Bucharest gathers 25 companies among the first 50 in this ranking of profits for the year 2023, according to termene.ro. Another five companies come from localities in Ilfov. Cluj-Napoca offers four of the most profitable comercial companies in 2023.
This is the conclusion of the most recent study compiled on the profitability of Romanian companies.
Top 50 Most Profitable Romanian Companies
1. The Company for the Production of Electric Energy Hidroelectrica – Bucharest
It made a profit of almost 6.3 billion lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “electricity production.” It achieved a turnover of almost 12.3 billion lei and has 3,461 employees. The main shareholder is the Romanian state through the Ministry of Energy (80.0561%).
2. OMV Petrom – Bucharest
It made a profit of 3.94 billion lei in 2023.
The company’s business is “crude oil extraction” and it recorded a turnover of over 33.8 billion lei, with 7,228 employees. The main shareholder is OMV Aktiengesellschaft from Austria (51.1568%).
3. National Natural Gas Company “Romgaz” – Mediaș
In 2023, it made a profit of over 2.6 billion lei.
The company’s object of activity is “natural gas extraction”. It recorded a turnover of over 8.6 billion lei, with 5,287 employees. The main shareholder is the Ministry of Energy (70.007109%).
4. Nuclearelectrica – Bucharest
In 2023, it made a profit of over 2.5 billion lei.
The company’s object of activity is “electricity production”. It recorded a turnover of over 7.4 billion lei, with 2,352 employees. The main shareholder is the Ministry of Energy (82.4981%).
5. Paval Holding – Bacău
It made a profit of 2.3 billion lei in 2023.
The company’s business is “activities of holding companies” and it has not registered a turnover because the company is used as a financial vehicle for managing the shares of other companies, having only 1 employee. The shareholders are the Pavăl brothers, Adrian Pavăl (40%) and Dragoș Pavăl (60%).
6. Dedeman – Bacău
In 2023, it made a profit of over 1.5 billion lei.
The company’s activity is “retail trade of ironwork, glassware and paintwork in specialized stores” and recorded a turnover of over 11.5 billion lei, with 12,113 employees. The majority shareholder is Paval Holding SRL itself.
7. Lidl Discount – Bucharest
In 2023, it made a profit of over 1 billion lei.
The company’s business is “retail trade in non-specialized stores, with the predominant sale of food products, beverages and tobacco” and recorded a turnover of over 21.7 billion lei, with 11,293 employees. The main shareholder is WE International GMBH (99.999998%).
8. Oltenia SA Energy Complex – Târgu Jiu
It made a profit of 1.02 billion lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “electricity production” and it recorded a turnover of over 6.3 billion lei, with 10,152 employees. The majority shareholder is the Ministry of Energy.
9. J.T. International (Romania) – Bucharest
It made a profit of 984.8 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “wholesale of tobacco products” and it recorded a turnover of over 2.3 billion lei, with 769 employees. The sole shareholder is the company JT International Holding III BV.
10. Kaufland Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 864.8 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “retail trade in non-specialized stores, with the predominant sale of food products, beverages and tobacco” and recorded a turnover of over 18.3 billion lei, with 14,340 employees. The main shareholder is Kaufland International Erste GMBH (99.9%).
11. Philip Morris Trading – Otopeni
It made a profit of 681.8 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “wholesale of tobacco products” and it recorded a turnover of over 2.1 billion lei, with 292 employees. The majority shareholder is Papastratos International BV (99.99%).
12. Continental Automotive Products – Timisoara
It made a profit of 639.6 million lei in 2023.
The company’s business is “tyre and inner tube manufacturing, tire retreading and retreading” and has recorded a turnover of over 4.6 billion lei, with 2,593 employees. The sole shareholder is Continental Global Holding Netherlands BV.
13. Engie Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 624.9 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “the sale of gaseous fuels through pipelines” and it recorded a turnover of over 10.7 billion lei, with 831 employees. The main shareholder is Engie Group Participations (62.993465%).
14. OMV Petrom Marketing – Bucharest
He achieved in 2023 a profit of 620.9 million lei.
The company’s object of activity is “retail trade of fuels for motor vehicles in specialized stores”. It recorded a turnover of over 23 billion lei, with 190 employees. The sole shareholder is the company OMV Petrom SA.
15. Digi Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 609.1 million lei in 2023.
The firm is engaged in “cable network telecommunications activities”. It recorded a turnover of over 5.1 billion lei, with 10,177 employees. The majority shareholder is Digi Communications NV (93.575518%).
16. Automobile-Dacia – Mioveni
It made a profit of 529.2 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “manufacturing road transport vehicles”. It recorded a turnover of over 26 billion lei, with 11,457 employees. The majority shareholder is Renault SA.
17. PPC Renewables Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 524.9 million lei in 2023.
The company’s business is “electricity production” and it recorded a turnover of 920 million lei, with 80 employees. The sole shareholder is PPC SA.
18. Silcotub – Zalău
In 2023, it made a profit of almost 517 million lei.
The company has as its object of activity “the production of steel tubes, pipes, tubular profiles and accessories for them” and achieved a turnover of almost 3.8 billion lei, with 1,830 employees. The main shareholder is Tenaris Investments (NL) BV (67.614399%).
19. Distributie Energie Electrică Romania – Cluj-Napoca
It made a profit of 509.1 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “electricity distribution”. It recorded a turnover of almost 3.5 billion lei, with 6,387 employees. The main shareholder is Societatea Energetică Electrica SA (99.999999%).
20. CMM Lead Investment – Cluj-Napoca
It made a profit of 475.2 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “business and management consulting activities”. It recorded no turnover in 2023, being a financial vehicle. The sole shareholder is Călin-Marin Văduva.
21. National Company Airports Bucharest – Otopeni
It made a profit of 453.3 million lei in 2023.
The company is engaged in “air transport service activities”. It recorded a turnover of almost 1.14 billion lei, with 1,372 employees. The majority shareholder is the Romanian state through the Ministry of Transport.
22. Holcim (Romania) SA – Bucharest
It made a profit of 448.4 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “cement manufacturing”. It recorded a turnover of almost 2.62 billion lei, with 1,162 employees. The majority shareholder is Holcim Auslandbeteiligungs Gmbh (99.7%).
23. Coca-Cola HBC Romania SRL from Voluntari
It made a profit of 432 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “the production of non-alcoholic soft drinks, the production of mineral waters and other bottled waters”. It recorded a turnover of almost 3.44 billion lei, with 1,452 employees. The sole shareholder is CC Beverages Holdings II B.V. (99.99998%).
24. Martin Oil Energy SRL from Bucharest
It made a profit of 417.8 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “activities of holding companies”. It registered a turnover of almost 550,000 lei, having 2 employees. The main shareholder is Augustin Oancea (96.9487%). The reported profit is explained by the fact that Martin Oil Energy is the main shareholder of Tinmar Energy SA, one of the most important energy traders in Romania.
25. Star Assembly – Sebeș
It made a profit of 412.7 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “manufacturing bearings, gears, gearboxes and mechanical transmission elements”. It recorded a turnover of almost 10 billion lei, with 1,565 employees. The sole shareholder is Mercedes-Benz AG
26. Verbund Wind Power Romania
It made a profit of 387.6 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “electricity production”. It recorded a turnover of almost 618.1 million lei, having 13 employees. The sole shareholder is Verbund Green Power GMBH.
27. Inditex Romania SRL – Bucharest
It made a profit of 377.8 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “retail trade of clothing in specialized stores”. It recorded a turnover of almost 2.55 billion lei, with 1,911 employees. The sole shareholder is Industria De Diseno Textil SA.
28. Linde Gaz Romania – Timișoara
It made a profit of 366.3 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “manufacturing industrial gases”. It recorded a turnover of almost 1.08 billion lei, with 348 employees. The sole shareholder is Linde Osterreich Holding GMBH.
29. Baupartner – Prahova
It made a profit of 363.6 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “activities of holding companies”. It recorded a turnover of almost 2.1 million lei, having 9 employees. The sole shareholder is Michael Costin Dietrich.
30. Porsche Romania – Voluntari
It made a profit of 358.07 million lei in 2023.
The company’s object of activity is “trade in passenger cars and light vehicles (under 3.5 tons)”. It recorded a turnover of almost 4.5 billion lei, with 142 employees. The majority shareholder is Porsche Holding Gesellschaft MBH from Austria (99.9944%).
31. Lukoil Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 353.6 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “retail trade of fuels for motor vehicles in specialized stores” and recorded a turnover of over 11.1 billion lei, with 356 employees. The main shareholder is LITASCO SA.
32. Felix Renewable Holdings – Bucharest
It made a profit of 351.9 million lei in 2023.
The company is engaged in “activities of holding companies”. The company deals with the administration of a holding company, so it had no turnover or employees. The sole shareholder is Felix Renewable Investments.
33. Tehnostrade – Bacău
It made a profit of 345.6 million lei in 2023.
The company has as its object of activity “road and highway construction works” and recorded a turnover of almost 2.82 billion lei, with 4,769 employees. The majority shareholder is Mirela Umbrărescu.
34. Oscar Downstream SRL – Măgurele
In 2023, it made a profit of almost 342 million lei.
The company’s business is “wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and derived products” and achieved a turnover of almost 7.29 billion lei, with 499 employees. The main shareholder is the Cypriot company Alfa Investment (Cy) Limited (95%).
35. Nova Power & Gas SRL – Cluj-Napoca
It made a profit of 335.5 million lei in 2023.
The company has as its object of activity “the sale of gaseous fuels, through pipelines” and recorded a turnover of almost 2.82 billion lei, with 153 employees. The sole shareholder is E-INFRA SA.
36. Jumbo – Bucharest
It made a profit of 334.3 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “retail trade of games and toys, in specialized stores” and recorded a turnover of 1.15 billion lei, with 1,474 employees. The sole shareholder is Jumbo Societate Comerciala Anonima.
37. Pepco Retail SRL – Bucharest
In 2023, it made a profit of almost 330 million lei.
The company’s business is “clothing retail, in specialized stores” and it achieved a turnover of almost 2.6 billion lei, with 3,573 employees. The sole shareholder is Pepco Holdings SPZOO from Poland.
38. National Company Imprimeria Națională SA – Bucharest
It achieved in 2023 a profit of 320.1 million lei.
The company’s activity is “other printing activities” and it recorded a turnover of almost 552.2 million lei, with 432 employees. The sole shareholder is the Ministry of Finance.
39. Fildas Trading SRL – Pitesti
It made a profit of 319.5 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “wholesale of pharmaceutical products” and recorded a turnover of almost 6.9 billion lei, with 1,660 employees. The majority shareholder is Anca Vlad (99.9117%).
40. Regional Infrastructure Company for Highways Roads Bridges and Tunnels – Bucharest
It made a profit of 312.8 million lei in 2023.
The company has as its object of activity “road and highway construction works” and recorded a turnover of almost 3.6 billion lei, with 1,251 employees. The sole shareholder is Vasile Ciot.
41. Tinmar Energy – Bucharest
It made a profit of 311 million lei.
The company has as its object of activity “the sale of electricity” and recorded a turnover of almost 3.1 billion lei, with 80 employees. The main shareholder is Martin Oil Energy (99.99%).
42. INGKA Investments Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 308.3 million lei in 2023.
The company engages in “activities of holding companies”. Reported 3 employees. The sole shareholder is INGKA Investments BV.
43. Terapia SA – Cluj-Napoca
It made a profit of 299.4 million lei.
The company has as its object of activity “the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations” and recorded a turnover of almost 1.25 billion lei, with 80 employees. The main shareholder is Sun Pharma (Netherlands) BV (96.81%).
44. PRO TV – Bucharest
It made a profit of 294.2 million in 2023
The firm deals with “film, video and television program production activities” and recorded a turnover of almost 1.02 billion lei, with 932 employees. The sole shareholder is CME Media Enterprises BV.
45. Orange Romania – Bucharest
It made a profit of 283.7 million lei in 2023.
The company deals with “telecommunications activities via wireless networks (exclusively via satellite)” and recorded a turnover of over 6 billion lei, with 2,368 employees. The majority shareholder is Atlas Services Belgium SA (80%).
46. Erbașu Construction – Bucharest
It made a profit of 283.3 million lei in 2023.
The company has as its object of activity “construction works of residential and non-residential buildings” and recorded a turnover of almost 2.29 billion lei, with 1,150 employees. The majority shareholder is Romeo Cristian Erbașu (56.152666%).
47. BMC Truck & Bus – Ciorogârla
It made a profit of 270.3 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “trading other motor vehicles” and recorded a turnover of almost 973.3 million lei, with 32 employees. The sole shareholder is Sinan Kılıç (53.74%).
48. Distribution Energie Oltenia
It made a profit of 266.5 million lei in 2023.
The company’s business is “electricity distribution” and it recorded a turnover of almost 1.57 billion lei, with 1,425 employees. The majority shareholder is Felix Distribution Holdings SRL (99.999998602%).
49. Alloga Logistics Romania – Rudeni
It made a profit of 261.4 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “wholesale of pharmaceutical products” and recorded a turnover of almost 30.1 million lei, with 67 employees. The sole shareholder is AmerisourceBergen International BV of the Netherlands.
50. Smart Gathering – Bucharest
It made a profit of 258.4 million lei in 2023.
The company’s activity is “non-specialized wholesale” and it recorded a turnover of almost 614.9 million lei, with 36 employees. The sole shareholder is Claudia Rodica Nechita.