DIRECTV Group ranks No. 168 on the 2006 FORTUNE 50
The El Segundo, Calif.-based company is on FORTUNE's latest list of America's largest corporations.
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - DIRECTV Group (Research) ranks no. 168 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $13,164.5 million in revenues, up 10.6% from the previous year. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company was ranked no. 179 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $335.9 million. This year, FORTUNE 500 companies overall brought in a record $9.1 trillion in revenues and $610 billion in profits. And while the economy as a whole grew 3.5% last year, FORTUNE 500 companies did much better, increasing their revenues by a healthy 15.4%.
The FORTUNE 500 list is an annual ranking of America's largest corporations by revenues. Its companies employ more than 24 million people, about 16% of working Americans. Some of the other companies in this sector on this year's list are:Verizon Communications (Research), AT&T (Research), Sprint Nextel (Research), Comcast (Research) and BellSouth (Research). See DIRECTV Group's FORTUNE 500 details, including financial stats and contact information. Next: See the full list: FORTUNE 500 or go to www.fortune500.com Next: See the 2006 FORTUNE 500FORTUNE 1000 Companies in Your State |
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