Profit per employee — the UK's leanest earners 2026
Pre-tax profit divided by average headcount — the most profit earned per person · 21,042 qualifying · snapshot 2026-06-01
| # | 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 | £1.52B | 102 |
| 03 | SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | Financials | £7M | £509M | 72 |
| 04 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXPORTS LIMITED Tobacco product manufacturing subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £5M | £1.46B | 317 |
| 05 | MEDIMMUNE LIMITED AstraZeneca biotechnology research subsidiary | Industrials | £4M | £814M | 202 |
| 06 | QUADRATURE CAPITAL LIMITED Quantitative hedge fund manager | Financials | £3M | £554M | 173 |
| 07 | IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED Tobacco products wholesaler and manufacturer | Consumer Discretionary | £3M | £3.64B | 1,276 |
| 08 | CITADEL MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) II LIMITED Hedge fund management subsidiary | Consumer Discretionary | £3M | £530M | 188 |
| 09 | GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL BANK | Financials | £3M | £512M | 188 |
| 10 | ELEVA CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED | Financials | £3M | £155M | 61 |
| 11 | EDF TRADING MARKETS LIMITED | Consumer Discretionary | £2M | £141M | 57 |
| 12 | CHEVRON BRITAIN LIMITED Oil and gas extraction subsidiary | Energy | £2M | £160M | 65 |
| 13 | HS1 LIMITED | Industrials | £2M | £137M | 59 |
| 14 | MARSHALL WACE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED Hedge fund manager | Financials | £2M | £917M | 422 |
| 15 | ARRIS GLOBAL LTD. Telecommunications equipment manufacturer | Telecommunications | £2M | £437M | 204 |
| 16 | SUMITOMO CORPORATION EUROPE LIMITED | Consumer Discretionary | £2M | £675M | 317 |
| 17 | NOVELIS UK LTD Aluminium rolling and recycling manufacturer | Basic Materials | £2M | £442M | 208 |
| 18 | CADOGAN ESTATES LIMITED | Real Estate | £2M | £156M | 75 |
| 19 | E D F TRADING LIMITED | Utilities | £2M | £1.17B | 593 |
| 20 | MSC CRUISE MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED UK management for MSC Cruises | Industrials | £2M | £527M | 276 |
| 21 | WINTERMUTE TRADING LTD | Technology | £2M | £149M | 82 |
| 22 | ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED Biotechnology drug discovery subsidiary | Health Care | £2M | £331M | 183 |
| 23 | TA ASSOCIATES (UK), LLP Private equity firm UK branch | Unclassified | £2M | £91M | 52 |
| 24 | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED UK film and television distributor | Consumer Discretionary | £2M | £202M | 116 |
| 25 | SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | 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.