The aim of this paper is to raise the interest of the public and private sector, small and large companies, middle and top management and the entire Croatian public in understanding the situation and development of metal - processing industry in Brod – Posavina county, its potential for economic development of Brod – Posavina county and its meaning for development of metal - processing industry at the level of the Republic Croatia and the contribution that it has on social development and environmental sustainability. The most important goal of this research is to analyze the competitiveness of enterprises metal - processing industry in Brod - Posavina, in order to get better insight and understanding of the situation of this industry in Brod - Posavina county and this opens up various possibilities for the development of competitiveness and understanding of the situation in which this industry is. In the paper were analyzed financial results of companies according to data from a sample of 27 active companies of all sizes in Brod – Posavina county. Data on the financial situation of metal - processing industry in Brod - Posavina county were collected from FINA (income, expenses, gains, losses, claims, liabilities, assets, etc.) and then the impact of these variables on the metal - processing industry, competitiveness and sustainable development of Brod – Posavina county was analyzed. Four hypothesis were set in the paper. The first hypothesis (H1) is: ''The metal processing industry in Brod – Posavina county has come out less competitive from the crisis''. The second hypothesis (H2) reads: ''Large foreign-owned companies with operations in the metal - processing industry in Brod - Posavina county have overcome more easily the economic crisis and recession that has begun in 2008 in RH and they are not lagging in development''. The third hypothesis (H3) reads: ''Companies with mixed ownership that operate in the metal - processing industry in Brod - Posavina county are more difficult to overcome the economic crisis and recession that has begun in 2008. in RH and they are lagging in development''. The fourth hypothesis (H4) is: ''SMEs in the domestic ownership in metal - processing industry in Brod - Posavina county passed the crisis with more difficulties than everyone else and have the tendencies of further deterioration in business''.