As the 2015 results are being announced during this earnings season, we have been updating records as filings have come in and took a look at the first batch of 670 companies.

The chart tells the story that has been the focus of Wall Street recently – i.e. the markets are worried about global growth.  And they should be. The preliminary 2015 “growth” is a neg 0.7%.

The data here is the cumulative revenue of the Global 5000 companies from 2006 showing the recession and market pullback in 2008 and 2009.  Then came the bounce back from 2009 to 2010.  Those high growth rates continued in 2011. From there, the annual growth rates, while positive thru 2014, continues at a slower rates each year.

So, the question is — what will fuel the growth? Obviously industry is not in a position to bounce back from a trough like 2008/09. There is no known external factor in sight right now that will fuel growth.  Will it be an area of innovation? Or a development of a society that will grow to a new level that can spur spending?

Surely interesting to watch. For more information on the Global 500 database — click here

Global 5000 Annual Growth Rates March 2016

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