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

SEW, which is owned by a group of investment and pension funds led by Utilities Trust of Australia, has debt of £1.3bn, according to its latest annual report.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

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

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