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| U.S. | | 1 | Wal-Mart Stores | 1 | 287,989.0 | Bentonville | | 2 | Exxon Mobil | 3 | 270,772.0 | Irving | | 3 | General Motors | 5 | 193,517.0 | Detroit | | 4 | Ford Motor | 8 | 172,233.0 | Dearborn | | 5 | General Electric | 9 | 152,866.0 | Fairfield | | 6 | ChevronTexaco | 11 | 147,967.0 | San Ramon | | 7 | ConocoPhillips | 12 | 121,663.0 | Houston | | 8 | Citigroup | 16 | 108,276.0 | New York | | 9 | American Intl. Group | 19 | 97,987.0 | New York | | 10 | Intl. Business Machines | 20 | 96,293.0 | Armonk | | 11 | McKesson | 26 | 80,514.6 | San Francisco | | 12 | Hewlett-Packard | 28 | 79,905.0 | Palo Alto | | 13 | Berkshire Hathaway | 32 | 74,382.0 | Omaha | | 14 | Home Depot | 34 | 73,094.0 | Atlanta | | 15 | Verizon Communications | 38 | 71,563.3 | New York | | 16 | U.S. Postal Service | 44 | 68,996.0 | Washington | | 17 | Cardinal Health | 48 | 65,130.6 | Dublin | | 18 | Altria Group | 50 | 64,440.0 | New York | | 19 | Bank of America Corp. | 52 | 63,324.0 | Charlotte | | 20 | State Farm Insurance Cos | 62 | 58,818.9 | Bloomington | | 21 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 65 | 56,931.0 | New York | | 22 | Kroger | 67 | 56,434.4 | Cincinnati | | 23 | Valero Energy | 73 | 53,918.6 | San Antonio | | 24 | AmerisourceBergen | 74 | 53,179.0 | Chesterbrook | | 25 | Pfizer | 75 | 52,921.0 | New York | | 26 | Boeing | 76 | 52,553.0 | Chicago | | 27 | Procter & Gamble | 77 | 51,407.0 | Cincinnati | | 28 | Target | 82 | 49,934.0 | Minneapolis | | 29 | Dell | 84 | 49,205.0 | Round Rock | | 30 | Costco Wholesale | 86 | 48,107.0 | Issaquah | | 31 | Johnson & Johnson | 88 | 47,348.0 | New Brunswick | | 32 | Marathon Oil | 94 | 45,444.0 | Houston | | 33 | Time Warner | 100 | 42,869.0 | New York | | 34 | SBC Communications | 102 | 41,098.0 | San Antonio | | 35 | Tyco International | 103 | 41,042.0 | Princeton | | 36 | Dow Chemical | 104 | 40,161.0 | Midland | | 37 | Albertson's | 105 | 40,052.0 | Boise | | 38 | Morgan Stanley | 107 | 39,549.0 | New York | | 39 | MetLife | 108 | 39,535.0 | New York | | 40 | Walgreen | 119 | 37,508.2 | Deerfield | | 41 | United Technologies | 120 | 37,445.0 | Hartford | | 42 | UnitedHealth Group | 123 | 37,218.0 | Minnetonka | | 43 | Microsoft | 127 | 36,835.0 | Redmond | | 44 | United Parcel Service | 128 | 36,582.0 | Atlanta | | 45 | Lowe's | 129 | 36,464.0 | Mooresville | | 46 | Archer Daniels Midland | 131 | 36,151.4 | Decatur | | 47 | Sears Roebuck | 132 | 36,099.0 | Hoffman Estates | | 48 | Safeway | 134 | 35,822.9 | Pleasanton | | 49 | Lockheed Martin | 135 | 35,526.0 | Bethesda | | 50 | Medco Health Solutions | 137 | 35,351.9 | Franklin Lakes | | 51 | Motorola | 138 | 35,349.0 | Schaumburg | | 52 | Intel | 141 | 34,209.0 | Santa Clara | | 53 | Allstate | 143 | 33,936.0 | Northbrook | | 54 | Wells Fargo | 144 | 33,876.0 | San Francisco | | 55 | Freddie Mac | 150 | 32,564.0 | McLean | | 56 | Merrill Lynch | 151 | 32,467.0 | New York | | 57 | Walt Disney | 159 | 30,752.0 | Burbank | | 58 | CVS | 161 | 30,594.3 | Woonsocket | | 59 | AT&T | 162 | 30,537.0 | Bedminster | | 60 | Caterpillar | 163 | 30,251.0 | Peoria | | 61 | Northrop Grumman | 166 | 29,868.0 | Los Angeles | | 62 | Goldman Sachs Group | 167 | 29,839.0 | New York | | 63 | Sysco | 171 | 29,335.4 | Houston | | 64 | PepsiCo | 172 | 29,261.0 | Purchase | | 65 | American Express | 174 | 29,115.0 | New York | | 66 | Delphi | 179 | 28,700.0 | Troy | | 67 | Prudential Financial | 183 | 28,348.0 | Newark | | 68 | Wachovia Corp. | 187 | 28,067.0 | Charlotte | | 69 | DuPont | 188 | 27,995.0 | Wilmington | | 70 | Best Buy | 191 | 27,433.0 | Richfield | | 71 | Sprint | 192 | 27,428.0 | Overland Park | | 72 | New York Life Insurance | 193 | 27,175.5 | New York | | 73 | Viacom | 196 | 27,054.8 | New York | | 74 | International Paper | 198 | 26,722.0 | Stamford | | 75 | Johnson Controls | 200 | 26,553.4 | Milwaukee | | 76 | Tyson Foods | 201 | 26,441.0 | Springdale | | 77 | Caremark Rx | 204 | 25,801.1 | Nashville | | 78 | J.C. Penney | 205 | 25,678.0 | Plano | | 79 | Honeywell Intl. | 206 | 25,601.0 | Morristown | | 80 | Ingram Micro | 207 | 25,462.1 | Santa Ana | | 81 | Bunge | 208 | 25,168.0 | White Plains | | 82 | FedEx | 215 | 24,710.0 | Memphis | | 83 | Alcoa | 223 | 23,960.0 | Pittsburgh | | 84 | HCA | 228 | 23,502.0 | Nashville | | 85 | TIAA-CREF | 230 | 23,411.3 | New York | | 86 | Sunoco | 234 | 23,226.0 | Philadelphia | | 87 | Mass. Mutual Life Ins. | 236 | 23,159.2 | Springfield | | 88 | Merck | 239 | 22,938.6 | Whitehouse Station | | 89 | St. Paul Travelers Cos. | 240 | 22,934.0 | St. Paul | | 90 | Duke Energy | 243 | 22,779.0 | Charlotte | | 91 | BellSouth | 244 | 22,729.0 | Atlanta | | 92 | Hartford Financial Services | 245 | 22,693.0 | Hartford | | 93 | Weyerhaeuser | 246 | 22,665.0 | Federal Way | | 94 | MCI | 247 | 22,615.0 | Ashburn | | 95 | Cisco Systems | 254 | 22,045.0 | San Jose | | 96 | Coca-Cola | 257 | 21,962.0 | Atlanta | | 97 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | 258 | 21,886.0 | New York | | 98 | Lehman Brothers Hldgs. | 270 | 21,250.0 | New York | | 99 | Electronic Data Systems | 274 | 21,033.0 | Plano | | 100 | Plains All Amer. Pipeline | 275 | 20,975.5 | Houston | | 101 | Wellpoint | 280 | 20,815.1 | Indianapolis | | 102 | News Corp. | 282 | 20,802.0 | New York | | 103 | Nationwide | 284 | 20,558.0 | Columbus | | 104 | Abbott Laboratories | 285 | 20,473.1 | Abbott Park | | 105 | Halliburton | 286 | 20,466.0 | Houston | | 106 | Comcast | 290 | 20,307.0 | Philadelphia | | 107 | Raytheon | 292 | 20,245.0 | Waltham | | 108 | 3M | 295 | 20,011.0 | St. Paul | | 109 | Deere | 296 | 19,986.1 | Moline | | 110 | Cendant | 297 | 19,979.0 | New York | | 111 | Aetna | 298 | 19,904.1 | Hartford | | 112 | Georgia-Pacific | 299 | 19,876.0 | Atlanta | | 113 | Tech Data | 302 | 19,790.3 | Clearwater | | 114 | Liberty Mutual Ins. Group | 303 | 19,754.0 | Boston | | 115 | AutoNation | 305 | 19,734.1 | Fort Lauderdale | | 116 | Kmart Holding | 306 | 19,701.0 | Troy | | 117 | Sara Lee | 307 | 19,566.0 | Chicago | | 118 | General Dynamics | 308 | 19,552.0 | Falls Church | | 119 | Supervalu | 310 | 19,543.2 | Eden Prairie | | 120 | McDonald's | 314 | 19,064.7 | Oak Brook | | 121 | Publix Super Markets | 322 | 18,686.4 | Lakeland | | 122 | Visteon | 324 | 18,657.0 | Van Buren Township | | 123 | AMR | 325 | 18,645.0 | Fort Worth | | 124 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 330 | 18,370.4 | Akron | | 125 | ConAgra Foods | 332 | 18,178.7 | Omaha | | 126 | Cigna | 333 | 18,176.0 | Philadelphia | | 127 | Coca-Cola Enterprises | 334 | 18,158.0 | Atlanta | | 128 | Northwestern Mutual | 342 | 17,806.3 | Milwaukee | | 129 | Wyeth | 346 | 17,358.0 | Madison | | 130 | Amerada Hess | 349 | 17,126.0 | New York | | 131 | Lear | 355 | 16,960.0 | Southfield | | 132 | Rite Aid | 357 | 16,816.4 | Camp Hill | | 133 | UAL | 366 | 16,391.0 | Elk Grove Township | | 134 | Gap | 370 | 16,267.0 | San Francisco | | 135 | Washington Mutual | 374 | 15,962.0 | Seattle | | 136 | Computer Sciences | 378 | 15,849.1 | El Segundo | | 137 | Xerox | 381 | 15,722.0 | Stamford | | 138 | Federated Dept. Stores | 387 | 15,630.0 | Cincinnati | | 139 | Emerson Electric | 388 | 15,615.0 | St. Louis | | 140 | Kimberly-Clark | 394 | 15,400.9 | Irving | | 141 | Premcor | 395 | 15,334.8 | Old Greenwich | | 142 | Express Scripts | 405 | 15,114.7 | Maryland Heights | | 143 | Delta Air Lines | 408 | 15,002.0 | Atlanta | | 144 | Anheuser-Busch | 411 | 14,934.2 | St. Louis | | 145 | Manpower | 412 | 14,930.0 | Milwaukee | | 146 | TJX | 413 | 14,913.5 | Framingham | | 147 | U.S. Bancorp | 420 | 14,705.7 | Minneapolis | | 148 | Loews | 423 | 14,584.2 | New York | | 149 | Exelon | 424 | 14,515.0 | Chicago | | 150 | Staples | 427 | 14,448.4 | Framingham | | 151 | May Dept. Stores | 428 | 14,441.0 | St. Louis | | 152 | American Electric Power | 433 | 14,357.0 | Columbus | | 153 | United States Steel | 437 | 14,108.0 | Pittsburgh | | 154 | Countrywide Financial | 439 | 14,050.7 | Calabasas | | 155 | Dominion Resources | 440 | 13,980.0 | Richmond | | 156 | Eli Lilly | 445 | 13,857.9 | Indianapolis | | 157 | Eastman Kodak | 447 | 13,829.0 | Rochester | | 158 | Qwest Communications | 451 | 13,809.0 | Denver | | 159 | Progressive | 452 | 13,782.1 | Mayfield Village | | 160 | Accenture | 455 | 13,673.6 | New York | | 161 | Office Depot | 459 | 13,564.7 | Delray Beach | | 162 | Nextel Communications | 463 | 13,368.0 | Reston | | 163 | AFLAC | 465 | 13,281.0 | Columbus | | 164 | OfficeMax | 466 | 13,270.2 | Itasca | | 165 | Whirlpool | 468 | 13,220.0 | Benton Harbor | | 166 | Chubb | 469 | 13,177.2 | Warren | | 167 | Humana | 474 | 13,104.3 | Louisville | | 168 | FirstEnergy | 476 | 12,949.0 | Akron | | 169 | Solectron | 478 | 12,903.2 | Milpitas | | 170 | Centex | 481 | 12,859.7 | Dallas | | 171 | Williams | 484 | 12,814.7 | Tulsa | | 172 | Texas Instruments | 491 | 12,580.0 | Dallas | | 173 | Constellation Energy | 492 | 12,549.7 | Baltimore | | 174 | Waste Management | 493 | 12,516.0 | Houston | | 175 | Tenet Healthcare | 495 | 12,496.0 | Dallas | | 176 | Masco | 500 | 12,431.0 | Taylor | From the July 25, 2005 issue |
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