Investlytic Rankings

Ranking 2021 of the strongest profit increases

The companies whose net income increased the most in 2021 compared to 2020, among those already earning at least 50 M$.

Share prices and capitalizations at 2026-10-29·Annual accounts for the fiscal year 2021·Calculated on 2026-11-01· 4039 companies ranked
Metric : variation of net profit between fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 (in %). Universe : 2020 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 increase2020 Profit2021 Profit
1Ross Stores, Inc.ROST🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical1 917,5 %85,4 M$1,72 billion $
2Booking Holdings Inc.BKNG🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical1 874,6 %59,0 M$1,17 billion $
3AUO CorporationAUOTY🇹🇼TaiwanTechnology1 716,5 %103,4 M$1,88 billion $
4Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - PetrobrasPBR🇧🇷OthersEnergy1 641,9 %1,14 billion $19,88 billion $
5EssilorLuxottica S.A.EL.PA🇫🇷FranceHealthcare1 603,5 %95,1 M$1,62 billion $
6Sulzer LtdSUN.SW🇨🇭EuropeIndustrials1 594,6 %101,4 M$1,72 billion $
7NAVER Corporation035420.KS🇰🇷KoreaCommunication Services1 545,6 %751,1 M$12,36 billion $
8Fairfax Financial Holdings LimitedFRFHF🇨🇦CanadaFinancial Services1 457,3 %218,4 M$3,40 billion $
9PJSC GazpromGAZP.ME🇷🇺OthersEnergy1 446,5 %1,68 billion $25,99 billion $
10Azrieli Group LtdAZRGF🇮🇱OthersReal Estate1 428,6 %60,3 M$921,6 M$
11Compagnie de l'OdetODET.PA🇫🇷FranceIndustrials1 424,5 %239,4 M$3,65 billion $
12Kinder Morgan, Inc.KMI🇺🇸United StatesEnergy1 399,2 %119,0 M$1,78 billion $
13Grupo Cibest S.A.CIB🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services1 380,8 %86,2 M$1,28 billion $
14Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.VAPORES.SN🇨🇱OthersIndustrials1 345,0 %222,1 M$3,21 billion $
15Unicaja Banco, S.A.UNI.MC🇪🇸EuropeFinancial Services1 330,3 %87,0 M$1,24 billion $
16Centrica plcCPYYY🇬🇧United KingdomUtilities1 329,3 %54,9 M$784,8 M$
17Bolloré SEBOL.PA🇫🇷FranceCommunication Services1 324,3 %476,0 M$6,78 billion $
18Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation2609.TW🇹🇼TaiwanIndustrials1 279,9 %366,9 M$5,06 billion $
19SSE plcSSEZY🇬🇧United KingdomUtilities1 255,7 %224,9 M$3,05 billion $
20Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.USNZY🇧🇷OthersBasic Materials1 248,2 %123,9 M$1,67 billion $
21Jabil Inc.JBL🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1 188,9 %54,0 M$696,0 M$
22BlueScope Steel LimitedBLSFF🇦🇺AustraliaBasic Materials1 136,6 %67,8 M$839,0 M$
23The Cooper Companies, Inc.COO🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1 135,2 %238,4 M$2,94 billion $
24Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.HOVVB🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical1 093,5 %50,9 M$607,8 M$
25Apollo Global Management, Inc.APO🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services1 071,3 %157,0 M$1,84 billion $
26Acerinox, S.A.ACX.MC🇪🇸EuropeBasic Materials1 065,9 %54,9 M$639,6 M$
27Corebridge Financial, Inc.CRBG🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services1 045,6 %642,0 M$7,36 billion $
28Coinbase Global, Inc.COIN🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services1 024,4 %322,3 M$3,62 billion $
29Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.DCNSF🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services1 021,6 %205,8 M$2,31 billion $
30Indorama Ventures Public Company LimitedINDOY🇹🇭OthersBasic Materials988,9 %71,5 M$778,7 M$
31SK Inc.034730.KS🇰🇷KoreaTechnology938,0 %141,9 M$1,47 billion $
32Credicorp Ltd.BAP🇵🇪OthersFinancial Services933,3 %100,1 M$1,03 billion $
33Regional Container Lines Public Company LimitedRCL.BK🇹🇭OthersIndustrials930,1 %51,7 M$532,4 M$
34Sirius XM Holdings Inc.SIRI🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services903,1 %131,0 M$1,31 billion $
35Ecopetrol S.A.EC🇨🇴OthersEnergy886,3 %495,6 M$4,89 billion $
36Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.2603.TW🇹🇼TaiwanIndustrials881,0 %746,5 M$7,32 billion $
37Hapag-Lloyd AGHLAG.DE🇩🇪GermanyIndustrials879,1 %1,04 billion $10,15 billion $
38United Parcel Service, Inc.UPS🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials859,8 %1,34 billion $12,89 billion $
39Nucor CorporationNUE🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials846,3 %721,5 M$6,83 billion $
40Newmark Group, Inc.NMRK🇺🇸United StatesReal Estate837,7 %80,1 M$750,7 M$
41Empresas Copec S.A.COPEC.SN🇨🇱OthersIndustrials834,1 %190,7 M$1,78 billion $
42Worthington Industries, Inc.WOR🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials818,6 %78,8 M$723,8 M$
43Kakao Corp.035720.KS🇰🇷KoreaCommunication Services815,1 %113,6 M$1,04 billion $
44Wan Hai Lines Ltd.2615.TW🇹🇼TaiwanIndustrials813,2 %346,7 M$3,17 billion $
45Shopify Inc.SHOP🇨🇦CanadaTechnology812,2 %319,5 M$2,91 billion $
46MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A.MRL.MC🇪🇸EuropeReal Estate808,9 %63,0 M$572,9 M$
47Henan Shenhuo Coal Industary and Electricity Power Corporation Limited Class A000933.SZ🇨🇳ChinaEnergy803,3 %53,9 M$486,5 M$
48COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd.CICOY🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials800,1 %1,49 billion $13,43 billion $
49ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.ZIM🇮🇱OthersIndustrials795,9 %518,0 M$4,64 billion $
50AntarChile S.A.ANTARCHILE.SN🇨🇱OthersIndustrials791,4 %219,5 M$1,96 billion $
51H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)HM-B.ST🇸🇪EuropeConsumer Cyclical785,8 %126,5 M$1,12 billion $
523i Group plcTGOPF🇬🇧United KingdomFinancial Services766,8 %286,6 M$2,48 billion $
53The Carlyle Group Inc.CG🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services754,3 %348,2 M$2,97 billion $
54Lotte Chemical Corporation011170.KS🇰🇷KoreaBasic Materials741,6 %118,8 M$999,6 M$
55Centuria Industrial REITCIP.AX🇦🇺AustraliaReal Estate711,3 %53,0 M$429,8 M$
56Shenandoah Telecommunications CompanySHEN🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services694,8 %125,7 M$998,8 M$
57Orient Overseas (International) LimitedOROVY🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials689,6 %902,7 M$7,13 billion $
58Alujain Corporation2170.SR🇸🇦OthersEnergy682,6 %55,3 M$432,6 M$
59Xinte Energy Co., Ltd.1799.HK🇨🇳ChinaEnergy680,9 %95,4 M$744,7 M$
60Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)SCA-B.ST🇸🇪EuropeBasic Materials674,6 %78,1 M$604,6 M$
61OUTsurance Group LimitedOUT.JO🌍OthersFinancial Services674,1 %173,7 M$1,34 billion $
62Tesla, Inc.TSLA🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical666,2 %721,0 M$5,52 billion $
63Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgroPHOR.ME🇷🇺OthersBasic Materials666,0 %210,2 M$1,61 billion $
64Quiñenco S.A.QUINENCO.SN🇨🇱OthersIndustrials665,7 %248,8 M$1,91 billion $
65International Paper CompanyIP🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical661,7 %230,0 M$1,75 billion $
66Lincoln National CorporationLNC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services657,1 %499,0 M$3,78 billion $
67Chimera Investment CorporationCIM🇺🇸United StatesReal Estate654,2 %88,9 M$670,1 M$
68Aluminum Corporation of China LimitedALMMF🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials653,5 %114,9 M$865,6 M$
69E-Commodities Holdings Limited1733.HK🇨🇳ChinaEnergy648,8 %58,9 M$441,3 M$
70Cosan S.A.CSAN3.SA🇧🇷OthersEnergy634,4 %158,3 M$1,16 billion $
71Airport City Ltd.ARPT.TA🇮🇱OthersReal Estate631,8 %61,2 M$448,1 M$
72Mattel, Inc.MAT🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical630,7 %123,6 M$903,0 M$
73Supermax Corporation Berhad7106.KL🇲🇾OthersHealthcare627,3 %129,4 M$940,8 M$
74Freeport-McMoRan Inc.FCX🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials621,3 %596,0 M$4,30 billion $
75The Williams Companies, Inc.WMB🇺🇸United StatesEnergy619,0 %211,0 M$1,52 billion $
76LG Chem, Ltd.051915.KS🇰🇷KoreaBasic Materials615,9 %384,2 M$2,75 billion $
77Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd.600010.SS🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials606,1 %61,0 M$430,8 M$
78Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.KLIC🇸🇬OthersTechnology602,0 %52,3 M$367,2 M$
79Shanghai Huayi Group Corporation Limited600623.SS🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials600,9 %63,6 M$446,0 M$
80Flex Ltd.FLEX🇸🇬OthersTechnology596,6 %88,0 M$613,0 M$
81West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.WFG🇨🇦CanadaBasic Materials596,5 %419,6 M$2,92 billion $
82Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.600141.SS🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials589,2 %93,4 M$643,5 M$
83Nutrien Ltd.NTR🇨🇦CanadaBasic Materials586,9 %459,0 M$3,15 billion $
84Danaos CorporationDAC🇬🇷EuropeIndustrials585,7 %153,6 M$1,05 billion $
85Molten Ventures PlcGRWXF🇬🇧United KingdomFinancial Services573,4 %53,2 M$358,1 M$
86PJSC Rosneft Oil CompanyROSN.ME🇷🇺OthersEnergy568,9 %1,64 billion $10,96 billion $
87Formosa Petrochemical Corporation6505.TW🇹🇼TaiwanEnergy564,9 %227,6 M$1,51 billion $
88Norsk Hydro ASANHY.OL🇳🇴EuropeBasic Materials559,1 %200,5 M$1,32 billion $
89Gerdau S.A.GGB🇧🇷OthersBasic Materials554,9 %435,8 M$2,85 billion $
90Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services554,7 %3,38 billion $22,11 billion $
91Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd.000761.SZ🇨🇳ChinaBasic Materials550,8 %57,7 M$375,8 M$
92PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia TbkPADEF🇮🇩OthersEnergy535,3 %146,9 M$933,5 M$
93Mercedes-Benz Group AGMBG.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical534,3 %4,06 billion $25,73 billion $
94Shanxi Lanhua Sci-Tech Venture Co.,Ltd600123.SS🇨🇳ChinaEnergy530,1 %56,3 M$354,9 M$
95A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/SMAERSK-B.CO🇩🇰EuropeIndustrials529,5 %2,85 billion $17,94 billion $
96Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A.GIVSY🇨🇴OthersFinancial Services525,7 %70,3 M$439,9 M$
97Golub Capital BDC, Inc.GBDC🇺🇸United StatesFinancial Services520,1 %54,9 M$340,3 M$
98Garrett Motion Inc.GTX🇨🇭EuropeConsumer Cyclical518,8 %80,0 M$495,0 M$
99Kakao Games Corp.293490.KQ🇰🇷KoreaTechnology514,9 %64,4 M$396,2 M$
100Westlake CorporationWLK🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials510,6 %330,0 M$2,02 billion $

⚠ 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 2021 ranking established?
It ranks companies according to their net income growth over one year for the fiscal year 2021, 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.
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