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Saudi Aramco's 2018 Profit = Apple + Google + Exxon Mobil: Chart
Saudi Aramco was the world’s most profitable company in 2018.
02 Apr 2019, 01:53 AM IST 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) refinery facilities operate at dawn in Ulsan, South Korea. (Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Aramco was the world’s most profitable company in 2018, according to an extract of the oil producer’s accounts published by Moody’s Investors Service. The company is preparing to raise debt in part to pay for the acquisition of a majority stake in domestic petrochemical group Sabic worth about $69 billion. Aramco will mostly use cash to pay for the purchase over the next three years.
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