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

"In total, around 50,000 jobs are due to be cut by 2030 across the Volkswagen Group in Germany," Blume said in a letter to shareholders in the firm's annual report.

From BBC

The group noted in its annual report that in 2025 the toy market grew by seven percent.

From Barron's

"In total, around 50,000 jobs are due to be cut by 2030 across the Volkswagen Group in Germany," Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume said in a letter to shareholders in the firm's annual report.

From Barron's

The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.

From Los Angeles Times

If Congress does not act, the combined reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance trust funds are only projected to have enough revenue to pay all scheduled benefits and associated administrative costs until 2034, with 81% of benefits payable at that time, per the Social Security Board of Trustees’ 2025 annual report, the latest report currently available.

From MarketWatch