Global 500 
Top companies
Highest Returns on Assets
1 Daiei 452 31.7
2 Occidental Petroleum 412 20.2
3 AstraZeneca 253 18.9
4 GlaxoSmithKline 143 18.7
5 Rite Aid 375 18.2
6 Johnson & Johnson 104 17.9
7 Intel 144 17.9
8 Rio Tinto Group 310 17.5
9 Exxon Mobil 1 17.3
10 Microsoft 140 17.3
11 Nokia 131 17.1
12 Cisco Systems 241 16.9
13 Oil & Natural Gas 402 16.8
14 Coca-Cola 267 16.6
15 Lukoil 115 16.0
16 UES of Russia 213 15.9
17 Petronas 120 15.8
18 Halliburton 306 15.7
19 3M 301 15.6
20 Dell 88 15.5
21 National Grid 394 15.3
22 BHP Billiton 195 15.3
23 Publix Super Markets 309 14.7
24 Surgutneftegas 443 14.5
25 POSCO 236 14.4
26 SABIC 307 14.0
27 Rosneft Oil 367 13.9
28 Nike 500 13.8
29 PTT 265 13.4
30 Petrobrás 86 13.2
31 Home Depot 43 13.1
32 PepsiCo 175 12.9
33 Motorola 152 12.8
34 ConocoPhillips 10 12.6
35 Gap 422 12.6
36 TJX 421 12.6
37 Cepsa 322 12.6
38 Scottish Power 484 12.5
39 L.M. Ericsson 319 12.5
40 Schlumberger 477 12.2
41 Total 12 12.2
42 Telstra 383 12.1
43 Procter & Gamble 81 11.8
44 D.R. Horton 496 11.8
45 Sysco 192 11.6
46 Abbott Laboratories 283 11.6
47 Apple Computer 492 11.6
48 Royal Dutch Shell 3 11.5
49 Pulte Homes 455 11.4
50 Arcelor 137 11.3
From the July 24, 2006 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 170
Japan 70
Britain, France (tied) 38
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Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,800,000
China National Petroleum 1,090,232
State Grid 844,031
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Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130
Royal Dutch Shell 25,311
Citigroup 24,589
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Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 185,805
Sinopec 98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 94,869
Honda Motor 87,510
State Grid 86,984
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