BHP Group company profile
- CEO
- Brandon Craig
- Employees
- 39,536
- Headquarters
- 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AU
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Industrial Materials
- IPO date
- 17 Mar 1980
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US0886061086
Website:bhp.com
About the company
BHP Group Limited is a prominent global natural resources enterprise with operations spanning multiple continents, including Australia, Europe, Asia (encompassing China, Japan, India, South Korea, and other regions), North America, and South America. The company's primary activities are organized into distinct divisions: Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. Its extensive mining portfolio includes the extraction of a wide array of minerals such as copper, uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, iron ore, and cobalt, alongside the production of both metallurgical and thermal (energy) coal. In addition to these core endeavors, BHP is also engaged in the integrated process of nickel production—from mining to smelting and refining—and is actively pursuing potash development initiatives. The company further offers a variety of support functions, including towing, freight services, marketing and trading, marketing assistance, finance, and administrative services. Founded in 1851, BHP Group Limited maintains its corporate headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.
Employees
BHP Group had about 86,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2026 (30 June 2026), by its annual report. That is 4.4% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns BHP Group
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 4.6% of BHP Group's shares on 30 June 2026, 869 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Common questions about BHP Group
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