This article lists the largest companies in Germany in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune , Forbes and Global Database.
List of 30 top German companies by Global Database, ranking top companies in Germany by annual revenue. The figures below are given in billions of Euro and are for the fiscal year 2021. [1]
This list displays all 30 German 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 2022. [2] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
| Rank | Fortune 500 rank | Name | Industry | Revenue (USD millions) | Profits (USD millions) | Employees | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Volkswagen | Automotive | 293,685 | 15,223 | 675,805 | Wolfsburg |
| 2 | 16 | Uniper | Electric utility | 288,309 | −19,961 | 7,008 | Düsseldorf |
| 3 | 47 | Mercedes-Benz Group | Automotive | 157,782 | 15,252 | 168,797 | Stuttgart |
| 4 | 57 | BMW | Automotive | 149,991 | 18,870 | 149,475 | Munich |
| 5 | 67 | Allianz | Insurance | 129,059 | 7,087 | 159,253 | Munich |
| 6 | 73 | E.ON | Electric utility | 121,646 | 1,926 | 69,378 | Essen |
| 7 | 79 | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | 120,108 | 8,415 | 206,759 | Bonn |
| 8 | 103 | Deutsche Post | Transportation | 99,324 | 5,636 | 554,975 | Bonn |
| 9 | 118 | Robert Bosch GmbH | Automotive parts | 91,847 | 1,367 | 421,338 | Stuttgart |
| 10 | 119 | BASF | Chemicals | 91,846 | −660 | 111,481 | Ludwigshafen |
| 11 | 162 | Siemens | Conglomerate | 77,860 | 4,027 | 311,000 | Munich / Berlin |
| 12 | 170 | Munich Re | Insurance | 75,747 | 3,610 | 41,389 | Munich |
| 13 | 232 | Deutsche Bahn | Transportation | 59,210 | −262 | 324,136 | Berlin |
| 14 | 237 | EnBW | Electric utility | 58,901 | 1,828 | 25,339 | Karlsruhe |
| 15 | 249 | Talanx | Insurance | 56,029 | 1,233 | 23,669 | Hanover |
| 16 | 264 | Daimler Truck | Automotive | 53,582 | 2,803 | 102,888 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| 17 | 265 | Bayer | Pharmaceuticals | 53,365 | 4,365 | 101,369 | Leverkusen |
| 18 | 288 | Edeka Zentrale | Retail | 49,481 | 416 | 408,900 | Hamburg |
| 19 | 315 | ZF Friedrichshafen | Automotive parts | 46,068 | 239 | 161,901 | Friedrichshafen |
| 20 | 330 | ThyssenKrupp | Conglomerate | 44,502 | 1,229 | 94,494 | Essen |
| 21 | 346 | Fresenius | Healthcare | 42,954 | 1,443 | 282,024 | Bad Homburg |
| 22 | 354 | Deutsche Bank | Banking | 42,285 | 5,701 | 84,930 | Frankfurt |
| 23 | 362 | Continental AG | Automotive parts | 41,449 | 70 | 199,038 | Hanover |
| 24 | 367 | RWE | Electric utility | 40,352 | 2,858 | 18,278 | Essen |
| 25 | 388 | Phoenix Pharmahandel | Retail | 38,045 | 252 | 35,178 | Mannheim |
| 26 | 416 | Hapag-Lloyd | Shipping | 36,331 | 252 | 14,248 | Hamburg |
| 27 | 438 | Lufthansa | Airline | 34,446 | 832 | 93,083 | Cologne |
| 28 | 472 | SAP SE | Technology | 32,469 | 2,402 | 111,961 | Walldorf |
| 29 | 474 | Metro AG | Retail | 32,186 | −361 | 86,910 | Düsseldorf |
| 30 | 490 | Siemens Energy | Energy technology | 31,367 | −437 | 53,954 | Munich |
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies. The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2018. All 53 companies in the Forbes 2000 from Germany are listed. [3]
| Rank | Forbes 2000 rank | Name | Headquarters | Revenue (billions US$) | Profit (billions US$) | Assets (billions US$) | Value (billions US$) | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Volkswagen | Wolfsburg | 278.2 | 14.0 | 553.5 | 92.0 | Automotive |
| 2 | 23 | Allianz | Munich | 118.8 | 8.8 | 1,060.2 | 102.3 | Insurance |
| 3 | 37 | Daimler AG | Stuttgart | 197.4 | 8.6 | 321.9 | 71.3 | Automotive |
| 4 | 57 | BMW | Munich | 115.0 | 8.4 | 238.9 | 57.5 | Automotive |
| 5 | 64 | Siemens | Munich / Berlin | 98.3 | 5.5 | 164.2 | 97.0 | Conglomerate |
| 6 | 99 | BASF | Ludwigshafen | 76.2 | 5.6 | 103.8 | 76.6 | Chemicals |
| 7 | 116 | Deutsche Telekom | Bonn | 89.3 | 2.6 | 176.5 | 79.4 | Telecommunications |
| 8 | 147 | Munich Re | Munich | 62.9 | 2.7 | 311.6 | 36.3 | Insurance |
| 9 | 164 | Bayer | Leverkusen | 46.7 | 2.0 | 150.3 | 64.1 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 10 | 176 | SAP SE | Walldorf | 29.1 | 4.8 | 58.9 | 134.9 | Technology |
| 11 | 208 | Deutsche Post | Bonn | 72.6 | 2.4 | 60.0 | 43.1 | Transportation |
| 12 | 239 | Continental AG | Hanover | 52.4 | 3.4 | 47.4 | 35.0 | Automotive parts |
| 13 | 258 | Fresenius | Bad Homburg | 39.6 | 2.4 | 64.8 | 30.6 | Healthcare |
| 14 | 263 | E.ON | Essen | 35.1 | 3.8 | 64.6 | 24.0 | Electric utility |
| 15 | 322 | Henkel | Düsseldorf | 23.5 | 2.7 | 34.3 | 43.1 | Consumer goods |
| 16 | 413 | Lufthansa | Cologne | 42.3 | 2.6 | 44.4 | 12.1 | Airline |
| 17 | 430 | Adidas | Herzogenaurach | 25.9 | 2.0 | 17.8 | 52.0 | Apparel |
| 18 | 482 | HeidelbergCement | Heidelberg | 21.3 | 1.3 | 41.9 | 16.3 | Building material |
| 19 | 484 | Talanx | Hanover | 41.6 | 0.8 | 179.1 | 10.3 | Insurance |
| 20 | 494 | Commerzbank | Frankfurt | 15.0 | 1.0 | 528.6 | 11.4 | Banking |
| 21 | 547 | Deutsche Bank | Frankfurt | 42.3 | 0.3 | 1,541.1 | 18.1 | Banking |
| 22 | 566 | Merck Group | Darmstadt | 17.7 | 0.5 | 42.8 | 45.8 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 23 | 621 | Vonovia | Bochum | 4.8 | 2.7 | 56.5 | 25.8 | Real estate |
| 24 | 624 | Evonik Industries | Essen | 17.7 | 1.1 | 24.7 | 14.3 | Chemicals |
| 25 | 626 | RWE | Essen | 24.8 | 0.4 | 98.3 | 15.8 | Electric utility |
| 26 | 667 | Porsche SE | Stuttgart | 0.1 | 4.1 | 38.5 | 22.2 | Automotive |
| 27 | 672 | Deutsche Börse | Frankfurt | 3.7 | 1.0 | 180.2 | 24.2 | Finance |
| 28 | 710 | Uniper | Düsseldorf | 92.2 | −0.5 | 65.9 | 11.2 | Electric utility |
| 29 | 761 | Covestro | Leverkusen | 17.2 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 10.9 | Chemicals |
| 30 | 780 | Infineon Technologies | Munich | 9.2 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 27.3 | Technology |
| 31 | 809 | EnBW | Karlsruhe | 24.3 | 0.3 | 48.4 | 9.6 | Electric utilities |
| 32 | 820 | Deutsche Wohnen | Berlin | 1.7 | 2.2 | 29.0 | 16.0 | Real estate |
| 33 | 847 | ThyssenKrupp | Essen | 43.3 | 0.1 | 40.1 | 9.5 | Conglomerate |
| 34 | 960 | Beiersdorf | Hamburg | 8.5 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 23.7 | Consumer goods |
| 35 | 992 | TUI AG | Hanover | 23.2 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 6.5 | Hospitality |
| 36 | 1026 | Schaeffler Group | Herzogenaurach | 16.8 | 1.0 | 14.6 | 6.3 | Automotive parts |
| 37 | 1113 | Knorr-Bremse | Munich | 7.0 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 18.1 | Technology |
| 38 | 1252 | Metro AG | Düsseldorf | 32.3 | 0.4 | 17.9 | 6.1 | Retail |
| 39 | 1260 | Brenntag | Essen | 14.8 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | Chemicals |
| 40 | 1312 | Wüstenrot & Württembergische | Stuttgart | 7.5 | 0.3 | 82.0 | 2.0 | Finances |
| 41 | 1341 | KION Group | Frankfurt | 9.4 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 8.1 | Technology |
| 42 | 1522 | Ceconomy | Düsseldorf | 25.5 | −0.3 | 12.5 | 2.2 | Retail |
| 43 | 1536 | Hella | Lippstadt | 8.5 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Automotive parts |
| 44 | 1569 | MTU Aero Engines | Munich | 5.4 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 11.9 | Aerospace and defense |
| 45 | 1571 | LEG Immobilien | Düsseldorf | 0.9 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 7.4 | Real estate |
| 46 | 1679 | Deutsche Pfandbriefbank | Unterschleißheim | 2.2 | 0.2 | 66.0 | 1.9 | Banking |
| 47 | 1709 | BayWa | Munich | 19.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | Retail |
| 48 | 1751 | Wirecard | Aschheim | 2.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 16.7 | Finance |
| 49 | 1780 | Aareal Bank | Wiesbaden | 1.4 | 0.4 | 48.8 | 2.1 | Banking |
| 50 | 1812 | Nürnberger Versicherung | Nuremberg | 5.1 | 0.1 | 35.1 | 0.9 | Insurance |
| 51 | 1842 | Zalando | Berlin | 6.4 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 11.6 | E-commerce |
| 52 | 1853 | Fraport | Frankfurt | 4.1 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 7.6 | Transportation |
| 53 | 1982 | Lanxess | Cologne | 9.4 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 5.6 | Chemicals |