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 $45 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 | 2022 | 31 December 2022 | $161.1 [3] | $173.1 | |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2018 | 31 December 2018 | SAR 416.52 [4] | $139.08 | |
| 3 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | SAR 412.4 [5] | $133.62 | |
| 4 | Vodafone | Telecommunications | 2014 | 31 March 2014 | £59.42 [1] | $131.3 | |
| 5 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2023 | 31 December 2023 | $121.3 [6] | $125.18 | |
| 6 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2022 | 29 September 2022 | $99.803 | $115.81 | |
| 7 | Fannie Mae | Financial services | 2013 | 31 December 2013 | $83.98 [2] | $113.36 | |
| 8 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2021 | 29 September 2021 | $94.68 [7] | $109.87 | |
| 9 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2019 | 31 December 2019 | SAR 330.7 [8] | $108.46 | |
| 10 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $106.2 [9] | $106.2 | |
| 11 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | $89.8 [10] | $104.2 | |
| 12 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2019 | 31 December 2019 | $81.4 [11] | $100.13 | |
| 13 | Alphabet | Information technology | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $100.118 [12] | $100.12 | |
| 14 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2023 | 30 September 2023 | $96.995 [13] | $100.1 | |
| 15 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2023 | 31 December 2023 | $96.2 [14] | $99.28 | |
| 16 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2017 | 31 December 2017 | SAR 284.62 [4] | $97.29 | |
| 17 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2024 | 30 September 2024 | $93.736 [13] | $93.74 | |
| 18 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $89.0 [15] | $89 | |
| 19 | Alphabet | Information technology | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | $76.0 [16] | $88.23 | |
| 20 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $88.1 [17] | $88.14 | |
| 21 | Alphabet | Information technology | 2023 | 31 December 2023 | $73.795 [12] | $76.16 | |
| 22 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2023 | 31 December 2023 | $72.4 [17] | $74.68 | |
| 23 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2018 | 30 September 2018 | $59.53 [18] | $74.54 | |
| 24 | Nvidia | Semiconductors | 2025 | 26 January 2025 | $72.880 | $72.88 | |
| 25 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2021 | 30 June 2021 | $61.27 [19] | $71.1 | |
| 26 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2015 | 26 September 2015 | $53.4 [20] [21] | $70.84 | |
| 27 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2020 | 26 September 2020 | $57.4 [22] | $69.74 | |
| 28 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2019 | 30 September 2019 | $55.26 [23] | $67.96 | |
| 29 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $45.22 [24] | $66.04 | |
| 30 | Alphabet | Information technology | 2022 | 31 December 2022 | $59.972 | $64.44 | |
| 31 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | RMB 350.216 [25] | $62.7 | |
| 32 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2020 | 31 December 2020 | RMB 317.685 [26] | $62.43 | |
| 33 | Meta Platforms | Information technology | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $62.360 [27] | $62.36 | |
| 34 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2017 | 30 September 2017 | $48.35 [28] | $62.02 | |
| 35 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2006 | 31 December 2006 | $39.5 [24] | $61.61 | |
| 36 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2007 | 31 December 2007 | $40.61 [24] | $61.58 | |
| 37 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2012 | 31 December 2012 | $44.88 [29] | $61.47 | |
| 38 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2016 | 24 September 2016 | $45.7 [30] | $59.88 | |
| 39 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2022 | 31 December 2022 | $55.7 [31] | $59.85 | |
| 40 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | 2020 | 31 December 2020 | SAR 183.8 [8] | $59.54 | |
| 41 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2014 | 31 December 2014 | RMB 276.286 [32] | $59.64 | |
| 42 | Amazon.com | Technology | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $59.248 | $59.25 | |
| 43 | JPMorgan Chase | Banking | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | $58.5 [33] | $58.5 | |
| 44 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2005 | 31 December 2005 | $36.13 [34] | $58.17 | |
| 45 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2013 | 31 December 2013 | RMB 262.7 | $58 | |
| 46 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2017 | 31 December 2017 | $44.9 [11] | $57.65 | |
| 47 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2011 | 31 December 2011 | $41.06 [35] | $57.39 | |
| 48 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2012 | 29 September 2012 | $41.73 [36] | $57.15 | |
| 49 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2015 | 31 December 2015 | RMB 277.720 [32] | $56.76 | |
| 50 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2017 | 31 December 2017 | RMB 287.451 [37] | $56.62 | |
| 51 | JPMorgan Chase | Banking | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | $48.33 [38] | $56.09 | |
| 52 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2019 | 31 December 2019 | RMB 313.361 [26] | $55.15 | |
| 53 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | 2012 | 31 December 2012 | RUB 1,224.5 | $55.02 | |
| 54 | Nestlé | Food processing | 2010 | 31 December 2010 | $37.88 [39] | $54.62 | |
| 55 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2021 | 31 December 2021 | RMB 303.928 [40] | $54.41 | |
| 56 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2018 | 31 December 2018 | RMB 298.723 [37] | $54.35 | |
| 57 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2020 | 30 June 2020 | $44.28 [41] | $53.8 | |
| 58 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2016 | 31 December 2016 | RMB 279.106 [37] | $52.62 | |
| 59 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2014 | 27 September 2014 | $39.51 [42] | $52.48 | |
| 60 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2020 | 31 December 2020 | $42.5 [11] | $51.66 | |
| 61 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2012 | 31 December 2012 | RMB 238.7 [43] | $51.76 | |
| 62 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Banking | 2024 | 31 December 2024 | RMB 365.85 | $50.38 | |
| 63 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2013 | 29 September 2013 | $37.04 | $50 | |
| 64 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2014 | 31 December 2014 | RMB 228.247 [44] | $49.27 | |
| 65 | Alphabet | Information technology | 2020 | 31 December 2020 | $40.7 [16] | $48.93 | |
| 66 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2020 | 31 December 2020 | RMB 273.579 [40] | $47.75 | |
| 67 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2019 | 31 December 2019 | RMB 255.63 [40] | $47.84 | |
| 68 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2019 | 30 June 2019 | $39.24 [41] | $48.26 | |
| 69 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2017 | 31 December 2017 | RMB 243.615 [45] | $47.99 | |
| 70 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas | 2007 | 31 December 2007 | $31.33 [46] | $47.51 | |
| 71 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2013 | 31 December 2013 | RMB 214.65 | $47.39 | |
| 72 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | 2013 | 31 December 2013 | RUB 1,139.2 | $46.88 | |
| 73 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2015 | 31 December 2015 | RMB 228.886 [44] | $46.78 | |
| 74 | China Construction Bank | Banking | 2018 | 31 December 2018 | RMB 255.626 [45] | $46.53 |
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 [47] | USD equivalent loss (billion) | USD inflation to December 2021 [48] | USD real loss (billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AOL Time Warner | Media conglomerate | 2002 | 31 December 2002 | $98.7 [49] | 1 | $98.7 | 44.94% | $143.06 | |
| 2 | American International Group (AIG) | Insurance Financial services | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $99.3 [50] | 1 | $99.3 | 28.47% | $127.6 | |
| 3 | JDS Uniphase | Optical products and broadband communications | 2001 | 31 December 2001 | $56.1 [51] | 1 | $56.1 | 48.30% | $104.4 | |
| 4 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $74.4 | 1 | $74.4 | 25.91% | $93.68 | |
| 5 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $59.8 [52] | 1 | $59.8 | 7.37% | $64.21 | |
| 6 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $50.8 | 1 | $50.8 | 7.37% | $54.54 | |
| 7 | Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | 2002 | 31 December 2002 | $35.9 [53] | 1 | $35.9 | 24.78% | $44.8 | |
| 8 | General Motors | Automotive | 2007 | 31 December 2007 | $38.7 [54] | 1 | $38.7 | 7.47% | $41.59 | |
| 9 | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) | Finance and insurance | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | £24.1 [55] | 1.4479 | $34.9 | 7.37% | $37.47 | |
| 10 | General Motors | Automotive | 1992 | 31 December 1992 | $23.50 [56] | 1 | $23.50 | 59.07% | $37.38 | |
| 11 | General Motors | Automotive | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $30.9 [54] | 1 | $30.9 | 7.37% | $33.18 | |
| 12 | Citigroup | Banking Financial services | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | $27.68 [57] | 1 | $27.68 | 7.37% | $29.72 | |
| 13 | Vodafone Group | Telecommunications | 2006 | 31 March 2006 | £14.853 [58] | 1.7398 | $25.84 | 12.97% | $29.19 | |
| 14 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $25.7 [59] | 1 | $25.7 | 4.53% | $26.86 | |
| 15 | Vodafone Group | Telecommunications | 2002 | 31 March 2002 | £13.539 [60] | 1.4262 | $19.309 | 26.24% | $24.38 | |
| 16 | United Airlines | Airline | 2005 | 31 December 2005 | $21.18 [61] | 1 | $21.18 | 14.7% | $24.29 | |
| 17 | Nakheel | Real estate developer | 2009 | 31 December 2009 | $20.85 [62] | 1 | $20.85 | 4.53% | $21.79 | |
| 18 | UBS | Banking Financial services | 2008 | 31 December 2008 | CHF19.7 [63] | 0.9473 | $18.7 | 7.37% | $20.08 |
This list has all global quarterly earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $20 billion in real value.
| # | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Fiscal quarter | Report date | Earnings (billion) | USD real earnings (billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | 2013 | 1Q | 9 May 2013 | $58.7 [64] | $72.19 | |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2021 | 4Q | 31 December 2021 | $39.788 | $46.17 | |
| 3 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2020 | 2Q | 8 Aug 2020 | $35.7 [65] | $43.38 | |
| 4 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2021 | 4Q | 31 December 2021 | $34.630 | $40.18 | |
| 5 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2023 | 4Q | 31 December 2023 | $37.3 | $38.49 | |
| 6 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2023 | 2Q | 31 June 2023 | $35.912 | $37.06 | |
| 7 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2023 | 1Q | 31 March 2023 | $35.504 | $36.64 | |
| 8 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2024 | 4Q | 31 December 2024 | $36.330 | $36.33 | |
| 9 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2023 | 4Q | 31 December 2023 | $33.916 | $35 | |
| 10 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2020 | 4Q | 31 December 2020 | $28.755 | $34.94 | |
| 11 | Alphabet Inc. | Information technology | 2025 | 1Q | 31 March 2025 | $34.540 | $34.54 | |
| 12 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2022 | 4Q | 31 December 2022 | $30.0 | $32.23 | |
| 13 | Alphabet Inc. | Information technology | 2025 | 2Q | 31 June 2025 | $28.196 | $28.2 | |
| 14 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2019 | 4Q | 31 December 2019 | $22.236 | $27.35 | |
| 15 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2025 | 2Q | 31 June 2025 | $27.233 [66] | $27.23 | |
| 16 | Alphabet Inc. | Information technology | 2024 | 3Q | 31 June 2024 | $26.301 | $27.23 | |
| 17 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2020 | 1Q | 28 Jan 2020 | $22.2 [67] | $26.97 | |
| 18 | Nvidia | Semiconductors | 2026 | 2Q | 31 June 2025 | $26.2 [68] | $26.2 | |
| 19 | Berkshire Hathaway | Conglomerate | 2019 | 1Q | 4 May 2019 | $21.7 [69] | $26.69 | |
| 20 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2025 | 1Q | 31 March 2025 | $25.824 [66] | $25.82 | |
| 21 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | 2018 | 1Q | 1 February 2018 | $20.0 [70] | $25.04 | |
| 22 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2021 | 1Q | 31 March 2021 | $24.160 | $24.93 | |
| 23 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2025 | 1Q | 31 March 2025 | $24.780 | $24.78 | |
| 24 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2021 | 3Q | 30 September 2021 | $20.505 | $23.79 | |
| 25 | Nvidia | Semiconductors | 2025 | 4Q | 1 Jan 2025 | $22.0 | $22 | |
| 26 | Apple | Consumer electronics | 2019 | 1Q | 30 Jan 2019 | $20.0 | $24.6 | |
| 27 | Microsoft | Information technology | 2024 | 4Q | 31 December 2024 | $24.108 | $24.11 | |
| 28 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | 2016 | 1Q | 26 January 2016 | $18.4 [71] | $24.11 | |
| 29 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | 2015 | 1Q | 27 January 2015 | $18.04 [72] | $23.93 | |
| 30 | Apple Inc | Consumer electronics | 2017 | 1Q | 31 January 2017 | $17.89 [73] | $22.95 | |
| 31 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | 2011 | 1Q | 30 August 2011 | $16.24 | $22.7 | |
| 32 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas | 2008 | 2Q | 30 June 2008 | $15.68 | $22.9 | |
| 33 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | 2008 | 3Q | 30 September 2008 | $14.8 | $21.61 | |
| 34 | Meta Platforms | Information technology | 2024 | 4Q | 31 December 2024 | $20.838 | $20.84 | |
| 35 | Amazon.com | Technology | 2024 | 4Q | 31 December 2024 | $20.0 | $20 |
This list has all global quarterly losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $10 billion in real value (January 2025).
| # | Company | Industry | Country | Year | Fiscal quarter | Report date | Nominal loss (billion) | USD FX rate at period end [47] | USD equivalent loss (billion) | USD inflation to June 2011 [48] | USD real loss (billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American International Group (AIG) | Insurance Financial services | 2008 | 4Q | 31 December 2008 | $61.66 [74] | 1 | $61.66 | 7.37% | $66.2 | |
| 2 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise Public company | 2009 | 1Q | 31 March 2009 | $58.7 [52] | 1 | $58.7 | 6.12% | $62.29 | |
| 3 | AOL Time Warner | Media conglomerate | 2002 | 4Q | 31 December 2002 | $44.9 [49] | 1 | $44.9 | 24.78% | $56.03 | |
| 4 | Freddie Mac | Credit services | 2009 | 1Q | 31 March 2009 | $50.8 [59] | 1 | $50.8 | 6.12% | $53.91 | |
| 5 | General Motors | Automotive | 2007 | 3Q | 30 September 2007 | $42.5 [75] | 1 | $42.5 | 8.27% | $46.01 | |
| 6 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | 2009 | 2Q | 30 June 2009 | $38.4 [52] | 1 | $38.4 | 4.65% | $40.19 | |
| 7 | Petróleos Mexicanos | State-owned | 2020 | 1Q | 31 March 2020 | MXN 562.2 [76] | 0.042535 [76] | $23.91 | -12.55% [77] | $20.91 | |
| 8 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | 2009 | 3Q | 30 September 2009 | $19.8 [52] | 1 | $19.8 | 4.52% | $20.69 | |
| 9 | BP | Oil and gas Alternative fuels | 2010 | 2Q | 30 June 2010 | $17.2 [78] | 1 | $17.2 | 3.56% | $17.81 | |
| 10 | Intel | Semi-conductor | 2024 | 4Q | 31 October 2024 | $16.60 [79] | 1 | $16.6 | -28.5% [80] | $11.87 | |
| 11 | Time Warner | Media conglomerate | 2008 | 4Q | 31 December 2008 | $16.03 [81] | 1 | $16.03 | 7.37% | $17.21 | |
| 12 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | 2009 | 4Q | 31 December 2009 | $16.3 [52] | 1 | $16.3 | 4.53% | $17.04 | |
| 13 | Fannie Mae | Government-sponsored enterprise, public company | 2010 | 1Q | 31 March 2010 | $13.1 [52] | 1 | $13.1 | 3.72% | $13.59 | |
| 14 | UBS | Banking Financial services | 2007 | 4Q | 31 December 2007 | CHF12.5 [82] | 0.8884 | $11.105 | 7.47% | $11.93 |
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