Largest Companies in Australia (2026)

BHP is the largest Australian company by revenue, at US$54.0bn in the Forbes Global 2000 for 2026, with profit of US$10.2bn and a market value of US$219.8bn, also the highest of any Australian company. The Melbourne-based miner reports through copper, iron ore and coal segments; Forbes records its founding on 13 August 1885. It ranked 118th in the overall Global 2000.

Woolworths Group reported revenue of US$45.3bn in the Forbes 2026 data, the highest of any Australian retailer, but profit of only US$385.6m. The Sydney-based group operates supermarkets and general merchandise stores, including Big W, in Australia and New Zealand. It says it serves about 24 million customers each week and has more than 190,000 team members, and dates its history to 1924.

Commonwealth Bank is the highest-ranked Australian company in the Forbes Global 2000 for 2026, at 74th, because of its combination of profit, assets and market value. Forbes records revenue of US$44.9bn, profit of US$6.7bn, assets of US$939.4bn and a market value of US$190.7bn. The bank was established under a federal act in 1911 and says it has 15.9 million customers.

ANZ Group Holdings, the non-operating holding company of the ANZ banking group, reported revenue of US$43.3bn and profit of US$3.9bn in the Forbes 2026 data. Headquartered in Docklands according to Forbes, it reports through Australia Retail, Australia Commercial, Institutional, New Zealand and Pacific segments.

National Australia Bank reported revenue of US$38.2bn and profit of US$4.0bn in the Forbes 2026 data, with assets of US$782.6bn. The Melbourne-based bank was founded on 4 October 1858 according to Forbes.

Westpac reported revenue of US$37.5bn and profit of US$4.6bn in the Forbes 2026 data; its profit was the second-highest among the four major banks after Commonwealth Bank. Forbes dates the Sydney-based bank to 1817, the earliest founding date in this list.

Wesfarmers, headquartered in Perth, reported revenue of US$29.8bn and profit of US$2.0bn in the Forbes 2026 data. Its businesses include Bunnings, Kmart Group, Officeworks, Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers, and Wesfarmers Health.

Coles Group, based in Melbourne, operates supermarkets and liquor stores and reported revenue of US$29.1bn and profit of US$653.8m in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes Australia noted that both Coles and Woolworths fell in the overall Global 2000 ranking in 2026.

QBE, a Sydney-based general insurer and reinsurer, reported revenue of US$24.1bn and profit of US$2.2bn in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes lists its geographical segments as North America, International and Australia Pacific.

Macquarie Group reported revenue of US$22.2bn and profit of US$3.1bn in the Forbes 2026 data. The Sydney-based group operates through Macquarie Asset Management, Banking and Financial Services, Commodities and Global Markets, and Macquarie Capital; Forbes records its founding on 10 December 1969.

Ampol, which owns the Lytton refinery and the New Zealand fuel business Z Energy, reported revenue of US$20.0bn but profit of only US$53.1m in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes gives its headquarters as Alexandria and its founding year as 1918.

Viva Energy Group reported revenue of US$18.4bn and a loss of US$271.5m in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes Australia identified it as the lowest-ranked Australian company in the 2026 Global 2000. The company operates retail fuel, refining and supply businesses.

Fortescue, founded by Andrew Forrest in April 2003 according to Forbes, reported revenue of US$16.3bn and profit of US$3.7bn in the 2026 data. The East Perth-based company mines iron ore and has an energy segment developing green energy projects.

Qantas reported revenue of US$15.6bn and profit of US$1.0bn in the Forbes 2026 data. The airline group, headquartered in Mascot, operates Qantas Domestic, Qantas International, Jetstar and Qantas Loyalty segments and was founded on 16 November 1920 according to Forbes.

CSL, a Melbourne-based biopharmaceutical company, reported revenue of US$15.3bn and profit of US$1.4bn in the Forbes 2026 data. It operates through CSL Behring, which provides plasma products, gene therapies and recombinants, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor.

Telstra Group reported revenue of US$14.9bn and profit of US$1.5bn in the 2026 data. The Melbourne-based group reports through consumer and small business, enterprise, networks and IT, and InfraCo segments.

Woodside Energy reported revenue of US$13.0bn and profit of US$2.7bn in the Forbes 2026 data, with assets of US$66.5bn. The Perth-based company's segments include North West Shelf, Pluto and Wheatstone, and it had 4,693 employees, the fewest of any company in the top 20 of this list that reports a figure.

Insurance Australia Group, based in Sydney, reported revenue of US$11.9bn and profit of US$700.3m in the Forbes 2026 data. It underwrites general insurance through retail and intermediated divisions in Australia and a New Zealand division.

Suncorp Group, headquartered in Brisbane, reported revenue of US$10.8bn and profit of US$635.8m in the Forbes 2026 data. Its reporting segments are consumer insurance, commercial and personal injury, and Suncorp New Zealand.

Origin Energy, based in Sydney, reported revenue of US$10.5bn and profit of US$658.4m in the Forbes 2026 data. The integrated energy company generates and retails electricity and gas, sells liquefied natural gas, and reports a share of Octopus Energy as a separate segment.

Sigma Healthcare reported revenue of US$9.3bn and profit of US$823.7m in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes Australia described it as the biggest mover among Australian companies in the 2026 list, following its merger with Chemist Warehouse in 2025.

Brambles, the Sydney-based owner of the CHEP pallet and container pooling business, reported revenue of US$6.8bn and profit of US$927.7m in the Forbes 2026 data. Forbes traces the company to Walter Edwin Bramble in 1875.

Santos, the Adelaide-based natural gas producer, reported revenue of US$5.0bn and profit of US$819.2m in the Forbes 2026 data. Its segments include the Cooper Basin, Queensland and New South Wales, Papua New Guinea, Northern Australia and Timor-Leste, and Western Australia.

Northern Star Resources, a gold producer headquartered in Subiaco, reported revenue of US$4.5bn and profit of US$998.0m in the Forbes 2026 data. Its reporting segments are KCGM, Kalgoorlie Operations, Carosue Dam, Pogo, Jundee and Thunderbox.

Aristocrat Leisure reported revenue of US$4.2bn and profit of US$973.5m in the Forbes 2026 data, a higher profit than several companies with more than twice its revenue. The Sydney-based company makes electronic gaming machines and casino management systems and publishes free-to-play mobile games.