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39. Pfizer
39. Pfizer
Fortune 500 rank: 39 (Previous rank: 31)
2006 Revenues (millions): $52,415
Headquarters: New York, NY
Get quote: PFE

New CEO Jeffrey Kindler began cutting costs at the drug manufacturer after he took the reins from Hank McKinnell in July. Sales have been flat - up just 2% - in the face of competition from generic drugs. But layoffs, budget cuts, and the sale of the company's consumer products division to Johnson & Johnson helped profits jump 139% to $19.3 billion.

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Wal-Mart

Exxon Mobil

General Motors

Chevron

ConocoPhillips

General Electric

Ford Motor

Citigroup

Bank of America Corp.

American International Group

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Berkshire Hathaway

Verizon

Hewlett-
Packard

International Business Machines

Valero Energy

Home Depot

McKesson

Cardinal Health

Morgan Stanley

UnitedHealth Group

Merrill Lynch

Altria Group

Goldman Sachs Group

Procter & Gamble

Kroger

AT&T

Boeing

Amerisource Bergen

Marathon Oil

State Farm Insurance Cos.

Costco Wholesale

Target

Dell

WellPoint

Johnson & Johnson

MetLife

Sears Holdings

Pfizer

Dow Chemical

Wells Fargo

United Technologies

United Parcel Service

Walgreen

Lowe's

Wachovia Corp.

Lehman Brothers Holdings

Time Warner

Microsoft

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