This article lists the largest companies in France in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes, as well as data from Global Database, a UK-based provider of B2B company information and business intelligence.
2024 Global Database list This list displays the Top 5 public companies in France ranked by their annual revenue for the fiscal year 2024. The figures are given in millions of US dollars. Also included are each company’s net profit, number of employees worldwide, headquarters location, and industry sector. The data is sourced from Global Database, a UK-based B2B company information and business intelligence provider. +RankNameIndustryRevenue(USD millions)Profits(USD millions)EmployeesHeadquarters1TotalEnergiesOil and gas237,10021,510102,579Courbevoie2Électricité de FranceElectric utility146,000 11,000 171,862Paris3AXAInsurance109,000 7,800 153,000Paris4CarrefourRetail89,000 1,175 320,000Boulogne-Billancourt5LVMHLuxury goods88,700 13,000 175,000Paris
2024 Fortune list This list displays all 24 French 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 2023. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company. +RankFortune 500rankNameIndustryRevenue(USD millions)Profits(USD millions)EmployeesHeadquarters120TotalEnergiesOil and gas218,94521,384102,579Courbevoie249Électricité de FranceElectric utility151,04010,828171,862Paris364BNP ParibasBanking136,07311,864182,656Paris4104Société GénéraleBanking99,1632,695124,089Paris5118Crédit AgricoleBanking93,3586,86375,125Paris6119Dior - LVMHApparel93,1376,815197,141Paris7122CarrefourRetail91,7901,794305,333Massy8126AxaInsurance90,4067,77294,705Paris9130EngieElectric utility89,2582,38797,297Courbevoie10166VinciConstruction75,5515,083279,426Nanterre11174Groupe BPCEBanking73,7753,03197,835Paris12225BouyguesConglomerate60,6001,124201,498Paris13251PeugeotAutomotive56,6222,376105,497Rueil-Malmaison14284Saint-GobainConstruction51,8302,918144,422Courbevoie15297SanofiPharmaceuticals50,2095,93986,088Paris16308VeoliaUtilities49,0281,013218,288Aubervilliers17320OrangeTelecommunication47,6992,638127,109Paris18337Crédit MutuelBanking45,4904,26177,283Paris19341SNCFTransportation45,1451,416282,786Saint Denis20348L'OréalConsumer goods44,5216,68594,605Clichy21387Schneider ElectricTechnology38,8124,328168,044Rueil-Malmaison22409La PosteTransportation36,8124,328232,726Paris23431AuchanRetail34,539−410145,025Croix24401Air France-KLMAirline32,4521,01076,271Paris
2019 Forbes list
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 57 French companies in the Forbes 2000 are listed. RankFortune 2000rankNameHeadquartersRevenue(USD billions)Profits(USD billions)Total Assets(USD billions)Market Value(USD billions)Industry125TotalCourbevoie184.211.4256.8149.5Oil and gas234BNP ParibasParis101.68.42,333.068.7Banking385AxaParis139.72.21,034.563.6Insurance4104Crédit AgricoleParis52.24.71,856.938.4Banking5114SanofiParis40.75.1127.4102.0Pharmaceuticals6143DiorParis55.23.088.389.6Apparel7157Société GénéraleParis49.54.01,496.924.5Banking8159VinciRueil-Malmaison52.13.586.155.8Construction9186OrangeParis48.82.3112.343.6 Telecommunication10201L'OréalClichy31.84.644.0153.0Consumer goods11204RenaultBoulogne-Billancourt67.73.9131.520.9Automotive12218PeugeotRueil-Malmaison87.33.370.824.9Automotive 13227EngieCourbevoie 71.51.2175.736.2Electric utility14244DanoneParis29.12.850.551.2Food processing15252Schneider ElectricRueil-Malmaison30.32.848.347.6Technology16268Air LiquideParis24.82.548.056.9Chemicals17269Électricité de FranceParis81.40.7323.743.4Electric utility18285CNP AssurancesParis47.61.6450.416.5Insurance19311SafranParis24.81.546.456.7Aerospace and defense20324NatixisParis17.51.7566.418.6Banking21362KeringParis16.13.024.472.5Apparel22382MichelinClermont-Ferrand26.02.033.723.8Automotive parts23383EssilorLuxotticaCharenton-le-Pont12.71.352.952.9Medical devices24424BouyguesParis41.91.543.114.6Conglomerate25455Pernod RicardParis10.71.735.245.9Beverages26503Thales GroupParis18.71.229.225.7Aerospace and defense27523Saint-GobainCourbevoie 49.30.550.322.5Finance28662SodexoIssy-les-Moulineaux24.70.720.216.9Foodservice29664CarrefourMassy91.9−0.754.214.7Retail30666PublicisParis11.71.131.013.4Advertising31670CapgeminiParis15.60.918.920.9Consulting32696VeoliaAubervilliers30.60.443.013.1Utilities33705VivendiParis16.40.239.337.0Media34716EiffageAsnières-sur-Seine19.90.734.79.6Construction35775AtosBezons14.50.724.711.3IT service36788HermèsParis7.01.78.571.5Apparel37853ValeoParis22.60.621.18.6Automotive parts38942SCORParis16.90.448.38.1Insurance39950Air France-KLMParis31.30.533.25.3Airline40963AlstomSaint-Ouen-sur-Seine9.81.015.910.2Transportation411005Financière de l’Odet (Bolloré)Paris27.20.161.04.4Media421014LegrandLimoges7.10.911.819.3Electrical equipment431020Groupe ADPTremblay-en-France5.30.718.420.0Transportation441041AccorParis4.32.614.812.0Hotels451072GecinaParis1.11.222.510.8Real estate461082Dassault AviationParis6.00.719.512.1Aerospace and defense471091KlépierreParis1.40.829.210.7Real estate481171CovivioMetz1.50.928.08.8Real estate491205ArkemaColombes10.40.811.68.1Chemicals501208Dassault SystèmesVélizy-Villacoublay4.10.79.139.2Technology511517SESBetzdorf, Luxembourg8.00.58.19.1Telecommunications521526FinatisParis44.2−0.10.3Retail531719RexelParis15.80.211.83.9Retail541724WendelParis9.90.116.26.1Finance551733BurelleParis8.60.57.51.9Automotive parts561874Bureau VeritasNeuilly-sur-Seine5.70.47.010.8Certification571897IpsenBoulogne-Billancourt2.60.53.911.0Pharmaceuticals
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