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

Edison told its shareholders in its annual report that it believes it acted as a “reasonable” utility operator before the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

I can't remember an annual report where the difficulties for the BBC have been so front and centre.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

More than half of adults with learning disabilities in England die before the age of 65, an annual report into mortality suggests.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Over 440,000 people—or more than 1,200 a day—became millionaires in the U.S. in 2025, accounting for nearly half of the world’s new millionaires, according to an annual report on global wealth published Tuesday by UBS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

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