Most Profitable by Net Income

Q: What is net income?

Net income is a company's total profit after subtracting all expenses from revenue, including cost of goods sold, operating expenses, interest, taxes, and depreciation. It appears at the bottom of the income statement, which is why it is called the "bottom line." Net income is the starting point for calculating earnings per share (EPS), the P/E ratio, and return on equity. Positive net income means the company is profitable; negative net income means it is losing money.

Q: What is the difference between net income and EBITDA?

Net income includes all deductions: operating costs, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA adds back interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, showing earnings from core operations before financing and accounting decisions. EBITDA is useful for comparing companies with different debt levels and tax situations. Net income is the more conservative and complete measure of actual profitability.

Q: What is earnings per share (EPS)?

EPS divides net income by the number of outstanding shares, showing the profit attributable to each share. If a company earns $10 billion with 2 billion shares, EPS is $5.00. EPS is the foundation of the P/E ratio and is the most watched metric during earnings season. Diluted EPS accounts for stock options and convertible securities that could increase the share count. Growing EPS drives stock price appreciation over time.

Q: What is return on equity?

Return on equity (ROE) divides net income by shareholder equity, showing how efficiently a company uses invested capital to generate profit. An ROE of 20% means the company earns $0.20 for every $1.00 of equity. Companies with high net income and high ROE are particularly attractive because they are creating substantial value per dollar invested. However, high ROE can be inflated by excessive debt — check the D/E ratio alongside ROE.

Companies making the most money after all expenses, taxes, and interest. The bottom line that matters to shareholders.

200 stocks Updated May 9, 2026

$3,301.32T Total Market Cap

28.0 Avg P/E Ratio

$235.10 Avg Share Price

+0.00% Avg Daily Change

Net income — the bottom line — is the ultimate measure of a company's profitability. It represents the total profit remaining after subtracting all costs, expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Companies with the highest net income are generating the most actual profit for their shareholders.

The top net income producers tend to be mega-cap companies with either high margins (technology, pharmaceuticals) or massive scale (energy, banking). Apple consistently leads U.S. companies in net income, generating close to $100 billion annually. Financial institutions and energy companies also rank highly due to the sheer volume of their operations.

This list ranks companies by absolute net income in dollars, along with revenue, profit margin, and P/E ratio. High net income with a low P/E suggests the market is undervaluing the company's earnings power. Financial data is from the most recent annual reports, updated weekly.

#	Symbol	Name	Price	Net Income	Revenue	Margin	P/E	Market Cap
1	SSNLF	Samsung Electronics	$140.00	138,847.17T	1,046,526.00T	13.27%	31.0	1,371.15T
2	SSNLF	Samsung Electronics	$140.00	120,911.91T	1,012,603.78T	12.61%	31.0	1,371.15T
3	MUFG	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	$18.01	291.11T	1,116.57T	15.95%	17.1	32.95T
4	MUFG	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	$18.01	235.36T	1,003.03T	15.15%	17.1	32.95T
5	SONY	Sony Group Corporation	$20.27	175.52T	1,992.18T	8.81%	—	20.41T
6	SONY	Sony Group Corporation	$20.27	144.52T	1,822.51T	8.37%	—	20.41T
7	BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	$475.94	100.42T	556.99T	18.03%	15.2	1.02T
8	BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	$475.94	84.36T	519.87T	17.13%	15.2	1.02T
9	TM	Toyota Motor Corporation	$190.16	75.32T	759.25T	9.92%	12.0	44.21T
10	TM	Toyota Motor Corporation	$190.16	58.81T	658.78T	9.42%	12.0	44.21T
11	INFY	Infosys Limited	$12.64	25.68T	156.67T	16.39%	19.3	5.40T
12	IBN	ICICI Bank Limited	$26.55	23.45T	62.89T	25.41%	17.3	9.17T
13	HDB	HDFC Bank Limited	$25.06	21.14T	103.84T	36.37%	16.5	12.27T
14	INFY	Infosys Limited	$12.64	20.96T	142.11T	15.57%	19.3	5.40T
15	IBN	ICICI Bank Limited	$26.55	18.75T	55.86T	24.14%	17.3	9.17T
16	HDB	HDFC Bank Limited	$25.06	17.02T	92.88T	34.55%	16.5	12.27T
17	WIT	Wipro Limited	$1.98	12.05T	81.71T	14.74%	16.0	2.13T
18	WIT	Wipro Limited	$1.98	10.42T	78.53T	14.00%	16.0	2.13T
19	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$401.01	9.69T	21.49T	45.10%	28.0	54.07T
20	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$401.01	7.33T	18.07T	42.85%	28.0	54.07T
21	RDY	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories	$13.29	5.11T	29.49T	17.32%	18.2	1.01T
22	RDY	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories	$13.29	4.00T	25.68T	16.45%	18.2	1.01T
23	TCEHY	Tencent Holdings	$60.62	1.73T	5.77T	29.91%	18.7	4.68T
24	TCEHY	Tencent Holdings	$60.62	1.40T	5.21T	28.41%	18.7	4.68T
25	ASX	ASE Technology Holding Co	$33.55	728.14B	11.56T	6.30%	48.5	1.97T
26	NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S	$44.87	701.58B	2.12T	33.14%	11.2	1.14T
27	ASX	ASE Technology Holding Co	$33.55	663.83B	11.71T	5.99%	48.5	1.97T
28	NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S	$44.87	524.30B	1.76T	31.48%	11.2	1.14T
29	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc	$400.80	385.30B	2.21T	17.40%	30.2	4.84T
30	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc	$400.80	316.80B	1.73T	18.26%	30.2	4.84T
31	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	$430.00	237.51B	1.00T	23.71%	79.9	1.99T
32	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	$430.00	205.42B	903.80B	22.73%	79.9	1.99T
33	BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	$475.94	194.38B	536.23B	36.25%	15.2	1.02T
34	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	$215.20	190.77B	864.89B	22.06%	43.8	5.26T
35	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	$215.20	163.40B	864.73B	18.90%	43.8	5.26T
36	IDCBY	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	$17.74	148.25B	383.41B	37.88%	6.9	2.54T
37	GOOG	Alphabet Inc-Cl C	$397.05	143.12B	861.82B	16.61%	30.2	4.84T
38	GOOG	Alphabet Inc-Cl C	$397.05	139.13B	899.87B	15.46%	30.2	4.84T
39	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$302.10	137.90B	401.55B	34.34%	14.4	847.49B
40	GOOG	Alphabet Inc-Cl C	$397.05	131.69B	401.39B	32.81%	30.2	4.84T
41	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc	$400.80	130.46B	397.63B	32.81%	30.2	4.84T
42	IDCBY	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	$17.74	125.42B	360.41B	35.99%	6.9	2.54T
43	BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	$475.94	121.99B	436.42B	27.95%	15.2	1.02T
44	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	$215.20	119.79B	215.44B	55.60%	43.8	5.26T
45	META	Meta Platforms Inc	$609.63	113.34B	571.40B	19.84%	20.8	1.26T
46	AAPL	Apple Inc	$293.32	109.81B	407.98B	26.92%	35.2	4.31T
47	GOOG	Alphabet Inc-Cl C	$397.05	105.35B	356.76B	31.17%	30.2	4.84T
48	ACGBY	Agricultural Bank of China	$18.90	104.95B	269.45B	34.62%	8.2	2.40T
49	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc	$400.80	104.36B	353.42B	31.17%	30.2	4.84T
50	META	Meta Platforms Inc	$609.63	102.76B	549.05B	18.72%	20.8	1.26T
51	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	$415.12	101.65B	281.22B	36.15%	24.7	3.09T
52	AAPL	Apple Inc	$293.32	97.07B	400.72B	25.57%	35.2	4.31T
53	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$302.10	92.83B	321.45B	28.88%	14.4	847.49B
54	AAPL	Apple Inc	$293.32	91.95B	593.18B	15.50%	35.2	4.31T
55	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	$272.68	87.30B	1.12T	7.78%	29.0	2.25T
56	ACGBY	Agricultural Bank of China	$18.90	87.24B	248.84B	32.89%	8.2	2.40T
57	BACHY	Bank of China Limited	$16.27	83.06B	232.63B	36.68%	7.1	1.72T
58	AAPL	Apple Inc	$293.32	82.23B	569.90B	14.43%	35.2	4.31T
59	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	$415.12	81.38B	250.15B	34.34%	24.7	3.09T
60	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	$272.68	77.01B	710.83B	10.83%	29.0	2.25T
61	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	$415.12	72.78B	388.58B	18.73%	24.7	3.09T
62	V	Visa Inc	$318.79	71.08B	213.86B	33.24%	28.5	633.96B
63	BACHY	Bank of China Limited	$16.27	71.07B	221.15B	34.85%	7.1	1.72T
64	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	$272.68	70.27B	925.56B	7.59%	29.0	2.25T
65	TSLA	Tesla Inc	$428.35	69.00B	924.44B	7.46%	371.1	1.43T
66	LLY	Eli Lilly and Co.	$948.45	68.90B	288.72B	23.86%	36.1	913.24B
67	TSLA	Tesla Inc	$428.35	66.06B	839.63B	7.87%	371.1	1.43T
68	JD	JD.com Inc	$30.17	64.49B	4.30T	1.50%	13.9	312.29B
69	V	Visa Inc	$318.79	64.49B	230.35B	28.00%	28.5	633.96B
70	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	$415.12	62.36B	320.70B	19.45%	24.7	3.09T
71	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	$272.68	62.03B	636.20B	10.29%	29.0	2.25T
72	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$302.10	55.63B	117.53B	29.28%	14.4	847.49B
73	JD	JD.com Inc	$30.17	53.86B	3.99T	1.43%	13.9	312.29B
74	META	Meta Platforms Inc	$609.63	51.37B	170.76B	30.08%	20.8	1.26T
75	LLY	Eli Lilly and Co.	$948.45	49.23B	262.19B	18.78%	36.1	913.24B
76	JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$302.10	48.44B	113.70B	27.82%	14.4	847.49B
77	LVMUY	LVMH Moët Hennessy	$105.46	46.49B	345.35B	13.46%	22.1	240.62B
78	EQNR	Equinor ASA	$36.87	45.38B	1.06T	4.53%	19.1	903.95B
79	EQNR	Equinor ASA	$36.87	44.99B	944.03B	4.77%	19.1	903.95B
80	LVMUY	LVMH Moët Hennessy	$105.46	41.56B	343.02B	12.79%	22.1	240.62B
81	META	Meta Platforms Inc	$609.63	38.56B	142.43B	28.58%	20.8	1.26T
82	WLWHY	Woolworths Group Limited	$3.18	38.50B	1.25T	3.07%	26.5	45.71B
83	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	$215.20	37.98B	75.57B	53.06%	43.8	5.26T
84	ORCL	Oracle Corporation	$195.95	36.80B	153.12B	24.04%	30.1	488.50B
85	HESAY	Hermès International	$190.70	36.29B	128.41B	28.27%	38.3	173.13B
86	RY	Royal Bank Of Canada	$181.68	35.69B	117.04B	30.49%	16.2	341.21B
87	WLWHY	Woolworths Group Limited	$3.18	33.69B	1.22T	2.92%	26.5	45.71B
88	RY	Royal Bank Of Canada	$181.68	33.04B	104.17B	31.72%	16.2	341.21B
89	ORCL	Oracle Corporation	$195.95	32.37B	167.26B	19.35%	30.1	488.50B
90	HESAY	Hermès International	$190.70	29.35B	115.36B	26.86%	38.3	173.13B
91	MA	Mastercard Inc	$495.48	28.97B	70.31B	41.20%	29.7	444.26B
92	BAC	Bank of America Corp	$51.31	28.66B	83.88B	28.99%	12.1	384.13B
93	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp	$144.57	28.27B	317.51B	8.91%	22.4	644.60B
94	MA	Mastercard Inc	$495.48	28.15B	83.23B	33.83%	29.7	444.26B
95	RY	Royal Bank Of Canada	$181.68	27.46B	66.21B	32.27%	16.2	341.21B
96	TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	$107.46	27.38B	62.29B	33.53%	11.4	247.22B
97	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp	$144.57	27.27B	340.27B	8.46%	22.4	644.60B
98	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	$221.32	26.66B	93.68B	28.46%	26.1	548.94B
99	BAC	Bank of America Corp	$51.31	25.63B	83.36B	27.54%	12.1	384.13B
100	LRLCY	L'Oréal S.A.	$88.62	25.32B	182.01B	13.91%	30.4	186.30B

Frequently Asked Questions

What is net income?

Net income is a company's total profit after subtracting all expenses from revenue, including cost of goods sold, operating expenses, interest, taxes, and depreciation. It appears at the bottom of the income statement, which is why it is called the "bottom line." Net income is the starting point for calculating earnings per share (EPS), the P/E ratio, and return on equity. Positive net income means the company is profitable; negative net income means it is losing money.

What companies have the highest net income?

Apple typically leads all U.S. companies with net income approaching $100 billion annually. Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), and Meta generate $20-80 billion each in net income. Among non-tech companies, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, and ExxonMobil are consistent top earners. The technology sector dominates because high margins on digital products produce extraordinary profitability at scale.

Is high net income always good?

Generally yes, but context matters. A company can temporarily boost net income through one-time events like asset sales, tax benefits, or accounting changes that are not repeatable. Declining net income despite growing revenue signals margin compression, which could indicate competitive pressure or rising costs. Also compare net income to cash flow from operations — if net income significantly exceeds operating cash flow, earnings quality may be low.

What is the difference between net income and EBITDA?

Net income includes all deductions: operating costs, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA adds back interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, showing earnings from core operations before financing and accounting decisions. EBITDA is useful for comparing companies with different debt levels and tax situations. Net income is the more conservative and complete measure of actual profitability.

What is earnings per share (EPS)?

EPS divides net income by the number of outstanding shares, showing the profit attributable to each share. If a company earns $10 billion with 2 billion shares, EPS is $5.00. EPS is the foundation of the P/E ratio and is the most watched metric during earnings season. Diluted EPS accounts for stock options and convertible securities that could increase the share count. Growing EPS drives stock price appreciation over time.

Why do some large companies have low net income?

Large companies can have low net income relative to their revenue if they operate in low-margin industries (retail, automotive, airlines), carry heavy debt (high interest expense), have large depreciation charges from capital-intensive operations, or are investing heavily in growth at the expense of current profitability. Some companies with enormous revenue generate modest net income because their business model requires massive scale to work.

What is return on equity?

Return on equity (ROE) divides net income by shareholder equity, showing how efficiently a company uses invested capital to generate profit. An ROE of 20% means the company earns $0.20 for every $1.00 of equity. Companies with high net income and high ROE are particularly attractive because they are creating substantial value per dollar invested. However, high ROE can be inflated by excessive debt — check the D/E ratio alongside ROE.