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 plant-based protein company reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and said it wouldn’t file its annual report on time due to weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He earned £355,000 - £359,999 in the 12 months leading up until April 2025, according to the latest annual report, making him the corporation's 11th highest-paid star.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Its stake and voting rights were over 41% at the end of February, according to Harbour’s annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“We do not make disposable clothing,” Yanai said in the company’s last annual report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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