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

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

Beyond Meat appeased Nasdaq regulators this past week by finally filing its 2025 annual report, but there’s still another matter the onetime alternative-protein darling has to deal with to keep its stock from being delisted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

BuzzFeed in its 2025 annual report said it had sold both brands for $500,000 at a loss of $800,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to IRS-CI’s annual report for 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

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

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