McDonald's ranks No. 318 on FORTUNE's list of the World's Largest Companies
(Fortune) -- McDonald's (Charts) ranks no. 318 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $20.5 billion in revenues, up 7.3% from the previous year. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company was ranked no. 314 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $2.6 billion, up 14.2% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies. It took $13.7 billion in revenue just to make this year's list - up from $12.4 billion last year. And profits for the 500 companies jumped 30%. Total revenues for the Global 500 in 2006 add up to $18.9 trillion, a third of the world's GDP. In the Food Services industry, the world's biggest companies are: Compass Group PLC, ranked no. 260 on the Global 500 with $23.5 billion in revenues; and Sodexho Alliance, ranked no. 459 on the Global 500 with $14.8 billion in revenues. The Global 500 list is an annual ranking of the world's largest corporations by revenues. Next: Full list: 2006 Global 500 at //money.cnn.com/global500 Plus: See McDonald's's Global 500 details, including financial stats and contact information. Next: See 2006 FORTUNE Global 500Europe's top 50 Asia's top 50 |
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