FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
CEOs in alphabetical order
Wagoner, G. Richard Jr. General Motors 3 192,604.0
Wainscott, James L. AK Steel Holding 385 5,647.4
Walker, Brian C. Herman Miller 964 1,515.6
Wallace, Timothy R. Trinity Industries 632 2,902.0
Walter, Robert D. Cardinal Health 19 74,915.1
Walter, William G. FMC 771 2,150.2
Wambold, Richard L. Pactiv 548 3,450.5
Ward, Jonathan P. ServiceMaster 494 4,004.4
Ward, Michael J. CSX 266 8,632.0
Warmenhoven, Daniel J. Network Appliance 929 1,598.1
Warren, Kelcy L. Energy Transfer Partners 347 6,274.3
Washkewicz, Donald E. Parker Hannifin 279 8,270.6
Watjen, Thomas R. UnumProvident 229 10,437.2
Watson, Noel G. Jacobs Engineering Grp. 386 5,635.0
Way, Stephen L. HCC Insurance Holdings 918 1,644.3
Wedge, Michael T. BJ's Wholesale Club 288 7,949.9
Weeks, Wendell P. Corning 456 4,579.0
Weidman, David N. Celanese 356 6,070.0
Weinbach, Arthur F. Automatic Data Proc. 271 8,499.1
Weinstein, Martin Sequa 808 1,997.6
Weiss, Morry American Greetings 825 1,933.7
Welch, John K. USEC 944 1,559.3
Weldon, William C. Johnson & Johnson 32 50,514.0
Werner, Clarence L. Werner Enterprises 816 1,971.8
Wesley, Norman H. Fortune Brands 305 7,498.5
Westerberg, Lars Autoliv 351 6,204.9
Wexner, Leslie H. Limited Brands 246 9,699.0
Weyers, Larry L. WPS Resources 318 6,962.7
Whisler, J. Steven Phelps Dodge 260 9,030.4
Whitacre, Edward E. Jr. AT&T 39 43,862.0
White, Brett CB Richard Ellis Group 630 2,910.6
White, David R. Iasis Healthcare 958 1,523.7
White, Martin A. MDU Resources Group 546 3,455.4
White, Miles D. Abbott Laboratories 93 22,337.8
White, Tony L. Applera 852 1,845.1
Whitman, Margaret C. eBay 458 4,552.4
Wiehoff, John P. C.H. Robinson Worldwide 379 5,688.9
Wilansky, Heywood Retail Ventures 636 2,854.8
Wilder, C. John TXU 228 10,449.0
Wilderotter, Mary Agnes Citizens Communications 768 2,167.1
Williams, Ronald A Aetna 91 22,885.0
Williamson, Bruce A. Dynegy 337 6,438.0
Wilson, Stephen R. CF Industries 833 1,908.4
Wiltz, James W. Patterson 707 2,421.5
Wolf, Dale B. Coventry Health Care 328 6,611.2
Wolford, Richard G. Del Monte Foods 581 3,209.0
Wood, Robert L. Chemtura 597 3,123.0
Woodhouse, Michael A. CBRL Group 676 2,567.5
Wraase, Dennis R. Pepco Holdings 283 8,065.5
Wren, John D. Omnicom Group 225 10,481.1
Wright, Felix E. Leggett & Platt 404 5,299.3
Wright, James F. Tractor Supply 788 2,068.0
Wrigley, William Wm. Wrigley Jr. 482 4,159.3
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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