WCRC Researched Brand · World's Most Powerful Brands 2026 · Second Global Mega Edition
PetroChina
PetroChina is a state-owned Chinese oil and gas major and the brand of PetroChina Company Limited, whose parent is CNPC. For FY2025 it reported revenue of RMB2.86tn, about US$398.3bn, and net profit of RMB157.3bn. WCRC's research found the brand strongest in financial health, with a very large state-backed balance sheet, and in industry standing as one of the world's largest energy companies. Fuel-retail familiarity is high in China, and coverage in energy and financial press is heavy. Its limits are in digital reach, which is weak and mostly domestic, and in compliance and ESG, where fossil-fuel exposure and US investment restrictions on its parent, CNPC, weigh on its standing.
- Sector
- Energy & Utilities
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Country
- China
- WCRC research
- Research Matrix screening
What WCRC found
FY2025 revenue of RMB2.86tn and net profit of RMB157.3bn.
Very large state-backed balance sheet, among the biggest in the global energy sector.
Familiar domestic fuel-retail brand with heavy energy and financial press coverage.
What holds it back: Fossil-fuel ESG exposure and US investment restrictions on its parent CNPC weigh on its standing, and its global digital footprint is weak.
Status in the 2026 edition
PetroChina was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.
WCRC publishes scores only for the 100 ranked brands. How WCRC ranks brands.
Questions people ask
Is PetroChina in the WCRC World's Most Powerful 100 Brands 2026?
PetroChina was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.
Which Energy & Utilities brands are ranked in 2026?
No Energy & Utilities brand reached the 2026 top 100.