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2015 ranking of companies that pay the most corporate tax

Companies paying the most tax on their profits for the fiscal year 2015, according to the tax charge from their annual accounts.

Share prices and capitalizations at 2026-11-05·Annual accounts for the fiscal year 2015·Calculated on 2026-11-08· 20305 companies ranked
Metric : income tax for the fiscal year 2015 (published annual accounts), companies with a positive tax liability. Currency : Amounts converted into US dollars at the exchange rate of the day of calculation; the amount in the currency of the accounts is repeated under each value. Only companies whose data is published are ranked: a missing value excludes the company, it is never replaced by zero or estimated.
#EnterpriseMarketSector Corporate tax (USD)
1Apple Inc.AAPL🇺🇸United StatesTechnology19,12 billion $
2Industrial and Commercial Bank of China LimitedIDCBF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services12,82 billion $85,52 billion CN¥
3Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.IDCBY🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services12,82 billion $85,52 billion CN¥
4Berkshire Hathaway Inc.BRK-B🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services10,53 billion $
5China Construction Bank CorporationCICHY🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services10,43 billion $69,61 billion CN¥
6Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services10,37 billion $
7Verizon Communications Inc.VZ🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services9,87 billion $
8Walmart Inc.WMT🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive7,99 billion $
9Bank of China LimitedBACHF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services7,82 billion $52,15 billion CN¥
10Agricultural Bank of China LimitedACGBF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services7,51 billion $50,08 billion CN¥
11Citigroup Inc.C🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services7,44 billion $
12AT&T Inc.T🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services7,00 billion $
13GE AerospaceGE🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials6,49 billion $
14Microsoft CorporationMSFT🇺🇸United StatesTechnology6,31 billion $
15Bank of America CorporationBAC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services6,28 billion $
16JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services6,26 billion $
17Toyota Motor CorporationTOYOF🇯🇵JapanConsumer Cyclical5,64 billion $893,47 Bn¥
18Exxon Mobil CorporationXOM🇺🇸United StatesEnergy5,42 billion $
19Exxonmobil Holdings CorporationXOM.MX🌍OthersEnergy5,42 billion $
20Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation Shs -CAD hedged- Canadian Depositary Receipt Repr Shs Reg SXOM.NE🇨🇦CanadaEnergy5,42 billion $
21China Mobile Limited600941.SS🇭🇰Hong KongCommunication Services5,26 billion $35,08 billion CN¥
22Federal National Mortgage AssociationFNMAS🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services5,25 billion $
23Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.SSNLF🇰🇷KoreaTechnology5,06 billion $6 901 Md₩
24The Walt Disney CompanyDIS🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services5,02 billion $
25Comcast Holdings Corp.CCZ🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services4,96 billion $
26Comcast CorporationCMCSA🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services4,96 billion $
27Equinor ASAEQNR.OL🇳🇴EuropeEnergy4,73 billion $
28Mercedes-Benz Group AGMBG.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical4,50 billion $4,03 Md€
29UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare4,36 billion $
30Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.PIAIF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services4,23 billion $28,23 billion CN¥
31Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW🇨🇭EuropeConsumer Defensive4,03 billion $3,31 Bn CHF
32The Home Depot, Inc.HD🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical4,01 billion $
33Korea Electric Power CorporationKEP🇰🇷KoreaUtilities3,84 billion $5 239 Md₩
34Johnson & JohnsonJNJ🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare3,79 billion $
35HSBC Holdings plcHSBC🇬🇧United KingdomFinancial Services3,77 billion $
36BNP Paribas S.A.BNP.PA🇫🇷FranceFinancial Services3,72 billion $3,33 Md€
37BHP Group LimitedBHPLF🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials3,67 billion $
38Allianz SEALV.DE🇩🇪GermanyFinancial Services3,58 billion $3,21 Md€
39Roche Holding AGRO.SW🇨🇭EuropeHealthcare3,57 billion $2,93 Bn CHF
40Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare3,55 billion $
41Lument Finance Trust, Inc.LFT🇺🇸United StatesReal Estate3,52 billion $
42Eni S.p.A.ENI.MI🇮🇹EuropeEnergy3,48 billion $3,12 Md€
43CVS Health CorporationCVS🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare3,39 billion $
44Alphabet Inc.GOOG🇺🇸United StatesTechnology3,30 billion $
45Bayerische Motoren Werke AGBMW.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical3,15 billion $2,83 Md€
46SoftBank Group Corp.SFTBF🇯🇵JapanCommunication Services2,97 billion $470,32 Bn¥
47Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.MUFG🇯🇵JapanFinancial Services2,95 billion $467,79 Bn¥
48Federal Home Loan Mortgage CorporationFMCC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,90 billion $
49Oracle CorporationORCL🇺🇸United StatesTechnology2,90 billion $
50Union Pacific CorporationUNP🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,88 billion $
51Ford Motor CompanyF🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical2,88 billion $
52GSK plcGSK🇬🇧United KingdomHealthcare2,88 billion $2,15 Bn£
53Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.BKFCF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services2,88 billion $19,18 billion CN¥
54Altria Group, Inc.MO🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive2,83 billion $
55Intel CorporationINTC🇺🇸United StatesTechnology2,79 billion $
56Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.SMFNF🇯🇵JapanFinancial Services2,79 billion $441,36 Bn¥
57American Express CompanyAXP🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,77 billion $
58The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive2,73 billion $
59The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GS🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,69 billion $
60Philip Morris International Inc.PM🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive2,69 billion $
61Visa Inc.V🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,67 billion $
62Delta Air Lines, Inc.DAL🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,63 billion $
63Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVABI.BR🇧🇪EuropeConsumer Defensive2,59 billion $
64International Business Machines CorporationIBM🇺🇸United StatesTechnology2,58 billion $
65China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.CIHKY🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,56 billion $17,06 billion CN¥
66NTT, Inc.NPPXF🇯🇵JapanCommunication Services2,51 billion $397,35 Bn¥
67Meta Platforms, Inc.META🇺🇸United StatesTechnology2,51 billion $
68United Parcel Service, Inc.UPS🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,50 billion $
69Banco Macro S.A.BMA🇦🇷OthersFinancial Services2,49 billion $
70CITIC LimitedCTPCF🇭🇰Hong KongIndustrials2,48 billion $19,42 HK$ Bn
71Banco Santander, S.A.SAN.MC🇪🇸EuropeFinancial Services2,47 billion $2,21 Md€
72Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaCMWAY🇦🇺AustraliaFinancial Services2,42 billion $3,53 Bn AU$
73Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.600000.SS🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services2,38 billion $15,88 billion CN¥
74PetroChina Company LimitedPCCYF🇺🇸United StatesEnergy2,37 billion $15,80 billion CN¥
75Christian Dior SECDI.PA🇫🇷FranceConsumer Cyclical2,30 billion $2,06 Md€
76Westpac Banking CorporationWEBNF🇦🇺AustraliaFinancial Services2,30 billion $3,35 Bn AU$
77The Coca-Cola CompanyKO🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive2,24 billion $
78Coca-Cola CoCOLA.NE🇨🇦CanadaConsumer Defensive2,24 billion $
79Inpex CorporationIPXHY🇺🇸United StatesEnergy2,24 billion $354,39 Bn¥
80Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO🇺🇸United StatesTechnology2,22 billion $
81Morgan StanleyMS🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,20 billion $
82LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société EuropéenneMC.PA🇫🇷FranceConsumer Cyclical2,20 billion $1,97 Md€
83Unilever PLCUL🇬🇧United KingdomConsumer Defensive2,19 billion $1,96 Md€
84DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials2,15 billion $
85Enel S.p.A.ENEL.MI🇮🇹EuropeUtilities2,13 billion $1,91 Md€
86China Evergrande GroupEGRNF🇨🇳ChinaReal Estate2,11 billion $14,11 billion CN¥
87RTX CorporationRTX🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,11 billion $
88U.S. BancorpUSB🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,10 billion $
89Siemens AGSIE.DE🇩🇪GermanyIndustrials2,08 billion $1,87 Md€
90ANZ Group Holdings LimitedANZGY🇦🇺AustraliaFinancial Services2,08 billion $3,03 Bn AU$
91Prudential Financial, Inc.PRU🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services2,07 billion $
92Elevance Health Inc.ELV🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare2,07 billion $
93China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.CGMBF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services2,06 billion $13,75 billion CN¥
94China Overseas Land & Investment LimitedCAOVF🇭🇰Hong KongReal Estate2,04 billion $15,95 HK$ Bn
95McDonald's CorporationMCD🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical2,03 billion $
96AXA S.A.CS.PA🇫🇷FranceFinancial Services2,00 billion $1,79 Md€
97Pfizer Inc.PFE🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1,99 billion $
98China CITIC Bank Corporation LimitedCHBJF🇨🇳ChinaFinancial Services1,99 billion $13,25 billion CN¥
993M CompanyMMM🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials1,98 billion $
100The Boeing CompanyBA🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials1,98 billion $
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⚠ Ranking provided for information purposes, based on public data. It does not constitute investment advice. Values may contain source errors and change with financial publications.

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How is this 2015 ranking established?
It ranks companies according to their corporate tax on fiscal year 2015, based on annual accounts and published data. No value is estimated: a company without this data is simply excluded.
Are the amounts comparable between countries?
Yes: amounts are converted to US dollars at the exchange rate of the calculation day, and the amount in the account currency is repeated under each value.
Is this ranking investment advice?
No. It is provided purely for informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Investing involves the risk of capital loss.

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