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

Over a quarter of UBS family offices surveyed for an annual report said they have minimized or plan to cut their holdings in dollar assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday to mark the release of the network's annual report, she apologised and said she had found the women's accounts "very troubling" to watch.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Joby filed to dismiss the lawsuit in April, saying in court documents that “Joby has disclosed its China-based subsidiary in every annual report filed with the SEC since Joby became publicly traded.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

We narrowed those 202 companies down to 163, for which at least 11 fiscal years of annual report data were available from LSEG.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

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

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