REPORT ON BUSINESS TOP 1000
Tracking the Top 1000: the good, the bad and the disastrous
Each year, Report on Business magazine ranks the 1,000 largest publicly traded Canadian corporations (measured by assets) by their after-tax profits. Use our interactive graphic to see how the profits and revenues of 29 sectors have changed over the past five years. The bubble representing Canada’s banks has only gotten bigger. Meanwhile, the oil and gas sector has gone from hefty profit to enormous loss. To see the entire Top 1000 ranking, go to tgam.ca/top1000
Profit($000) By Sector, 2015
- Money makers
- Money losers
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The Top 1000 rankings in ROB Magazine and this website only provide a limited snapshot of data for the top 1000 companies in Canada. For professionals, a more comprehensive and complete database of Canadian corporate information is available for purchase in the Globe Data Store. We have improved on what we have offered in previous years in two separate packages based on whether your needs are research or sales prospecting. Find in-depth financial and contact information, total compensation for every CEO on the Top 1000 and more.
sector,profit,revenue agriculture,173996,9608298 automobiles & components,970976,24846038 banks,21178562,125832430 biotech & pharmaceuticals,-232737,3282427 breweries, distilleries & wineries,44658,452366 capital markets,2111404,8142188 chemicals,2658080,20271940 commercial & professional services,84680,973942 consulting,105068,4476655 consumer durables & apparel,209119,1612528 consumer products,437196,6131742 consumer services,168945,928947 contractors,548075,11382066 electrical & electronic,97211,9282215 entertainment,438390,5258754 environmental services,155897,2369644 financial services,2077030,34382352 food production,546931,16930646 food services,662844,2718281 food stores,2206194,107879604 forestry,464334,13976282 gas & electrical utilities,1945373,20530787 industrial products,-81653,7798789 insurance,7182433,150828580 machinery,50917,1659330 management & diversified,4501483,87068247 media,3062962,29265857 medical services,-165799,4052114 metal fabricators,38748,3031384 metals & mining,9690372,60431502 mining services,56447,1294711 oil & gas,16547868,173486875 oil & gas field services,622853,14693132 other,1256615,20481208 paper & forest products,128009,6891942 pipelines,3366493,32413423 real estate,3191343,11432955 retail,1982137,44676834 software & services,679931,9923108 telecommunications,6461343,50827814 transportation,3578700,39047707 transportation equip & compnts,1042219,23809559 wholesale distributors,224900,19284156
sector,profit,revenue agriculture,262921,13432625 automobiles & components,911951,29704448 banks,24566638,134630711 biotech & pharmaceuticals,100900,4367061 breweries, distilleries & wineries,41602,505328 capital markets,1915928,7265425 chemicals,4758174,28552259 commercial & professional services,95311,1053451 consulting,1528,4965239 consumer durables & apparel,239904,1726142 consumer products,254865,5849011 consumer services,52186,980461 contractors,497187,12777884 electrical & electronic,130160,9427457 entertainment,384397,5324677 environmental services,-188807,2564224 financial services,3255257,35204857 food production,749695,18351043 food services,414740,3065132 food stores,2587861,111768467 forestry,-21021,10863223 gas & electrical utilities,2216469,21157352 industrial products,-476128,8276825 insurance,3147171,131684276 machinery,37124,2132759 management & diversified,6173155,94629185 media,-260696,31865882 medical services,-55297,4170790 metal fabricators,27298,3748261 metals & mining,10168729,72314112 mining services,68937,2036029 oil & gas,19127208,204119987 oil & gas field services,1540601,25129962 other,-1021493,22134377 paper & forest products,244948,6857454 pipelines,3518154,36282890 real estate,7168990,16301590 retail,1744906,46956709 software & services,1035775,13933466 telecommunications,5269497,54585311 transportation,3449621,43038441 transportation equip & compnts,1180882,25447419 wholesale distributors,512529,21422885
sector,profit,revenue agriculture,-26005,2167824 automobiles & components,1443178,31257762 banks,30368913,142387360 biotech & pharmaceuticals,-237480,5346271 breweries, distilleries & wineries,63913,529769 capital markets,1515924,6529196 chemicals,3583769,28963662 commercial & professional services,-37072,336330 consulting,84413,5565565 consumer durables & apparel,148464,1948850 consumer products,195313,4915023 consumer services,-70215,868070 contractors,392827,13945132 electrical & electronic,203748,8608542 entertainment,419819,5526694 environmental services,131373,2684817 financial services,2137927,35677315 food production,645687,19778282 food services,436326,3352912 food stores,2483748,117536142 forestry,169095,12102059 gas & electrical utilities,719052,21015801 industrial products,-443121,7027547 insurance,8073570,107008039 machinery,4444,2345460 management & diversified,4078955,97486182 media,824207,32149152 medical services,-72108,4404573 metal fabricators,79580,4466249 metals & mining,-413005,72474303 mining services,350270,2322088 oil & gas,7251805,192029608 oil & gas field services,1388979,26866429 other,2306500,23280009 paper & forest products,141795,6905740 pipelines,3099992,42494576 real estate,8698211,15923553 retail,2498006,47323615 software & services,634750,19833725 telecommunications,4006386,46056805 transportation,4136445,46535376 transportation equip & compnts,1026391,24671150 wholesale distributors,827178,22783381
sector,profit,revenue agriculture,-58976,2552018 automobiles & components,1619146,38506654 banks,31485826,146103490 biotech & pharmaceuticals,-1054864,7080608 breweries, distilleries & wineries,45079,544587 capital markets,1466483,6915367 chemicals,3193804,28215052 commercial & professional services,-45831,316976 consulting,-64986,6655750 consumer durables & apparel,320178,2185194 consumer products,59341,4501426 consumer services,-31057,846684 contractors,105966,13793871 electrical & electronic,221112,8610889 entertainment,574550,5676298 environmental services,136324,2823566 financial services,3076084,31631885 food production,1258745,19455042 food services,476724,3497773 food stores,3038763,132363670 forestry,957732,13421574 gas & electrical utilities,2575265,22458913 industrial products,-152729,7580273 insurance,8179567,84114908 machinery,28738,2519049 management & diversified,5559930,98595747 media,2448168,32375527 medical services,133880,4412790 metal fabricators,49707,4898324 metals & mining,-24156416,61575677 mining services,-732,2468824 oil & gas,9275617,196904903 oil & gas field services,1225508,28757202 other,-215654,21947546 paper & forest products,191858,8646394 pipelines,1526427,43739635 real estate,6093437,17504687 retail,1701151,44245284 software & services,1099797,30717493 telecommunications,-2224084,41880423 transportation,4382127,47489991 transportation equip & compnts,1125994,26564869 wholesale distributors,743331,23564741
sector,profit,revenue agriculture,20669,570682 automobiles & components,1959582,41048220 banks,33736100,160713003 beverages,41023,559661 biotech & pharmaceuticals,787812,9079350 chemicals,2476192,28666259 consumer durables & apparel,390260,8933190 engineering & construction,1407371,14051073 entertainment,456426,5599986 environmental services,12736,2519859 financial services,4497058,52967973 food production,1337570,19052914 food stores,1735583,158941177 gas & electrical utilities,1953028,25657917 industrial products,-670725,39665276 insurance,11828086,145988827 management & diversified,7203294,103451271 media,2780740,31889756 metal fabricators,98767,5567610 metals & mining,-11827512,62849132 oil & gas,12338700,220869661 oil & gas field services,633969,35435457 other,2061197,42779464 paper & forest products,779136,23448977 pipelines,2763082,50501731 real estate,4738794,14610859 retail,1389361,50714779 technology,1415388,54251282 telecommunications,4056700,34838000 transportation,5488383,50501506 wholesale distributors,748657,40607019
sector,profit,revenue Agriculture,-8662,2094237 Automotive and components,2066464,36778626 Banks,35223889,166065633 Beverages,16280,442276 Biotech and pharma,-693072,11253545 Chemicals,2193715,25672592 Engineering and construction,519489,15913585 Entertainment,372763,5902152 Environmental services,322893,7797731 Financial services,4328234,51943539 Food production,723970,22065244 Food stores,3086679,345929160 Gas and electrical utilities,3435341,32282583 Industrial products,-58283,13898823 Insurance,10137279,120635753 Management and diversified,2694344,100626275 Media,2532169,24390821 Metals and mining,24365211,60704806 Oil and gas,-33450617,72674644 Oil and gas field services,-3122979,23071602 Other services,1904476,29886616 Paper and forest products,1151,17810254 Pipelines,1607658,44966649 Real estate,3256283,14446470 Retail,4918404,219216493 Technology,1632993,19812393 Telecom/telephone utilities,3817872,39539989 Transportation,1445132,80956607 Wholesale distributors,-56037,22788207