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

The cloud platform provider said Monday in its annual report that it reduced headcount by around 13% in the past fiscal year as it focused on AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

As of end-May, Oracle’s head count stood at approximately 141,000 full-time employees, compared with 162,000 at the end of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, according to its annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Neville noted that in addition to their annual report, a postmortem survey tracks “how happy people are,” and if they feel the cost was worth it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Comptroller General, and an annual report to the Congressional intelligence and judiciary committees on sensitive queries that will be publicly released each April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

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

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