List of most indebted companies

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The following article lists the indebted companies in the world by total corporate debt according estimates by the British-Australian investment firm Janus Henderson. In 2019, the total debt of the 900 most indebted companies was $8,325 billion. The most indebted companies were in the oil and gas, utilities, telecommunication and automotive industries. [1] The world's most indebted company in 2021 was Toyota. [2]

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The most indebted company in history was General Electric, holding in 2008 556$bn in debt.

2023/24 Top 20

The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2023/24. [3]

CompanyCountryDebt
(billions of US$)
Volkswagen AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 196
Toyota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 179
Verizon Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 172
AT&T Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 152
Deutsche Telekom AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 150
Ford Motor Company Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 111
Charter Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 98
Comcast Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 97
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 96
General Motors Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 94
Enel SpA Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 82
Oracle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 82
Duke Energy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 80
BMW Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 80
Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 75
NextEra Energy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 71
CVS Health Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 68
Anheuser-Busch and In-Bev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 68
UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 67
Amazon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 67

2021 Top 20

The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2021. [3]

RankCompanyCountryDebt
(billions of US$)
1 Toyota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 186
2 Volkswagen AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 185
3 AT&T Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 182
4 Verizon Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 174
5 Deutsche Telekom AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 153
6 Mercedes-Benz Group AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 109
7 Électricité de France SA Flag of France.svg  France 104
8 Comcast Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 98
9 BMW Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 96
10 Charter Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 92
11 Ford Motor Company Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 90
12 General Motors Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 79
13 Anheuser-Busch and In-Bev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 76
14 Enel SpA Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 72
15 Duke Energy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 68
16 AbbVie, Inc. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 68
17 Korea Electric Power Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 68
18 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 67
19 Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 65
20 Vodafone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 62

2019 Top 20

The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2019. [1]

RankCompanyCountryDebt
(billions of US$)
1 Volkswagen AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 192
2 AT&T Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 176
3 Daimler AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 151
4 Toyota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 138
5 SoftBank Group Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 135
6 Verizon Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 129
7 Ford Motor Company Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 122
8 BMW Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 114
9 Comcast Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 104
10 Anheuser-Busch and InBev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 96
11 Deutsche Telekom Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 87
12 CVS Health Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 81
13 Petrobras Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 79
14 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 78
15 General Motors Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 78
16 Charter Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 77
17 PetroChina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 76
18 Walmart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 63
19 Duke Energy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 62
20 Korea Electric Power Corporation Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 60

2016 Top 20

The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2016. [1]

RankCompanyCountryDebt
(billions of US$)
1 AT&T Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 139
2 Volkswagen AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 136
3 Verizon Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 126
4 Toyota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 119
5 Anheuser-Busch and InBev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 107
6 Daimler AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 104
7 Ford Motor Company Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 104
8 Petrobras Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 95
9 BMW Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 95
10 General Electric Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 91
11 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 89
12 SoftBank Group Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 82
13 PetroChina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 81
14 Deutsche Telekom Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 76
15 Telefónica Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 69
16 Charter Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 61
17 Walmart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 58
18 General Motors Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 58
19 Comcast Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 58
20 Électricité de France Flag of France.svg  France 57

2014 Top 20

The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2014. [1]

RankCompanyCountryDebt
(billions of US$)
1 General Electric Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 278
2 Volkswagen AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 134
3 Verizon Communications Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 123
4 Toyota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 115
5 Petrobras Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 105
6 PetroChina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 96
7 AT&T Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 93
8 Daimler AG Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 90
9 Ford Motor Company Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 88
10 BMW Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 84
11 Deutsche Telekom Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 79
12 Telefónica Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 73
13 Sinopec Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 71
14 SoftBank Group Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 70
15 Walmart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 66
16 Korea Electric Power Corporation Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 57
17 Mitsubishi Corporation Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 55
18 Électricité de France Flag of France.svg  France 53
19 Rosneft Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50
20 Orange S.A. Flag of France.svg  France 48

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Janus Henderson Corporate Debt Index Edition 1" (PDF). Janus Henderson.
  2. ↑ "VW Becomes The World's Most Indebted Company, Owes More Than South Africa!". Carscoops. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. 1 2 Henderson, Janus (March 4, 2025). "JANUS HENDERSON CORPORATE DEBT INDEX, Edition 5" (PDF). Janus Henderson. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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