List of largest companies in the United States by revenue explained

This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes.

The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies. There are also corporations having foundation in the United States, such as corporate headquarters, operational headquarters and independent subsidiaries. The list excludes large privately held companies such as Cargill and Koch Industries whose financial data is not necessarily available to the public. However, this list does include several government-sponsored enterprises that were created by acts of Congress and later became publicly traded.

List of the largest public / publicly traded companies

Below are the 100 largest companies by revenue in 2024 (mostly for fiscal year 2023), according to the Fortune 500 list.[1]

!Rank!Name!Industry!Revenue
(USD millions)!Revenue growth!Employees!Headquarters
1WalmartRetail648,125 6.0%2,100,000Bentonville, Arkansas
2AmazonRetail and cloud computing574,785 11.9%1,525,000Seattle, Washington
3AppleElectronics industry383,482 -2.8%161,000Cupertino, California
4UnitedHealth GroupHealthcare371,622 14.6%440,000Minnetonka, Minnesota
5Berkshire HathawayConglomerate364,482 20.7%396,500Omaha, Nebraska
6CVS HealthHealthcare357,776 10.9%259,500Woonsocket, Rhode Island
7ExxonMobilPetroleum industry344,582 -16.7%61,500Spring, Texas
8AlphabetTechnology and cloud computing307,394 8.7%182,502Mountain View, California
9McKesson CorporationHealth276,711 4.8%48,000Irving, Texas
10CencoraPharmacy wholesale262,173 9.9%44,000Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
11CostcoRetail242,290 6.8%316,000Issaquah, Washington
12JPMorgan ChaseFinancial services239,425 54.7%309,926New York City, New York
13MicrosoftTechnology and cloud computing211,915 6.9%221,000Redmond, Washington
14Cardinal HealthHealthcare205,012 13.0%47,520Dublin, Ohio
15Chevron CorporationPetroleum industry200,949 -18.4%45,600San Ramon, California
16CignaHealth insurance195,265 8.2%71,413Bloomfield, Connecticut
17Ford Motor CompanyAutomotive industry176,191 11.5%177,000Dearborn, Michigan
18Bank of AmericaFinancials171,912 49.4%212,985Charlotte, North Carolina
19General MotorsAutomotive industry171,842 9.6%163,000Detroit, Michigan
20Elevance HealthHealthcare171,340 9.4%104,900Indianapolis, Indiana
21CitigroupFinancials156,820 55.1%237,925New York City, New York
22CenteneHealthcare153,999 6.5%67,700St. Louis, Missouri
23The Home DepotRetail152,669 -3.0%463,100Atlanta, Georgia
24Marathon PetroleumPetroleum industry150,307 -16.5%18,200Findlay, Ohio
25KrogerRetail150,039 -3.6%414,000Cincinnati, Ohio
26Phillips 66Petroleum industry149,890 -14.7%14,000Houston, Texas
27Fannie MaeFinancials141,240 16.2%8,100Washington, D.C.
28Walgreens Boots AlliancePharmaceutical industry139,081 4.8%268,500Deerfield, Illinois
29Valero EnergyPetroleum industry139,001 -18.8%9,987San Antonio, Texas
30Meta PlatformsTechnology134,902 15.7%67,317Menlo Park, California
31Verizon CommunicationsTelecommunications133,974 -2.1%105,400New York City, New York
32AT&TConglomerate and telecommunications122,428 1.4%150,470Dallas, Texas
33ComcastTelecommunications121,572 0.1%186,000Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
34Wells FargoFinancials115,340 39.2%226,000San Francisco, California
35Goldman SachsFinancials108,418 57.8%45,300New York City, New York
36Freddie MacFinancials108,050 24.6%8,020McLean, Virginia
37Target CorporationRetail107,412 -1.6%415,000Minneapolis, Minnesota
38HumanaHealth insurance106,374 14.5%67,600Louisville, Kentucky
39State FarmFinancials104,199 16.6%65,054Bloomington, Illinois
40TeslaAutomotive and energy96,773 18.8%140,473Austin, Texas
41Morgan StanleyFinancials96,194 45.9%80,006New York City, New York
42Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceutical industry95,195 0.3%131,900New Brunswick, New Jersey
43Archer Daniels MidlandFood industry93,935 -7.5%41,008Chicago, Illinois
44PepsiCoBeverage91,471 5.9%318,000Purchase, New York
45United Parcel ServiceTransportation90,958 -9.3%382,550Atlanta, Georgia
46FedExTransportation90,155 -3.6%446,400Memphis, Tennessee
47The Walt Disney CompanyMedia88,898 7.5%199,125Burbank, California
48Dell TechnologiesTechnology88,425 -13.6%120,000Round Rock, Texas
49Lowe'sRetail86,377 -11.0%226,000Mooresville, North Carolina
50Procter & GambleConsumer products manufacturing 82,006 2.3%107,000Cincinnati, Ohio
51Energy Transfer PartnersPetroleum industry78,586 -12.6%13,786Dallas, Texas
52BoeingAerospace and defense77,794 16.8%171,000Arlington County, Virginia
53AlbertsonsRetail77,650 8.0%198,650Boise, Idaho
54SyscoFood service76,325 11.2%71,750Houston, Texas
55RTX CorporationConglomerate68,920 2.8%185,000Arlington County, Virginia
56General ElectricConglomerate67,954 -11.2%125,000Boston, Massachusetts
57Lockheed MartinAerospace and defense67,571 2.4%122,000Bethesda, Maryland
58American ExpressFinancial67,364 21.1%74,600New York City, New York
59CaterpillarMachinery67,060 12.8%113,200Deerfield, Illinois
60MetLifeFinancials66,905 -4.3%45,000New York City, New York
61HCA HealthcareHealthcare64,968 7.9%265,000Nashville, Tennessee
62Progressive CorporationInsurance62,109 25.2%61,432Mayfield Village, Ohio
63IBMTechnology and cloud computing61,860 -16.3%296,600Armonk, New York
64John DeereAgriculture manufacturing61,251 16.5%82,956Moline, Illinois
65NvidiaTechnology60,922 125.9%29,600Santa Clara, California
66StoneX GroupFinancials60,856 -7.8%4,137New York City, New York
67Merck & Co.Pharmaceutical industry60,115 1.4%71,000Kenilworth, New Jersey
68ConocoPhillipsPetroleum industry58,574 -28.7%9,900Houston, Texas
69PfizerPharmaceutical industry58,496 -41.7%88,000New York City, New York
70Delta Air LinesAirline58,048 14.8%103,000Atlanta, Georgia
71TD SynnexInfotech57,555 -7.7%28,000Clearwater, Florida
72PublixRetail57,534 4.7%253,000Lakeland, Florida
73AllstateInsurance57,094 11.1%53,200Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois
74CiscoTelecom hardware manufacturing56,998 10.6%84,900San Jose, California
75Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyFinancial54,609 6.1%24,118Columbus, Ohio
76Charter CommunicationsTelecommunications54,607 1.1%101,100Stamford, Connecticut
77AbbViePharmaceutical industry54,317 -6.4%50,000Lake Bluff, Illinois
78New York Life Insurance CompanyInsurance54,317 14.2%15,384New York City, New York
79IntelTechnology54,228 -14.0%124,800Santa Clara, California
80TJXRetail49,936 2.9%329,000Framingham, Massachusetts
81Prudential FinancialFinancials53,979 -10.1%40,366Newark, New Jersey
82HPTechnology53,718 -14.5%58,000Palo Alto, California
83United AirlinesAirline53,717 19.5%103,300Chicago, Illinois
84Performance Food GroupFood processing53,355 13.1%34,825Richmond, Virginia
85Tyson FoodsFood processing52,788 -0.8%139,000Springdale, Arkansas
86American AirlinesAirline52,788 7.8%132,100Fort Worth, Texas
87Liberty MutualInsurance52,612 5.3%45,000Boston, Massachusetts
88NikeApparel51,217 9.6%83,700Beaverton, Oregon
89Oracle CorporationTechnology 49,954 17.7%164,000Austin, Texas
90Enterprise ProductsPetroleum industry49,715 -14.6%7,500Houston, Texas
91Capital One FinancialFinancials49,484 29.0%51,987Richmond, Virginia
92Plains All American PipelinePetroleum industry48,712 -15.1%4,200Houston, Texas
93World Kinect CorporationEnergy trading47,711 -19.2%5,289Doral, Florida
94AIGInsurance46,802 -17.1%25,200New York City, New York
95Coca-ColaBeverage45,754 6.4%79,100Atlanta, Georgia
96TIAAFinancials45,735 11.8%16,023New York City, New York
97CHSAgriculture cooperative45,590 -4.6%10,609Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
98Bristol-Myers SquibbPharmaceutical industry45,006 -2.5%34,100New York City, New York
99Dow Chemical CompanyChemical industry44,622 -21.6%35,900Midland, Michigan
100Best BuyRetail43,452 -6.1%85,000Richfield, Minnesota

List of largest private companies

Below are the 10 largest private companies by revenue in 2023 (mostly for fiscal year 2022), according to Forbes.[2]

RankNameIndustryRevenue
(USD billions)
EmployeesHeadquarters
1CargillFood industry177160,000Minnetonka, Minnesota
2Koch IndustriesConglomerate125120,000Wichita, Kansas
3Publix Super MarketsRetail54.5250,000Winter Haven, Florida
4Mars, IncorporatedFood industry47140,000McLean, Virginia
5H-E-BRetail43.6145,000San Antonio, Texas
6Reyes HoldingsWholesaling4036,000Rosemont, Illinois
7Enterprise HoldingsCar rental3590,000Clayton, Missouri
8C&S Wholesale GrocersWholesaling34.715,000Keene, New Hampshire
9Love'sPetroleum industry and Retail26.540,000Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10Southern Glazer's Wine and SpiritsFood industry26.024,000Miramar, Florida

List of companies by profit

The 10 most profitable companies in 2024 according to the Fortune 500.[3]

!Rank!Name!Industry!Profits
(USD millions)
1AppleElectronics96,995
2Berkshire HathawayConglomerate96,223
3AlphabetTechnology73,795
4MicrosoftTechnology72,361
5JPMorgan ChaseFinancials49,552
6Meta PlatformsTechnology39,098
7ExxonMobilPetroleum industry36,010
8Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceutical industry35,153
9AmazonRetail/Technology30,425
10NvidiaTechnology29,760

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortune 500 – The largest companies in the U.S. by revenue . 2024-08-19 . Fortune . en.
  2. Web site: MURPHY" . "ANDREA . America’s Largest Private Companies 2023 . 2024-08-19 . Forbes . en.
  3. Web site: Most profitable . 2019-06-30 . Fortune.