This list uses the most recent figures for revenue and includes both public and private companies with publicly available revenue. The fortune 500 ranking of the nations largest companies compiled by fortune magazine on the basis of 2000 revenue. Walmart, exxon mobil top fortune 500 list abc news. Walmart wmt walmart keeps its same spot on the list from last year. Global fortune 500 was born in year 1995, before year 1995 fortune magazine only published 500 list of usa companies. The concept of the fortune 500 was created by edgar p. Fortune 500 2017 rankings on wednesday, june 7, fortune magazine released this years fortune 500 rankings marking the 63rd running of the list. The fortune 100 is the top companies in the annual fortune 500, an annual list of the 500 largest u. The 25 biggest it companies on the 2014 fortune 500. Global fortune 500 is the list of 500 companies in the world which are measured based on their revenue. United refrigeration, inc 11401 roosevelt blvd philadelphia, pa 19154. Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. Fortune magazineaaos annual ranking of americaaaos top 100 employers is out for 2014. Fortune 500 excel list is the ranking of usa companies which made the highest revenue in a fiscal year.
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Once again, walmart topped exxonmobil to lead the fortune 500 2014 list, while tech giant apple moved up one spot to number 5. The fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest united states corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. Dcx technology showed the highest rank jump, jumping 252. Walmart stays top of fortune 500 list after posting nearly. This table is a companion piece to the geography of fortune companies in 2014 article.
Currently, 10 fortune 500 companies are run by women up from 9 last year, and a total of 20 fortune companies have women in the top job up from 19. Fortune 500 2016 rankings on monday, june 6, fortune magazine released this years fortune 500 rankings marking the 62nd running of the list. Clark kinder morgan kindred healthcare kkr kohls kraft foods group kroger l brands l. The charlotte metro area boasts seven fortune 500 headquarters, ranking the msa 20th nationally in number of fortune 500 company headquarters. Here are the top 10 companies from the fortune 500 list for 2015. Smithfield foods again named in fortune 500 ranking of. See the methodology of ranking the top global companies. Companies are listed by the name with which they were associated in 2005, or at the time of their most recent list appearance before that. Many of these companies have changed names over this period, owing to mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies.
Women ceos of fortune 500 companies there are more women running fortune 500 companies this year than there were last year. This years fortune 500 marks the 65th running of the list. Fortune magazine is out with its annual list of americas top 500 companies. Fortune 500 database 19552004 fortune global 500 100 best companies to work for best to work for 19982004 americas most admired companies global most admired companies 100 fastestgrowing best of the best all fortune lists download the 500 get 3 free trial issues of fortune magazine name address city stateprov 6 zippostal email. Cutoff date for measuring revenue is on or before march 31 st. Other companies have gone private, or simply changed their names.
Phoenixbusiness wirefortune magazine unveiled that global technology distributor avnet, inc. The 2014 ranking of the biggest public corporations in the u. Stats from the 2015 fortune 500 list the reformed broker. Walmart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to halfatrillion dollars. Compiled by zyxware, a leading drupal development company in india which has its operations in us, uk, canada, australia and middle east. Fortythree percent of fortune 500 companies have set renewable or sustainable energy targets, 22 of which have committed to powering all of their operations with renewable energy.
The list has been a measure of the countrys most valuable businesses since it first came out in 1955. Rankings have been revised to reflect corrections in data. Louis, june 2, 2014 prnewswire centene corporation nyse. Centene moves higher in 2014 fortune 500 ranking june 2, 2014 st. Over recent years, exxon mobil, walmart, general electric and chevron have vied for the top spots. The company has appeared on the fortune 500 for 17 consecutive years. The company experienced strong growth in 20, creating.
The fortune 100 is an annual list of the 100 largest u. An annual list put together by fortune magazine of the 500 largest companies. The list is compiled and published annually by fortune magazine. The list includes publicly held companies, along with privately held companies for which revenues are publicly available. Since 1955, when the first fortune 500 was created, more than 1,800 companies have appeared on the list. Apple claims the top spot in fortune s annual ranking of corporate reputation, based. Fortune 500 excel list is the ranked list of largest united states corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. This years fortune 500 marks the 64th running of the list. Fortune 500 companies that have been acquired by other fortune 500 companies are listed under the name of the acquiring company. Fortune reveals americas top 500 companies cbs news. This list is compiled and measured by the fortune magazine every year.
Walmart, exxon mobil and chevron earn top spots on the fortune 500 list for 2010. The ranking is compiled using gross revenue figures. Exxon mobil reclaimed the top spot on the fortune 500, pushing walmart to no. To make digesting the ranking and our work easier, what follows is a simple list of the 500 richest. See the full list of americas largest corporations, including detailed company profiles.
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