Annual revenues of the Czech companies decreased slightly by 1.9% to € 110.5 billion. Skoda Auto is the most successful company in the Czech Republic for the sixth consecutive year. The car manufacturer ranked in third overall place, the same as in the 2015 ranking. The top twenty largest CE companies include four more Czech companies: ČEZ (7th place), Agrofert (12th place), RWE Supply & Trading CZ (16th place) and Foxconn CZ (20th place).
Companies from the energy, automotive and IT sectors achieved the best results. For the first time, a Czech online store, Alza.cz, entered the ranking in 435th place.
Key findings of the CE Top 500 study
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The most successful country is Poland, with 182 companies, followed by the Czech Republic (74) and Hungary (67).
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A Czech company was ranked as first in two sectors, namely manufacturing (Skoda Auto - overall 3rd place in the CE Top 500) and technology (Foxconn CZ - overall 20th position).
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The first five places are occupied by the same companies as in 2014, even despite a decline in sales for two of them: 1. PKN Orlen (-17.2%), 2. MOL (-15.6%), 3. Skoda Auto ( +6.3%), 4. Jeronimo Martins Polska, 5. PGNiG.
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In the banking sector, Česká spořitelna moved from 5th place last year to third and ČSOB from 7th place last year to 4th.
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Most companies ranked in the CE Top 500 are from the retail industry (183), energetics (133) and manufacturing (126).
Top 20 companies in Central Europe based on revenues
| Rank | Company | Country | Revenues from sales 2015 (in millions of €) |
| 1 | PKN Orlen | Poland | 21,108.90 |
| 2 | MOL | Hungary | 13,263.10 |
| 3 | Škoda Auto | Czech Republic | 11,547.90 |
| 4 | Jeronimo Martins Polska | Poland | 9,380.20 |
| 5 | Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) | Poland | 8,713.50 |
| 6 | AUDI Hungaria Motor | Hungary | 8,337.60 |
| 7 | ČEZ | Czech Republic | 7,579.20 |
| 8 | Volkswagen Slovakia | Slovakia | 7,227.50 |
| 9 | GE Infrastructure CEE | Hungary | 6,925.90 |
| 10 | PGE | Poland | 6,820.50 |
| 11 | Agrokor | Croatia | 6,434.50 |
| 12 | Agrofert | Czech Republic | 6,129.10 |
| 13 | Metinvest | Ukraine | 6,108.40 |
| 14 | Lotos | Poland | 5,426.70 |
| 15 | Naftogaz of Ukraine | Ukraine | 5,375.80 |
| 16 | RWE Supply & Trading CZ | Czech Republic | 5,207.70 |
| 17 | Kia Motors Slovakia | Slovakia | 5,073.40 |
| 18 | Eurocash | Poland | 4,855.30 |
| 19 | KGHM | Poland | 4,781.20 |
| 20 | Foxconn CZ | Czech Republic | 4,630.20 |
Top Czech companies based on revenues
| Rank | Company | Revenues from sales 2015 (in millions of €) |
| 3. | Škoda Auto | 11,547.9 |
| 7. | ČEZ | 7,579.2 |
| 12. | Agrofert | 6,129.1 |
| 16. | RWE Supply & Trading CZ | 5,207.7 |
| 20. | Foxconn CZ | 4,630.2 |
| 21. | Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech | 4,607.6 |
| 22. | Energetický a průmyslový holding | 4,573.8 |
| 28. | Unipetrol | 3,993.8 |
| 37. | Alpiq Energy | 3,080.8 |
| 47. | ČEZ Prodej | 2,649.2 |
| 72. | Kaufland Česká republika | 2,025.2 |
| 80. | EP Energy | 1,917.4 |
| 81. | ČEZ Distribuce | 1,907.2 |
| 85. | Čepro | 1,798.4 |
| 86. | Moravia Steel | 1,786.2 |
| 88. | Ahold Czech Republic | 1,739.0 |
| 107. | Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech | 1,538.7 |
| 109. | Tesco Stores ČR | 1,531.5 |
| 118. | Ezpada | 1,427.4 |
| 121. | RWE Energie | 1,410.3 |
| 127. | O2 Czech Republic | 1,371.0 |
| 140. | ArcelorMittal Ostrava | 1,280.4 |
| 152. | České dráhy | 1,213.2 |
| 168. | Metrostav | 1,140.2 |
| 174. | Mobis Automotive Czech | 1,112.4 |
| 176. | Geco | 1,099.3 |
| 184. | Makro Cash & Carry ČR | 1,073.5 |
| 198. | Veolia Česká Republika | 1,024.1 |
| 205. | Inventec (Czech) | 1,007.3 |
| 211. | T-Mobile Czech Republic | 992.9 |
| 217. | European Data Project | 967.4 |
| 218. | OTE | 957.7 |
| 228. | PCA Logistika CZ | 913.5 |
| 249. | Phoenix lékárenský velkoobchod | 854.1 |
| 256. | Globus ČR | 840.9 |
| 265. | Admiral Global Betting | 803.2 |
| 278. | Sev.en EC | 775.7 |
| 287. | Faurecia | 755.2 |
| 316. | Metalimex | 711.4 |
| 317. | MOL Česká republika | 708.8 |
| 319. | Česká pošta | 707.4 |
| 320. | EP Energy Trading | 706.7 |
| 323. | MND | 697.3 |
| 329. | Pražská energetika | 688.4 |
| 331. | Eurovia CS | 679.5 |
| 336. | Robert Bosch | 670.6 |
| 344. | Škoda Transportation | 653.6 |
| 349. | DPP | 647.5 |
| 351. | Lama Energy Group | 645.0 |
| 359. | Iveco Czech Republic | 630.0 |
| 360. | Panasonic AVC Networks Czech | 629.5 |
| 367. | OKD | 623.8 |
| 370. | Eberspächer | 615.9 |
| 380. | OHL Central Europe | 604.4 |
| 383. | Vítkovice Holding | 600.8 |
| 378. | Brose CZ | 592.8 |
| 390. | Armex Group | 587.9 |
| 391. | Automotive Lighting | 582.7 |
| 397. | Travel Service | 576.4 |
| 401. | Pražská plynárenská | 570.3 |
| 424. | Alliance Healthcare | 542.9 |
| 435. | Alza.cz | 531.7 |
| 449. | ABB | 515.4 |
| 455. | Plzeňský Prazdroj | 511.1 |
| 457. | Hill’s Pet Nutrition Mfg | 510.5 |
| 466. | OHL ŽS | 505.6 |
| 471. | Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak | 501.9 |
| 475. | AGC Flat Glass Czech | 498.4 |
| 476. | Lego Production | 497.1 |
| 483. | Ferona | 485.6 |
| 487. | Vodafone Czech Republic | 484.4 |
| 491. | Johnson Controls Automobilové součástky | 480.8 |
| 495. | ČEPS | 479.5 |
Methodology
The CE TOP 500 ranking is compiled according to consolidated revenues of companies from 18 countries of Central and Southeastern Europe and Ukraine for the fiscal year of 2015. The ranking is based on revenues showed by the particular legal entities operating in these areas.
The complete CE TOP 500 2016 study is available for download at the Deloitte website.
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