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Financial Characterization — South American Listed Companies

Aggregated KPIs and country/sector breakdown for 1,036 companies across 11 countries. Data from regulatory sources (CVM, SVS, SBS, Superfinanciera, EMIS). Values in millions USD.

Key Performance Indicators

Total Companies
1,036
11 countries
Operating Revenue
$1.52T
USD MM aggregate
Total Assets
$5.08T
USD MM aggregate
Average ROA
2.97%
Across all companies
Total Employees
4.78M
Reported headcount
Total Debt
$838B
Total Liabilities
$3.92T
Total Equity
$1.16T
Net Income
$153.7B
% Profitable
75.2%
Debt Ratio (avg)
0.77
Leverage Ratio (avg)
0.72
Rev./Employee (avg)
$0.32M
Net Margin (avg)
10.09%
Profitable Cos.
779
Analysis by Country
Country # Cos. Revenue (MM) Assets (MM) Debt (MM) ROA % ROE % Revenue Share
🇧🇷Brasil 373 924,831 2,880,218 490,806 1.78 −314.07
68.2%
🇨🇱Chile 160 248,938 755,790 138,192 4.85 6.78
18.4%
🇦🇷Argentina 82 100,285 213,553 43,888 4.02 −14.91
7.4%
🇨🇴Colombia 56 83,167 446,675 81,676 3.41 6.37
5.5%
🇵🇪Perú 149 68,367 284,014 21,721 4.43 8.96
4.5%
🇻🇪Venezuela 14 63,722 329,278 54,772 1.51 −1.79
4.7%
🇪🇨Ecuador 78 15,873 84,179 2,821 2.91 7.23
1.0%
🇧🇴Bolivia 67 8,037 58,060 2,809 1.48 4.19
0.6%
🇵🇾Paraguay 49 3,735 24,985 835 2.63 6.33
0.3%
🇺🇾Uruguay 7 5,497 4,535 842 −2.62 0.30
0.4%
🇸🇷Surinam 1 90 835 0 1.90 26.33
<0.1%
Total 1,036 1,522,543 5,082,123 838,362 2.97 —
100%
Analysis by Sector
Sector Revenue (MM) ROA % ROE % Revenue Share
Agribusiness 317,305 1.71 −66.67
8.4%
Consumer Goods & Services 268,979 4.21 21.40
7.1%
Energy & Utilities 207,658 3.98 12.17
5.5%
Banking & Insurance 181,701 4.40 12.68
4.8%
TMT (Telecom/Media/Tech) 112,672 2.74 −1,366.28
3.0%
Services 103,645 3.45 12.76
2.7%
Wholesale 101,247 3.16 6.64
2.7%
Metals & Mining 69,911 1.26 6.62
1.8%
Transport & Logistics 40,366 −4.42 8.33
1.1%
Real Estate & Construction 38,877 4.69 −8.53
1.0%
Food & Beverage Production 37,958 5.76 13.09
1.0%
Chemicals & Materials 18,320 −2.55 −24.93
0.5%
Healthcare & Pharma 10,977 4.07 6.38
0.3%
Industrial Manufacturing 7,274 1.98 −30.96
0.2%
Tourism & Leisure 2,982 −0.48 −13.06
<0.1%
Aerospace & Defense 1,917 9.26 19.34
<0.1%
Automotive 464 −3.39 18.85
<0.1%
Public Administration 291 0.89 2.56
<0.1%
Top 10 Companies by Operating Revenue
#CompanyRevenue (MM)ROA %ROE %
1Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)90,5733.2910.07
2JBS S.A.77,5764.2521.25
3Raizen S.A.44,9550.482.78
4Vale S.A.37,9936.1314.24
5Vibra Energia S.A.32,03412.9931.23
6Antarchile S.A.29,7841.423.15
7Empresas Copec S.A.29,7841.373.03
8Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)28,8110.070.16
9Marfrig Global Foods S.A.27,6092.8219.46
10Ecopetrol S.A.25,8606.6117.84
Alerts & Signals
Brazil ROE extremely negative
Brazil reports average ROE of −314.07%, driven by TMT sector (−1,556%). Outliers in judicial restructuring distort the mean.
TMT Sector — anomalous ROE
Telecom/Media/Tech presents ROE of −1,366%, likely driven by atypical losses in a few large firms.
Uruguay with negative ROA
Uruguay shows ROA of −2.62%, the only country with negative average return on assets. Sample size (n=7) limits reliability.
Transport & Logistics — negative ROA
ROA −4.42%. Possible post-pandemic effect or sector over-leverage (Azul S.A. in judicial restructuring).
Chile leads in profitability
Chile shows the highest average ROA (4.85%) with positive ROE (6.78%). Solid asset management across sectors.
Aerospace — highest sectoral ROE
Aerospace & Defense achieves ROE 19.34% with ROA 9.26%. Exceptional efficiency, though single-company sample.
Brazil concentrates 68.2% of revenue
Brazil dominates with USD 924,831 MM in operating revenue. High market concentration across the region.
Surinam: minimal sample
Only 1 company from Surinam (ROA 1.9%, ROE 26.3%). Not representative of the country.
Source: EMIS — CVM, WVB  |  Values in millions USD  |  Most recent fiscal year available  |  Dashboard BI — Financial Characterization, South America