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FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
Quick Climbers
Since 1996, 13 companies have climbed 250 places or more up the FORTUNE 500.
Valero Energy 15 Up 397 places from No. 412 in 1996
FirstEnergy 184 Up 309 places from No. 493 in 1996
Constellation Energy 125 Up 299 places from No. 424 in 1996
Tech Data 107 Up 291 places from No. 398 in 1996
Berkshire Hathaway 13 Up 279 places from No. 292 in 1996
Comcast 94 Up 275 places from No. 369 in 1996
Health Net 191 Up 267 places from No. 458 in 1996
Williams 180 Up 267 places from No. 447 in 1996
Staples 137 Up 267 places from No. 404 in 1996
Progressive 153 Up 260 places from No. 413 in 1996
AmerisourceBergen 27 Up 255 places from No. 282 in 1996
UnumProvident 229 Up 252 places from No. 481 in 1996
General Dynamics 100 Up 250 places from No. 350 in 1996
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
How the states stack up
Texas 56
New York 55
California 52
Best employers
These companies appear on both the FORTUNE 500 and our 2006 ranking of the Best Companies to Work For.
FedEx 212,241
Intel 48,655
Starbucks 91,056
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130.0
Citigroup 24,589.0
Bank of America Corp. 16,465.0
Best investments
Best Investments By Industry: Total Return to Shareholders (1 Year)
Petroleum Refining 60.7%
Mining, Crude-Oil Production 53.6%
Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 51.6%
Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies
Andrea JungThere are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were last year. Currently, 10 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women (up from 9 last year), and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top job (up from 19). (more)
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