FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
CEOs in alphabetical order
Babb, Ralph W. Jr. Comerica 524 3,668.0
Babrowski, Claire RadioShack 423 5,081.7
Bagby, Robert L. A.G. Edwards 665 2,611.8
Baker, Douglas M. Jr. Ecolab 459 4,534.8
Ballmer, Steven A. Microsoft 48 39,788.0
Balmuth, Michael Ross Stores 431 4,944.2
Barker, Thomas B. West 957 1,523.9
Barnes, Brenda C. Sara Lee 111 19,727.0
Barrett, John F. Western & Southern Financial 473 4,313.9
Barth, John M. Johnson Controls 75 28,019.5
Bass, Carl Autodesk 960 1,523.2
Baur, Michael L. ScanSource 982 1,469.1
Beauchamp, Robert E. BMC Software 984 1,463.0
Begley, Christopher B. Hospira 660 2,626.7
Bekkers, John Gold Kist 738 2,304.3
Belda, Alain J.P. Alcoa 79 26,601.0
Belk, Thomas M. Jr. Belk 649 2,692.2
Bell, W. Donald Bell Microproducts 584 3,193.8
Bennett, Michael L. Terra Industries 824 1,939.1
Bennett, Stephen M. Intuit 779 2,098.5
Benson, Kevin E. Laidlaw International 523 3,672.7
Berce, Daniel E. AmeriCredit 988 1,450.8
Bergman, Stanley M. Henry Schein 445 4,788.7
Berkley, William R. W.R. Berkley 428 4,996.8
Bern, Dorrit J. Charming Shoppes 641 2,755.7
Bernauer, David W. Walgreen 45 42,201.6
Bernhard, James M. Jr. Shaw Group 564 3,327.2
Bernick, Howard B. Alberto-Culver 538 3,531.2
Best, Robert W. Atmos Energy 430 4,973.3
Bezos, Jeffrey P. Amazon.com 272 8,490.0
Black, Jeffrey P. Teleflex 659 2,627.1
Blackburn, John D. Country Insurance & Financial Services 607 3,059.3
Blankenship, Don L. Massey Energy 756 2,204.3
Boeckmann, Alan L. Fluor 169 13,161.1
Bohn, Robert G. Oshkosh Truck 625 2,959.9
Bollenbach, Stephen F. Hilton Hotels 464 4,437.0
Boneparth, Peter Jones Apparel Group 425 5,074.2
Boscia, Jon A. Lincoln National 396 5,487.9
Bovender, Jack O. Jr. HCA 84 24,455.0
Boyce, Gregory H. Peabody Energy 453 4,644.5
Boyd, William S. Boyd Gaming 753 2,223.0
Boyer, Jeffrey Michaels Stores 522 3,676.4
Bradley, James G. Wheeling Pittsburgh 943 1,560.5
Brandon, David A. Domino's Pizza 966 1,511.6
Bready, Richard L. Nortek 820 1,959.2
Brekhus, Melvin G. Texas Industries 822 1,951.2
Bresky, H. Harry Seaboard 652 2,688.9
Brinzo, John S. Cleveland-Cliffs 878 1,739.5
Bronfman, Edgar Jr. Warner Music Group 542 3,502.0
Brooks, Douglas H. Brinker International 504 3,912.9
Brown, David T. Owens Corning 341 6,323.0
Brown, Jack H. Stater Bros. Holdings 558 3,372.2
Brown, Peter C. AMC Entertainment 857 1,806.6
Brukardt, Gary A. Renal Care Group 939 1,570.2
Bryant, Warren F. Longs Drug Stores 450 4,670.3
Bryson, John E. Edison International 194 11,852.0
Buckley, George W. 3M 101 21,167.0
Bucksbaum, John General Growth Properties 604 3,073.4
Buffett, Warren E. Berkshire Hathaway 13 81,663.0
Bunch, C. Robert Maverick Tube 844 1,868.2
Bunch, Charles E. PPG Industries 232 10,201.0
Burch, Stephen A NTL 526 3,628.4
Burd, Steven A. Safeway 50 38,416.0
Burke, Kevin Consolidated Edison 199 11,732.0
Burnes, Kennett F. Cabot 772 2,125.0
Burns, Michael J. Dana 234 10,092.0
Burton, Mary E. Zale 715 2,383.1
Burton, Rob Cenveo 874 1,749.4
Busse, Keith E. Steel Dynamics 763 2,184.9
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
How the states stack up
Texas 56
New York 55
California 52
Best employers
These companies appear on both the FORTUNE 500 and our 2006 ranking of the Best Companies to Work For.
FedEx 212,241
Intel 48,655
Starbucks 91,056
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130.0
Citigroup 24,589.0
Bank of America Corp. 16,465.0
Best investments
Best Investments By Industry: Total Return to Shareholders (1 Year)
Petroleum Refining 60.7%
Mining, Crude-Oil Production 53.6%
Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 51.6%
Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies
Andrea JungThere are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were last year. Currently, 10 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women (up from 9 last year), and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top job (up from 19). (more)

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