Top 30 Brazilian companies in the Bovespa index 2019

The largest Brazilian companies have a strong impact on the country’s economy, Latin America and beyond. The thirty largest companies listed on the Brazilian stock exchange on the B3 Stock Exchange are presented here with details about their activities, logos and useful information.

In Brazil, large companies are generally incorporated as Sociedade Anônima (abbreviated as SA), to be listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange, Brasil Bolsa Balcão – B3. They have to comply with the rules of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, but then they can raise capital from investors who buy their shares on the B3 stock exchange.

The Bovespa index

To facilitate the evaluation of movements in the stock market and the Brazilian economy, the shares of about 60 of the most traded Brazilian companies, which includes the largest corporations in the country. They are aggregated in the Bovespa Index, better known as Ibovespa (Bovespa Index), which is considered the benchmark stock index of Brazil. Regrouping the companies that were most traded on the B3 stock exchange in the last 12 months, the companies that are included in Ibovespa represent 70% of the entire value of the shares traded in Brazil.

The real-time trading of the Bovespa Index can be followed through convenient graphical tools from various sources, including the B3 stock exchange, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, etc.

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List of the 30 largest companies in the Bovespa index by market capitalization

To help you learn more about Brazilian corporations, the 30 largest companies on Ibovespa have been listed below. Each company is presented with details on its operations, sector, market capitalization, a direct link to its website, logo and stock symbol.

Companies are classified by market capitalization in Brazilian reais as of the effective close on Friday, July 12, 2019.

Quick links to the 30 largest companies listed on the Brazilian Ibovespa

To make it easier for you to navigate this long list, here are quick links to go directly to the details of any of the top 30 Ibovespa companies.

30. Ultra
31. National Steel Company
32. CEMIG
33. Natura & Co
34. Gerdau
35. GPA
36. American Lojas
37. BRF
38. TIM Brazil
39. Braskem
40. CCR
41. Locate
42. Rumo
43. You know
44. CPFL Energy

1. Renner Lojas
2. ENGIE Brazil
3. WEG Industries
4. Eletrobras
5. JBS
6. B5
7. Telefônica Brazil
8. Itaúsa
9. Banco do Brasil
10. Santander Brazil
11. Voucher
12. AmBev
13. Bradesco Bank
14. Itaú Unibanco
15. Petrobras

30. Ultra

Sector: Conglomerate

Ultra, which is listed on the São Paulo stock exchange as Ultrapar, is a conglomerate company. Founded in 1937, Ultra is dedicated through its subsidiaries Ipiranga and Ultragaz to the distribution of fuel, the production of chemical products through Oxiteno, the storage of liquids through Ultracargo and pharmacies through Extrafarma.

Website: ultra.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 22.79 billion – Stock symbol: UGPA3

29. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

Sector: Steel & Metallurgy

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, also known by the acronym CSN, is a steel company. CSN, one of the largest fully integrated steel producers in Brazil and South America, produces a wide range of steel products used in the distribution, packaging, automotive, appliance and construction industries, including slab, hot and cold rolled, galvanized and tin. products

Website: csn.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 23.69 billion – Stock symbol: CSNA3

28. CEMIG

Sector: Energy

CEMIG is a company dedicated to the generation and distribution of energy and majority owned by the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . It mainly operates hydroelectric plants with approximately 6,000 MW of generating capacity in Brazil and Chile. Through its subsidiaries, CEMIG also participates in cable television, internet and telecommunications, with I nfovia s, in natural gas with Gasmig.

Website: cemig.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 23.73 billion – Stock symbol: CMIG4

27. Natura & Co

Sector: Cosmetics

Natura & Co is a cosmetics company. Present in more than 70 countries, Natura & Co operates more than 3,200 stores that offer a range of ecological products and sustainable practices through brands such as Natura Cosméticos, Aesop and The Body Shop. He also does direct sales and multi-level marketing, connecting more than 6 million resellers around the world.

Website: naturaeco.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 23.88 billion – Stock symbol: NATU3

26. Gerdau

Sector: Steel & Metallurgy

Gerdau is a steel producer company. With a wide range of steel products, Gerdau is the largest long steel producer in Latin America. It operates steel factories in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Peru, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela, and more than 300 industrial and commercial units.

Website: gerdau.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 23.90 billion – Stock symbol: GGBR4

25. GPA

Sector: Retail

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, which operates as GPA (acronym for the company’s former name, Grupo Pão de Açúcar), is a retail company. It operates more than 150 supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores and e-commerce platforms, and sells a wide range of products, including food and hygiene products, electronic products and household appliances. GPA is majority owned by French conglomerate retail group Casino.

Website: gpari.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 24.93 billion – Stock symbol: PCAR4

24. American Lojas

Sector: Retail

Lojas Americanas is a retail company. Founded in 1929, it operates around 1,500 stores, local convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, and sells consumer electronics and media, appliances and furniture, beauty products, and toys. It is also one of the main e-commerce website operators in Brazil.

Website: americanas.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 25.44 billion – Stock symbol: LAME4

23. BRF

Sector: Food

BRF SA is a leading food company in the world. Producing a wide range of food products ranging from frozen meals, frozen poultry and pork cuts, to pizzas, cold cuts and breaded meals, BRF owns 50 more than factories in eight countries and operates more than 30 brands worldwide, including Sadia, Perdigão, Perdix, Qualy, Paty, Danica, Bocatti, Speedy Pollo and Vienissima.

Website: brf-global.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 27.26 billion – Stock symbol: BRFS3

22. TIM Brazil

Sector: Telecommunications

TIM Celular SA, better known as TIM Brasil, is a telecommunications company, majority owned by Telecom Italia. It provides broadband internet services, as well as mobile and fixed telephony services for individuals and companies throughout Brazil.

Website: tim.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 29.29 billion – Stock symbol: TIMP3

21. Braskem

Sector: petrochemicals

Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. It is a leading producer of thermoplastic resins and biopolymers, operating more than 30 industrial plants in Brazil, the United States, Mexico and Germany.

Website: braskem.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 29.30 billion – Stock symbol: BRKM5

20. CCR

Sector: transportation

CCR SA, an acronym of its old name, Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias, is a transport company. Through its subsidiaries, CCR participates in private concessions for highways and interstate tolls, airport operations and metro systems with services in administrative centers, logistics and engineering, traffic control and monitoring, and electronic toll collection.

Website: grupoccr.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 30.40 billion – Stock symbol: CCRO3

19. Locate

Sector: Car rental

Localiza, also known as Localiza Hertz, is a car rental company. Localiza, one of the largest car rental companies in Latin America and the world by fleet size and market capitalization, operates more than 550 branches in Brazil and many more in other Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay. It also operates associated car leasing and fleet management services, and franchises for the sale of used cars.

Website: localizahertz.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 30.52 billion – Stock symbol: RENT3

18. Rumo

Sector: Logistics

Rumo SA is a logistics and transportation company. Operating primarily in rail transport logistics, Rumo also provides logistics transport services including intermodal transport, port operations, movement and storage of goods, and management of warehousing facilities. It also participates in the leasing of railway equipment and road transport services through its subsidiary América Latina Logística Intermodal SA

Website: en.rumolog.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 33.50 billion – Stock symbol: RAIL3

17. You know

Sector: Utilities

Sabesp is a water and waste management company, majority owned by the state of São Paulo. It provides sanitation and water distribution services, as well as sewerage services to residential, commercial and industrial users in the state of São Paulo. Sabesp aims to develop its presence in the state of São Paulo and other Brazilian states, and has participated in cooperations in Spain, Israel and Costa Rica.

Website: saberp.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 35.45 billion – Stock symbol: SBSP3

16. CPFL Energy

Sector: Energy

CPFL Energia is an energy company dedicated to the generation and distribution of electricity. It is made up of multiple subsidiaries that focus on a specific geographic or vertical segment in the generation, distribution and commercialization of electrical and renewable energy, along with the associated value-added services.

Website: cpfl.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 36.30 billion – Stock symbol: CPFE3

15. Renner Lojas

Sector: Retail

Lojas Renner is a retail chain of large clothing stores. Founded in 1912, Lojas Renner regroups more than 500 stores throughout Brazil under the Renner, Camicado and Youcom brands. The company also opened stores in Uruguay and is now expanding into Argentina.

Website: lojasrenner.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 37.74 billion – Stock symbol: LREN3

14. ENGIE Brazil

Sector: Energy

ENGIE Brasil is a company specialized in the production and distribution of electricity. With 6 hydroelectric plants and 5 thermal plants, it is one of the largest power generators in Brazil. ENGIE Brazil is majority owned by the French energy company ENGIE.

Website: engie.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 37.94 billion – Stock symbol: EGIE3

13. WEG Industries

Sector: Engineering

WEG is a company specialized in electrical engineering, energy and automation technology. It manufactures and distributes electric motors, generators, electrical components, products for industrial automation, power and distribution transformers, liquid and powder paints and varnishes for electrical insulation.

Website: weg.net  – Market capitalization: R $ 48.46 billion – Stock symbol: WEGE3

12. Eletrobras

Sector: Energy

Eletrobras, shortened from Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA, is an electrical services company. Majority owned by the Brazilian government, Electrobras is the largest energy services company in Latin America and a major producer of clean energy. Through various subsidiaries, Electrobras is generating around 40% and transmitting 69% of Brazil’s electricity supply.

Website: eletrobras.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 52.51 billion – Stock symbol: ELET3-ELET6

11. JBS

Sector: Food

JBS SA is a meat processing company. It produces and distributes processed meat, chicken and pork, and also markets meat by-products. With more than 150 industrial plants around the world, JBS SA is the largest meat producer in the world.

Website: jbs.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 65.08 billion – Stock symbol: JBSS3

10. B5

Sector: Securities

B3, which stands for Brasil Bolsa Balcão SA, is the main stock exchange in Brazil, located in São Paulo. As a result of the merger of three former Brazilian stock exchanges, B3 now has more than R $ 2 billion in market capitalization of shares of listed companies.

Website: b3.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 81.75 billion – Stock symbol: B3SA3

9. Telefonica Brazil

Sector: Telecommunications

Telefônica Brasil is a telecommunications company, a subsidiary of the Spanish telecommunications group, Telefónica. Operating in Brazil under the Vivo brand, Telefônica Brasil offers a variety of services including internet access, cable and satellite television, fixed and mobile telecommunications.

Website: telefonica.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 84.59 billion – Stock symbol: VIVT4

8. Itausa

Sector: Holding

Itaúsa is a holding company that controls several companies, including Itaú Unibanco, a multinational banking group ( see below # 2 ), Duratex, a company specialized in wood materials, Alpargatas, a company specialized in footwear and sporting goods, as well as several others. companies in real estate, health and chemicals.

Website: itausa.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 109.82 billion – Stock symbol: ITSA4

7. Banco do Brasil

Financial sector

Banco do Brasil SA is the oldest active bank in Brazil, majority owned by the Brazilian government. Founded in 1808, Banco do Brasil is the oldest active bank in Brazil. It is a national leader in retail banking, it also participates in commercial banking, insurance and private equity services for companies and the public sector.

Website: bb.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 149.00 billion – Stock symbol: BBAS3

6. Santander Brazil

Financial sector

Banco Santander Brasil is a Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish banking corporation Grupo Santander. Operating in commercial banking and all other segments of the financial markets, Santander Brasil became one of the largest banking companies in the country through a series of acquisitions of other financial institutions.

Website: santander.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 173.83 billion – Stock symbol: SANB11

5. Ok

Sector: mining

Vale SA is a multinational company involved in the exploration, mining, processing and production of metals and a logistics operator. It is the world’s largest producer of iron and nickel ore, and also produces manganese, ferroalloys, copper, bauxite, potash, kaolin, and cobalt. Vale is also operating 9 hydroelectric plants and a network of railways, ships and ports to transport its products.

Website: vale.com  – Market capitalization: R $ 273.79 billion – Stock symbol: VALE3

4. AmBev

Sector: Beverages

AmBev, officially Companhia de Bebidas das Américas, is a beer and beverage company operating in Latin America and Canada, with beer brands including Antarctica, Bogotá Beer Company, Brahma, Bohemia, Skol, Stella Artois, and soft drinks including Guarana Antarctica, Antarctic Soda, Sukita, H2OH! and guarah. It also bottles, sells and distributes products from PepsiCo, one of the largest companies quoted in the Nasdaq , in Brazil and Latin America. AmBev is majority owned by the Belgian brewery Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Website: ambev.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 286.24 billion – Stock symbol: ABEV3

3. Bradesco Bank

Financial sector

Banco Bradesco, or more simply Bradesco, is a banking and financial services company. It offers a range of retail and commercial banking services, along with insurance and asset management services. Having expanded through numerous acquisitions, Bradesco is also a technology pioneer, a leader in Brazil for ATM biometric reading systems that allow customers to be identified using the vascular pattern of their hands.

Website: banco.bradesco  – Market capitalization: R $ 290.93 billion – Stock symbol: BBDC3-BBDC4

2. Itau Unibanco

Financial sector

Itaú Unibanco, or more simply Itaú, is the largest bank in Brazil and the Latin American bank by assets and market capitalization. A subsidiary of Itaúsa ( see above # 8 ), Itaú Unibanco offers retail banking, insurance and investment banking services with operations in several countries in Latin America and North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Website: itau.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 330.10 billion – Stock symbol: ITUB4

1. Petrobras

Sector: Oil and gas

Petróleo Brasileiro SA, more commonly known as Petrobras, is a multinational corporation involved in the oil and gas industry, majority owned by the Brazilian government. It is involved in the exploration, production, refining, transportation, marketing and distribution of petroleum products, ethanol, biodiesel and natural gas, with most of its production in Brazil and other assets in Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia

Website: petrobras.com.br  – Market capitalization: R $ 392.21 billion – Stock symbol: PETR3-PETR4

Here are the 30 largest public companies in Brazil. Do you think they are worth their market capitalization? Are your stocks a good investment right now? Do they have too much economic power … and perhaps also political power?