 Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations |
| 1 |
Oil and Gas Equipment, Services |
45.0 |
| 2 |
Homebuilders |
40.5 |
| 3 |
Petroleum Refining |
35.3 |
| 4 |
Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care |
35.0 |
| 5 |
Metals |
33.3 |
| 6 |
Health Care: Medical Facilities |
33.1 |
| 7 |
Mining, Crude-Oil Production |
30.7 |
| 8 |
Food Production |
29.9 |
| 9 |
Wholesalers: Diversified |
25.4 |
| 10 |
Insurance: P & C (stock) |
20.7 |
| 11 |
Entertainment |
20.6 |
| 12 |
Wholesalers: Food and Grocery |
19.2 |
| 13 |
Network and Other Communications Equipment |
16.4 |
| 14 |
Beverages |
16.1 |
| 15 |
Wholesalers: Health Care |
14.3 |
| 16 |
Industrial & Farm Equipment |
14.0 |
| 17 |
General Merchandisers |
13.8 |
| 18 |
Energy |
13.5 |
| 19 |
Securities |
12.9 |
| 20 |
Commercial Banks |
12.6 |
| 21 |
Insurance: Life, Health (stock) |
12.4 |
| 22 |
Railroads |
12.3 |
| 23 |
Food Services |
11.7 |
| 24 |
Apparel |
11.5 |
| 25 |
Medical Products & Equipment |
11.0 |
| 26 |
Specialty Retailers |
10.9 |
| 27 |
Aerospace and Defense |
10.2 |
| 28 |
Chemicals |
9.9 |
| 29 |
Diversified Financials |
9.2 |
| 30 |
Hotels, Casinos, Resorts |
9.0 |
| 31 |
Food Consumer Products |
8.8 |
| 32 |
Household and Personal Products |
8.7 |
| 33 |
Automotive Retailing, Services |
7.2 |
| 34 |
Food & Drug Stores |
6.1 |
| 35 |
Utilities: Gas & Electric |
4.9 |
| 36 |
Publishing, Printing |
4.8 |
| 37 |
Motor Vehicles & Parts |
0.7 |
| 38 |
Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment |
0.2 |
| 39 |
Electronics, Electrical Equipment |
0.0 |
| 40 |
Computers, Office Equipment |
-0.4 |
| 41 |
Pharmaceuticals |
-1.8 |
| 42 |
Packaging, Containers |
-2.0 |
| 43 |
Telecommunications |
-8.0 |
| 44 |
Information Technology Services |
-14.9 |
| 45 |
Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components |
-20.1 |
| 46 |
Airlines |
-28.4 |
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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| Most profitable companies |
| Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies |
 There 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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