Profits of Industrial Enterprises above the Designated Size from January to May in 2026

From January to May, the total profits of industrial enterprises above the designated size nationwide reached 3,143.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.8% (calculated on a comparable basis, see Annotation 2 for details).

From January to May, among industrial enterprises above the designated size, state-holding enterprises realized a total profit of 1,048.66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.6%; share-holding enterprises realized a total profit of 2,434.81 billion yuan, an increase of 24.1%; enterprises funded by foreign investors and investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan realized a total profit of 695.72 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%; private enterprises realized a total profit of 772.65 billion yuan, an increase of 10.7%.

From January to May, the mining industry realized a total profit of 479.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.5%; the manufacturing industry realized a total profit of 2,328.52 billion yuan, an increase of 20.0%; the production and supply of electricity, heat power, gas and water realized a total profit of 335.92 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.7%.

From January to May, the profits of main industries were as follows: the profit of the smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals increased by 117.1% year on year, that of the manufacture of computers, communication equipment and other electronic equipment increased by 103.9%, that of the manufacture of raw chemical materials and chemical products increased by 71.6%, that of the mining and washing of coal increased by 33.5%, that of the extraction of petroleum and natural gas increased by 17.2%, that of the textile industry increased by 11.7%, that of the manufacture of general-purpose machinery decreased by 0.2%, that of the production and supply of electricity and heat power decreased by 4.1%, that of the manufacture of special-purpose machinery decreased by 5.5%, that of the processing of food from agricultural and sideline products decreased by 13.3%, that of the manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus decreased by 13.7%, that of the manufacture of automobiles decreased by 19.8%, that of the smelting and pressing of ferrous metals decreased by 37.4%, that of the manufacture of non-metallic mineral products decreased by 48.9%, and the processing of petroleum, coal and other fuels turned from loss to profit.

From January to May, industrial enterprises above the designated size achieved a business revenue of 56.55 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; the operating costs incurred were 48.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; the profit rate of business revenue was 5.56%, a year-on-year increase of 0.63 percentage points.

At the end of May, the assets of industrial enterprises above the designated size totaled 193.55 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%; the liabilities totaled 112.69 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.5%; the owners’ equity totaled 80.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0%; the asset-liability ratio was 58.2%, a year-on-year increase of 0.3 percentage points.

At the end of May, the accounts receivable of industrial enterprises above the designated size totaled 28.17 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%; the inventory of finished goods was 7.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8%.

From January to May, the costs for per-hundred-yuan business revenue of industrial enterprises above the designated size were 84.95 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.59 yuan; the expenses for per-hundred-yuan business revenue were 8.39 yuan, remaining unchanged year on year.

At the end of May, the business revenue brought by per-hundred-yuan assets of industrial enterprises above the designated size was 71.1 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1 yuan; the per capita business revenue was 1.880 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 113 thousand yuan; the turnover days of finished goods inventory were 21.6 days, a year-on-year increase of 0.6 days; the average collection period for accounts receivable was 72.6 days, a year-on-year increase of 1.3 days.

In May, the profits of industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 21.1% year on year.

Table 1 Key Financial Indicators of Industrial Enterprises above the Designated Size from January to May in 2026

Table 2 Performance Indicators of Industrial Enterprises above the Designated Size from January to May in 2026

Table 3 Key Financial Indicators of Industrial Enterprises above the Designated Size from January to May in 2026 (By Industry)

Annotations:

I. Notes on Indicators

1. Total profits: refer to the surplus of total revenue after deducting total costs and expenses from the production and operation of enterprises, reflecting the overall profit and loss of enterprises during the reporting period.

2. Business revenue: refers to the inflow of economic benefits from the production and operation of enterprises, such as selling goods, providing labor services and transferring the right to use assets. It includes the revenue from the main business and other business operations.

3. Operating costs: refer to the actual costs from the production and operation of enterprises, such as selling goods, providing labor services and transferring the right to use assets. They include the costs incurred by the main business and other business operations. Operating costs should be matched with business revenue.

4. Total assets: refer to the resources derived from past transactions or events, owned or controlled by an enterprise, and expected to bring economic benefits to the enterprise.

5. Total liabilities: refer to the current obligations generated from past transactions or events of an enterprise, and expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the enterprise.

6. Total owners’ equity: refers to the residual equity in the assets of an enterprise after deducting liabilities, which belongs to the owners.

7. Accounts receivable: refers to the amount that should be collected by an enterprise for its business activities, such as selling goods and providing services, measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet date.

8. Inventory of finished goods: refer to products, with all production processes having been finished by enterprises, that are accepted and stored after inspection, can be delivered to ordering units according to terms in the contract, or can be taken as goods for external sale; as well as various goods purchased or processed by external parties, which have been accepted and stored for sale.

9. Profit rate of business revenue = total profits / business revenue × 100%, unit: %.

10. Costs for per-hundred-yuan business revenue = operating costs / business revenue ×100, unit: yuan.

11. Expenses for per-hundred-yuan business revenue = (selling expenses + administrative expenses + R&D expenses + financial expenses) / business revenue ×100, unit: yuan.

12. Business revenue brought by per-hundred-yuan assets = business revenue / average assets / the cumulative number of months × 12 × 100, unit: yuan.

13. Per capita business revenue = business revenue / the average number of employees / the cumulative number of months × 12, unit: 10 thousand yuan / person.

14. Asset-liability ratio = total liabilities / total assets × 100%, unit: %.

15. Turnover days of finished goods inventory = 360 × average finished goods inventory / operating costs × the cumulative number of months / 12, unit: days.

16. Average collection period for accounts receivable = 360 × average accounts receivable / business revenue × the cumulative number of months / 12, unit: days.

17. In the columns of year-on-year growth rate of total profits in the tables above, the “note” refers to negative total profits in the same period last year, which means loss, or 0.0 billion yuan; a positive value refers to a year-on-year increase of profits; a negative value between 0 and –100% (exclusive of 0) refers to a year-on-year decrease of profits; a decline of more than 100% indicates a turnaround from profit in the same period of the previous year to loss in the current period; a value of 0 indicates that the profits remain at the same level as last year.

II. The growth rates of indicators such as the total profits and business revenue of industrial enterprises above the designated size are calculated on a comparable basis. There are incomparable factors between the data in the reporting period and the corresponding data published in the previous year, which cannot be directly compared to calculate the growth rate. The main reasons are: (1) According to the statistical policy, the survey scope of industrial enterprises above the designated size is adjusted regularly every year. Each year, some companies are included in the survey after having reached the designated size, and some exit the survey due to their smaller size. Changes also include enterprises that are newly established, those that go bankrupt, and those with their business licenses cancelled (revoked). (2) Statistical enforcement has been strengthened. Enterprises found in statistical inspections that failed to meet the requirements for industrial enterprises above the designated size were removed from the survey, and the relevant base figures were revised in accordance with regulations. (3) Data quality management has been strengthened by eliminating duplicate statistical data across regions and industries.

III. Statistical Coverage

Industrial enterprises above the designated size refer to industrial legal entities with annual revenue from the main business of 20 million yuan and above.

IV. Survey Method

Financial reports of industrial enterprises above the designated size are subject to a comprehensive monthly survey (the data of January is exempted).

V. Industrial Classification Standard

The Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities (GB/T 4754-2017) was implemented.