List of the largest companies in Germany (Forbes 2000)
The ranking of the annual Forbes Global 2000 list , the 2000 largest listed companies in the world, is calculated from a combination of sales , net profit , assets and market value (see list of the largest companies in Germany for competing lists ). The placements of the companies in the equally weighted categories were added together to form a rank. The table also shows the headquarters , the industry and the number of employees. The figures are in billion US dollars and relate to the 2016 financial year , for the market value to the market price in May 2017.
| rank |
Forbes 2000 |
2018 | Surname |
Headquarters |
Revenue ($ billion) |
Profit ($ billion) |
Assets ($ billion) |
Market Value ($ billion) |
Employee |
Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21st | 22. | Allianz SE | Munich | 115.7 | 7.6 | 838.4 | 83.7 | 140.253 | Insurance |
| 2. | 28. | 29. | Daimler AG | Stuttgart | 169.5 | 9.4 | 256.3 | 76.1 | 260,100 | Automobiles |
| 2. | 28. | 16. | Volkswagen AG | Wolfsburg | 240.3 | 5.7 | 458.7 | 72.9 | 626.715 | Automobiles |
| 4th | 50. | 51. | Siemens AG | Munich | 88.4 | 6.4 | 133.1 | 109.8 | 351,000 | technology |
| 5. | 51. | 40. | BMW | Munich | 104.2 | 7.6 | 210.3 | 57.7 | 124,729 | Automobiles |
| 6th | 77. | 79. | Deutsche Telekom | Bonn | 80.9 | 3.0 | 156.6 | 80.9 | 218,341 | telecommunications |
| 7th | 89. | 100. | Bayer AG | Leverkusen | 51.8 | 5.0 | 90.1 | 94.4 | 115,200 | Pharma & Chemistry |
| 8th. | 93. | 82. | BASF | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 63.7 | 4.5 | 83.9 | 91.0 | 113,830 | chemistry |
| 9. | 120. | 279. | Munich Re | Munich | 68.8 | 2.9 | 286.9 | 30.5 | 43,428 | Insurance |
| 10. | 178. | 181. | SAP | Walldorf | 24.4 | 4.0 | 46.7 | 119.7 | 84.183 | software |
| 11. | 196. | 205. | German Post AG | Bonn | 63.4 | 2.9 | 40.6 | 41.0 | 508.036 | Services |
| 12. | 206. | 204. | Continental AG | Hanover | 44.9 | 3.1 | 39.4 | 42.7 | 220.137 | Automotive supplier |
| 13. | 228 | 232. | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe | 32.2 | 1.8 | 49.0 | 43.9 | 232.873 | Medical technology |
| 14th | 286. | 293. | Henkel Group | Dusseldorf | 20.7 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 52.0 | 48.141 | Consumer goods |
| 15th | 288. | 308. | Merck KGaA | Darmstadt | 16.6 | 1.8 | 41.1 | 49.1 | 51,350 | Pharma & Chemistry |
| 16. | 336. | 352. | Linde AG | Munich | 18.7 | 1.3 | 39.0 | 31.3 | 59,715 | Specialty chemistry |
| 17th | 414. | 508. | Talanx | Hanover | 34.7 | 1.0 | 158.2 | 8.9 | 21,649 | Insurance |
| 18th | 441. | 495. | Deutsche Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 44.3 | −1.9 | 1,686.6 | 34.0 | 99,744 | Banks |
| 19th | 463. | 496. | HeidelbergCement | Heidelberg | 16.8 | 0.78 | 40.4 | 18.5 | 60,424 | Construction |
| 20th | 468 | 457. | adidas | Herzogenaurach | 21.3 | 1.1 | 16.0 | 39.6 | 60,617 | Sporting goods |
| 21st | 513. | 372. | German Lufthansa | Cologne | 35.0 | 2.0 | 37.8 | 7.4 | 124.306 | Airlines |
| 22nd | 607 | 230. | E.ON | eat | 59.8 | −9.3 | 70.4 | 16.9 | 43,183 | Supplier |
| 23. | 626. | 611. | Evonik Industries | eat | 14.1 | 0.83 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 34,351 | chemistry |
| 24. | 629 | 724. | ThyssenKrupp | Essen , Duisburg | 44.0 | 0.36 | 36.9 | 13.5 | 156,487 | steel |
| 25th | 663. | 690. | Commerzbank | Frankfurt am Main | 15.0 | 0.30 | 513.1 | 11.0 | 49,941 | Banks |
| 26th | 698 | 315. | RWE | eat | 48.2 | −6.4 | 85.4 | 10.3 | 70,856 | Supplier |
| 27. | 704 | 689. | German Stock Exchange | Frankfurt am Main | 3.2 | 0.80 | 172.8 | 17.9 | 3,600 | Financial service providers |
| 28. | 713. | 641. | Vonovia | Bochum | 3.9 | 2.5 | 34.3 | 16.8 | 6,937 | property |
| 29 | 779. | 848. | Schaeffler Group | Herzogenaurach | 14.8 | 0.95 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 86,662 | Automotive supplier |
| 30th | 788. | 675. | Porsche | Stuttgart | 1.0 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 16.1 | 27,600 | Automobiles |
| 31. | 805 | 1041. | Metro AG | Dusseldorf | 64.5 | 0.22 | 30.8 | 10.1 | 226.053 | Wholesale |
| 32. | 896. | 753. | Uniper | Dusseldorf | 74.4 | −3.6 | 63.2 | 6.1 | 12,635 | Supplier |
| 33. | 906. | 842. | Infineon | Neubiberg | 7.3 | 0.83 | 10.1 | 22.5 | 36,299 | technology |
| 34. | 927. | 978. | Beiersdorf AG | Hamburg | 7.5 | 0.78 | 8.0 | 24.1 | 17,934 | Consumer goods |
| 35. | 960. | 790. | TUI | Hanover | 18.1 | 0.50 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 63.241 | Tourism & Leisure |
| 36. | 965. | 868. | German living | Berlin | 1.3 | 1.8 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 943 | property |
| 37. | 1012. | 514. | EnBW | Karlsruhe | 21.4 | −2.0 | 43.1 | 6.5 | 21,116 | Supplier |
| 38. | 1257. | 1403. | Brenntag | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 11.6 | 0.40 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 15,072 | chemistry |
| 39. | 1263. | 1305. | Wüstenrot & Württembergische | Stuttgart | 7.1 | 0.26 | 75.9 | 1.8 | 8,395 | Financial service providers |
| 40. | 1649. | 1641. | German Pfandbriefbank | Unterschleissheim | 2.2 | 0.22 | 66.1 | 1.7 | 791 | Banks |
| 41. | 1653. | (kL) | ProSiebenSat.1 Media | Unterföhring | 4.2 | 0.45 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 6,565 | media |
| 42. | 1708. | 1710. | BayWa | Munich | 17.0 | 0.34 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 16,711 | trade |
| 43. | 1710. | 1748. | Aareal Bank | Wiesbaden | 1.3 | 0.22 | 51.1 | 2.2 | 2,728 | Banks |
| 44. | 1752. | 1769. | Nuremberg Insurance | Nuremberg | 4.6 | 0.06 | 30.7 | 0.84 | 4,227 | Insurance |
| 45. | 1753. | 1196. | Kion Group | Wiesbaden | 6.2 | 0.27 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 30,544 | technology |
| 46. | 1877. | 1627. | Lanxess | Leverkusen | 8.5 | 0.21 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 14,648 | chemistry |
| 47. | 1888. | (kL) | GEA Group | Bochum | 5.0 | 0.32 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 20,386 | machinery |
| 48. | 1899. | 1803. | Hella KG Hueck | Lippstadt | 7.1 | 0.37 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 38,312 | Automotive supplier |
| 49. | 1919. | (kL) | Aroundtown SA | Luxembourg | 1.1 | 0.80 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 487 | property |
| 50. | 1964. | (kL) | DVB Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 1.4 | −0.15 | 29.2 | 1.2 | 624 | Banks |
| 51. | 1995. | 1564. | Aurubis | Hamburg | 10.6 | 0.25 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4,831 | raw materials |
See also
- List of the largest companies in Germany (added value)
- List of the largest companies in Germany (worldwide sales)
- List of the largest companies in Germany in 1938
- List of the largest companies in Germany in 1973
- List of the largest companies in Germany 1995
- List of the largest banks in Germany
- List of the largest insurance companies in Germany based on premium income in 2009
Individual evidence
- ^ The World's Biggest Public Companies . In: Forbes . ( forbes.com [accessed November 18, 2017]).