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The Forbes rating evaluates the largest companies in Russia by net profit for the financial year. Data for 2025 shows profit growth for leading corporations despite external economic challenges.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Sber took first place in the ranking of the 100 most profitable companies in Russia according to Forbes with a net profit of 1.7059 trillion rubles at the end of 2025.
Sber's net profit increased by approximately 8% compared to the previous year.
Second place was taken by Gazprom with a net profit of 1.3484 trillion rubles, and third place by Rosneft with a net profit of 544 billion rubles.
MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Sber took first place in the ranking of the 100 most profitable companies in Russia according to Forbes; its net profit at the end of 2025 amounted to 1.7059 trillion rubles, as follows from the ranking published on the publication’s website.
A year earlier, the company's net profit was 1.5803 trillion rubles. Thus, the figure increased by approximately 8%.
Gazprom took second place with a net profit of 1.3484 trillion rubles; in 2024, this figure was 1.3187 trillion rubles.
Third place in the ranking was taken by Rosneft, whose net profit at the end of 2025 amounted to 544 billion rubles compared to 1.341 trillion rubles a year earlier.
VTB is in fourth place with a net profit of 502.1 billion rubles. In 2024, this figure was 551.4 billion rubles.
The top five was closed by Polyus, a company engaged in mining and metallurgy, with a net profit of 314.1 billion rubles compared to 305.5 billion rubles a year earlier.
It is clarified that the Forbes rating is based on the amount of net profit of companies for 2025, profits in other currencies are recalculated into rubles at average rates for the corresponding time periods of the 2025 financial year.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Sber will retain leadership in the profitability ranking in 2026 at current growth rates
Likely · Within months

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