List of largest Italian companies
This article lists the largest companies in Italy in terms of their revenue, net profit, and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes, and the United Kingdom-based B2B data provider Global Database.
2023 Fortune list
This list displays the all 23 Italian companies in the Fortune Europe 500, which ranks the largest companies in Europe by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2022.[2] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit and industry sector of each company.
| Rank | Name | Industry | Revenue(USD millions) | Profits(USD millions) | Employees | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel | Utilities | 147,790 | 1,769 | 65,124 | Rome |
| 2 | Eni | Oil and gas | 140,607 | 14,606 | 32,188 | Rome |
| 3 | Assicurazioni Generali | Insurance | 85,750 | 3,063 | 82,061 | Trieste |
| 4 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Finance | 38,526 | 4,579 | 95,574 | Turin |
| 5 | Poste italiane | Logistics | 33,528 | 1,584 | 121,033 | Rome |
| 6 | UniCredit | Banking | 28,531 | 6,792 | 75,040 | Milan |
| 7 | A2A | Utilities | 24,365 | 422 | 13,655 | Brescia |
| 8 | Hera Group | Utilities | 21,698 | 268 | 9,415 | Bologna |
| 9 | Prysmian Group | Electric Cables | 16,941 | 530 | 30,021 | Milan |
| 10 | Telecom Italia | Telecommunications | 16,829 | -3,076 | 50,392 | Rome, Milan and Naples |
| 11 | Saras | Energy | 16,655 | 439 | 1,576 | Milan |
| 12 | Unipol | Financial services | 15,759 | 718 | 11,353 | Bologna |
| 13 | Leonardo | Aerospace and defense | 15,475 | 975 | 50,034 | Rome |
| 14 | Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane | Railway | 14,371 | 215 | 82,998 | Rome |
| 15 | Saipem | Oil and gas | 11,010 | -220 | 31,394 | Milan |
| 16 | Acquirento Unico | Utilities | 10,883 | 0 | 323 | Rome |
| 17 | Webuild | Construction | 8,501 | 10 | 35,994 | Milan |
| 18 | Gruppo Iren | Utilities | 8,270 | 238 | 10,583 | Reggio Emilia |
| 19 | Fincantieri | Shipbuilding | 7,869 | -325 | 20,792 | Rome |
| 20 | Pirelli | Automotive | 7,306 | 439 | 31,214 | Milan |
| 21 | ICCREA Banca | Banking | 6,279 | 1,880 | 22,144 | Rome |
| 22 | Nexi | Financial technology | 5,710 | 147 | 10,221 | Milan |
| 23 | Banco BPM | Banking | 5,624 | 738 | 19,279 | Milan and Verona |
2024 Global Database list
This list is based on the Global Database, which ranks the largest publicly traded companies in Italy. The ranking considers reported 2024 financial results, including revenue, operating income, net income, total assets, and total equity for each company. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures represent the latest available data for the financial year 2023/24. The 20 highest ranked companies from Italy are listed.[3]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Revenue(billions €) | Operating income(billions €) | Net income(billions €) | Total assets(billions €) | Total equity(billions €) | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assicurazioni Generali | Trieste | 95.19 | 7.295 | 3.724 | 710.0 | Insurance | |
| 2 | ENI | Rome | 88.80 | 5.238 | 2.62 | 146.9 | 55.6 | Energy |
| 3 | Enel | Rome | 78.95 | 15.494 | 7.016 | 187.14 | 49.17 | Utilities |
| 4 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Turin | 21.47 | 21.47 | 4.35 | 943.452 | Banking | |
| 5 | UniCredit | Milan | 24.84 | 15.439 | 9.719 | 860.3 | 64.4 | Banking |
| 6 | Leonardo | Rome | 17.76 | 1.271 | 1.159 | 33.67 | 10.2 | Aerospace, Defense & Security |
| 7 | Poste Italiane | Rome | 12.6 | 2.96 | 2.0 | 146.5 | 14.3 | Postal & Financial Services |
2024 Forbes list
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies. The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023. All 28 Italian companies in the Forbes 2000 are listed.[4]
| Rank | Forbes 2000 rank | Name | Headquarters | Revenue(billions US$) | Profit(billions US$) | Assets(billions US$) | Value(billions US$) | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Turin | 42.2 | 9.1 | 1,006.1 | 74.8 | Finance |
| 2 | 94 | Enel | Rome | 96.0 | 4.7 | 209.8 | 75.1 | Utilities |
| 3 | 129 | UniCredit | Milan | 26.5 | 10.8 | 875.4 | 66.4 | Banking |
| 4 | 141 | Assicurazioni Generali | Trieste | 74.7 | 4.0 | 555.3 | 42.0 | Insurance |
| 5 | 151 | Eni | Rome | 97.0 | 3.9 | 158.3 | 50.4 | Oil and gas |
| 6 | 385 | Poste italiane | Rome[5] | 22.2 | 2.0 | 293.2 | 17.4 | Logistics |
| 7 | 712 | Banco BPM | Milan and Verona | 9.6 | 1.4 | 223.3 | 11.0 | Banking |
| 8 | 823 | Unipol Gruppo | Bologna | 14.1 | 1.2 | 86.6 | 7.2 | Insurance |
| 9 | 824 | BPER Banca | Modena | 8.1 | 1.8 | 151.3 | 8.1 | Banking |
| 10 | 836 | Leonardo | Rome | 16.5 | 0.7 | 33.9 | 14.6 | Aerospace and defense |
| 11 | 870 | Mediobanca | Milan | 5.4 | 1.2 | 104.8 | 13.9 | Banking |
| 12 | 893 | Banca MPS | Siena | 6.7 | 2.2 | 135.5 | 7.3 | Banking |
| 13 | 962 | Ferrari | Amsterdam and Maranello | 6.6 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 76.0 | Automotive |
| 14 | 1001 | Snam | San Donato Milanese | 4.6 | 1.2 | 37.1 | 16.5 | Oil and gas |
| 15 | 1125 | Banca Mediolanum | Basiglio | 3.1 | 0.9 | 85.4 | 8.8 | Insurance |
| 16 | 1140 | Terna | Rome | 3.4 | 1.0 | 25.9 | 17.1 | Utilities |
| 17 | 1147 | Telecom Italia | Rome and Milan | 17.6 | -1.6 | 68.7 | 5.7 | Telecommunication |
| 18 | 1156 | Prysmian Group | Milan | 16.3 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 16.8 | Electric Cables |
| 19 | 1257 | A2A | Brescia | 13.8 | 0.9 | 19.4 | 6.9 | Utilities |
| 20 | 1363 | FinecoBank | Milan and Reggio Emilia | 1.9 | 0.7 | 36.8 | 10.4 | Banking |
| 21 | 1387 | Credito Emiliano | Reggio Emilia | 3.5 | 0.6 | 71.0 | 3.7 | Banking |
| 22 | 1492 | Prada | Milan | 5.1 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 19.8 | Luxury goods |
| 23 | 1516 | Banca Popolare di Sondrio | Sondrio | 2.9 | 0.6 | 61.3 | 4.0 | Banking |
| 24 | 1547 | Iveco | Milan | 17.5 | 0.2 | 19.9 | 3.4 | Automotive |
| 25 | 1565 | Moncler | Milan | 3.2 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 18.8 | Luxury goods |
| 26 | 1813 | Hera Group | Bologna | 13.6 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 5.4 | Utilities |
| 27 | 1856 | Nexi | Milan | 6.4 | -1.1 | 29.1 | 9.0 | Financial technology |
| 28 | 1970 | Buzzi Unicem | Casale Monferrato | 4.7 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | Building materials |
See also
References
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- ^"Top 25 Companies in Italy by Revenue in 2024". Global Database. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^"The World's Largest Public Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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