Who Keeps the Most of $1? Net Income as % of Revenue (Latest 10-K)
From our Short: Which US Giant Keeps 56¢ of Every $1? Top 10 Profit Margins, Latest 10-K
NVIDIA kept about 56 cents of every $1 it sold as net income (55.6%), about 2x #10 Merck (28.1%).
Which US Giant Keeps 56¢ of Every $1? Top 10 Profit Margins, Latest 10-K
Full ranking
| # | Name | Value | Fiscal year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA | 55.6% | 2026-01-25 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 40.3% | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | Broadcom | 36.2% | 2025-11-02 |
| 4 | Alphabet | 32.8% | 2025-12-31 |
| 5 | Eli Lilly | 31.7% | 2025-12-31 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase | 31.3% | 2025-12-31 |
| 7 | Meta | 30.1% | 2025-12-31 |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 29.5% | 2025-12-31 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | 28.5% | 2025-12-28 |
| 10 | Merck | 28.1% | 2025-12-31 |
Key numbers
- #1 is NVIDIA at 55.6%, followed by Microsoft (40.3%) and Broadcom (36.2%).
- The gap between #1 NVIDIA and #2 Microsoft is 15.3 percentage points (37.9% more).
- #10 Merck is at 28.1%, 27.5 percentage points below #1.
Apple just missed the list at #11 (27.6%, FY ended Sep 2026).
Data: SEC EDGAR, company 10-K filings (XBRL company facts, read Nov 6, 2026). Margin = net income ÷ revenue, both from the same 10-K. Revenue as reported in the filing (for banks, total net revenue). Fiscal years end in different months, so periods do not match exactly. 71 large US filers were checked one by one; 55 had $50B+ revenue, positive net income and both numbers in the same filing. For information only, not financial advice.
Questions
Who is #1 in this ranking?
NVIDIA, at 55.6% (FYs ended Nov 2025 – Jun 2026). #2 is Microsoft at 40.3%.
How far ahead of #2 is NVIDIA?
The gap between #1 NVIDIA and #2 Microsoft is 15.3 percentage points (37.9% more).
Where does this data come from?
SEC EDGAR company 10-K filings. The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: SEC EDGAR company 10-K filings · FYs ended Nov 2025 – Jun 2026The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. For information only. Not financial advice. Watch the Short on YouTube.