This is a list of notable companies in Spain.
| Company name | Sector | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Abengoa | Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Environment | |
| Abertis | Transportation, Telecommunications, Logistics | |
| Acciona | Construction, Services | |
| Acerinox | Steel | |
| Grupo ACS | Construction, Transportation, Services | One of the world's largest construction companies. |
| Afinsa | Collectibles, Auctions | |
| Agbar, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona | Water | |
| Almirall | Pharmaceutical | largest Spanish pharmaceutical firm by sales in 2004 |
| Amper | Telecommunications | |
| Antena 3 | Entertainment | |
| ApeSoft | Software | |
| ASTANO | Shipbuilding | |
| BBVA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | Banking | |
| Banco Popular Español | Banking | |
| Banco Sabadell | Banking | |
| Banco Santander | Banking | Grupo Santander is the largest bank in Europe as of Fall 2008 |
| Banesto | Banking | Banesto is owned to 88.4% by Banco Santander |
| Bankinter | Banking | |
| BME, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles | Stock exchange | |
| BRB Internacional | Media | |
| Budgetplaces | Hotel reservations | |
| CIE Automotive | Automotive, alternative propulsion, biodiesel | http://www.cieautomotive.com |
| CLH, Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos | Chemical | |
| CEPSA, Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A | Petroleum | |
| CASA, Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. | Aeronautics | CASA is the Spanish branch of EADS |
| CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles | Manufacturing | |
| Cintra | Transportation | |
| Correos, Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos | Services | |
| Cortefiel | Retail | |
| Ebro Foods | Food | |
| El Corte Inglés | Groceries, Services | |
| Enagás | Energy | |
| Endesa | Energy | Majority-owned (92%) subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel |
| Eroski | Groceries | Eroski is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation |
| Euskaltel | Telecommunications | |
| Fagor | Appliances, Automotive | Fagor owns the brands Edesa, Aspes, Mastercook, Brandt and De Dietrich and is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation |
| FCC, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas | Construction, Services | |
| Ferrovial | Construction | |
| Festina | Manufacturing | |
| Fierro Group | Manufacturing, Banking | |
| Gamesa | Renewable Energy | |
| Gas Natural | Energy | |
| Grundig mobile | Manufacturing | |
| Grupo Antolin | Automotive | |
| Hipercor | Groceries | |
| Iberdrola | Energy | |
| Iberia | Transport, Logistics | |
| Inmobiliaria Colonial | Real estate | |
| Indra Sistemas | Aeronautics, Defence, IT | |
| Inditex | Retail | Inditex is the world's largest clothing retailer and owns brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Zara Home, Often and Stradivarius |
| Irizar | Manufacturing | |
| Jazztel | Telecommunications | |
| Kelme | Retail | |
| La Caixa | Banking | |
| Lacasa | Confectionery | |
| Lladró | Handcraft | |
| Majorica | Retail | |
| Mango | Retail | |
| Mapfre | Insurance | |
| Mercadona | Groceries | |
| Mondragon Corporation | Conglomerate | Under MCC are companies like Orbea, Eroski, Fagor and Irizar |
| Mutua Madrileña | Insurance | |
| Natra | Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics | |
| Natraceutical | Confectionary | |
| NH Hoteles | Hotels | |
| Nutrexpa | Food | Nutrexpa owns brands like Cola Cao, La Piara and Granja San Francisco |
| OHL, Obrascón Huarte Lain | Construction | |
| Orbea | Manufacturing | Orbea is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation |
| Pacha Group | Entertainment | |
| Pescanova | Food | |
| Porcelanosa | Manufacturing | |
| Privalia | E-commerce | Leading online private-sales in Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico. |
| Private Media Group | Media | |
| Pyro Studios | Entertainment | |
| REE, Red Eléctrica de España | Energy | |
| RIU Hotels | Hotels | |
| Repsol S.A. | Petroleum | |
| Sacyr Vallehermoso | Construction | |
| Santana Motor | Automotive | |
| Sener Aeronáutica | Aeronautics | Sener Aeronáutica belongs to the Grupo Sener |
| PRISA TV | Media | |
| Meliá Hotels International | Hotels | |
| Talgo | Railway engineering | |
| Técnicas Reunidas | Energy | |
| Telecinco | Media | |
| Telefónica | Telecommunications | |
| Telepizza | Services | |
| Terra Networks | Internet | |
| Advanced Design Tramontana | Car manufacturer | |
| UMANA Ingenieria | Engineering | |
| Uralita Group | Chemical, Manufacturing | |
| Vidal | Confectionery | |
| Vitelcom | Manufacturing | |
| Vueling Airlines | Transport | |
| Zara | Retailer | see Inditex above |
| Zinkia Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Companies taken over or merged: | Sector | Comments |
| Balay | Appliances | Belongs to the Bosch Group |
| Chupa Chups | Confectionery | In July 2006 the company as a whole was acquired by the Dutch-Italian group Perfetti Van Melle |
| Ebro trucks | Manufacturing | Nissan Motors took complete control of Motors Iberica, Ebro Trucks umbrella company, in 1987. |
| La Casera | Groceries | The company was bought in 2001 by Cadbury-Schweppes group. |
| Naipes Heraclio Fournier | Manufacturing | Owned by The United States Playing Card Company since 1986 |
| SEAT, Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo | Automotive | SEAT belongs to 100% to Volkswagen Group since 1990 |
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“A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Lastly, his tomb
Shall list and founder in the troughs of grass
And none shall speak his name.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
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—Sugar Rautbord, U.S. socialite fund-raiser and self-described “trash” novelist. As quoted in The Great Divide, book 2, section 7, by Studs Terkel (1988)
“Heroic ages are not and never were sentimental and those daring conquistadores who conquered entire worlds for their Spain or Portugal received lamentably little thanks from their kings.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)