RANKED WITHIN INDUSTRIES Welcome to the FORTUNE 1,000
Unlike in the go-go '90s, when tech was all the rage, the old-fashioned, brawny types--like construction, mining, and the steel industry--stood out this year. One big winner: United States Steel (No. 149). In 2003 it lost $463 million; in 2004, thanks to the recovering domestic economy and surging demand from China, it made $1.1 billion.
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[Table also provides change in profits from 2003 (percentage and rank), profits as percent of revenues (percentage and rank), profits as percent of assets (percentage and rank), profits as percent of stockholders' equity (percentage and rank), earnings/share 1994-2004 annual growth (percentage and rank), total return to investors for 1994-2004 annual rate (percentage and rank), and total return to investors for 2004 (percentage and rank), and number of employees (percentage change from 2003 and rank) for each company in the FORTUNE 1,000.]

REVENUES 1,000 % change Industry no. revenues from RANK rank $mil. 2003

1 ADVERTISING, MARKETING 3 COMPANIES

 

1 OMNICOM GROUP 230  9,747  13

2 INTERPUBLIC GROUP 332  6,077 (1)

3 VERTIS 874 1,645 4

[The "Industry Totals" below follows the FORTUNE 1000 Ranked within Industries list--pg. F-69.]

Industry totals*

RANK  INDUSTRY  REVENUES $ millions

1 PETROLEUM REFINING 723,846

2 MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS 583,771

3 GENERAL MERCHANDISERS 503,563

4 SPECIALTY RETAILERS 439,607

5 COMMERCIAL BANKS 432,630

6 INSURANCE: P&C (STOCK) 424,118

7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 332,556

8 UTILITIES: GAS AND ELECTRIC 294,048

9 FOOD AND DRUG STORES 276,714

10 COMPUTERS, OFFICE EQUIPMENT 275,180

11 AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE 254,464

12 PHARMACEUTICALS 235,612

13 DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS 234,803

14 WHOLESALERS: HEALTH CARE 204,001

15 CHEMICALS 193,009

16 INDUSTRIAL AND FARM EQUIPMENT 176,255

17 FOOD CONSUMER PRODUCTS 163,793

18 HEALTH CARE: INSURANCE, MNGD. CARE 150,844

19 INSURANCE: LIFE, HEALTH (STOCK) 148,314

20 SECURITIES 148,100

21 ENTERTAINMENT 147,301

22 ENERGY 133,144

23 SEMICONDUCTORS, OTHER 125,245

24 HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS 121,629

25 INSURANCE: LIFE, HEALTH (MUTUAL) 120,295

26 COMPUTER AND DATA SERVICES 103,864

27 WHOLESALERS: ELECTRONICS, OFF. EQUIP. 98,629

28 HEALTH CARE: PHARMACY, OTHER SVCS. 93,011

29 AIRLINES 92,811

30 NETWORK, OTHER COMMUN. EQUIPMENT 89,496

31 FOREST AND PAPER PRODUCTS 89,333

32 METALS 89,185

33 HOMEBUILDERS 84,231

34 WHOLESALERS: FOOD AND GROCERY 82,504

35 MINING, CRUDE-OIL PRODUCTION 81,006

36 BEVERAGES 79,376

37 FOOD PRODUCTION 78,256

38 TOBACCO 75,678

39 INSURANCE: P&C (MUTUAL) 72,853

40 HEALTH CARE: MEDICAL FACILITIES 72,167

41 MAIL, PACKAGE, FREIGHT DELIVERY 66,016

42 PIPELINES 64,425

43 COMPUTER SOFTWARE 63,507

44 ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL EQUIP. 61,705

45 MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT 59,115

46 FOOD SERVICES 56,580

47 PACKAGING, CONTAINERS 56,509

48 AUTOMOTIVE RETAILING, SERVICES 55,878

49 PUBLISHING, PRINTING 55,574

50 MISCELLANEOUS 52,439

51 WHOLESALERS: DIVERSIFIED 47,119

52 OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT, SERVICES 45,643

53 APPAREL 45,237

54 ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION 41,201

55 RAILROADS 38,660

56 HOTELS, CASINOS, RESORTS 37,471

57 SCIENTIFIC, PHOTO, CONTROL EQUIP. 35,111

58 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 29,885

59 DIVERSIFIED OUTSOURCING SERVICES 29,773

60 HOME EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS 29,115

61 TEMPORARY HELP 28,201

62 TRUCKING, TRUCK LEASING 27,506

63 SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS 24,528

64 COMPUTER PERIPHERALS 24,342

65 WASTE MANAGEMENT 20,600

66 BUILDING MATERIALS, GLASS 20,201

67 REAL ESTATE 18,099

68 ADVERTISING, MARKETING 17,470

69 FURNITURE 15,340

70 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 14,571

71 TOYS, SPORTING GOODS 8,100

72 TEXTILES 7,535

73 EDUCATION 3,527

TOTAL 9,326,223

*Differences in totals are due to rounding.