SEVEN Philippine-listed companies were included in Forbes’ 2026 Global 2000 ranking of the world’s largest public companies, highlighting the continued presence of the country’s biggest conglomerates, banks and utilities on the global stage.
The annual list ranks publicly traded firms worldwide using a composite measure of revenue, profit, assets and market value.
Leading the Philippine contingent was SM Investments Corp., which ranked 1,029th globally, followed by BDO Unibank Inc. (1,082nd), Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc. (1,170th), International Container Terminal Services (1,375th), Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (1,38rd) Ayala Corp. (1,532nd), and Manila Electric Co. (1,704th).
Forbes used the latest 12 months of available financial data as of May 15, 2026 to calculate the latest ranking.
SM Investments was said to have recorded sales of $10.98 billion, a profit of $1.59 billion, assets totaling $30.07 billion and a market value of $11.83 billion.
BDO, which is a subsidiary of SM Investments, notched sales of $6.73 billion, $1.52 billion in profits, $94.07 billion in assets and a market value of $10.15 billion.
Top Frontier, the parent company of San Miguel Corp., posted sales, profit, assets and a market value of $25.89 billion, $341.6 million, $48.87 billion and $316 million, respectively.
The numbers for rest were:
– ICTSI: $3.63 billion (sales), $1.09 billion (profit), $9.62B (assets), $26.34 billion (market value);
– Metrobank: $3.81 billion (sales), $867 million (profit), $61.97 billion (assets), $4.79 billion (market value);
– Ayala: $5.84 billion (sales), $1.05 billion (profit), $31.94 billion (assets), $4.48 billion (market value); and
– Meralco: $8.72 billion (sales), $891.8 million (profit), $13.66 billion (assets), $11.51 billion (market value).
“We are pleased to be recognized anew as the country’s top company on the Forbes Global 2000 list,” SM Investments President and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said in a statement.
“This reflects the trust of our customers and investors, the work of our people and the strength of the businesses we have built over the years,” he added.
“We continue to invest in the Philippines because we believe in the country’s future and long-term growth.”
The latest ranking was led by JPMorganChase, which remained number one for a fourth year in a row on sales of $284.79 billion, profit of $58.63 billion, assets of $4.9 trillion and a market value of $799.99 billion.
Following in order were Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet and Saudi Aramco.
