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2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Top companies
Highest Returns on Assets
Rank
Company
500 revenues rank
2005 Profits as % of 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
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Country
Number of Global 500 Companies
United States
170
Japan
70
Britain, France (tied)
38
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Biggest employers
Company
2005 number of employees
Wal-Mart Stores
1,800,000
China National Petroleum
1,090,232
State Grid
844,031
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Most profitable companies
Company
2005 Profits
($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
36,130
Royal Dutch Shell
25,311
Citigroup
24,589
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Top 5 in Asia
Company
2005 Revenues ($ millions)
Toyota Motor
185,805
Sinopec
98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
94,869
Honda Motor
87,510
State Grid
86,984
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