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Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
Quick Climbers
Since 1997, 8 companies have climbed 250 places or more up the FORTUNE 500.
Company (in order of progress)
500 rank
Rank gain since 1997
Washington Mutual
81
Up 317 places from No. 398 in 1997
Constellation Energy
119
Up 310 places from No. 429 in 1997
General Dynamics
92
Up 283 places from No. 375 in 1997
Centex
153
Up 282 places from No. 435 in 1997
Omnicom Group
220
Up 272 places from No. 492 in 1997
Valero Energy
16
Up 271 places from No. 287 in 1997
Comcast
84
Up 255 places from No. 339 in 1997
Cisco Systems
77
Up 255 places from No. 332 in 1997
From the April 30th, 2007 issue
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State
Number of FORTUNE 500 Companies
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57
Texas
56
California
52
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Best employers
These companies appear on both the FORTUNE 500 and our 2007 ranking of the
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Company
Best Companies Rank
Valero Energy
22
Goldman Sachs Group
36
Procter & Gamble
68
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Most profitable companies
Company
2006 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
39,500
UAL
22,876
Citigroup
21,538
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Best investments
Best Investments By Industry: Total Return to Shareholders (1 Year)
Industry
Total Return to
Shareholders (2006)
Metals
70.0
Airlines
59.2
Telecommunications
48.1
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Fortune 500 methodology
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