New research by global fintech group Plus500 reveals that France and Germany rank joint first in the EU for companies making the most amount of profit per employee.
The study looked at Europe as a whole, and analysed the continent’s largest companies by market cap, and compared their total profit in 2022 to the total number of employees.
Marking companies out of 100 and looking at Europe as a whole, the UK nabbed the top spot with 22 companies in the top 100, but this was closely followed by France and Germany, who both ranked 21.
Of course, France is most famous for its high-fashion luxury retailers like Dior, LVMH, and Hermès, as well as food and drinks giants Danone and Pernod Ricard — the latter two rank in the top 25 of most profit per employee in Europe.
Meanwhile, Germany is also home to many successful companies including well-known car manufacturers, and container shipping supplier Hapag-Lloyd, which topped the overall list of 100 companies with an outstanding £1,058,898 profit per employee.
In third place is the Netherlands with 10 companies, including automotive organisation Stellantis which makes Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Maserati, Opel, and Peugeot vehicles, to name a few, and also companies like Heineken, and Universal Music which operates in 60 counties.
Ireland nabs fourth place with eight companies in the top 100, including consulting services Accenture and medical tech companies like Medtronic, while Italy follows with five placements including energy company ENI and luxury car maker Ferrari.
Denmark, Sweden, and Belgium complete the list across different industries including logistics, pharmaceuticals, tool manufacturing, more automotive companies, investment and holdings, and brewers, specifically DSV, Maersk, Novo Nordisk, Volvo, Atlas Copco, Investor AB, and Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Profitability is appealing
As the tech industry continues to wobble with staggered redundancies, working for a stable company that ranks highly for profitability is appealing.
Many organisations that are not traditionally tech companies are now hiring and paying high salaries in tech-enabled roles.
2023 has seen a 35 percent increase in tech recruitment in traditionally non-tech industries. This means savvy job hoppers are now broadening their scope beyond the digital stars, and considering tech roles in more long-standing industries.
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