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Ranking 2018 of the strongest profit increases

The companies whose net income increased the most in 2018 compared to 2017, among those already earning at least 50 M$.

Share prices and capitalizations at 2026-11-05·Annual accounts for the fiscal year 2018·Calculated on 2026-11-08· 3379 companies ranked
Metric : variation of net profit between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 (in %). Universe : 2017 income of at least 50 M$ (to exclude small bases that inflate percentages), growth capped at 2 000 %. Amounts in USD. Only companies with published data are ranked: a missing value excludes the company, it is never replaced by zero or estimated.
#EnterpriseMarketSector Profit increase2017 Profit2018 Profit
1Tesco PLCTSCDY🇬🇧United KingdomConsumer Defensive1 575,0 %96,1 M$1,61 billion $
2Boston Scientific CorporationBSX🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1 506,7 %104,0 M$1,67 billion $
3Albemarle CorporationALB🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials1 164,5 %54,9 M$693,6 M$
4Johnson & JohnsonJNJ🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1 076,7 %1,30 billion $15,30 billion $
5Nutrien Ltd.NTR🇨🇦CanadaBasic Materials992,7 %327,0 M$3,57 billion $
6Hyosung Corporation004800.KS🇰🇷KoreaIndustrials931,3 %238,8 M$2,46 billion $
7Dow Inc.DOW🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials867,5 %465,0 M$4,50 billion $
8China United Network Communications Limited600050.SS🇨🇳ChinaCommunication Services858,3 %63,8 M$611,7 M$
9D'Ieteren Group S.A.DIE.BR🇧🇪EuropeConsumer Cyclical830,7 %125,5 M$1,17 billion $
10Citic Pacific Special Steel Group Co., Ltd.000708.SZ🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials806,6 %59,2 M$536,7 M$
11Kinder Morgan, Inc.KMI🇺🇸United StatesEnergy779,2 %183,0 M$1,61 billion $
12Caterpillar Inc.CAT🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials715,3 %754,0 M$6,15 billion $
13Akzo Nobel N.V.AKZA.AS🇳🇱EuropeBasic Materials702,2 %927,6 M$7,44 billion $
14Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVRTX🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare695,8 %263,5 M$2,10 billion $
15Walsin Technology Corporation2492.TW🇹🇼TaiwanTechnology655,3 %79,6 M$601,2 M$
16Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.HTCMF🇯🇵JapanIndustrials648,0 %50,6 M$378,8 M$
17Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.WPM🇨🇦CanadaBasic Materials640,2 %57,7 M$427,1 M$
18Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.SPB🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive624,8 %106,0 M$768,3 M$
19Broadcom Inc.AVGO🇺🇸United StatesTechnology624,5 %1,69 billion $12,26 billion $
20Commerzbank AGCBK.DE🇩🇪GermanyFinancial Services573,4 %142,7 M$961,0 M$
21Sony Group CorporationSONY🇯🇵JapanTechnology569,7 %462,6 M$3,10 billion $
22Federal National Mortgage AssociationFNMAS🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services547,9 %2,46 billion $15,96 billion $
23Atlas Copco ABATCO-A.ST🇸🇪EuropeIndustrials536,8 %1,69 billion $10,73 billion $
24Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.TKCBF🇯🇵JapanBasic Materials526,3 %74,6 M$467,1 M$
25DLF LimitedDLF.NS🇮🇳IndiaReal Estate524,5 %76,1 M$475,3 M$
26Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in MünchenMUV2.DE🇩🇪GermanyFinancial Services516,0 %418,1 M$2,58 billion $
27Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG ADRMURGY🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services516,0 %418,1 M$2,58 billion $
28CHS Inc.CHSCL🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive506,9 %127,9 M$775,9 M$
29STMicroelectronics N.V.STM🇳🇱EuropeTechnology490,4 %218,0 M$1,29 billion $
30Popular, Inc.BPOP🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services474,1 %107,7 M$618,2 M$
31Brookfield Property Partners L.P.BPYPP🇧🇲OthersReal Estate461,8 %136,0 M$764,0 M$
32China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited0762.HK🇭🇰Hong KongCommunication Services457,8 %274,0 M$1,53 billion $
33Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPE🇺🇸United StatesTechnology454,7 %344,0 M$1,91 billion $
34Surgutneftegas Public Joint Stock CompanySNGSP.ME🇷🇺OthersEnergy452,7 %1,83 billion $10,10 billion $
35Easyhome New Retail Group Corporation Limited000785.SZ🇨🇳ChinaConsumer Cyclical446,1 %53,6 M$292,7 M$
36MFE-Mediaforeurope N.V.MFEA.MI🇮🇹EuropeCommunication Services417,3 %100,9 M$522,0 M$
37The Coca-Cola CompanyKO🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive415,5 %1,25 billion $6,43 billion $
38Coca-Cola CoCOLA.NE🇨🇦CanadaConsumer Defensive415,5 %1,25 billion $6,43 billion $
39Huafon Chemical Co., Ltd.002064.SZ🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials402,4 %57,8 M$290,3 M$
40Radian Group Inc.RDN🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services400,5 %121,1 M$606,0 M$
41Abbott LaboratoriesABT🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare396,4 %477,0 M$2,37 billion $
42Lanxess AGLXS.DE🇩🇪GermanyBasic Materials395,4 %97,0 M$480,5 M$
43Yageo Corporation2327.TW🇹🇼TaiwanTechnology394,2 %208,9 M$1,03 billion $
44Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.PBH🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare389,3 %69,4 M$339,6 M$
45Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare388,6 %1,01 billion $4,92 billion $
46Empresas CMPC S.A.CMPC.SN🇨🇱OthersBasic Materials386,2 %103,3 M$502,5 M$
47Keppel Corporation LimitedKPELY🇸🇬OthersIndustrials383,8 %152,8 M$739,5 M$
48Imperial Oil LimitedIMO🇺🇸United StatesEnergy372,2 %347,1 M$1,64 billion $
49Exelixis, Inc.EXEL🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare347,4 %154,2 M$690,1 M$
50Prosus N.V.PRX.AS🇳🇱EuropeCommunication Services340,7 %2,61 billion $11,48 billion $
51Indivior PLCINDV🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare331,1 %60,9 M$262,7 M$
529F Inc.JFU🇨🇳ChinaTechnology328,6 %60,2 M$257,8 M$
53Amgen Inc.AMGN🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare324,2 %1,98 billion $8,39 billion $
54Sino Biopharmaceutical LimitedSBHMY🇭🇰Hong KongHealthcare316,7 %325,4 M$1,36 billion $
55Nebius Group N.V.NBIS🇳🇱EuropeCommunication Services314,1 %159,4 M$659,9 M$
56Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.7327.T🇯🇵JapanFinancial Services312,6 %87,0 M$358,8 M$
57Honeywell International Inc.HON🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials308,8 %1,66 billion $6,76 billion $
58SempraSRE🇺🇸United StatesUtilities308,6 %257,0 M$1,05 billion $
59Israel Corporation LtdIRLCF🇮🇱OthersBasic Materials306,7 %135,0 M$549,0 M$
60Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.009155.KS🇰🇷KoreaTechnology305,7 %118,6 M$481,3 M$
61Laureate Education, Inc.LAUR🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Defensive304,6 %91,5 M$370,1 M$
62Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corporation0743.HK🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials301,9 %90,3 M$362,9 M$
63Jackson Financial Inc.JXN🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services300,9 %495,3 M$1,99 billion $
64Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.TUSK🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials300,2 %59,0 M$236,0 M$
65Cencora, Inc.COR🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare300,1 %414,5 M$1,66 billion $
66Textron Inc.TXT🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials298,0 %307,0 M$1,22 billion $
67Huadian Power International Corporation LimitedHPIFF🇨🇳ChinaUtilities295,9 %65,3 M$258,7 M$
68BGC Group, IncBGC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services292,8 %51,5 M$202,2 M$
69CNH Industrial N.V.CNH🇬🇧United KingdomIndustrials292,6 %272,0 M$1,07 billion $
70UBS Group AGUBSG.SW🇨🇭EuropeFinancial Services290,1 %1,17 billion $4,55 billion $
71Naspers LimitedNAPRF🇿🇦OthersCommunication Services288,8 %2,92 billion $11,36 billion $
72Dana IncorporatedDAN🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical284,7 %111,0 M$427,0 M$
73Zhongliang Holdings Group Company Limited2772.HK🇨🇳ChinaReal Estate284,2 %75,3 M$289,5 M$
74Brambles LimitedBXBLY🇦🇺AustraliaIndustrials278,7 %182,9 M$692,7 M$
75BBMG Jidong Cement Group Co., Ltd. Class A000401.SZ🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials277,5 %75,6 M$285,4 M$
76Yancoal Australia LtdYACAF🇦🇺AustraliaEnergy272,1 %157,3 M$585,2 M$
77China Shanshui Cement Group Limited0691.HK🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials265,6 %90,1 M$329,3 M$
78Vesuvius plcCKSNF🇬🇧United KingdomBasic Materials263,9 %50,7 M$184,7 M$
79Singapore Airlines LimitedSINGF🇸🇬OthersIndustrials261,2 %281,0 M$1,01 billion $
80Pangang Group Vanadium & Titanium Resources Co., Ltd.000629.SZ🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials258,0 %129,4 M$463,2 M$
81Highwealth Construction Corp.2542.TW🇹🇼TaiwanReal Estate255,4 %58,9 M$209,2 M$
82Valterra Platinum Limited Sponsored ADRANGPY🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials255,1 %117,5 M$417,1 M$
83Valterra Platinum LimitedVALT.L🇬🇧United KingdomBasic Materials255,1 %117,5 M$417,1 M$
84Linde plcLIN🇬🇧United KingdomBasic Materials251,3 %1,25 billion $4,38 billion $
85Stryker CorporationSYK🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare248,3 %1,02 billion $3,55 billion $
86Altarea SCAALTA.PA🇫🇷FranceReal Estate243,1 %88,6 M$304,1 M$
87Altareit SCAAREIT.PA🇫🇷FranceReal Estate243,1 %88,6 M$304,1 M$
88Elkem ASAELK.OL🇳🇴EuropeBasic Materials242,9 %102,9 M$353,0 M$
89Devon Energy CorporationDVN🇺🇸United StatesEnergy241,2 %898,0 M$3,06 billion $
90ICL Group LtdICL🇮🇱OthersBasic Materials240,7 %364,0 M$1,24 billion $
91Greencoat UK Wind PLCUKW.L🇬🇧United KingdomFinancial Services238,0 %79,9 M$270,3 M$
92Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd.300122.SZ🇨🇳ChinaHealthcare235,8 %64,8 M$217,6 M$
93Healthcare Realty Trust IncorporatedHR🇺🇸United StatesReal Estate234,0 %63,9 M$213,5 M$
94Resonac Holdings CorporationSHWDY🇯🇵JapanBasic Materials233,1 %211,3 M$703,8 M$
95Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp.600699.SS🇨🇳ChinaConsumer Cyclical232,9 %59,3 M$197,6 M$
96African Rainbow Minerals LimitedAFBOF🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials232,5 %82,9 M$275,6 M$
97The Tata Power Company LimitedTATAPOWER.BO🇮🇳IndiaUtilities232,2 %79,4 M$263,7 M$
98Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical232,1 %3,03 billion $10,07 billion $
99EPAM Systems, Inc.EPAM🇺🇸United StatesTechnology230,2 %72,8 M$240,3 M$
100First Horizon CorporationFHN🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services229,3 %165,5 M$545,0 M$
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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 2018 ranking established?
It ranks companies according to their net income growth over one year for the fiscal year 2018, based on annual accounts and published data. No value is estimated: a company without this data is simply excluded.
Are the values comparable between countries?
Yes: it is a ratio or a percentage variation, currency neutral.
Is this ranking investment advice?
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