers
$8.5B
FY2024 REVENUE
$492M
FY2024 EARNINGS
$295M
FY2024 DIVIDENDS
$250M
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
80%+
ASSOCIATES CONNECTED
TO MILITARY
2,284
WOUNDED WARRIORS
HIRED SINCE 2010
4,997+
ASSOCIATES DEPLOYED TO COMBAT ZONES SINCE 9/11
64,793
VETERANS/SPOUSES
HIRED SINCE 2013
7 PLANTS
PROVIDING BAKED GOODS/WATER OVERSEAS
3.4M
SCHOOL MEALS SERVED
AT OR BELOW COST
640,000
COMBAT UNIFORMS
OUTFITTED AT COST
4.9M
BAKERY ITEMS
PRODUCED OVERSEAS
81M
MEALS SERVED AT
EXCHANGE RESTAURANTS
4.9M
HAIRCUTS
PROVIDED
4.1M
GALLONS OF BOTTLED
WATER OVERSEAS
168.2M
TOTAL
TRANSACTIONS
