m revenue percent changeprofits m profits percent changeassets m employeesmarket value as of march 31 2016 m filter bysectoraerospace & defenseapparelbusiness serviceschemicalsenergyengineering & constructionfinancialsfood and drug storesfood beverages & tobaccohealth carehotels resturants & leisurehousehold productsindustrialsmaterialsmediamotor vehicles & partsretailingtechnologytelecommunicationstransportationwholesalersindustryadvertising marketingaerospace and defenseairlinesapparelautomotive retailing servicesbeveragesbuilding materials glasschemicalscommercial bankscomputer peripheralscomputer softwarecomputers office equipmentconstruction and farm machinerydiversified financialsdiversified outsourcing serviceseducationelectronics electrical equip.energyengineering constructionentertainmentfinancial data servicesfood consumer productsfood productionfood servicesfood and drug storesforest and paper productsgeneral merchandisershealth care insurance and managed carehealth care medical facilitieshealth care pharmacy and other serviceshome equipment furnishingshomebuildershotels casinos resortshousehold and personal productsindustrial machineryinformation technology servicesinsurance life health mutual insurance life health stock insurance property and casualty mutual insurance property and casualty stock internet services and retailingmail package and freight deliverymedical products and equipmentmetalsmining crude oil productionmiscellaneousmotor vehicles and partsnetwork and other communications equipmentoil and gas equipment servicespackaging containerspetroleum refiningpharmaceuticalspipelinespublishing printingrailroadsreal estatescientific photographic and control equipmentsecuritiessemiconductors and other electronic componentsspecialty retailers apparelspecialty retailers othertelecommunicationstemporary helptobaccotransportation equipmenttransportation and logisticstrucking truck leasingutilities gas and electricwaste managementwholesalers diversifiedwholesalers electronics and office equipmentwholesalers food and grocerywholesalers health carestatealarazcacoctdcdeflgahiiaidilinkskylamamdmimnmomsncndnenhnjnvnyohokorpaprrisctntxutvavtwawicityabbott parkakronallentownangletonankenyann arborannapolis junctionarden hillsarlingtonarmonkatlantaauburn hillsaustinavon lakebaltimorebannockburnbaton rougebattle creekbeavertonbellevuebeloitbenton harborbentonvilleberwynbethesdabethpagebeverly hillsbirminghambismarckblack mountainbloomfieldbloomfield hillsbloomingtonblue bellboca ratonboisebolingbrookbostonbranchvillebrentwoodbristolbrookfieldbroomfieldbuffaloburbankburlingtonbyron centercalabasascalabasas hillscalhouncambridgecamdencamp hillcanonsburgcarmelcarthagecatawbacaycecedar rapidscentennialchandlerchantillycharlottechattanoogachesapeakechesterbrookchesterfieldchicagocincinnaticlaytonclearfieldclearwaterclevelandcolumbiacolumbuscommercecoppellcoral gablescoraopoliscorningcoronacorte maderacosta mesacovingtoncrystal 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companiesworld s most admired companiesglobal 500fastest growing companieschange the worldcompany factsfemale ceoforeign born ceofounder is ceoprofitablegrowth in jobsf500 statsnewcomer to the fortune 500gained in rankdropped in rankfortune 500select a year20152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996methodology companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years . included in the survey are companies that are incorporated in the u.s. and operate in the u.s. and file financial statements with a government agency . this includes private companies and cooperatives that file a 10 k or a comparable financial statement with a government agency and mutual insurance companies that file with state regulators . it also includes companies that file with a government agency but are owned by private companies domestic or foreign that do not file such financial statements . excluded are private companies not filing with a government agency ; companies incorporated outside the u.s. ; and u.s. companies consolidated by other companies domestic or foreign that file with a government agency . also excluded are companies that failed to report full financial statements for at least three quarters of the current fiscal year . percent change calculations for revenue net income and earnings per share are based on data as originally reported . they are not restated for mergers acquisitions or accounting changes . the only changes to the prior years data are for significant restatement due to reporting errors that require a company to file an amended 10 k. revenues revenues are as reported including revenues from discontinued operations when published . if a spin off is on the list it has not been included in discontinued operations . revenues for commercial banks includes interest and noninterest revenues . revenues for insurance companies include premium and annuity income investment income and capital gains or losses but exclude deposits . revenues figures for all companies include consolidated subsidiaries and exclude excise taxes . data shown are for the fiscal year ended on or before jan. 31 2016 . unless otherwise noted all figures are for the year ended dec. 31 2015 . profits profits are shown after taxes extraordinary credits or charges cumulative effects of accounting changes and noncontrolling interests including subsidiary preferred dividends but before preferred dividends of the company . figures in parentheses indicate a loss . profit declines of more than 100 % reflect swings from 2014 profits to 2015 losses . profits for real estate investment trusts partnerships and cooperatives are reported but are not comparable with those of the other companies on the list because they are not taxed on a comparable basis . profits for mutual insurance companies are based on statutory accounting . balance sheet assets are the company s year end total . total stockholders equity is the sum of all capital stock paid in capital and retained earnings at the company s year end . excluded is equity attributable to noncontrolling interests . also excluded is redeemable preferred stock whose redemption is either mandatory or outside the company s control . dividends paid on such stock have been subtracted from the profit figures used in calculating return on equity . employees the figure shown is a fiscal year end number as published by the company in its annual report . where the breakdown between full and part time employees is supplied a part time employee is counted as one half of a full time employee . earnings per share the figure shown for each company is the diluted earnings per share figure that appears on the income statement . per share earnings are adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends . though earnings per share numbers are not marked by footnotes if a company s profits are footnoted it can be assumed that earnings per share is affected as well . the five year and 10 year earnings growth rates are the annual rates compounded . total return to investors total return to investors includes both price appreciation and dividend yield to an investor in the company s stock . the figures shown assume sales at the end of 2015 of stock owned at the end of 2005 2010 and 2014 . it has been assumed that any proceeds from cash dividends and stock received in spin offs were reinvested when they were paid . returns are adjusted for stock splits stock dividends recapitalizations and corporate reorganizations as they occurred ; however no effort has been made to reflect the cost of brokerage commissions or of taxes . total return percentages shown are the returns received by the hypothetical investor described above . the five year and 10 year returns are the annual rates compounded . medians no attempt has been made to calculate median figures in the tables for groups of fewer than four companies . the medians for profit changes from 2014 to 2015 do not include companies that lost money in 2014 or lost money in both 2014 and 2015 because no meaningful percentage changes can be calculated in such cases . credits this fortune 500 directory was prepared under the direction of list editor scott decarlo . income statement and balance sheet data provided by the companies were reviewed and verified against published earnings releases 10 k filings and annual reports by reporter douglas g. elam and accounting specialists rhona altschuler and kathleen lyons . markets editor kathleen smyth used those same sources to check the data for earnings per share . in addition we used data provided by thomson reuters and s & p global market intelligence to calculate total return and market capitalization . database administrator larry shine provided technical support . researcher viki goldman assisted with the data gathering and verification . the data verification process was aided substantially by information provided by s & p global market intelligence . other sources used were hoover s and lexis securities mosaic . company profiles were reported and written by barb darrow erika fry stephen gandel ben geier geoffrey smith robert hackett tom huddleston jr. john kell kia kokalitcheva beth kowitt michal lev ram laura lorenzetti chris matthews sy mukherjee aaron pressman leena rao audrey shi christopher tkaczyk the legendary shawn tully jonathan vanian phil wahba and jen wieczner . fortune 500this year s fortune 500 marks the 62nd running of the list . in total fortune 500 companies represent two thirds of the u.s. gdp with 12 trillion in revenues 840 billion in profits 17 trillion in market value and employ 27.9 million people worldwide . see our methodology and creditsexplore the 500 the top 10revenues m 1walmart 482 1302exxon mobil 246 2043apple 233 7154berkshire hathaway 210 8215mckesson 181 2416unitedhealth group 157 1077cvs health 153 2908general motors 152 3569ford motor 149 55810at & t 146 801explore the 500view the full list 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