Largest Corporate Earnings and Losses of All Time

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This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history. In general terms the oil and gas industry is the one generating both largest annual and quarterly earnings. In contrast, both the annual and quarterly losses are more distributed across industries. Telecommunications and financial services, however, are represented quite often on the lists of largest losses.

Largest corporate annual earnings of all time

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This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $30 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]

Largest corporate annual losses of all time

This list has all global annual losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $20 Billion in real value (June 2011).

Largest corporate quarterly earnings of all time

This list has all global quarterly earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $10 Billion in real value (June 2011).

Largest corporate quarterly losses of all time

This list has all global quarterly losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $10 Billion in real value (June 2011).

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