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2874 companies · fiscal year 2025 · SEC EDGAR · September 25, 2026

Most profitable companies in the United Kingdom

Net income is profit after tax and all expenses, as reported in the annual filing. Companies reporting a loss are excluded from this ranking. 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 1–41 of 41 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Shell (SHEL) tops the list with $17.8B in net income for fiscal 2025, ahead of Unilever ($10.7B) and British American Tobacco P.L.C ($10.2B). The top 10 together report $96.7B in net income; the gap between #1 and #10 is ×2.90. 41 companies in the United Kingdom report net income, 2.0% of the 2058-filer universe. The last place on the list, Luxfer Holdings, comes in at $7.7M.

Net income
#CompanyNet incomeYoY15-year trend
1ShellSHELGBEnergy$17.8B+10.8%
2UnileverULGBConsumer staples$10.7B+72.1%
3British American Tobacco P.L.CBTIGBConsumer staples$10.2B+161.1%
4AstraZenecaAZNGBHealthcare$10.2B+45.3%
5Rio TintoRIOGBMaterials$10.0B−13.7%
6BarclaysBCSGBFinancials$9.5B+17.3%
7Natwest GroupNWGGBFinancials$7.7B+25.1%
8GSKGSKGBHealthcare$7.5B+129.0%
9LindeLINGBMaterials$6.9B+5.1%
10Lloyds BankingLYGGBFinancials$6.1B+8.7%
11Barclays BankATMPGBFinancials$6.1B+28.2%
12PrudentialPUKGBFinancials$4.0B+74.1%
13RelxRELXGBTechnology$2.7B+10.1%
14DiageoDEOGBConsumer staples$2.5B−39.1%
15HaleonHLNGBConsumer staples$2.2B+19.3%
16Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersCCEPGBConsumer staples$2.2B+43.0%
17Willis Towers WatsonWTWGBFinancials$1.6B+$1.7B
18Santander UkSNTUFGBFinancials$1.4B+15.4%
19TechnipfmcFTIGBEnergy$964M+14.4%
20Arm HoldingsARMGBTechnology$904M+14.1%
21Intercontinental HotelsIHGGBConsumer discretionary$758M+20.7%
22PentairPNRGBIndustrials$654M+4.5%
23Smith & NephewSNNGBHealthcare$625M+51.7%
24AmcorAMCRGBConsumer discretionary$511M−1.0%
25CNH IndustrialCNHGBIndustrials$510M−59.1%
26Wise GroupWSEGBTechnology$499M−9.4%
27Rentokil InitialRTOGBIndustrials$470M+19.9%
28PearsonPSOGBCommunication services$442M−20.4%
29Birkenstock HoldingBIRKGBConsumer discretionary$394M+89.8%
30Marex GroupMRXGBFinancials$294M+43.6%
31TormTRMDGBIndustrials$285M−53.4%
32Nomad FoodsNOMDGBConsumer staples$154M−37.2%
33Brightstar LotteryBRSLGBCommunication services$147M−57.8%
34Ihs HoldingIHSGBCommunication services$144M+$1.8B
35Navigator HoldingsNVGSGBIndustrials$100M+17.0%
36Capri HoldingsCPRIGBConsumer discretionary$79.0M+$1.3B
37Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals InternationalKNSAGBHealthcare$59.0M+$102M
38BPBPGBEnergy$55.0M−85.6%
39Sensata TechnologiesSTGBTechnology$31.3M−75.6%
40Knot Offshore PartnersKNOPGBIndustrials$23.3M+65.4%
41Luxfer HoldingsLXFRGBMaterials$7.7M−58.2%

All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 41

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