Schering-Plough ranks No. 250 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500
The Kenilworth, N.J.-based company is on FORTUNE's latest list of America's largest corporations.
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Schering-Plough (Research) ranks no. 250 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $9,508 million in revenues, up 14.9% from the previous year. The Kenilworth, N.J.-based company was ranked no. 264 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $269 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 Pfizer (Research), Johnson & Johnson (Research), Abbott Laboratories (Research), Merck (Research) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (Research). See Schering-Plough'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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