MGP Ingredients, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

MGPI · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · $324M market cap

MGP Ingredients, Inc. had 617 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 6.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $536M, down 23.8% from a year earlier, or $869K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

617

-6.5% YoY

Revenue

$536M

-23.8% YoY

Revenue / employee

$869K

Peer median $604K

Rank in sector

24 of 100

Consumer Defensive

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
87181276'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 169Staff 198

Hover a year for the numbers.

MGPI employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025617$536M$869K-6.5%-23.8%
Dec 2024660$704M$1.07M-6.4%-15.9%
Dec 2023705$837M$1.19M+2.2%+6.9%
Dec 2022690$782M$1.13M+2.7%+24.8%
Dec 2021672$627M$933K+86.7%+58.5%
Dec 2020360$396M$1.10M+5.6%+9.0%
Dec 2019341$363M$1.06M+2.7%-3.5%
Dec 2018332$376M$1.13M+4.7%+8.2%
Dec 2017317$347M$1.10M+1.9%+9.2%
Dec 2016311$318M$1.02M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
360'20672'21690'22705'23660'24617'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$1.10M'20$933K'21$1.13M'22$1.19M'23$1.07M'24$869K'25

MGP Ingredients, Inc. against similar companies

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HNST
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COCO
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VITL
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TPB
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MGPI
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
617$536M$869KContracting
COUR
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1,307$758M$580KEfficient growth
TR
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LINC
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APEI
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Questions about MGP Ingredients, Inc.

How many employees does MGP Ingredients, Inc. have?
MGP Ingredients, Inc. reported 617 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is down 6.5% from a year earlier.
What is MGP Ingredients, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
MGP Ingredients, Inc. brought in $536M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $869K per employee. That ranks 24 of 100 companies we track in Consumer Defensive, where the median is $604K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in MGP Ingredients, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MGPI.