Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
Chart 1 of 1 · Companies
Which U.S.-listed companies make the most profit?
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Alphabet made the most profit, $132 billion, followed by Nvidia ($120 billion), Apple ($112 billion) and Microsoft ($102 billion). Profit here is net income, what's left after all costs and taxes, for each company's latest fiscal year in the SEC's yearly figures, as reported in its annual report to the SEC. It covers U.S.-listed companies reporting under U.S. accounting rules; a profit bigger than the company's revenue is a tagging mistake and is left out.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR company financial data (XBRL) (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of May 31, 2026
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