On 23 October 2026, Table 3.1 and Figure 3.1 on Assets and Liabilities and associated text were updated to ensure consistency of data suppression across all statistical releases. The Key Findings and Data sections were also updated to reflect these changes.
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 | Tangible Fixed Assets and Other | Total Assets | |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 117.9 | 20.6 | 0 | 176.1 |
| 2015 | 8.3 | 20.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 201.7 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 181.9 | 218.8 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 181.6 | 214.8 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 192.4 | 224.3 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 170.5 | 25.3 | 0 | 229.5 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 12 | 159 | 21.8 | 0 | 214.7 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 166.4 | 31.2 | 0 | 223.3 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 168.5 | 30.5 | 0 | 226.1 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 178.6 | 36.4 | 0 | 244.1 |
| 2024 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 192.3 | 40.3 | 0 | 267.9 |
Tangible fixed assets grew by 63.1% over the period, to €267.9 bn in 2024. 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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