Revenue simply explained

Sep 01, 2021 | Knowledge Revenue simply explained

Sales TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) represents the sum of all revenues of a company for its products, services or other items within the last 12 months. We explain...

Table of contents

  1. What is revenue (TTM)?
  2. How is revenue (TTM) calculated?
  3. What does revenue (TTM) mean?
  4. Table of companies with the highest revenue (TTM) in the world

What is revenue (TTM)?

Revenue (TTM) is the sum of all revenues of a company, e.g. for its products or services, within the last 12 months. TTM is the abbreviation for “Trailing Twelve Months”. By taking the last 12 months into account, the most recent figures from the last 4 quarterly reports are always taken into account.

How is revenue (TTM) calculated?

The revenue of the last four quarters is totaled (any costs are not taken into account).

Calculate revenue (TTM):

To illustrate, the calculation of Daimler 's revenue (TTM) as of July 26, 2021 is shown:

Berechnung Umsatz

What does revenue (TTM) mean?

Revenue (TTM) provides information on the extent to which a company's products or services have been in demand on the market in the past 12 months.

However, the level of revenue (TTM) alone says little about the state of a company. It is also very important...

  1. to look at revenue over a period of several years.
  2. compare the development and level of revenue with direct competitors.
  3. analyze sales growth and, if necessary, adjust for extraordinary effects.

Table of companies with the highest revenue (TTM) in the world

This table shows the companies with the highest revenue worldwide. For a daily updated table, click here!

 Updated on: Wed, Aug 07 2024
Stock Revenue
Walmart  $657.33b
Amazon.com  $604.33b
Saudi Aramco $494.62b
PetroChina Company $427.07b
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation $414.71b
Apple  $385.60b
UnitedHealth $382.27b
Berkshire Hathaway $370.11b
CVS Health $361.34b
Volkswagen St (VW) $354.95b

 

Oscar Leistikow

Written By: Oscar Leistikow

Oscar Leistikow holds a Master's degree in Controlling and is at home in the world of numbers thanks to his many years of professional experience in the finance department of a DAX-listed company. He is fascinated by the capital markets and is an enthusiastic private investor himself. His aim is to pass on his knowledge of shares and the stock market and to develop StocksGuide into a leading tool for private investors.