Which companies get the most from each employee?
Revenue, profit and market value per employee show how much a business gets from its people. Lean companies can grow without hiring in step, which is a quiet source of operating leverage and higher margins over time.
Updated Sep 27, 2026
148 bring in $1M+ a head
The median S&P 500 company brings in $618K of revenue and $71K of profit per employee, and the market values it at $2.1M per employee. NVDA leads the market on efficiency.
By sector
The median revenue per employee in each sector. Select any company below to see its past year.
The 60 leanest companies
Efficiency ranks revenue and profit per employee across the S&P 500. Value per employee is enterprise value divided by headcount. Select a column to sort.
| Company | Efficiency | Revenue / employee | Profit / employee | Value / employee | Employees | Sector | Past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 100Lean | $8.4M | $5.3M | $150.0M | 36000 | Information Technology | |
| EXE Expand Energy Corporation | 100Lean | $8.9M | $1.8M | $15.3M | 1500 | Energy | |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation | 100Lean | $7.6M | $4.5M | $209.8M | 111 | Energy | |
| APP AppLovin Corporation | 99Lean | $7.0M | $4.5M | $121.0M | 876 | Information Technology | |
| EOG EOG Resources, Inc. | 99Lean | $7.5M | $1.7M | $25.3M | 3150 | Energy | |
| EQT EQT Corporation | 99Lean | $6.1M | $1.9M | $24.5M | 1523 | Energy | |
| DVN Devon Energy Corporation | 99Lean | $7.2M | $971K | $15.7M | 2300 | Energy | |
| VLO Valero Energy Corporation | 99Lean | $13.4M | $716K | $11.9M | 9898 | Energy | |
| MO Altria Group, Inc. | 98Lean | $3.7M | $1.3M | $23.3M | 5900 | Consumer Staples | |
| APA APA Corporation | 98Lean | $4.8M | $848K | $10.7M | 1791 | Energy | |
| NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 98Lean | $3.5M | $968K | $22.0M | 14000 | Communication Services | |
| EG Everest Re Group, Ltd. | 98Lean | $5.5M | $623K | $4.9M | 3037 | Financials | |
| TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | 98Lean | $4.9M | $626K | $23.3M | 3370 | Energy | |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | 97Lean | $3.0M | $886K | $25.0M | 76834 | Communication Services | |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 97Lean | $3.0M | $799K | $15.5M | 1685 | Financials | |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 96Lean | $3.3M | $720K | $21.1M | 4895 | Financials | |
| COP ConocoPhillips | 96Lean | $4.9M | $610K | $14.7M | 11800 | Energy | |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | 96Lean | $2.4M | $1.3M | $21.4M | 185719 | Communication Services | |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | 96Lean | $2.4M | $1.3M | $22.0M | 185719 | Communication Services | |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 96Lean | $2.8M | $785K | $30.8M | 164000 | Information Technology | |
| OKE ONEOK, Inc. | 96Lean | $5.6M | $560K | $14.1M | 6326 | Energy | |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation | 96Lean | $5.9M | $532K | $11.5M | 61000 | Energy | |
| KKR KKR & Co. Inc. | 95Lean | $4.1M | $588K | $28.3M | 4834 | Financials | |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 95Lean | $10.3M | $310K | $9.5M | 13200 | Energy | |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 95Lean | $6.9M | $400K | $5.2M | 5684 | Information Technology | |
| APO Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 95Lean | $5.8M | $387K | $12.3M | 5141 | Financials | |
| ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 94Lean | $2.7M | $620K | $5.0M | 7200 | Financials | |
| CVX Chevron Corporation | 94Lean | $4.6M | $455K | $8.9M | 45298 | Energy | |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 94Lean | $2.2M | $843K | $56.8M | 4412 | Information Technology | |
| CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 94Lean | $2.6M | $614K | $6.8M | 2800 | Materials | |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 94Lean | $1.9M | $1.1M | $25.4M | 48000 | Information Technology | |
| CME CME Group Inc. | 93Lean | $1.8M | $1.1M | $25.8M | 3760 | Financials | |
| CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 93Lean | $2.5M | $588K | −$1.4M | 5624 | Financials | |
| INCY Incyte Corporation | 93Lean | $2.2M | $625K | $8.1M | 2617 | Health Care | |
| VRSN VeriSign, Inc. | 93Lean | $1.8M | $904K | $29.6M | 929 | Information Technology | |
| IBKR Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | 93Lean | $3.7M | $372K | −$8.0M | 3027 | Financials | |
| VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 92Lean | $2.0M | $708K | $20.9M | 6100 | Health Care | |
| GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 92Lean | $2.5M | $424K | $19.2M | 46600 | Financials | |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 92Lean | $1.8M | $676K | $48.0M | 37000 | Information Technology | |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 92Lean | $7.4M | $247K | $8.1M | 18300 | Energy | |
| OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 91Lean | $2.2M | $385K | $6.6M | 10412 | Energy | |
| WMB The Williams Companies, Inc. | 91Lean | $2.0M | $480K | $19.6M | 5829 | Energy | |
| V Visa Inc. | 91Lean | $1.5M | $789K | $25.0M | 28800 | Financials | |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. | 91Lean | $1.7M | $555K | $10.0M | 16800 | Utilities | |
| VST Vistra Corp. | 91Lean | $2.4M | $298K | $9.7M | 6850 | Utilities | |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 90Lean | $1.7M | $523K | $11.5M | 17600 | Health Care | |
| PHM PulteGroup, Inc. | 90Lean | $2.4M | $278K | $3.5M | 6793 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| CEG Constellation Energy Corporation | 90Lean | $2.1M | $287K | $8.1M | 14215 | Utilities | |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. | 90Lean | $1.7M | $336K | $11.8M | 7300 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 90Lean | $1.4M | $715K | $45.0M | 2900 | Financials | |
| LLY Eli Lilly and Company | 89Lean | $1.5M | $537K | $23.4M | 47000 | Health Care | |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 89Lean | $1.5M | $587K | $16.7M | 228000 | Information Technology | |
| KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 89Lean | $1.6M | $317K | $9.2M | 10933 | Energy | |
| GL Globe Life Inc. | 89Lean | $1.6M | $310K | $4.2M | 3732 | Financials | |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. | 88Lean | $1.7M | $267K | $4.9M | 31100 | Industrials | |
| WRB W. R. Berkley Corporation | 88Lean | $2.1M | $222K | −$88K | 8606 | Financials | |
| DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | 88Lean | $2.3M | $205K | $3.1M | 14766 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| AFL Aflac Incorporated | 88Lean | $1.4M | $355K | $4.8M | 12694 | Financials | |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | 88Lean | $1.3M | $578K | $119.9M | 4001 | Information Technology | |
| AMP Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 87Lean | $1.5M | $283K | $2.9M | 13600 | Financials |
How to read this page
How it’s measured. Last twelve months of revenue and net income, and current enterprise value, each divided by the latest reported headcount. Real estate is left out: REITs own buildings with very few staff.
Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep.
Per-employee figures favor businesses with few staff and large assets, such as energy, real estate and holding companies, so compare companies within the same industry.
Efficiency describes how the business is built. It is not a forecast for the stock.
This page is information, not investment advice. About our data and methods ›