List of companies of Spain

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Spain is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. It is a middle power and a major developed country [1] with the world's fourteenth largest economy by nominal GDP and sixteenth largest by purchasing power parity. It is a member of the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the Eurozone, the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Schengen Area, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and many other international organisations. Spain has a "permanent invitation" to the G20 summits that occur generally once a year.

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For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Spain".

Largest firms

This list displays all 9 Spanish companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2018. [2] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.

RankFortune 500
rank		NameIndustryRevenue
(USD millions)		Profits
(USD millions)		EmployeesHeadquarters
185 Banco Santander Banking 90,5319,217194,015 Santander
2176 Telefónica Telecommunications 57,4663,931120,138 Madrid
3200 Repsol Oil and gas 53,1762,76222,735Madrid
4234 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Banking47,6086,283125,627 Bilbao
5272 ACS Group Construction 43,2631,080195,461Madrid
6292 Iberdrola Electric utility 41,3953,55733,216Bilbao
7406 Inditex Retail 30,6864,042174,386 Arteixo
8430 Naturgy Gas utility 29,123−3,33013,945 Madrid
9452 Mapfre Insurance 27,42362476,913 Majadahonda

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotes
Abengoa Conglomerates- Seville 1941Energy, telecommunications, transportation, environment
Acciona IndustrialsHeavy construction Alcobendas 1997Construction
Acerinox Basic materialsIron & steel Madrid 1970Steel
ACS Group IndustrialsHeavy construction Madrid 1997Construction
Afinsa Consumer servicesSpecialty retailers Madrid 1980Collectibles, defunct
Almirall Health carePharmaceuticals Barcelona 1943Pharmaceutical
Amadeus IT Group TechnologySoftware Madrid 1987Travel and tourism software
Arteche Group UtilitiesPower industry Mungia 1946Energy
Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste IndustrialsShipbuilding Fene 1944Shipbuilding, defunct 2004
Atresmedia Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment San Sebastián de los Reyes 1988Entertainment
Balay Consumer goodsDurable household products Zaragoza 1947Appliances, part of BSH Hausgeräte (Germany)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)FinancialsBanks Bilbao 1857Banking group
Banco Popular Español FinancialsBanks Madrid 1926Banking, part of Banco Santander
Banco Sabadell FinancialsBanks Sabadell 1881Banking
Banco Santander FinancialsBanks Santander 1857Banking, largest bank in Europe as of Fall 2008 [3]
Banesto FinancialsBanks Madrid 1902Banking, part of Banco Santander
Bankinter FinancialsBanks Madrid 1965Banking
Bassols 1790 Consumer goodsTextiles Vic 1790Textiles
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME)FinancialsBanks Madrid 1831 Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, exchange
BRB Internacional Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Alcobendas 1972Media
Budgetplaces Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Barcelona 2003Hospitality
Calidad Pascual Consumer goodsFood & beverage Madrid 1969Dairy, water
CATUAV IndustrialsAerospace Moià 2007Drone manufacturer
Chupa Chups Consumer goodsFood products Barcelona 1958Confectionery, part of Perfetti Van Melle (Italy)
CIE Automotive Consumer goodsAuto parts Bilbao 2002Automotive components, alternative propulsion, biodiesel
Cintra IndustrialsHeavy construction Madrid 1998Infrastructure
Cepsa Oil & gasExploration & production Madrid 1929Petroleum, owned by Mubadala Investment Company (UAE)
Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH)UtilitiesOil & gas distribution Madrid 1927Pipelines, transportation and storage of oil products
Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA)IndustrialsAerospace Madrid 1923Aeronautics, defunct 1999, absorbed into EADS/Airbus
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF)IndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucks Beasain 1917Railway vehicles & equipment manufacturing
Copisa IndustrialsHeavy construction Barcelona 1959Construction contracting
Correos IndustrialsDelivery services Madrid 1716Postal service
Cortefiel Consumer servicesApparel retailers Madrid 1880Clothing retailer
Cupra Consumer goodsAutomobiles Martorell 2018part of SEAT
Curaxys Health careBiotechnology Cádiz 2009Biopharmaceutical
Deoleo Consumer goodsFood products Córdoba 1955Food processing
DIA Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Las Rozas 1979Groceries
Duro Felguera Basic materialsEquipment goods Gijón 1858Electricity, natural gas, oil
Ebro Foods Consumer goodsFood products Madrid 1998Food processing
Ebro trucks Consumer goodsAutomobiles Barcelona 1954Manufacturing; Nissan Motors took complete control of Motors Iberica, Ebro Trucks umbrella company, in 1987
El Corte Inglés Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Madrid 1940Groceries
Enagás UtilitiesOil & gas distribution Madrid 1972Natural gas distribution & transportation
Endesa UtilitiesConventional electricity Madrid 1944Energy, part of Enel (Italy)
Eroski Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Elorrio 1969Groceries, part of Mondragon Corporation
Esteve Health carePharmaceuticals Barcelona 1929Pharmaceutical
Euskaltel TelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunications Derio 1995Fibre optics
Fagor Consumer goodsDurable household products Mondragón 1956Appliances, defunct 2013, owns the brands Edesa, Aspes, Mastercook, Brandt and De Dietrich, part of Mondragon Corporation
Ferrovial IndustrialsHeavy construction Madrid 1952Construction
Festina Consumer goodsClothing & accessories Barcelona 1902Watches
Fierro Group Conglomerates- Madrid [4] 1961Industrials, financials
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas IndustrialsHeavy construction Barcelona 1900Construction
Gamesa Oil & gasRenewable energy equipment Zamudio 1976Renewable energy
GMV Innovating Solutions Conglomerates- Tres Cantos 1984Aeronautics, financials, defense & security, health care, information security, transportation, telecommunications
Grundig mobile TechnologyTelecommunications equipment Málaga 2005Manufacturing, defunct 2008
Grupo Agbar UtilitiesWater Barcelona 1867Water services, distribution, treatment
Grupo Antolin Consumer goodsAuto parts Burgos 1950Automotive interiors
Grupo Calvo Consumer goodsFood products Carballo 1940Food, fishing
Grupo Gea Perona UtilitiesOil & gas distribution Murcia 1927Oil & gas distribution
Grupo Lo Monaco Consumer goodsFurnishings Granada 1996Mattresses
Hijos de Rivera Consumer goodsBrewers A Coruña 1906Brewery
Hipercor Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Madrid 1979Groceries, part of El Corte Inglés
Iberdrola UtilitiesConventional electricity Bilbao 1992Energy
Iberia Consumer servicesAirlines Madrid 1927Flag carrier airline
Idilia Foods Consumer goodsFood products Barcelona 1940Food processing
Inditex Consumer servicesApparel retailers Arteixo 1985World's largest clothing retailer [5] and owns brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Zara Home, Often and Stradivarius
Indra Sistemas IndustrialsAerospace Madrid 1993Aeronautics, defence
Inmobiliaria Colonial FinancialsReal estate holding & development Madrid 1946Real estate
Irizar IndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucks Ormaiztegi 1889Bus manufacturing
Joma Consumer goodsClothing & accessories Portillo de Toledo 1965Clothing
Kelme Consumer servicesApparel retailers Elche 1977Retail
La Caixa FinancialsBanks Valencia 1990Banking
La Casera Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Madrid 1949Groceries, part of Cadbury (UK)
Lacasa Consumer goodsFood products Zaragoza 1852Confectionery
Lladró Consumer goodsRecreational products Tavernes Blanques 1953Handcraft
Llaollao Consumer goodsFood products Murcia 2009Food
Mahou San Miguel Consumer goodsBrewers Madrid 1890Brewery
Majorica Consumer goodsClothing & accessories Palma 1890Pearls
Mango Consumer servicesApparel retailers Palau-solità i Plegamans 1984Clothing retail
Mapfre FinancialsFull line insurance Majadahonda 1933Insurance
Marfeel TechnologySoftware Barcelona 2011Cloud services
Mediaset España Comunicación Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Madrid 1989Broadcasting
Meliá Hotels International Consumer servicesHotels Palma 1956Hotels
Mercadona Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Tavernes Blanques 1977Groceries
Mondragon Corporation Conglomerates- Mondragón 1956Includes Orbea, Eroski, Fagor and Irizar
Mutua Madrileña FinancialsFull line insurance Madrid 1930Insurance non-profit
Naipes Heraclio Fournier IndustrialsRecreational products Vitoria-Gasteiz 1868Manufacturing, part of Newell Brands (US)
Naturgy UtilitiesOil & gas distribution Madrid 1991Natural gas distribution & transportation
Natra Conglomerates- Valencia 1943Consumer goods, pharmaceuticals
Navantia IndustrialsShipbuilding Madrid 2005Shipbuilding, defence ships
NH Hotel Group Consumer servicesHotels Madrid 1978Hotel chain
Obrascón Huarte Lain IndustrialsHeavy construction Madrid 1999Construction
Orbea Consumer goodsRecreational products Mallabia 1931Bicycles
Pacha Group Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Ibiza 1967Entertainment
Pescanova Consumer goodsFood products Redondela 1960Food, fishing
Planeta Group Consumer servicesPublishing Barcelona 1949Publishing
Porcelanosa IndustrialsBuilding materials & fixtures Villarreal 1973Manufacturing
PRISA TV Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Tres Cantos 1989Broadcasting
Private Media Group Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Barcelona 1965Media
Prosegur IndustrialsBusiness support services Madrid 1976Multinational security
Pyro Studios TechnologySoftware Alcobendas 1996Video game developer
Red Eléctrica de España UtilitiesConventional electricity Alcobendas 1985Energy grid
Renfe Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Madrid 2005Passenger rail
Repsol Oil & gasIntegrated oil & gas Madrid 1987Petroleum
RTVE Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Madrid 2007State media
RIU Hotels Consumer servicesHotels Majorca 1953Hotels
Sacyr IndustrialsHeavy construction Madrid 1999Construction
Santana Motor Consumer goodsAutomobiles Linares 1956Automotive, defunct 2011
SEAT Consumer goodsAutomobiles Martorell 1950Automotive, part of Volkswagen Group (Germany)
SENER IndustrialsHeavy construction Getxo 1956Construction and engineering
Talgo IndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucks Las Rozas de Madrid 1942Railway vehicles engineering
Técnicas Reunidas Oil & gasOil equipment & services Madrid 1959Oil and gas infrastructure
Telefónica TelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunications Madrid 1924Telecom, broadband
Telepizza Consumer servicesRestaurants & bars Madrid 1987Pizza chain
Terra TechnologyInternet Madrid 1999Internet
Uralita Group IndustrialsBuilding materials & fixtures Madrid 1907Building materials
UROVESA Consumer goodsAutomobiles Santiago de Compostela 1981Heavy vehicles
Vidal Consumer goodsFood products Molina de Segura 1963Confectionery
Vitelcom Consumer goodsConsumer electronics Málaga 2001Electronics, defunct 2008
Vodafone Spain TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Madrid 2000Mobile network, part of Vodafone (UK)
Vueling Consumer servicesAirlines Barcelona 2004Low-cost airline
Zara Consumer servicesApparel retailers Arteixo 1974Retailer, part of Inditex
Zinkia Entertainment Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Madrid 2001Entertainment

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitehouse, Mark (6 November 2010). "Number of the Week: $10.2 Trillion in Global Borrowing". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ↑ "Global 500". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ↑ "The end of the beginning?". The Economist. 16 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "The Fierro Group: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ↑ Keeley, Graham (11 August 2008). "Zara overtakes Gap to become world's largest clothing retailer". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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