Forbes Global 2000: Ireland’s Largest Companies

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The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of Irish companies featured on the list in 2013.

The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.

In total, there were 17 Irish companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $293.1 billion, with $637 billion in assets; generating $182.8 billion in revenues and $6.8 billion in profits.


The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of Irish companies featured on the list in 2013.

The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.

In total, there were 17 Irish companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $293.1 billion, with $637 billion in assets; generating $182.8 billion in revenues and $6.8 billion in profits.

Click on the companies’ names to find out more information on the company, including the type of industry it is in and its listing name in the stock exchange.

Alternatively, you can browse other Forbes Global 2000 companies, by country, at the end of this article.

Global Rank Company Sales 
($billion)
Profits 
($billion)
Assets
($billion)
Market Value
($billion)
318 Accenture 30.1 3.1 16.4 53.3
347 Eaton 16.3 1.2 35.8 29.5
417 Covidien 12 1.9 22 30.9
454 CRH 24.6 0.7 27.6 16.7
541 Ingersoll-Rand 14 1 18.5 16.4
641 Seagate Technology 16.3 3.2 8.7 12.7
709 XL Group 7.2 0.7 45.4 9
808 Allied Irish Banks 4.6 -4.8 161.5 50
959 Ryanair Holdings 5.8 0.7 12 10.7
992 Bank of Ireland 8.2 -2.4 195.3 6
1096 Shire 4.6 0.7 7.3 17.2
1121 Experian 4.5 0.7 7.8 18
1286 Kerry Group 7.7 0.4 7 9.8
1512 Smurfit Kappa Group 9.7 0.3 10.9 3.7
1691 Permanent TSB Group 1.7 -1.3 53.9 1.7
1843 DCC 14.3 0.1 5 2.8
1959 James Hardie Industries 1.2 0.6 1.9 4.7

All Forbes Global 2000 Companies – By Country

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