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Total assets grew by 52.1% between the end of 2014 and the end of 2024. This reflects an average annual growth rate of 4.4% over the same period. The largest came in 2015 when assets increased by 14.5%. Total assets decreased in 2017 and 2020 with changes of -1.8% and -6.4% respectively.
| Cash and Bank Deposits | Debtors | Loans | Tangible Fixed Assets | Other | Total Assets | |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 117.9 | 20.6 | 176.1 |
| 2015 | 8.3 | 20.4 | 10 | 137.3 | 25.7 | 201.7 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 156.7 | 25.2 | 218.8 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 156.4 | 25.2 | 214.8 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 167 | 25.4 | 224.3 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 170.5 | 25.3 | 229.5 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 12 | 159 | 21.8 | 214.7 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 166.4 | 31.2 | 223.3 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 168.5 | 30.5 | 226.1 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 178.6 | 36.4 | 244.1 |
| 2024 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 192.3 | 40.3 | 267.9 |
Tangible fixed assets grew by 63.1% over the period, with the largest increase of 16.5% occurring between 2014 and 2015. Over the 10-year period, the largest recorded rise of any asset class was a 95.6% increase in other assets. In comparison, the only asset class which decreased over the period was debtors which fell from €18.8bn in 2014 to €9.9bn in 2024.
In 2014 the industry was financed primarily through loans (60.5%) and equity (19.0%). The proportion of loan-financing fell to 55.4% by 2024 while equity financing grew slightly to 19.6%. Bonds, notes and other funding have increased from a combined 15.6% in 2014 to 22.0% in 2024. The proportion of funding from creditors fell from 4.9% in 2014 to 3.0% in 2024.
| Bonds and Notes | Creditors | Equity Investments | Loans | Other | |
| 2014 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 19 | 60.5 | 8.4 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 20.9 | 56.1 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 18 | 60.1 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 18.9 | 62.4 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 20.3 | 60.3 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 18.2 | 61.6 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 5 | 17.8 | 62.8 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 17.3 | 55.8 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 3 | 16.3 | 58.7 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 12.3 | 3 | 19.4 | 54 | 11.3 |
| 2024 | 10.4 | 3 | 19.6 | 55.4 | 11.6 |
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