This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history.
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) |
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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 |
This section needs to be updated.(May 2022) |
This list has all global annual losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $20 billion in real value (July 2022).
# | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Report date | Nominal loss (billion) | USD FX rate at period end [36] | USD equivalent loss (billion) | USD inflation to December 2021 [37] | USD real loss (billion) |
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1 | AOL Time Warner | Media conglomerate | United States | 2002 | 31 December 2002 | $98.7 [38] | 1 | $98.7 | 44.94% | $143.06 |
2 | American International Group (AIG) | Insurance Financial services | United States | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $99.3 [39] | 1 | $99.3 | 28.47% | $127.6 |
3 | JDS Uniphase | Optical products and broadband communications | United States | 2001 | 31 December 2001 | $56.1 [40] | 1 | $56.1 | 48.30% | $104.4 |
4 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | United States | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $74.4 | 1 | $74.4 | 25.91% | $93.68 |
5 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | United States | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $59.8 [41] | 1 | $59.8 | 7.37% | $64.21 |
6 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | United States | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $50.8 | 1 | $50.8 | 7.37% | $54.54 |
7 | Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | United States | 2002 | 31 December 2002 | $35.9 [42] | 1 | $35.9 | 24.78% | $44.8 |
8 | General Motors | Automotive | United States | 2007 | 31 December 2007 | $38.7 [43] | 1 | $38.7 | 7.47% | $41.59 |
9 | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) | Finance and insurance | United Kingdom | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | £24.1 [44] | 1.4479 | $34.9 | 7.37% | $37.47 |
10 | General Motors | Automotive | United States | 1992 | 31 December 1992 | $23.50 [45] | 1 | $23.50 | 59.07% | $37.38 |
11 | General Motors | Automotive | United States | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $30.9 [43] | 1 | $30.9 | 7.37% | $33.18 |
12 | Citigroup | Banking Financial services | United States | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $27.68 [46] | 1 | $27.68 | 7.37% | $29.72 |
13 | Vodafone Group | Telecommunications | United Kingdom | 2006 | 31 March 2006 | £14.853 [47] | 1.7398 | $25.84 | 12.97% | $29.19 |
14 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | United States | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $25.7 [48] | 1 | $25.7 | 4.53% | $26.86 |
15 | Vodafone Group | Telecommunications | United Kingdom | 2002 | 31 March 2002 | £13.539 [49] | 1.4262 | $19.309 | 26.24% | $24.38 |
16 | United Airlines | Airline | United States | 2005 | 31 December 2005 | $21.18 [50] | 1 | $21.18 | 14.7% | $24.29 |
17 | Nakheel | Real estate developer | United Arab Emirates | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $20.85 [51] | 1 | $20.85 | 4.53% | $21.79 |
18 | UBS | Banking Financial services | Switzerland | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | CHF19.7 [52] | 0.9473 | $18.7 | 7.37% | $20.08 |
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This list has all global quarterly earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $10 billion in real value (June 2011).
# | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Fiscal quarter | Report date | Earnings (billion) | USD inflation to June 2011 | USD real earnings (billion) |
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1 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | United States | 2013 | 1Q | 9 May 2013 | $58.7 [53] | 0% | $58.7 |
2 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States | 2020 | 2Q | 8 Aug 2020 | $35.7 [54] | 0% | $35.7 |
3 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States | 2020 | 1Q | 28 Jan 2020 | $22.2 [55] | 0% | $22.2 |
4 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | United States | 2019 | 1Q | 4 May 2019 | $21.7 [56] | 0% | $21.7 |
4 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2018 | 1Q | 1 February 2018 | $20.0 [57] | 0% | $20.0 |
5 | Apple | Consumer electronics | United States | 2019 | 1Q | 30 Jan 2019 | $20.0 | 0% | $20.0 |
6 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2016 | 1Q | 26 January 2016 | $18.4 [58] | 0% | $18.4 |
7 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2015 | 1Q | 27 January 2015 | $18.04 [59] | 0% | $18.04 |
8 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2017 | 1Q | 31 January 2017 | $17.89 [60] | 0% | $17.89 |
9 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | Russia | 2011 | 1Q | 30 August 2011 | $16.24 | $16.24 | |
10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas | Netherlands UK | 2008 | 2Q | 30 June 2008 | $15.68 | 3.16% | $16.18 |
11 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2008 | 3Q | 30 September 2008 | $14.8 | 3.17% | $15.27 |
12 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2018 | 2Q | 1 May 2018 | $13.82 [61] | 0% | $13.82 |
13 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2015 | 2Q | 27 April 2015 | $13.6 [62] | 0% | $13.60 |
14 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2014 | 1Q | 27 January 2014 | $13.10 [63] | 0% | $13.10 |
15 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2013 | 1Q | 23 January 2013 | $13.08 [64] | 0% | $13.08 |
16 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2012 | 1Q | 24 January 2012 | $13.06 | 0% | $13.06 |
17 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2007 | 4Q | 31 December 2007 | $11.66 | 7.47% | $12.53 |
18 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2012 | 2Q | 24 April 2012 | $11.6 | 0% | $11.6 |
19 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2005 | 4Q | 31 December 2005 | $10.71 | 14.7% | $12.28 |
20 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2008 | 2Q | 30 June 2008 | $11.68 | 3.16% | $12.05 |
21 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2006 | 3Q | 30 September 2006 | $10.49 | 11.25% | $11.67 |
22 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2006 | 2Q | 30 June 2006 | $10.36 | 11.25% | $11.53 |
23 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2008 | 1Q | 31 March 2008 | $10.89 | 5.71% | $11.51 |
24 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2006 | 4Q | 31 December 2006 | $10.25 | 11.85% | $11.46 |
25 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2005 | 3Q | 30 September 2005 | $9.92 | 13.54% | $11.26 |
26 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas | Netherlands UK | 2008 | 3Q | 30 September 2008 | $10.90 | 3.17% | $11.25 |
27 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2007 | 2Q | 30 June 2007 | $10.26 | 8.34% | $11.12 |
28 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2011 | 1Q | 31 March 2011 | $10.69 | 1.01% | $10.8 |
29 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2017 | 4Q | 30 September 2017 | $10.7 [19] | 0% | $10.7 |
30 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2011 | 2Q | 30 June 2011 | $10.68 | 0% | $10.68 |
31 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | United States | 2011 | 3Q | 30 September 2011 | $10.33 | 0% | $10.33 |
32 | BP | Oil and gas Alternative fuels | United Kingdom | 2008 | 3Q | 30 September 2008 | $10.0 | 3.17% | $10.32 |
33 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2014 | 2Q | 23 April 2014 | $10.2 [65] | 0% | $10.2 |
34 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | United States | 2016 | 2Q | 26 April 2016 | $10.5 | 0% | $10.5 |
This list has all global quarterly losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $10 billion in real value (June 2011).
# | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Fiscal quarter | Report date | Nominal loss (billion) | USD FX rate at period end [36] | USD equivalent loss (billion) | USD inflation to June 2011 [37] | USD real loss (billion) |
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1 | American International Group (AIG) | Insurance Financial services | United States | 2008 | 4Q | 31 December 2008 | $61.66 [66] | 1 | $61.66 | 7.37% | $66.2 |
2 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | United States | 2009 | 1Q | 31 March 2009 | $58.7 [41] | 1 | $58.7 | 6.12% | $62.29 |
3 | AOL Time Warner | Media conglomerate | United States | 2002 | 4Q | 31 December 2002 | $44.9 [38] | 1 | $44.9 | 24.78% | $56.03 |
4 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | United States | 2009 | 1Q | 31 March 2009 | $50.8 [48] | 1 | $50.8 | 6.12% | $53.91 |
5 | General Motors | Automotive | United States | 2007 | 3Q | 30 September 2007 | $42.5 [67] | 1 | $42.5 | 8.27% | $46.01 |
6 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | United States | 2009 | 2Q | 30 June 2009 | $38.4 [41] | 1 | $38.4 | 4.65% | $40.19 |
7 | Petróleos Mexicanos | State-owned | Mexico | 2020 | 1Q | 31 March 2020 | MXN 562.2 [68] | 0.042535 [68] | $23.91 | -12.55% [69] | $20.91 |
8 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | United States | 2009 | 3Q | 30 September 2009 | $19.8 [41] | 1 | $19.8 | 4.52% | $20.69 |
9 | BP | Oil and gas Alternative fuels | United Kingdom | 2010 | 2Q | 30 June 2010 | $17.2 [70] | 1 | $17.2 | 3.56% | $17.81 |
10 | Time Warner | Media conglomerate | United States | 2008 | 4Q | 31 December 2008 | $16.03 [71] | 1 | $16.03 | 7.37% | $17.21 |
11 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | United States | 2009 | 4Q | 31 December 2009 | $16.3 [41] | 1 | $16.3 | 4.53% | $17.04 |
12 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | United States | 2010 | 1Q | 31 March 2010 | $13.1 [41] | 1 | $13.1 | 3.72% | $13.59 |
13 | UBS | Banking Financial services | Switzerland | 2007 | 4Q | 31 December 2007 | CHF12.5 [72] | 0.8884 | $11.105 | 7.47% | $11.93 |
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