List of companies of France
France is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories. A member of the Group of 7 (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries, as of 2014[update], it is ranked as the world's ninth-largest and the EU's second-largest economy by purchasing power parity.[1] With 31 of the 500 biggest companies in the world in 2015, France ranks fourth in the Fortune Global 500, ahead of Germany and the UK.[2] According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), in 2009 France was the world's sixth-largest exporter and the fourth-largest importer of manufactured goods.[3][4]
French companies have maintained key positions in the insurance and banking industries: Axa is the world's largest insurance company. The leading French banks are BNP Paribas and the Crédit agricole, ranking as the world's largest and sixth-largest banks in 2010[5] (by assets), while the Société Générale group was ranked the world's eighth-largest in 2009.
For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in France".
Largest firms
This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 March 2017.[6] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.
| Rank | Image | Name | 2016 revenues (USD $M) | Employees | Notes |
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| 25 | Error creating thumbnail: | Axa | $143,722 | 97,707 | Paris-based multinational insurance firm diversified into investments and other financial services. Notable subsidiaries include Axa UK, Axa Ireland, Axa PPP Healthcare, Axa Bank Europe, Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company (USA), and Ardian. |
| 30 | Error creating thumbnail: | TotalEnergies | $127,925 | 102,168 | Multinational integrated crude oil and natural gas company, including exploration, production, power generation, transportation, refining, marketing, and international oil and product trading. |
| 43 | Error creating thumbnail: | BNP Paribas | $109,026 | 184,839 | International banking group and one of the largest banks in the world. Currently serves more than 30 million customers in four primary domestic markets: France, Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg. |
| 67 | Error creating thumbnail: | Carrefour | $87,112 | 384,151 | French multinational retailer which operates one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world. The firm is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt. |
| 80 | Error creating thumbnail: | Crédit Agricole | $80,258 | 70,830 | international full-service banking group based on a network of cooperative and mutual banks. The firm has a historical foundation based in farming. |
Largest companies by market capitalization
The following table lists the largest French companies by market capitalization as of March 2026, based on European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) regulatory filings and share prices from their primary exchange listings.[7]
| Rank | Company | Market cap (billion USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LVMH | 268.7 |
| 2 | L'Oréal | 212.9 |
| 3 | Hermès | 211.0 |
| 4 | TotalEnergies | 198.8 |
| 5 | Schneider Electric | 158.1 |
| 6 | Safran | 140.7 |
| 7 | Air Liquide | 112.2 |
| 8 | BNP Paribas | 109.0 |
| 9 | Sanofi | 108.6 |
| 10 | EssilorLuxottica | 105.8 |
| 11 | AXA | 92.8 |
| 12 | Vinci | 80.8 |
| 13 | Engie | 80.0 |
| 14 | Thales | 59.1 |
| 15 | Crédit Agricole | 56.5 |
| 16 | Société Générale | 55.2 |
| 17 | Orange | 52.7 |
| 18 | Danone | 51.3 |
| 19 | Legrand | 40.9 |
| 20 | Saint-Gobain | 38.9 |
| 21 | Kering | 33.0 |
| 22 | Dassault Systèmes | 26.8 |
| 23 | Veolia | 26.7 |
| 24 | Bouygues | 22.0 |
| 25 | Publicis | 20.6 |
Notable firms
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See also
References
- ↑ "GDP, PPP (current international $)". Data.worldbank.org. The World Bank Group. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Fortune Global 500". Fortune. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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- ↑ "International Trade Statistics 2008" (PDF). World Trade Organization (WTO). 2009. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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- ↑ DeCarlo, Scott (20 July 2017). "The Fortune 2017 Global 500". Fortune.
- ↑ "France - Largest Companies by Market Capitalization". Atlantis Data Solutions. Retrieved 2026-03-21.