> That's literally the raison d'etre of commercial companies
Maybe for some financial companies, perhaps crypto or high-frequency trading firms, I might imagine.
But for most companies, the reason they exist is that they provide some product or service to customers. For example, FedEx delivers packages. Apple makes smartphones and runs its App Store. Netflix provides video streaming services and makes its own programs. Etc.. Without such a product or service, there is little reason for any of these companies to exist.
I've yet to find a company mission statement which is "make as much of a profit as possible." There probably is one somewhere, but they certainly aren't the norm.
If we look at Netflix, for example, we see
"We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our investors the prospects of sustained profitable growth, and our employees the allure of huge impact."
In this statement they acknowledge multiple stakeholders: customers, suppliers, investors, and employees. A company without customers is either a startup or a pyramid scheme.
Even Coca-Cola seems to acknowledge multiple stakeholders:
"FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE
• Invest in employees’ personal growth and talent
• Empower people’s access to equal opportunities, build inclusion
• Create value for customers—big and the many small
• Support our local communities, both to achieve more and in times of need
• Deliver returns to our investors"
That's literally the raison d'etre of commercial companies. So, yeah, most will do what it takes to remain profitable.