How Much Profit Do the World’s Biggest Companies Keep?

Key Takeaways
Nvidia generates $55.60 in profit for every $100 in revenue, the highest margin among the 30 largest companies in the Fortune Global 500.
Big Tech dominates the top of the ranking, with Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta each keeping more than $30 of every $100 in revenue as profit.
At the other end, several of the world’s largest retailers, health care companies, and energy firms keep less than $5 per $100.

The world’s biggest companies generate enormous revenues, but the share that ultimately becomes profit varies widely.
This graphic ranks the world’s 30 largest companies by how much profit they generate for every $100 in revenue, based on Fortune Global 500 data. Profits are after taxes, extraordinary credits or charges, accounting changes, and noncontrolling interests, but before preferred dividends.

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Source: Visual Capitalist, published on 28 Sep 2026
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