Top 10 all-time bankruptcies

When Enron collapsed in 2001, it was the largest public company bankruptcy in history. Since then, crises in the financial sector and the auto industry have toppled even bigger corporate groups.

Enron’s irregular accounting practices led to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Though this legislation was passed to stop accounting fraud, American companies continue to face similar charges in bankruptcy court.

Click on each company’s bar to learn more about its bankruptcy and pre-petition assets.

Assets are not adjusted for inflation