Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations

  • All
    companies
  • All
    industries
35 of 1000
BACKNEXT
35. Microsoft
Microsoft
Get Quote: MSFT
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 35 (Previous rank: 44)
Compare tool: Microsoft vs. Top 10
CEO: Steven A. Ballmer
Address: 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-882-8080
Website: www.microsoft.com
Despite its size, the world's largest software maker does not always get what it wants. Microsoft was thwarted last year in its efforts to buy Yahoo, but continues to hold out hope of striking a search engine deal with the company.

Known for a somewhat nerdy image, Microsoft scored points with a new advertising campaign that took a swipe at hipper upstart Apple, a series of spots that initially paired Jerry Seinfield and founder Bill Gates and then went on to feature regular people putting a more positive twist on the phrase, "I'm a PC." - S.K.

  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 60,420.0 18.2
Profits 17,681.0 25.7
Assets 72,793.0 —
Stockholders' equity 36,286.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 161,185.9 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 29.3
Assets 24.3
Stockholders' equity 48.7
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 1.87
% change from 2007 31.7
1998-2008 annual growth rate % 16.2
Total return to investors %
2008 -44.4
1998-2008 annual rate -3.9
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Microsoft 35 60,420.0
2 Oracle 113 22,430.0
3 Symantec 419 5,874.4
4 CA 529 4,277.0
5 Electronic Arts 590 3,665.0
6 Adobe Systems 601 3,579.9
7 Intuit 678 3,072.9
8 Autodesk 818 2,315.2
9 Teradata 979 1,762.0
10 BMC Software 994 1,731.6
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Figures are for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
See Microsoft in...
...Featured Companies
...Top 50 Headquarters
MAPS
What Readers Say
They speak out on Exxon Mobil and other 500 companies...
National average for taxes on Gasoline is 47.7 cents per gallon. ht...
 
After the sound. In the air, with the voice of a clarinet, I he...
 
I just don't understand how the oil companies can make so much in p...
 
Have your say
Find your top companies
 High revenue growth  High profit growth
 High EPS growth  High return to investors
 Top 5 in its industry  Best company to work for
 Big employer  Small employer


Download the Fortune 500
(HOW THIS TOOL WORKS)

Video
Top 3

Rank # of Fortune 500 Companies
Texas 64
New York 56
California 51
See the rest
Company 2008 $ (millions)
Exxon Mobil $45,220.0
Chevron $23,931.0
Microsoft $17,681.0
See the rest
FAQ and methodology
Included in the survey are U.S. incorporated companies filing financial statements with a government agency. This includes private companies... More
Current Issue
100 Best Companies to Work For
100 Best Companies to Work For
  • Give the gift of Fortune
  • Get the Fortune app
  • Subscribe
Contact Us Closed Captioning Manage Cookies+ Site Map

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.