Largest companies in the United Kingdom by shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity is what remains after subtracting liabilities from assets — the accounting book value of the company, not its market value. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.

Ranks 1–47 of 47 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Shell (SHEL) tops the list with $174B in shareholders' equity for fiscal 2025, ahead of Barclays ($105B) and Barclays Bank ($83.9B). The top 10 together report $749B in shareholders' equity; the gap between #1 and #10 is ×4.56. 47 companies in the United Kingdom report shareholders' equity, 1.8% of the 2599-filer universe. The last place on the list, Knot Offshore Partners, comes in at $97.2M.

Shareholders' equity
#CompanyShareholders' equityYoY15-year trend
1ShellSHELGBEnergy$174B−2.2%
2BarclaysBCSGBFinancials$105B+16.4%
3Barclays BankATMPGBFinancials$83.9B+13.1%
4Lloyds BankingLYGGBFinancials$64.2B+12.1%
5Rio TintoRIOGBMaterials$62.2B+12.6%
6British American Tobacco P.L.CBTIGBConsumer staples$62.0B+3.2%
7Natwest GroupNWGGBFinancials$57.4B+16.3%
8BPBPGBEnergy$53.1B−10.5%
9AstraZenecaAZNGBHealthcare$48.7B+19.3%
10LindeLINGBMaterials$38.2B+0.4%
11HaleonHLNGBConsumer staples$22.1B+9.2%
12GSKGSKGBHealthcare$22.1B+28.7%
13Santander UkSNTUFGBFinancials$20.4B+18.2%
14PrudentialPUKGBFinancials$20.1B+15.0%
15UnileverULGBConsumer staples$18.2B−12.1%
16AmcorAMCRGBConsumer discretionary$11.6B+207.5%
17DiageoDEOGBConsumer staples$11.6B+12.8%
18Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersCCEPGBConsumer staples$9.2B+4.4%
19Willis Towers WatsonWTWGBFinancials$8.0B+0.5%
20Arm HoldingsARMGBTechnology$7.8B+21.5%
21CNH IndustrialCNHGBIndustrials$7.8B+0.8%
22Rentokil InitialRTOGBIndustrials$5.5B+3.8%
23Smith & NephewSNNGBHealthcare$5.3B+0.5%
24PearsonPSOGBCommunication services$4.9B−2.9%
25PentairPNRGBIndustrials$3.9B+8.6%
26WPPWPPGBCommunication services$3.4B−21.4%
27TechnipfmcFTIGBEnergy$3.4B+8.7%
28Birkenstock HoldingBIRKGBConsumer discretionary$3.3B+14.1%
29RelxRELXGBTechnology$3.2B−27.0%
30Nomad FoodsNOMDGBConsumer staples$2.9B+6.1%
31Sensata TechnologiesSTGBTechnology$2.8B−3.6%
32Klarna GroupKLARGBFinancials$2.5B+20.2%
33TormTRMDGBIndustrials$2.2B+6.2%
34Navigator HoldingsNVGSGBIndustrials$1.2B+1.8%
35LivanovaLIVNGBHealthcare$1.2B−9.1%
36Marex GroupMRXGBFinancials$1.2B+32.6%
37Brightstar LotteryBRSLGBCommunication services$875M−47.0%
38Genius SportsGENIGBCommunication services$724M+26.6%
39PaysafePSFEGBTechnology$655M−25.5%
40FerroglobeGSMGBMaterials$596M−17.3%
41Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals InternationalKNSAGBHealthcare$568M+29.5%
42WaldencastWALDGBConsumer staples$462M−30.3%
43Immunocore HoldingsIMCRGBHealthcare$381M+5.6%
44Manchester UnitedMANUGBCommunication services$257M+4.2%
45Luxfer HoldingsLXFRGBMaterials$226M+3.1%
46Capri HoldingsCPRIGBConsumer discretionary$105M−90.2%
47Knot Offshore PartnersKNOPGBIndustrials$97.2M+44.3%

All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 47

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