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
The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2022.[3]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Evergrande Group | ![]() |
340 |
2 | Toyota | ![]() |
217 |
2021 Top 20
The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2021.[3]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
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
The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2019.[1]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Volkswagen AG | ![]() |
192 |
2 | AT&T | ![]() |
176 |
3 | Daimler AG | ![]() |
151 |
4 | Toyota | ![]() |
138 |
5 | SoftBank Group | ![]() |
135 |
6 | Verizon Communications | ![]() |
129 |
7 | Ford Motor Company | ![]() |
122 |
8 | BMW | ![]() |
114 |
9 | Comcast | ![]() |
104 |
10 | Anheuser-Busch and InBev | ![]() |
96 |
11 | Deutsche Telekom | ![]() |
87 |
12 | CVS Health | ![]() |
81 |
13 | Petrobras | ![]() |
79 |
14 | Royal Dutch Shell | ![]() |
78 |
15 | General Motors | ![]() |
78 |
16 | Charter Communications | ![]() |
77 |
17 | PetroChina | ![]() |
76 |
18 | Walmart | ![]() |
63 |
19 | Duke Energy | ![]() |
62 |
20 | Korea Electric Power Corporation | ![]() |
60 |
2016 Top 20
The 20 companies with the highest debt in 2016.[1]
Rank | Company | Country | Debt (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
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
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
References
- "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.
- Henderson, Janus (February 23, 2023). "JANUS HENDERSON CORPORATE DEBT INDEX, Edition 3" (PDF). Janus Henderson. Retrieved February 23, 2023.