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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annual report

The Census Bureau’s annual report released Tuesday provides an economic snapshot in time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

"As the IPP annual report shows, support has significantly improved for these offenders, with greater access to rehabilitation and mental health support."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Since then, its remit has been confined to promoting social mobility in England more broadly and publishing an annual report, alongside advising ministers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Apple has around 166,000 employees around the world, according to its most recent annual report.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 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