This article lists the largest companies in Sri Lanka terms of their

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, net profit and

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, according to the Colombo Stock Exchange business magazines

2022 list

This list is based on the Sri Lanka Parliament, which ranks the Sri Lanka's largest public companies. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! rowspan="2" , Rank ! rowspan="2" , Name ! colspan="3" , Financial statistics in millions US$ ! rowspan="2" , Industry , - !Revenue !Profit !Assets , - , 1 , Ceylon Petroleum Corporation , 3,016 , 9.9 , 1,477 ,

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Bank of Ceylon Bank of Ceylon (BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව ''Lanka Bænkuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை வங்கி ''Ilangai Vangi'') is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cyli ...

, 1,316 , 413 , 13,290 ,

Bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

ing , - , 3 , Ceylon Electricity Board , 1,268 , -138.12 , 4,127 ,

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SriLankan Airlines SriLankan Airlines (formerly known as Air Lanka) is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is currently the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and destinations and was launched i ...

, 1,017 , -230.28 , 1,273 ,

Airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

, - , 5 , People's Bank , 1,013 , 70 , 10,320 ,

ing , - , 6 , National Savings Bank , 672.42 , 36.89 , 6,370 ,

ing , - , 7 , Sri Lanka Telecom , 474.85 , 34.92 , 1,154 ,

Telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

, - , 8 , Sri Lanka Ports Authority , 248.25 , 5.77 , 1,988 , Commercial ports , - , 9 , Sri Lanka Insurance , 242.5 , 28.55 , 941.5 ,

Insurance Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge ...

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