FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
States
Georgia
1 Home Depot 14 81,511.0 Atlanta
2 United Parcel Service 44 42,581.0 Atlanta
3 Coca-Cola 89 23,104.0 Atlanta
4 BellSouth 106 20,613.0 Atlanta
5 Coca-Cola Enterprises 120 18,706.0 Atlanta
6 Delta Air Lines 135 16,191.0 Atlanta
7 AFLAC 151 14,363.0 Columbus
8 Southern 165 13,554.0 Atlanta
9 SunTrust Banks 217 10,886.4 Atlanta
10 Genuine Parts 245 9,783.1 Atlanta
11 Cox Communications 316 7,054.3 Atlanta
12 Mohawk Industries 327 6,620.1 Calhoun
13 Newell Rubbermaid 332 6,515.4 Atlanta
14 BlueLinx Holdings 387 5,622.1 Atlanta
15 AGCO 399 5,449.7 Duluth
16 Beazer Homes USA 429 4,995.4 Atlanta
17 Mirant 479 4,209.0 Atlanta
18 Synovus Financial Corp. 553 3,414.7 Columbus
19 AGL Resources 647 2,718.0 Atlanta
20 Graphic Packaging 714 2,384.0 Marietta
21 Spectrum Brands 722 2,359.4 Atlanta
22 Gold Kist 738 2,304.3 Atlanta
23 Georgia Gulf 745 2,273.7 Atlanta
24 Acuity Brands 767 2,172.9 Atlanta
25 Scientific-Atlanta 831 1,910.9 Lawrenceville
26 Superior Essex 861 1,795.0 Atlanta
27 Rock-Tenn 883 1,733.5 Norcross
28 Flowers Foods 889 1,715.9 Thomasville
29 Roper Industries 987 1,453.7 Duluth
30 Equifax 994 1,443.4 Atlanta
31 Russell 996 1,434.6 Atlanta
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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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