Below you can find the list of 5 largest FMCG companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see this article.
5. Pepsi Co. (NASDAQ:PEP)
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 199.2
Total revenue of the company (in billions of dollars): 68.2
Total assets of the company (in billions of dollars):): 85.1
Total net profit of the company (in billions of dollars): 7.2
It may have greater revenue than Coca-Cola, but Coca-Cola is still a larger company, taking everything into account. The battle between Pepsi and Coca-Cola for soft drink supremacy has been going on for decades, though Pepsi has also engaged in producing snack foods in addition to its iconic soft drink. In fact, 22 brands of Pepsi actually each earn more than $1 billion in revenue.
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4. Coca Cola (NYSE:KO)
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 227.5
Total revenue of the company (in billions of dollars): 37.2
Total assets of the company (in billions of dollars):): 94
Total net profit of the company (in billions of dollars): 10
Unless you’re living in an extremely remote tribe with no access to media or the consumer culture anywhere in the world, you are aware of Coca Cola, which is one of the biggest beverage companies in the world. It has some astounding statistics including the fact that there are approximately more than 1.8 billion servings of the drink every single day across the world. Of course, it has a major presence in more or less every country in the world, operating in over 200 companies and territories. Apart from the normal Coke drink, it also Diet Coke, Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Diet Coke Caffeine Free Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Cherry and Coca-Cola Vanilla among others.
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3. AB InBev
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 89.9
Total revenue of the company (in billions of dollars): 52.3
Total assets of the company (in billions of dollars):): 238.3
Total net profit of the company (in billions of dollars): 9.1
AB InBev is the biggest brewer in the world, and simply increased in size when it purchased a competitor in SABMiller. The company has tons of beer brands, with over 600 beer brands and a presence in at least 150 countries. It seems like the only countries it doesn’t have a presence in is Muslim countries, since alcohol consumption and sale is not allowed in Islam. The company has only been in existence for 12 years after the merger of InBev and Anheuser-Busch.
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2. P&G (NYSE:PG)
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 343.9
Total revenue of the company (in billions of dollars): 70.3
Total assets of the company (in billions of dollars):): 118.6
Total net profit of the company (in billions of dollars): 5
P&G is engaged in the production of consumer goods. The company was founded 183 years ago in 1837, and its products include beauty, grooming, fabric, home care, health care, baby, feminine and family care. It also used to have a foods, snacks and beverages division before selling off the Pringle brand to Kellog’s. It used to have over 160 brands, but in 2014, it got rid of over a hundred brands to focus on the remaining 65 brands, which contributed 95% of the total revenue of the company. Like most giants, it has also engaged in a lot of controversies, including price fixing, animal testing and child labor.
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1. Nestle
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 304.1
Total revenue of the company (in billions of dollars): 93.1
Total assets of the company (in billions of dollars):): 132.1
Total net profit of the company (in billions of dollars): 12.7
Nestle is a Swiss food and drink conglomerate, and one of the top 100 companies in the world, regardless of industry. Among its numerous products are medical food, baby food, breakfast cereal, tea, coffee, confectionary, milk, frozen food and ice cream. Some of its biggest brands, including KitKat, Nescafe, Nespresso Nesquik and Maggi have over $1 billion in sales each. In fact, 29 brands of the company each have over $1 billion in sales. The company is one of the oldest ones in the list at 154 years, and has grown majorly in size, with 447 factories in 189 countries and providing employment to at least 339,000 people.
Nestle has also accumulated a ton of bad press, due to some extremely controversial practices and allegations against the company include, its reliance on child labor, slavery, chocolate price fixing and numerous other acts which have seen several fines against the company being enforced by the courts.
See also: 15 largest fast food companies in the world and 11 biggest FMCG companies in the world
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