| Firm name | PEP 2016 | Turnover 2016 |
| Clifford Chance | £1.23m (+10%) | £1.39bn (+3%) |
| Freshfields | £1.47m (+8%) | £1.32bn (+7%) |
| Allen & Overy | £1.2m (+0%) | £1.31bn (+2.3%) |
| Linklaters | £1.31bn (+3.4%) | |
| CMS | £735.2m (+8.4%) | |
| Pinsent Masons | £550,000 (+2.2%) | £382.3m (+5.5%) |
| Dentons | £530,000 (+6%) | £165m (+7%) |
| Stephenson Harwood | £774,000 (+1.5%) | £158m (+9%) |
| Fieldfisher | £550,000 (+8.7%) | £121m (+7.5%) |
Top-50 financial results table 2026: updated live
2025/26 results as they come in.
PEP slides at Pinsent Masons
’Heavy investment’ in technology and new offices has squeezed international firm’s profits.
PEP dips at Stewarts amid 'substantial investment'
High-end litigation outfit has been spending money on its offices and artificial intelligence tools.
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Irwin Mitchell transitioning into firm with focus on complex high-value work.
Private equity-boosted firm posts big profit jump
Results posted in first year since private equity house invested in defence specialist HF.
Profits flat as Macfarlanes announces £3.1m PEP
Results 'satisfactory' against 'market backdrop that was challenging at times'.
Weightmans celebrates five consecutive years of growth
National firm, which has roots in Liverpool, reports net profit rising by 17% to £17 million.
Global giant's first trading results exceed expectations
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's revenue reaches £1.8bn in first year since merger.
Profits soar at Clifford Chance
Third successive year of profit growth at Linklaters
Chief executive quits as listed firm's net debt quadruples in a year
Profits up 14% at 'more focused' A&O Shearman
Profits back on the up as TLT passes £200m revenue
Double figure profit rise at Eversheds
Knights beats forecasts with 19% profit growth
Double-digit profit growth at Simmons & Simmons
AG builds bonus pot after big profit increase
Profit and turnover up at firm focused on three specialisms
New revenue record at Ashurst ahead of transatlantic merger
Knights expecting big jumps in revenue and underlying profit
NAHL shares climb as company returns to the black
Recruitment up as fee-sharer Keystone records profit leap
Law firm mother ship AIIC Group reports underlying profit rise
Cost-cutting pays off as conveyancing giant rebounds into operating profit
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Profits surge at global outfit Kennedys