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

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

The broadcaster was holding a press event to unveil its annual report, but it was completely overshadowed by the crisis surrounding one of its biggest shows.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

According to the latest annual report on violence, Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time is not the world’s most violent region.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker