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 point of the annual report is really to look at the euro, which is still solidly in second place behind the U.S. dollar in international usage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

There is a note about doing business with SpaceX in Tesla’s annual report, but no number is given for the amount of money beyond selling battery storage products.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The family of French billionaire Vincent Bollore commanded a stake of roughly 18.5% and nearly 40% of voting rights in Universal, according to the music company’s latest annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

In PIH’s 1993 annual report, Farmer wrote that the organization should never change its basic mission—serving Haiti—or soften its message in order to broaden its appeal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French