List of most indebted companies
The following article lists the indebted companies in the world by total corporate debt according estimates by the British-Australian investment firm Janus Henderson. In 2019, the total debt of the 900 most indebted companies was $8,325 billion. The most indebted companies were in the oil and gas, utilities, telecommunication and automotive industries.[1] The world's most indebted company in 2021 was Toyota.[2]
The most indebted company in history was General Electric, holding in 2008 556$bn in debt.
2022 Top 20
[edit]The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2022.[3]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Evergrande Group | 340 | |
2 | Toyota | 217 |
2021 Top 20
[edit]The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2021.[3]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Toyota | 186 | |
2 | Volkswagen AG | 185 | |
3 | AT&T | 182 | |
4 | Verizon Communications | 174 | |
5 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 153 | |
6 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 109 | |
7 | Électricité de France SA | 104 | |
8 | Comcast | 98 | |
9 | BMW | 96 | |
10 | Charter Communications | 92 | |
11 | Ford Motor Company | 90 | |
12 | General Motors | 79 | |
13 | Anheuser-Busch and In-Bev | 76 | |
14 | Enel SpA | 72 | |
15 | Duke Energy | 68 | |
16 | AbbVie, Inc. | 68 | |
17 | Korea Electric Power | 68 | |
18 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | 67 | |
19 | Hyundai | 65 | |
20 | Vodafone | 62 |
2019 Top 20
[edit]The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2019.[1]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Volkswagen AG | 192 | |
2 | AT&T | 176 | |
3 | Daimler AG | 151 | |
4 | Toyota | 138 | |
5 | SoftBank Group | 135 | |
6 | Verizon Communications | 129 | |
7 | Ford Motor Company | 122 | |
8 | BMW | 114 | |
9 | Comcast | 104 | |
10 | Anheuser-Busch and InBev | 96 | |
11 | Deutsche Telekom | 87 | |
12 | CVS Health | 81 | |
13 | Petrobras | 79 | |
14 | Royal Dutch Shell | 78 | |
15 | General Motors | 78 | |
16 | Charter Communications | 77 | |
17 | PetroChina | 76 | |
18 | Walmart | 63 | |
19 | Duke Energy | 62 | |
20 | Korea Electric Power Corporation | 60 |
2016 Top 20
[edit]The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2016.[1]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | AT&T | 139 | |
2 | Volkswagen AG | 136 | |
3 | Verizon Communications | 126 | |
4 | Toyota | 119 | |
5 | Anheuser-Busch and InBev | 107 | |
6 | Daimler AG | 104 | |
7 | Ford Motor Company | 104 | |
8 | Petrobras | 95 | |
9 | BMW | 95 | |
10 | General Electric | 91 | |
11 | Royal Dutch Shell | 89 | |
12 | SoftBank Group | 82 | |
13 | PetroChina | 81 | |
14 | Deutsche Telekom | 76 | |
15 | Telefónica | 69 | |
16 | Charter Communications | 61 | |
17 | Walmart | 58 | |
18 | General Motors | 58 | |
19 | Comcast | 58 | |
20 | Électricité de France | 57 |
2014 Top 20
[edit]The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2014.[1]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | General Electric | 278 | |
2 | Volkswagen AG | 134 | |
3 | Verizon Communications | 123 | |
4 | Toyota | 115 | |
5 | Petrobras | 105 | |
6 | PetroChina | 96 | |
7 | AT&T | 93 | |
8 | Daimler AG | 90 | |
9 | Ford Motor Company | 88 | |
10 | BMW | 84 | |
11 | Deutsche Telekom | 79 | |
12 | Telefónica | 73 | |
13 | Sinopec | 71 | |
14 | SoftBank Group | 70 | |
15 | Walmart | 66 | |
16 | Korea Electric Power Corporation | 57 | |
17 | Mitsubishi Corporation | 55 | |
18 | Électricité de France | 53 | |
19 | Rosneft | 50 | |
20 | Orange S.A. | 48 |
See also
[edit]- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of largest employers
- List of largest corporate profits and losses
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of most valuable brands
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Janus Henderson Corporate Debt Index Edition 1" (PDF). Janus Henderson.
- ^ "VW Becomes The World's Most Indebted Company, Owes More Than South Africa!". Carscoops. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ a b Henderson, Janus (February 23, 2023). "JANUS HENDERSON CORPORATE DEBT INDEX, Edition 3" (PDF). Janus Henderson. Retrieved February 23, 2023.