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Fortune 500: The Top 50

Wal-Mart retakes the No. 1 slot on the Fortune 500 this year. See where America's largest corporations rank, and why.

1. Wal-Mart Stores
1. Wal-Mart Stores
Fortune 500 rank: 1 (Previous rank: 2)
2006 Revenues (millions): $351,139
Headquarters: Bentonville, AR
Get quote: WMT

The retail giant reclaims the top spot on the Fortune 500, making it the largest company in the United States for the fifth time in six years. The company suffered a series of public relations gaffes last year, but has launched a crusade to spruce up its image. It now employs 1.9 million people worldwide and revenues are up 11% over last year, but profits grew less than 1%, amid a slowdown in same-store sales.

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Wal-Mart

Exxon Mobil

General Motors

Chevron

ConocoPhillips

General Electric

Ford Motor

Citigroup

Bank of America Corp.

American International Group

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Berkshire Hathaway

Verizon

Hewlett-
Packard

International Business Machines

Valero Energy

Home Depot

McKesson

Cardinal Health

Morgan Stanley

UnitedHealth Group

Merrill Lynch

Altria Group

Goldman Sachs Group

Procter & Gamble

Kroger

AT&T

Boeing

Amerisource Bergen

Marathon Oil

State Farm Insurance Cos.

Costco Wholesale

Target

Dell

WellPoint

Johnson & Johnson

MetLife

Sears Holdings

Pfizer

Dow Chemical

Wells Fargo

United Technologies

United Parcel Service

Walgreen

Lowe's

Wachovia Corp.

Lehman Brothers Holdings

Time Warner

Microsoft

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