Corporate Profitability Research Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis

Profitability is an important indicator used to measure how effective a company is in generating profits from its operations. This study aims to provide information to other researchers regarding research trends on the theme of profitability published during the 2019–2024 period. This study employs a bibliometric analysis method using the VOSviewer application. The analysis results reveal 300 publications with 66,233 citations and an average of 13,246.60 citations per year. Data visualization shows five main clusters, encompassing themes such as working capital management, financial risk, investment decisions, and liquidity. These findings also highlight underexplored topics, such as the relationship between investment decisions, good corporate governance, and total assets with profitability. The study concludes that future research can explore these less-represented themes to enrich the literature. The limitation of this study lies in using only one database; thus, it is recommended to include additional databases to enhance sample comprehensiveness.