Corporate responsibility: a performance analysis of agribusiness companies

The analysis object of this article consists of Brazilian companies linked to agribusiness, belonging to the segments of processed food, wood, pulp, and paper, listed on the ISE portfolio of B3. It aims to analyze the investment performance and return concerning the economic and financial dimensions of the companies listed on this index. In addition, ISE B3, founded in December 2005, completed its 15th anniversary in 2020, a period selected for the horizon of analysis of this study. With the purpose to evaluate the companies' performance, data of the enterprises' financial indicators, referring to the period they were part of the index, were collected. The results found indicated a reduction in the profitability of the enterprises analyzed. According to the evaluation, only one of the companies did not incur an annual loss. The fluctuations observed in the enterprises' economic performance were attributed to external factors.