The Top German Companies By Revenue 2016

Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe. Unlike the consumption-driven economy of many countries such as the US, the Germany economy is export-driven. Some of the world’s largest companies are based in Germany. One way to identify the largest German companies in terms of revenue is to review the Fortune Global 500 list. The latest list for this year was published by Fortune last month. The table below shows the German companies that made it to the prestigious Fortune Global 500 list:

Global RankCompany Name2016 Revenue (in millions)
6Volkswagen$240,264
16Daimler$169,483
34Allianz$122,196
52BMW Group$104,130
66Siemens$88,419
76Robert Bosch$80,869
77Deutsche Telekom$80,832
91Uniper$74,407
109Munch Re Group$68,700
117Deutsche Post DHL Group$65,787
123Metro$64,853
126BASF$63,641
174Bayer$52,569
189Deustche Bank$48,876
195RWE$48,204
212Deutsche Bahn$44,850
213Continental$44,842
224ThyssenKrupp$43,589
231E.ON$42,213
263ZF Friedrichshafen$38,888
302Talannz$35,101
303Lufthansa Group$35,011
309Edeka Zentrale$34,193
327DZ Bank$32,636
335Fresenius$32,161
403Phoenix Pharmahandel$26,976
443SAP$24,397
457Heraeus Holding$23,793
499TUI$21,655

Source: Fortune

Download: The largest German companies based on revenue in 2016 (in Excel)

A few observations:

  • A total of 29 German firms are in this years Fortune Global 500 list.
  • The highest ranked company is the auto-maker Volkwage(VLKAY) with a revenue of over $240 billion in 2016. To put this in perspective, the world’s largest company by sales Walmart(WMT) had a revenue of over $485 billion.
  • Other major auto-makers BMW Group(BMWYY) and Daimler are also on this list.
  • E.ON(EONGY) and RWE(RWEOY) are two of the largest utilities. However their stocks have collapsed in the past few years but are slowly recovering.
  • TUI is one of the world’s largest travel company.
  • Some of the companies from that above table that trade on the US markets are chemical giant BASF(BASFY), automation leader Siemens(SIEGY), tire market Continental(CTTAY), SAP(SAP) and Fresenius (FMS).

Disclosure: Long CTTAY, EONGY, RWEOY

Earlier: The 32 Largest German Companies By Revenue 2012 (TFS)

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