(FORTUNE Magazine) – BIGGEST INCREASES IN REVENUES

Mergers and acquisitions pushed the four leaders on the revenue increases table to their top spots. Compaq's 51% revenue jump, however, simply reflects continued strong demand for its computers. Profit champ Royal Dutch/Shell was helped by special items, lower tax rates, and a strong turnaround in chemicals. Wholesaler Alco Standard leads the profit increases category because it took a big restructuring charge in 1993, while Coca-Cola's ever effervescent earnings gave it the highest return on assets. The U.S. Postal Service, with 728,944 workers, rules the biggest employer rankings but--no surprise--nothing else.

[Text Not Available. Ranks the FORTUNE Global 500 companies by their biggest increases in revenues, highest profits, biggest increases in profits, highest returns on revenues and assets and biggest employers for 1993 and 1994.]