Profit per employee — the UK's leanest earners 2026
Pre-tax profit divided by average headcount — the most profit earned per person · 20,973 qualifying · snapshot 2026-10-01
| # | Company | Industry | Profit per head | Latest PBT | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | XTX MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Technology arm of algorithmic trading group | Technology | £18M | £2.28B | 127 |
| 02 | ICE CLEAR EUROPE LIMITED Financial clearing house | Financials | £15M | £1.49B | 102 |
| 03 | SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Listed industrial property investment trust | Financials | £7M | £509M | 72 |
| 04 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXPORTS LIMITED Tobacco product manufacturing subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £7M | £2.00B | 296 |
| 05 | FRONERI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Consumer Discretionary | £6M | £391M | 65 |
| 06 | LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC | Real Estate | £5M | £279M | 54 |
| 07 | ORANGE BRAND SERVICES LIMITED | Telecommunications | £5M | £410M | 86 |
| 08 | MEDIMMUNE LIMITED AstraZeneca biotechnology research subsidiary | Industrials | £4M | £709M | 175 |
| 09 | QUADRATURE CAPITAL LIMITED Quantitative hedge fund manager | Financials | £3M | £554M | 173 |
| 10 | INDIVIOR UK LIMITED Addiction treatment pharmaceutical subsidiary | Health Care | £3M | £467M | 153 |
| 11 | IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED Tobacco products wholesaler and manufacturer | Consumer Discretionary | £3M | £3.64B | 1,276 |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL BANK UK banking and lending subsidiary | Financials | £3M | £504M | 188 |
| 13 | EDF TRADING MARKETS LIMITED Wholesale energy trading subsidiary | Consumer Discretionary | £2M | £151M | 61 |
| 14 | ELEVA CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED UK fund management entity | Financials | £2M | £149M | 61 |
| 15 | MARSHALL WACE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED Hedge fund manager | Financials | £2M | £917M | 422 |
| 16 | HS1 LIMITED High-speed rail network manager | Industrials | £2M | £133M | 62 |
| 17 | NOVELIS UK LTD Aluminium rolling and recycling manufacturer | Basic Materials | £2M | £442M | 208 |
| 18 | CADOGAN ESTATES LIMITED London property estate manager | Real Estate | £2M | £156M | 75 |
| 19 | MSC CRUISE MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED UK management for MSC Cruises | Industrials | £2M | £531M | 276 |
| 20 | WINTERMUTE TRADING LTD Cryptocurrency market maker | Technology | £2M | £157M | 82 |
| 21 | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED UK film and television distributor | Consumer Discretionary | £2M | £213M | 116 |
| 22 | ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED Biotechnology drug discovery subsidiary | Health Care | £2M | £331M | 183 |
| 23 | CITADEL MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) II LIMITED Hedge fund management subsidiary | Industrials | £2M | £370M | 208 |
| 24 | PINE WALK CAPITAL LIMITED Non-life insurance provider | Financials | £2M | £166M | 94 |
| 25 | SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED Institutional alternative asset manager | Industrials | £2M | £136M | 81 |
All figures from each company's latest filed Companies House accounts; detailed filers only, with implausible outliers and scale artifacts excluded. Filed accounts lag the present by roughly 12–24 months, and group-vs-parent scope changes can move a figure between filings. Banks and insurers that don't report a turnover line are under-represented on the turnover-based boards.