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List of largest corporate profits and losses
...This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history.
Largest corporate annual earnings of all time
This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $40 billion in "real" (i.e. CPI adjusted) value. Note that some record earning may be caused by nonrecurring revenue, like Vodafone in 2014 (disposal of its interest in Verizon Wireless)[1] or Fannie Mae in 2013 (benefit for federal income taxes).[2]
| # | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Report date | Earnings (billion) | Earnings converted to USD and inflation adjusted (billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas |  Saudi Arabia
|
2018 | 31 December 2018 | SAR 416.52[3] | $134.77 |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | Saudi Arabia
|
2021 | 31 December 2021 | SAR 412.4[4] | $129.47 |
| 3 | Vodafone | Telecommunications |  United Kingdom |
2014 | 31 March 2014 | £59.42[1] | $127.23 |
| 4 | Fannie Mae | Financial services |  United States |
2013 | 31 December 2013 | $83.98[2] | $109.85 |
| 5 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2022 | 29 September 2022 | $99.803 | $112.22 |
| 5 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2021 | 29 September 2021 | $94.68[5] | $106.46 |
| 6 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | Saudi Arabia
|
2019 | 31 December 2019 | SAR 330.7[6] | $105.09 |
| 7 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States
|
2021 | 31 December 2021 | $89.8[7] | $100.97 |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States
|
2019 | 31 December 2019 | $81.4[8] | $97.03 |
| 9 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | Saudi Arabia
|
2017 | 31 December 2017 | SAR 284.62[3] | $94.27 |
| 10 | Alphabet | Information technology | United States
|
2021 | 31 December 2021 | $76.0[9] | $85.49 |
| 11 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2018 | 30 September 2018 | $59.53[10] | $72.23 |
| 12 | Microsoft | Information technology | United States
|
2021 | 30 June 2021 | $61.27[11] | $68.89 |
| 13 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States |
2015 | 26 September 2015 | $53.4[12][13] | $68.64 |
| 14 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2020 | 26 September 2020 | $57.4[14] | $67.58 |
| 15 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2019 | 30 September 2019 | $55.26[15] | $65.85 |
| 16 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2008 | 31 December 2008 | $45.22[16] | $63.99 |
| 17 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking |  China |
2021 | 31 December 2021 | RMB 350.216[17] | $60.75 |
| 18 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2020 | 31 December 2020 | RMB 317.685[18] | $60.5 |
| 19 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2017 | 30 September 2017 | $48.35[19] | $60.1 |
| 20 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2006 | 31 December 2006 | $39.5[16] | $59.7 |
| 21 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2007 | 31 December 2007 | $40.61[16] | $59.67 |
| 22 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2012 | 31 December 2012 | $44.88[20] | $59.56 |
| 23 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States
|
2016 | 24 September 2016 | $45.7[21] | $58.02 |
| 24 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | Saudi Arabia
|
2020 | 31 December 2020 | SAR 183.8[6] | $57.69 |
| 25 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2014 | 31 December 2014 | RMB 276.286[22] | $57.79 |
| 26 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2005 | 31 December 2005 | $36.13[23] | $56.37 |
| 27 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2013 | 31 December 2013 | RMB 262.7 | $56.2 |
| 28 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States
|
2017 | 31 December 2017 | $44.9[8] | $55.86 |
| 29 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States |
2011 | 31 December 2011 | $41.06[24] | $55.61 |
| 30 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States |
2012 | 29 September 2012 | $41.73[25] | $55.38 |
| 31 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2015 | 31 December 2015 | RMB 277.720[22] | $55 |
| 32 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2017 | 31 December 2017 | RMB 287.451[26] | $54.87 |
| 33 | JPMorgan Chase | Banking | United States
|
2021 | 31 December 2021 | $48.33[27] | $54.35 |
| 34 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2019 | 31 December 2019 | RMB 313.361[18] | $53.44 |
| 35 | Gazprom | Oil and gas |  Russia |
2012 | 31 December 2012 | RUB 1,224.5 | $53.31 |
| 36 | Nestlé | Food processing |  Switzerland |
2010 | 31 December 2010 | $37.88[28] | $52.93 |
| 37 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China
|
2021 | 31 December 2021 | RMB 303.928[29] | $52.72 |
| 38 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2018 | 31 December 2018 | RMB 298.723[26] | $52.67 |
| 39 | Microsoft | Information technology | United States
|
2020 | 30 June 2020 | $44.28[30] | $52.13 |
| 40 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2016 | 31 December 2016 | RMB 279.106[26] | $50.99 |
| 41 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States |
2014 | 27 September 2014 | $39.51[31] | $50.85 |
| 42 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States
|
2020 | 31 December 2020 | $42.5[8] | $50.06 |
| 43 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | China |
2012 | 31 December 2012 | RMB 238.7[32] | $50.16 |
| 44 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States |
2013 | 29 September 2013 | $37.04 | $48.45 |
| 45 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China |
2014 | 31 December 2014 | RMB 228.247[33] | $47.74 |
| 46 | Alphabet | Information technology | United States
|
2020 | 31 December 2020 | $40.7[9] | $47.41 |
| 47 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China
|
2020 | 31 December 2020 | RMB 273.579[29] | $46.27 |
| 48 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China
|
2019 | 31 December 2019 | RMB 255.63[29] | $46.36 |
| 49 | Microsoft | Information technology | United States
|
2019 | 30 June 2019 | $39.24[30] | $46.76 |
| 50 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China
|
2017 | 31 December 2017 | RMB 243.615[34] | $46.5 |
| 51 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas |  Netherlands UK |
2007 | 31 December 2007 | $31.33[35] | $46.04 |
| 52 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China |
2013 | 31 December 2013 | RMB 214.65 | $45.92 |
| 53 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | Russia |
2013 | 31 December 2013 | RUB 1,139.2 | $45.43 |
| 54 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China |
2015 | 31 December 2015 | RMB 228.886[33] | $45.33 |
| 55 | China Construction Bank | Banking | China
|
2018 | 31 December 2018 | RMB 255.626[34] | $45.09 |
Largest corporate annual losses of all time
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This list has all global annual losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $20 billion in real value (July 2022).