Biggest companies in the UK 2026
The largest UK companies ranked by turnover from their latest filed Companies House accounts — not market capitalisation, so private giants sit alongside listed ones.
Top 100 UK companies by turnover 2026
Ranked across every industry · latest filed accounts · snapshot 2026-10-01
| # | Company | Industry | Turnover | YoY | Headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | TESCO PLC LSE-listed multinational grocery retailer | Consumer Staples | £72.89B | — | 310,022 |
| 002 | TESCO STORES LIMITED Principal UK supermarket operating subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £50.84B | +3.2% | 249,663 |
| 003 | VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Multinational telecommunications group | Telecommunications | £35.15B | +12.4% | 91,128 |
| 004 | SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD Major UK supermarket operator | Consumer Staples | £28.54B | +2.4% | 130,800 |
| 005 | BAE SYSTEMS PLC Listed aerospace and defence contractor | Industrials | £28.34B | +7.7% | 107,300 |
| 006 | BELLIS FINCO PLC Holding company for Asda | Industrials | £25.88B | -3.6% | 136,950 |
| 007 | ASDA STORES LIMITED Major UK supermarket chain | Consumer Discretionary | £23.77B | -3.5% | 131,027 |
| 008 | BP EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED Upstream oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £22.76B | +591% | — |
| 009 | CENTRICA PLC Multinational energy and services group | Utilities | £21.57B | -9.5% | 22,066 |
| 010 | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC Aerospace and defence engine manufacturer | Industrials | £21.21B | +12.2% | 42,600 |
| 011 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Telecommunications and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £19.65B | — | 84,000 |
| 012 | BT GROUP PLC Listed telecommunications holding company | Telecommunications | £19.65B | -3.4% | 84,000 |
| 013 | EG GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Global forecourt and convenience retailer | Industrials | £19.26B | -13.4% | 37,300 |
| 014 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED Luxury motor vehicle manufacturer | Consumer Discretionary | £19.20B | -23.9% | 34,329 |
| 015 | PHILLIPS 66 LIMITED Downstream oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £18.54B | +0.3% | 959 |
| 016 | COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC Multinational beverage bottling company | Consumer Staples | £18.23B | +7.5% | 39,000 |
| 017 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED UK automotive manufacturing subsidiary | Consumer Discretionary | £18.16B | +16.5% | 5,415 |
| 018 | ALDI STORES LIMITED Discount supermarket chain | Consumer Staples | £18.12B | +1.3% | 50,655 |
| 019 | MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C. Listed clothing and food retailer | Consumer Discretionary | £17.27B | +25.0% | 73,900 |
| 020 | BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC UK flag carrier airline | Consumer Discretionary | £14.68B | +0.8% | 41,908 |
| 021 | BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED | Utilities | £14.52B | -32.0% | 6,970 |
| 022 | CHANEL LIMITED Global luxury fashion house | Consumer Discretionary | £14.30B | -3.9% | 38,045 |
| 023 | VEDANTA RESOURCES LIMITED Diversified mining and energy group | Basic Materials | £14.08B | +3.8% | — |
| 024 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Multinational mining group | Basic Materials | £13.76B | -2.5% | 43,000 |
| 025 | MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C. Multinational food and clothing retailer | Consumer Discretionary | £13.70B | — | 67,478 |
| 026 | VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED UK automotive importer and distributor | Consumer Discretionary | £13.18B | +2.7% | 978 |
| 027 | EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED Electricity and gas supplier | Utilities | £13.05B | -4.4% | 3,631 |
| 028 | JD SPORTS FASHION PLC Listed sports fashion retailer | Consumer Discretionary | £12.66B | — | 98,688 |
| 029 | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED British railway infrastructure operator | Industrials | £11.86B | +4.8% | 42,378 |
| 030 | LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED Discount supermarket chain operator | Consumer Staples | £11.73B | +7.9% | 34,697 |
| 031 | JOHN LEWIS PLC Department store and supermarket retailer | Consumer Discretionary | £11.72B | +5.5% | 65,700 |
| 032 | GREENERGY FUELS LIMITED Wholesale transportation fuel supplier | Consumer Discretionary | £11.64B | — | — |
| 033 | COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED IT consulting and outsourcing subsidiary | Technology | £11.60B | +1.9% | 6,863 |
| 034 | SHELL GLOBAL LNG LIMITED Liquefied natural gas subsidiary | Energy | £11.43B | -1.7% | — |
| 035 | MICROSOFT LIMITED UK technology and software subsidiary | Technology | £10.86B | +12.8% | 5,023 |
| 036 | VALERO ENERGY LTD UK holdco for fuels producer | Energy | £10.71B | +4.3% | 618 |
| 037 | CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED UK subsidiary of US networking conglomerate | Technology | £10.40B | -2.5% | 3,303 |
| 038 | SKY UK LIMITED Broadcaster and telecommunications provider | Consumer Discretionary | £10.40B | +1.6% | 10,179 |
| 039 | EDF ENERGY LIMITED Integrated energy generator and supplier | Utilities | £10.27B | -3.3% | — |
| 040 | EASYJET AIRLINE COMPANY LIMITED Low-cost passenger airline | Consumer Discretionary | £9.94B | +5.3% | 15,903 |
| 041 | OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED Retail energy supplier | Utilities | £9.72B | — | 2,445 |
| 042 | RELX PLC | Consumer Discretionary | £9.59B | +1.7% | 37,460 |
| 043 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (EUROPE) LIMITED European biopharmaceutical research subsidiary | Industrials | £9.49B | -5.9% | 735 |
| 044 | ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED UK petroleum refining and distribution | Energy | £9.32B | -12.0% | 1,391 |
| 045 | CURRYS PLC Multinational consumer electronics retailer | Industrials | £9.25B | — | 25,076 |
| 046 | ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED Mineral oil refining company | Energy | £9.06B | — | 1,277 |
| 047 | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED European PlayStation operations subsidiary | Technology | £8.84B | -1.3% | 1,514 |
| 048 | GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL UK investment banking subsidiary | Financials | £8.77B | +7.8% | 3,637 |
| 049 | WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED Private equity-backed supermarket chain | Consumer Staples | £8.49B | — | 43,975 |
| 050 | SHELL U.K. LIMITED UK oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £8.33B | — | 1,733 |
| 051 | AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD. E-commerce business support services | Industrials | £8.26B | +11.2% | 66,323 |
| 052 | ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED British postal and courier service | Industrials | £8.20B | — | 126,811 |
| 053 | THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Life insurance and reinsurance provider | Financials | £8.09B | +21.3% | — |
| 054 | E.ON NEXT ENERGY LIMITED Retail gas and electricity supplier | Utilities | £7.94B | -35.6% | 3,852 |
| 055 | WAITROSE LIMITED British supermarket chain | Consumer Staples | £7.77B | +6.9% | 44,900 |
| 056 | CARNIVAL UK LTD. Cruise line operator | Industrials | £7.57B | +2.2% | — |
| 057 | BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED Aerospace and defence operating subsidiary | Industrials | £7.57B | +6.5% | 17,598 |
| 058 | BOOTS UK LIMITED Pharmacy and beauty retailer | Consumer Discretionary | £7.54B | +3.2% | — |
| 059 | BP GAS MARKETING LIMITED Gas marketing and trading subsidiary | Energy | £7.54B | -45.5% | 0 |
| 060 | BRITISH GAS LIMITED Energy trading subsidiary of Centrica | Utilities | £7.49B | +36.5% | 0 |
| 061 | TECHNIPFMC PLC Oil and gas services provider | Energy | £7.37B | +1.8% | 22,646 |
| 062 | SYTNER GROUP LIMITED Premium car dealership group | Consumer Discretionary | £7.30B | -1.9% | 10,902 |
| 063 | MOTABILITY OPERATIONS LIMITED | Financials | £7.23B | +3.8% | 1,666 |
| 064 | MOTABILITY OPERATIONS GROUP PLC | Consumer Discretionary | £7.18B | +14.9% | 1,617 |
| 065 | JET2.COM LIMITED Low-cost passenger airline | Consumer Discretionary | £7.17B | +14.6% | 14,456 |
| 066 | BARCLAYS EXECUTION SERVICES LIMITED Banking group support services provider | Industrials | £7.15B | +7.9% | 21,620 |
| 067 | MARTIN-BROWER UK LTD Supply chain and logistics provider | Industrials | £7.06B | +3.2% | 4,590 |
| 068 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC Institutional securities and trading firm | Financials | £6.92B | +14.8% | — |
| 069 | EE LIMITED Mobile network and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £6.85B | -2.9% | 16,843 |
| 070 | TIKTOK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED UK subsidiary of TikTok | Technology | £6.82B | +35.8% | 6,842 |
| 071 | ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED Pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor | Consumer Discretionary | £6.78B | +2.2% | — |
| 072 | EXXONMOBIL GAS MARKETING EUROPE LIMITED Natural gas and power trader | Consumer Discretionary | £6.78B | +31.1% | 0 |
| 073 | ANTOFAGASTA PLC FTSE 100 copper mining group | Basic Materials | £6.40B | +21.5% | 7,213 |
| 074 | SEFE MARKETING & TRADING LIMITED Gas and electricity trading subsidiary | Utilities | £6.29B | +17.2% | 849 |
| 075 | BP OIL UK LIMITED UK downstream oil subsidiary | Energy | £6.04B | -6.9% | 516 |
| 076 | SAFEWAY STORES LIMITED Morrisons-owned grocery brand subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £5.94B | — | 32,998 |
| 077 | VISA EUROPE LIMITED European payment network operator | Financials | £5.89B | +18.0% | 2,454 |
| 078 | VODAFONE LIMITED British mobile network operator | Industrials | £5.85B | +0.6% | 9,199 |
| 079 | J.C.B. SERVICE Holding company for JCB group | Industrials | £5.80B | -10.3% | 14,734 |
| 080 | TRANSPORT TRADING LIMITED Transport for London trading subsidiary | Industrials | £5.80B | +4.7% | 18,582 |
| 081 | ANGLO AMERICAN MARKETING LIMITED Commodity sales and marketing subsidiary | Industrials | £5.76B | -13.2% | 361 |
| 082 | TURNER & TOWNSEND HOLDINGS LIMITED Holdco for a construction consultancy | Industrials | £5.76B | — | 23,380 |
| 083 | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK EUROPE LIMITED European PlayStation network operator | Industrials | £5.68B | +10.1% | — |
| 084 | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC Commercial and retail bank | Financials | £5.66B | +25.3% | 16,682 |
| 085 | BARRATT REDROW PLC | Industrials | £5.58B | +33.8% | 7,756 |
| 086 | TELEFONICA UK LIMITED Mobile telecommunications network operator | Telecommunications | £5.25B | -6.6% | 5,375 |
| 087 | NPOWER COMMERCIAL GAS LIMITED | Utilities | £4.95B | -25.5% | 1,021 |
| 088 | MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL Investment banking and financial services | Financials | £4.67B | +4.0% | 2,147 |
| 089 | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED State-owned NHS supply chain manager | Unclassified | £4.63B | +7.9% | 1,286 |
| 090 | SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Multinational medical technology manufacturer | Basic Materials | £4.57B | -1.1% | 17,530 |
| 091 | GALLAHER LIMITED UK tobacco manufacturing subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £4.45B | -6.3% | 573 |
| 092 | DRAX POWER LIMITED Biomass power generation company | Utilities | £4.37B | -12.0% | 645 |
| 093 | BLACKROCK LIFE LIMITED Pension fund investment provider | Financials | £4.31B | +74.0% | — |
| 094 | HOWDEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Global insurance and reinsurance group | Financials | £4.23B | — | 24,027 |
| 095 | WD FF LIMITED | Consumer Staples | £4.20B | — | 28,625 |
| 096 | ICELAND FOODS LIMITED | Consumer Staples | £4.12B | — | 26,830 |
| 097 | U K INSURANCE LIMITED General insurance underwriting subsidiary | Financials | £4.11B | -10.0% | — |
| 098 | BP (ABU DHABI) LIMITED Oil and gas extraction subsidiary | Energy | £4.07B | -14.5% | — |
| 099 | OCTOPUS ENERGY OPERATIONS 2 LIMITED Retail energy supply subsidiary | Utilities | £4.05B | — | 1,246 |
| 100 | SCOTTISHPOWER ENERGY RETAIL LIMITED Gas and electricity supplier | Utilities | £3.97B | -15.3% | 968 |
Turnover from each company's latest filed accounts. Ranked on detailed filers only; implausible outliers are excluded. Banks and insurers that don't report a turnover line are not represented.