Profit Margins of the Largest Companies
teleforce
21 points
8 comments
September 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
baldeagle
Sorts profit numbers alphabetically instead of numerically. Pretty sure that is a sign of the quality of the rest of the reporting here as well.
ksec
I think only measuring profits and not taking into account total revenue is not a fair comparison. Especially when there are companies that make insane revenue and little profit due to commodity cycles.
mrjay42
nVidia those little shits :3 $55.6 profits for $100 revenue, DAMN
Panzerschrek
It's no longer capitalistic profit, it's more like feudal rent. Meta/Amazon are effectively taxing all the society.