FORTUNE Global 500 2007: Top Performers, Top companies, Highest Returns on Revenues

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Top companies

Highest Returns on Revenues

Rank	Company	Global 500 revenues rank	2006 Profits as % of Revenues
1	UAL*	366	118.3
2	Pfizer	115	36.9
3	CVRD	359	33.2
4	Rio Tinto Group	313	33.1
5	EnCana	431	33.1
6	BHP Billiton	205	32.5
7	Microsoft	139	28.5
8	Petronas	121	25.2
9	Gazprom	52	25.1
10	U.S. Bancorp	373	24.9
11	Sabic	301	23.5
12	GlaxoSmithKline	147	23.2
13	Nordea Bank	430	23.0
14	AstraZeneca	252	22.8
15	Occidental Petroleum	377	22.0
16	Coca-Cola	285	21.1
17	Johnson & Johnson	112	20.7
18	Toronto-Dominion Bank	360	20.6
19	Wyeth	346	20.6
20	Oil & Natural Gas	369	20.4
21	China Construction Bank	230	20.4
22	Vivendi	270	20.1
23	Cisco Systems	232	19.6
24	Merck	308	19.6
25	British American Tobacco	404	19.4
26	Novartis	168	19.4
27	Schlumberger	370	19.3
28	China National Offshore Oil	469	18.7
29	Anglo American	195	18.7
30	América Móvil	330	18.3
31	Roche Group	188	18.1
32	Bank of America Corp.	21	18.1
33	Petrobras	65	17.7
34	Wells Fargo	126	17.7
35	Bank of China	215	17.5
36	Royal Philips Electronics	161	17.4
37	China Mobile Communications	180	17.4
38	Altria Group	71	17.1
39	Eli Lilly	481	17.0
40	3M	302	16.8
41	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	170	16.8
42	Travelers Cos.	271	16.8
43	Wachovia Corp.	131	16.6
44	McDonald's	329	16.4
45	Rosneft Oil	323	16.1
45	PepsiCo	184	16.1
47	KBC Group	246	16.0
48	Bank of Nova Scotia	357	15.9
49	Capital One Financial	492	15.9
50	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	163	15.5

From the July 23, 2007 issue

*Company emerged from bankruptcy, Feb. 1, 2006. Net income includes a large credit from bankruptcy reorganization.

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How the Countries Stack Up

Country	Number of Global 500 Companies
United States	162
Japan	67
France	38
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Biggest employers

Company	2006 number of employees
Wal-Mart Stores	1,900,000
State Grid	1,504,000
China National Petroleum	1,086,966
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Most profitable companies

Company	2006 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil	39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell	25,442.0
UAL	22,876.0
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Top 5 in Asia

Company	2006 Revenues ($ millions)
Toyota Motor	204,746.4
Sinopec	131,636.0
China National Petroleum	110,520.2
State Grid	107,185.5
Honda Motor	94,790.5
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