Losses of Russian companies increased sharply in the first seven months of 2026

Based on the results of the first seven months of 2026, the total loss of Russian companies increased sharply compared to the same period in 2025. This was reported by the Vedomosti newspaper with reference to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

The calculations took into account information about the financial position of medium-sized and large enterprises. Information on the balance sheet of small businesses, credit institutions, state and municipal institutions and non-credit financial institutions was not taken into account.

Based on the results of the study, it turned out that a total of 21.5 thousand organizations were unprofitable in Russia. Their total losses in January-July jumped by a quarter and reached 6.57 trillion rubles. The profit of the remaining 42.2 thousand companies during the reporting period decreased by 5.3 percent, to 19.6 trillion.

The most difficult situation is observed in three sectors of the Russian economy. We are talking about the production, transmission and distribution of steam and hot water, as well as the coal and logging sectors. In the first industry, the share of unprofitable companies reached 67.6 percent, in the second - 64.5 percent, and in the third - 59.3 percent.

Difficulties in the last two sectors arose against the background of the virtually complete loss of the European market, which until 2022 was considered key for industry enterprises. Since then, it has not been possible to redirect the lost volumes to the East, and demand on the domestic market has not been able to cover the rapidly growing costs. Experts agree that crisis industries will not be able to cope with financial problems without additional government support.