Global 500 
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Top companies
Highest Returns on Assets
1 UAL* 366 90.2
2 Rio Tinto Group 313 21.6
3 BHP Billiton 205 21.5
4 AstraZeneca 252 20.2
5 GlaxoSmithKline 147 19.8
6 PepsiCo 184 18.9
7 Nokia 119 18.1
8 Microsoft 139 18.1
9 3M 302 18.1
10 Exxon Mobil 2 18.0
11 Marathon Oil 92 17.0
12 Coca-Cola 285 17.0
13 Pfizer 115 16.8
14 Schlumberger 370 16.2
15 EnCana 431 16.1
16 Johnson & Johnson 112 15.7
17 Lukoil 110 15.5
18 Oil & Natural Gas 369 15.5
19 Petronas 121 15.1
20 Publix Super Markets 326 14.8
21 Valero Energy 43 14.5
22 Nike 499 14.1
23 Halliburton 310 14.0
24 Neste Oil 472 13.8
25 Tesoro 403 13.6
26 Anglo American 195 13.3
27 Royal Philips Electronics 161 13.3
28 América Móvil 330 13.3
29 Petrobras 65 13.0
30 United States Steel 479 13.0
31 Occidental Petroleum 377 12.9
32 Chevron 7 12.9
33 Cisco Systems 232 12.9
34 United Parcel Service 128 12.7
35 Statoil 78 12.5
36 Coles Group 241 12.4
37 Kohl's 487 12.3
38 McDonald's 329 12.2
39 Sabic 301 12.2
40 Unilever 120 12.2
41 Eli Lilly 481 12.1
42 TJX 417 12.1
43 PTT 207 12.1
44 Anheuser-Busch 478 12.0
45 Marks & Spencer 458 11.8
46 Staples 397 11.6
47 Apple 367 11.6
48 Altria Group 71 11.5
49 Wyeth 346 11.5
50 BT 164 11.4
From the July 23, 2007 issue
*Company emerged from bankruptcy, Feb. 1, 2006. Net income includes a large credit from bankruptcy reorganization.
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 162
Japan 67
France 38
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Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,900,000
State Grid 1,504,000
China National Petroleum 1,086,966
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Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell 25,442.0
UAL 22,876.0
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Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 204,746.4
Sinopec 131,636.0
China National Petroleum 110,520.2
State Grid 107,185.5
Honda Motor 94,790.5
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