Profit per Employee
Net income per head — productivity that reaches the bottom line
Updated August 16, 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 | $7.1M | $663M | 94 |
| Regulated Electric — $663M in net income across 94 staff, or $7.1M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 3 | HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.REIT - Hotel & Motel | $6.1M | $1.0B | 165 |
| REIT - Hotel & Motel — $1.0B in net income across 165 staff, or $6.1M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 4 | TPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production | $4.5M | $503M | 111 |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $503M in net income across 111 staff, or $4.5M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 5 | APPAppLovin CorporationSoftware - Application | $4.5M | $3.9B | 876 |
| Software - Application — $3.9B in net income across 876 staff, or $4.5M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 6 | NVDANVIDIA CorporationSemiconductors | $4.4M | $159.3B | 36K |
| Semiconductors — $159.3B in net income across 36K staff, or $4.4M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 7 | ORealty Income CorporationREIT - Retail | $2.4M | $1.1B | 468 |
| REIT - Retail — $1.1B in net income across 468 staff, or $2.4M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 8 | 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. | ||||
| 9 | 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. | ||||
| 10 | 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. | ||||
| 11 | EOGEOG Resources, Inc.Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | $1.7M | $5.4B | 3K |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $5.4B in net income across 3K staff, or $1.7M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 12 | 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. | ||||
| 13 | 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. | ||||
| 14 | 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. | ||||
| 15 | 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. | ||||
| 16 | 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. | ||||
| 17 | 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. | ||||
| 18 | REGRegency Centers CorporationREIT - Retail | $1.3M | $647M | 495 |
| REIT - Retail — $647M in net income across 495 staff, or $1.3M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 19 | 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. | ||||
| 20 | MUMicron Technology, Inc.Semiconductors | $1.1M | $50.6B | 48K |
| Semiconductors — $50.6B in net income across 48K staff, or $1.1M of profit per worker. | ||||
| 21 | DVNDevon Energy CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production | $971K | $2.2B | 2K |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $2.2B in net income across 2K staff, or $971K of profit per worker. | ||||
| 22 | NFLXNetflix, Inc.Entertainment | $968K | $13.6B | 14K |
| Entertainment — $13.6B in net income across 14K staff, or $968K of profit per worker. | ||||
| 23 | VRSNVeriSign, Inc.Software - Infrastructure | $904K | $840M | 929 |
| Software - Infrastructure — $840M in net income across 929 staff, or $904K of profit per worker. | ||||
| 24 | METAMeta Platforms, Inc.Internet Content & Information | $886K | $68.1B | 77K |
| Internet Content & Information — $68.1B in net income across 77K staff, or $886K of profit per worker. | ||||
| 25 | APAAPA CorporationOil & Gas Exploration & Production | $848K | $1.5B | 2K |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — $1.5B in net income across 2K staff, or $848K of profit per worker. | ||||