Profit per Employee

Net income per head — productivity that reaches the bottom line

Updated October 11, 2026

Revenue per employee tells you how much a business sells per worker; profit per employee tells you how much it actually keeps. It’s the bluntest read on operating leverage that survives all the way down the income statement — a number that rewards pricing power and lean overhead at once.

The list leans toward asset-light, high-margin models — finance, software, a few specialised manufacturers — where a small headcount sits on top of an enormous earnings base. That’s the point: these are the companies turning the fewest people into the most profit.

#	Stock	Profit / employee	Net income (TTM)	Employees
1	VICIVICI Properties Inc.REIT - Specialty	$104.2M	$2.8B	27
	REIT - Specialty — $2.8B in net income across 27 staff, or $104.2M of profit per worker.
2	PNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationRegulated Electric	$6.9M	$649M	94
	Regulated Electric — $649M in net income across 94 staff, or $6.9M of profit per worker.
3	HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.REIT - Hotel & Motel	$6.2M	$1.0B	165
	REIT - Hotel & Motel — $1.0B in net income across 165 staff, or $6.2M of profit per worker.
4	NVDANVIDIA CorporationSemiconductors	$5.3M	$192.1B	36K
	Semiconductors — $192.1B in net income across 36K staff, or $5.3M of profit per worker.
5	APPAppLovin CorporationSoftware - Application	$5.0M	$4.4B	876
	Software - Application — $4.4B in net income across 876 staff, or $5.0M of profit per worker.
6	TPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production	$4.9M	$541M	111
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $541M in net income across 111 staff, or $4.9M of profit per worker.
7	ORealty Income CorporationREIT - Retail	$2.7M	$1.3B	468
	REIT - Retail — $1.3B in net income across 468 staff, or $2.7M of profit per worker.
8	EOGEOG Resources, Inc.Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	$2.2M	$6.8B	3K
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $6.8B in net income across 3K staff, or $2.2M of profit per worker.
9	WELLWelltower Inc.REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$2.0M	$1.4B	685
	REIT - Healthcare Facilities — $1.4B in net income across 685 staff, or $2.0M of profit per worker.
10	EQTEQT CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production	$1.9M	$2.8B	2K
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $2.8B in net income across 2K staff, or $1.9M of profit per worker.
11	EXEExpand Energy CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production	$1.8M	$2.8B	2K
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $2.8B in net income across 2K staff, or $1.8M of profit per worker.
12	MUMicron Technology, Inc.Semiconductors	$1.8M	$85.1B	48K
	Semiconductors — $85.1B in net income across 48K staff, or $1.8M of profit per worker.
13	DVNDevon Energy CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production	$1.7M	$4.0B	2K
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $4.0B in net income across 2K staff, or $1.7M of profit per worker.
14	SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.REIT - Retail	$1.5M	$5.4B	4K
	REIT - Retail — $5.4B in net income across 4K staff, or $1.5M of profit per worker.
15	FRTFederal Realty Investment TrustREIT - Retail	$1.4M	$433M	304
	REIT - Retail — $433M in net income across 304 staff, or $1.4M of profit per worker.
16	PLDPrologis, Inc.REIT - Industrial	$1.4M	$3.8B	3K
	REIT - Industrial — $3.8B in net income across 3K staff, or $1.4M of profit per worker.
17	MOAltria Group, Inc.Tobacco	$1.3M	$7.9B	6K
	Tobacco — $7.9B in net income across 6K staff, or $1.3M of profit per worker.
18	GOOGAlphabet Inc.Internet Content & Information	$1.3M	$245.1B	186K
	Internet Content & Information — $245.1B in net income across 186K staff, or $1.3M of profit per worker.
19	GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Internet Content & Information	$1.3M	$245.1B	186K
	Internet Content & Information — $245.1B in net income across 186K staff, or $1.3M of profit per worker.
20	REGRegency Centers CorporationREIT - Retail	$1.3M	$647M	495
	REIT - Retail — $647M in net income across 495 staff, or $1.3M of profit per worker.
21	CMECME Group Inc.Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges	$1.1M	$4.3B	4K
	Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges — $4.3B in net income across 4K staff, or $1.1M of profit per worker.
22	AVGOBroadcom Inc.Semiconductors	$1.0M	$38.3B	37K
	Semiconductors — $38.3B in net income across 37K staff, or $1.0M of profit per worker.
23	NFLXNetflix, Inc.Entertainment	$968K	$13.6B	14K
	Entertainment — $13.6B in net income across 14K staff, or $968K of profit per worker.
24	SNDKSandisk CorporationHardware, Equipment & Parts	$953K	$11.4B	12K
	Hardware, Equipment & Parts — $11.4B in net income across 12K staff, or $953K of profit per worker.
25	APAAPA CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production	$935K	$1.7B	2K
	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $1.7B in net income across 2K staff, or $935K of profit per worker.