The largest companies in Russia
ranking 22/01/2021
Information agency Credinform continues a series of publications about the largest companies in Russia. This time the experts of the Agency have analyzed the net profit and identified where the most profitable companies work.
The first ranking consisted a review on Top-30 of the largest companies in Russia by revenues for 2019.
| No. | Name | Net profit for 2019, billion RUB | Change to 2018 | Business activity |
| 1 | GAZPROM |
651,1 | -30,2% | Oil and gas |
| 2 | MMC NORILSK NICKEL |
514,7 | +212,0% | Metallurgy |
| 3 | LUKOIL |
405,8 | +84,9% | Oil and gas |
| 4 | OIL COMPANY ROSNEFT |
396,5 | -13,9% | Oil and gas |
| 5 | YAMAL LNG |
251,6 | - | Oil and gas |
| 6 | NOVATEK |
237,2 | +49,0% | Oil and gas |
| 7 | GAZPROM NEFT |
216,9 | +140,5% | Oil and gas |
| 8 | TATNEFT |
156,0 | -21,0% | Oil and gas |
| 9 | ROSSETI |
135,2 | - | Electric power |
| 10 | LUKOIL-WEST SIBERIA |
113,7 | +0,1% | Oil and gas |
| 11 | SIBUR HOLDING |
111,9 | +3,2% | Chemical industry |
| 12 | EVRAZ NTMP |
110,8 | +2,9% | Metallurgy |
| 13 | POLYUS |
106,2 | +213,0% | Gold mining |
| 14 | SEVERSTAL |
105,7 | -14,9% | Metallurgy |
| 15 | SURGETNEFTEGAZ |
105,5 | -87,3% | Oil and gas |
| 16 | GAZPROMNEFT-YAMAL |
102,8 | +15,0% | Oil and gas |
| 17 | ROSENERGOATOM |
101,1 | +155,0% | Electric power |
| 18 | LUKOIL-NIZHNEVOLZHSKNEFT |
97,6 | -5,3% | Oil and gas |
| 19 | KURGANMASHZAVOD |
90,4 | +46780,7% | Defense industry |
| 20 | ARCTIC GAS COMPANY |
85,2 | -3,0% | Oil and gas |
| 21 | NOVOLIPETSK STEEL MILL |
83,4 | -29,2% | Metallurgy |
| 22 | URALKALI |
78,9 | - | Chemical industry |
| 23 | TRANSNEFT |
76,4 | +655,3% | Oil and gas |
| 24 | LUKOIL-PERM |
73,5 | -8,0% | Oil and gas |
| 25 | ORENBURGNEFT |
72,2 | +22,0% | Oil and gas |
| 26 | SAMOTLORNEFTEGAZ |
70,0 | -8,9% | Oil and gas |
| 27 | Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha |
67,1 | +27,0% | Oil and gas |
| 28 | METALLOINVEST |
66,3 | +45,6 | Metallurgy |
| 29 | MTS |
64,6 | +605,4% | Telecommunication |
| 30 | IRKUTSKAYA NEFTYANAYA KOMPANIYA |
64,0 | -29,0% | Oil and gas |
The enterprises of the fuel and energy complex have the leading positions among the Top-30 companies as in the first ranking. Their share amounts to 60%. Picture 1 represents distribution of shares among 30 leading companies in Russia by the net profit.
Picture 1. Distribution of companies by the industryFollowing the results of the ranking, the oil and gas companies still have the leading positions not only by revenues, but also by net profit.
*The introduction of KURGANMASHZAVOD among Top-30 leading companies is worth making specific mention. Growth of the net profit for 2019 amounted to +46780%. Such a result was achieved due to an increase of other incomes, which were generally generated after recovery of estimated liabilities.
MTS is as well listed among Top companies. Growth of the net profit for 2019 amounted to +605%, due to removal of provision for payment of fine resulting from investigation concerning the activity in Uzbekistan.
KURGANMASHZAVOD manufactures fighting vehicles and MTS renders mobile communication, internet and broadcasting services.