annual report

American  

noun

1. a document reporting to stockholders on management and operations and containing fiscal information, published yearly by a publicly held corporation as required by federal law.

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annual report British  

noun

1. a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity

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Example Sentences

Assuming nothing changes, companies’ first chance to switch to semiannual reporting will come the next time they file an annual report.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Companies could file one semiannual report and one annual report, replacing three quarterly reports and one annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

SEW, which is owned by a group of investment and pension funds led by Utilities Trust of Australia, has debt of £1.3bn, according to its latest annual report.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Gross revenues topped $3.1 million in 2025, up from $699,211 in 2018, according to its most recent annual report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It would continue to manufacture new cars and issue its annual report.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari