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Revenues, Profits
Profits as % of...
REVENUES
PROFITS
Rank
Company
Global 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2007
$ millions
% change from 2007
1
Johnson & Johnson
103
63,747
4.3
12,949
22.4
2
Pfizer
152
48,296
-0.3
8,104
-0.5
3
GlaxoSmithKline
168
44,654
-1.7
8,439
-19.1
4
Roche Group
171
44,268
9.8
8,288
1.9
5
Sanofi-Aventis
181
42,179
5.5
5,637
-21.8
6
Novartis
183
41,459
4.2
8,195
-31.4
7
AstraZeneca
268
31,601
6.9
6,101
9.0
8
Abbott Laboratories
294
29,528
13.9
4,881
35.3
9
Merck
378
23,850
-1.4
7,808
138.4
10
Wyeth
401
22,834
1.9
4,418
-4.3
11
Bristol-Myers Squibb
435
21,366
7.0
5,247
142.4
12
Eli Lilly
455
20,378
9.4
-2,072
-170.2
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
1
Johnson & Johnson
20.3
15.2
2
Pfizer
16.8
7.3
3
GlaxoSmithKline
18.9
14.9
4
Roche Group
18.7
11.6
5
Sanofi-Aventis
13.4
5.6
6
Novartis
19.8
10.5
7
AstraZeneca
19.3
13.0
8
Abbott Laboratories
16.5
11.5
9
Merck
32.7
16.5
10
Wyeth
19.3
10.0
11
Bristol-Myers Squibb
24.6
17.8
12
Eli Lilly
-10.2
-7.1
From the July 20, 2009 issue
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COUNTRIES
BIGGEST
EMPLOYERS
MOST
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Rank
# of Global 500 Companies
U.S.
140
Japan
68
France
40
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Company
2008 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores
2,100,000
China National Petroleum
1,618,393
State Grid
1,537,000
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Company
2008 Profits
($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
$45,220
Gazprom
$29,864
Royal Dutch Shell
$26,277
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