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Top FMCG companies worldwide 2018, by net sales
Top 50 FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on net sales (in million U.S. dollars)**
by Liam O'Connell,
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Aug 30, 2019
The ranking shows the leading FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on generated net sales. In that year, Unilever was ranked as fourth largest consumer goods company worldwide with net sales of about 60.12 billion U.S. dollars.
FMCG companies
Consumer goods are goods which are intended for everyday private consumption. They are further classified as fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and slow moving consumer goods (SMCG).
FMCG are goods with a lifespan shorter than a year. Popular categories include food and beverages, personal care and household products, clothing and apparel, tobacco, and pet food/pet care. These categories are bought quite frequently with recurring expenditure. In contrast to SMCG, the products tend to be sold high in volume, but low in cost. FMCG are also known as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
The FMCG environment is highly competitive as FMCG companies are always on the hunt for the next great product discovery or innovation in order to meet consumer’s needs. Some of the leading key players of the FMCG environment include Nestlé, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Unilever, PepsiCo and the Coca-Cola Company. All of them operate internationally and have to try to meet country-specific requirements regarding product packaging and labeling. Their million dollar brands can be found in many household pantries. In order to keep consumers as regular buyers, CPG companies try to develop loyalty and trust towards their brands. Ariel, Gillette, Pampers and Pantene are considered to be among the most famous brands of P&G.
Top 50 FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on net sales (in million U.S. dollars)**
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by Liam O'Connell,
last edited
Aug 30, 2019
The ranking shows the leading FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on generated net sales. In that year, Unilever was ranked as fourth largest consumer goods company worldwide with net sales of about 60.12 billion U.S. dollars.
FMCG companies
Consumer goods are goods which are intended for everyday private consumption. They are further classified as fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and slow moving consumer goods (SMCG).
FMCG are goods with a lifespan shorter than a year. Popular categories include food and beverages, personal care and household products, clothing and apparel, tobacco, and pet food/pet care. These categories are bought quite frequently with recurring expenditure. In contrast to SMCG, the products tend to be sold high in volume, but low in cost. FMCG are also known as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
The FMCG environment is highly competitive as FMCG companies are always on the hunt for the next great product discovery or innovation in order to meet consumer’s needs. Some of the leading key players of the FMCG environment include Nestlé, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Unilever, PepsiCo and the Coca-Cola Company. All of them operate internationally and have to try to meet country-specific requirements regarding product packaging and labeling. Their million dollar brands can be found in many household pantries. In order to keep consumers as regular buyers, CPG companies try to develop loyalty and trust towards their brands. Ariel, Gillette, Pampers and Pantene are considered to be among the most famous brands of P&G.
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* The ranking only contains data available from public companies. That is why FMCG companies such as Mars or Oetker are not included in this ranking.
** Exclude excise tax.
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** Exclude excise tax.
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Statistics on "Nestlé"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- The 100 largest companies in the world by market value in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Top companies in the world by market value 2019
- Leading 50 FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on net sales (in million U.S. dollars)*Global net sales of the leading 50 FMCG companies 2018
- Leading food and beverage companies in North America in 2017, based on sales (in million U.S. dollars)*Leading North American food and beverage processors 2017
- Brand value of the leading FMCG brands worldwide in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Brand value of the leading FMCG brands worldwide 2018
- Nestlé's key facts
The most important statistics
- Leading markets of Nestlé worldwide in 2018, based on sales (in billion CHF)*Nestlé's leading markets worldwide 2018, based on sales
- Nestlé Group's sales worldwide from 2005 to 2018 (in billion CHF)Global sales of the Nestlé Group 2005-2018
- Nestlé's e-commerce sales as a share of group sales worldwide in 2012 to 2018E-commerce sales as a share of Nestlé's group sales worldwide 2012-2018
- Global sales share of the Nestlé Group in 2018, by region Nestlé Group's sales distribution worldwide 2018, by region
- Nestlé Group's sales worldwide in 2018, by product category (in million CHF)Global sales of Nestlé 2018, by product category
- Nestlé's organic sales growth worldwide in 2018, by product categoryNestlé's organic growth worldwide in 2018, by product category
- EBIT of the Nestlé Group worldwide from 2008 to 2018 (in million CHF)EBIT of the Nestlé Group worldwide 2008-2018
- EBIT margin of the Nestlé Group worldwide from 2005 to 2018EBIT margin of the Nestlé Group worldwide 2005-2018
- Advertising spending
The most important statistics
- Leading print magazine advertisers in the United States in 2017, by spending (in million U.S. dollars)Leading print magazine advertisers in the U.S. 2017
- Advertising spending of selected beverage brands in the in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Ad spend of selected beverage brands in the U.S. 2017
- Nestlé's advertising spending worldwide from 2015 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Nestlé: advertising spending worldwide 2015-2017
- Nestlé Group's marketing and administration expenses worldwide from 2015 to 2018 (in billion CHF)Nestlé Group marketing spend 2015-2018
- Nestle advertising spending in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) Nestle: ad spend in the U.S. 2013-2017
- Zone Americas
The most important statistics
- Sales of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2012 to 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)Sales of Nestlé in Zone Americas 2012-2018, by product categories
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2012 to 2018, by product categoriesNestlé's sales share in Zone Americas 2012-2018, by product categories
- EBIT of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)Trading operating profit of Nestlé in Zone Americas 2007-2018
- Zone Europe
The most important statistics
- Sales of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) in 2014 and 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)Sales of Nestlé in Zone EMENA 2014-2018, by product categories
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) from 2015 to 2018, by product categories Nestlé's sales share in Zone EMENA 2015-2018, by product categories
- EBIT of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) from 2014 to 2018 (in million CHF)Nestlé Zone EMENA's trading operating profit 2014-2018
- Zone Asia, Oceania and Africa
The most important statistics
- Sales of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2011 to 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)*Sales of Nestlé in AOA 2011-2018, by product categories
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2012 to 2018, by product categories*Nestlé's sales distribution share in AOA 2012-2018, by product categories
- EBIT of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)*EBIT of Nestlé in AOA 2007-2018
- Nestlé Nutrition and Health Science
The most important statistics
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category sales worldwide in 2018, by region (in billion CHF)Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science regional sales worldwide in 2018
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category trading operating profit (EBIT) worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billion CHF)Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science EBIT worldwide 2017-2018
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category sales worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billion CHF)Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science sales worldwide in 2017 and 2018
- Sales of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide in 2014 and 2017, by region (in million CHF)Nestlé Nutrition's sales worldwide 2014-2017, by region
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide in 2015 and 2017, by regionNestlé Nutirition's sales distribution worldwide 2015-2017, by region
- EBIT of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide from 2007 to 2017 (in million CHF)Nestlé Nutrition's trading operating profit worldwide 2007-2017
- Nestlé Waters
The most important statistics
- Sales of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by region (in million CHF)Nestlé Waters' sales worldwide 2010-2018, by region
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2010 and 2018, by regionNestlé Waters' sales distribution share worldwide 2010-2018
- EBIT of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)EBIT of Nestlé Waters worldwide 2007-2018
- Leading liquid refreshment beverage (LRB) companies in the United States in 2018, based on volume shareLeading LRB companies in the U.S. 2018, based on volume share
- Market share of the leading bottled still water brands in the United States in 2019, based on salesKey brands' market share of bottled still water in the U.S. 2019
- Market share of the leading seltzer, bottled sparkling/mineral water brands in the United States in 2019, based on salesKey brands' market share of bottled sparkling water in the U.S. 2019
- Nestlé Confectionery
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- Sales of Nestlé's confectionery sector worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by segment (in million CHF)Sales of Nestlé's confectionery sector worldwide 2010-2018, by segment
- Net sales of the leading confectionery companies worldwide in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Global confectionery market: leading companies 2018, based on net sales
- Confectionery market share in the United States in 2017, by companyU.S. confectionery market share 2017, by company
- Leading vendors of snack size chocolate candy in the United States in 2017, based on sales (in million U.S. dollars)Sales of the leading vendors of chocolate candy (snack size) in the U.S. 2017
- Sales of the leading snack size chocolate candy brands of the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Sales of the leading snack size chocolate candy brands of the U.S. 2017
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Statistics on "Nestlé"
- The 100 largest companies in the world by market value in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading 50 FMCG companies worldwide in 2018, based on net sales (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Leading food and beverage companies in North America in 2017, based on sales (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Brand value of the leading FMCG brands worldwide in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Leading markets of Nestlé worldwide in 2018, based on sales (in billion CHF)*
- Nestlé Group's sales worldwide from 2005 to 2018 (in billion CHF)
- Nestlé's e-commerce sales as a share of group sales worldwide in 2012 to 2018
- Global sales share of the Nestlé Group in 2018, by region
- Nestlé Group's sales worldwide in 2018, by product category (in million CHF)
- Nestlé's organic sales growth worldwide in 2018, by product category
- EBIT of the Nestlé Group worldwide from 2008 to 2018 (in million CHF)
- EBIT margin of the Nestlé Group worldwide from 2005 to 2018
- EBIT of Nestlé as a percentage of sales worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by operating segment
- Nestlé Group's EBIT margin worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by product category
- Net profit of the Nestlé Group worldwide from 2005 to 2018 (in million CHF)
- Total number of Nestlé employees worldwide from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Leading print magazine advertisers in the United States in 2017, by spending (in million U.S. dollars)
- Advertising spending of selected beverage brands in the in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Nestlé's advertising spending worldwide from 2015 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Nestlé Group's marketing and administration expenses worldwide from 2015 to 2018 (in billion CHF)
- Nestle advertising spending in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2012 to 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2012 to 2018, by product categories
- EBIT of Nestlé in Zone Americas from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)
- Sales of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) in 2014 and 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) from 2015 to 2018, by product categories
- EBIT of Nestlé in Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) from 2014 to 2018 (in million CHF)
- Sales of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2011 to 2018, by product categories (in million CHF)*
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2012 to 2018, by product categories*
- EBIT of Nestlé in Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)*
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category sales worldwide in 2018, by region (in billion CHF)
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category trading operating profit (EBIT) worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billion CHF)
- Nestlé's Nutrition and Health Science category sales worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billion CHF)
- Sales of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide in 2014 and 2017, by region (in million CHF)
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide in 2015 and 2017, by region
- EBIT of Nestlé Nutrition worldwide from 2007 to 2017 (in million CHF)
- Sales of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by region (in million CHF)
- Sales distribution share of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2010 and 2018, by region
- EBIT of Nestlé Waters worldwide from 2007 to 2018 (in million CHF)
- Leading liquid refreshment beverage (LRB) companies in the United States in 2018, based on volume share
- Market share of the leading bottled still water brands in the United States in 2019, based on sales
- Market share of the leading seltzer, bottled sparkling/mineral water brands in the United States in 2019, based on sales
- Sales of Nestlé's confectionery sector worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by segment (in million CHF)
- Net sales of the leading confectionery companies worldwide in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Confectionery market share in the United States in 2017, by company
- Leading vendors of snack size chocolate candy in the United States in 2017, based on sales (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales of the leading snack size chocolate candy brands of the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Leading consumer goods companies worldwide in 2015, based on market capitalization (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading 10 consumer products companies of Asia/Pacific in 2013, based on net sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading consumer products companies of Africa/Middle East in 2013, based on net sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of the 15 largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers worldwide in 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Top 10 FMCG companies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by sales, profit and market value (in billion USD)
- Leading food and beverage companies including the Heinz-Kraft merger in North America in 2014, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars)**
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