Individual ID number for each company
Rank by domestic value added between 1 and 100 (1978–today)
Rank by sales (1972–1978)
Reporting year
Name of the company
1=company will fail to appear in the Ranking in the following year
1=Ext. shrinkage 2=Int. shrinkage 3=Stagnation 4=Methodology 5=M&A 6=Other
Domestic value added within Germany (million EUR)
Business volume (million EUR)
Firm's num. of employees in Germany with mandatory social security contributions
Domestic fixed assets (million EUR)
Domestic cash flow (million EUR)
Capital share held by other Top 100 corporations (cross holdings)
Capital share held by foreign investors (foreign ownership)
Capital share held by the public sector (public ownership)
Capital share held by individuals/families/family foundations (family ownership)
Capital share in free float
Capital share held by others
Num. of companies in Top 100 with linkage via own managing board
Num. of companies in Top 100 with linkage via persons of other's managing board
Num. of banks and insurance companies included in interlock_in
Num. of companies in Top 100 with linkage via other mandate holders
Num. of M&As the Federal Cartel Office assented to in the reporting period
Num. of attachment cases among M&As
Firm's economic branches as listed by the Federal Statistical Office
Indicates the broad sector
Legal form of the corporation
Num. of M&As with participation of at least one Top 100 company
Total value added of the German economy (million EUR)
Total num. of employees with mandatory social security contributions
Total num. of M&As the Federal Cartel Office assented to in the reporting period