This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the Philadelphia and greater Delaware Valley region area of the United States.
| Name | City | Industry | Fortune 1000 rank (2018) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | electronics | ||||
| entertainment | |||||
| pharmaceutical | 10 | ||||
| hospitality | 209 | ||||
| West Conshohocken, PA | publishing | ||||
| Philadelphia | media | ||||
| specialty chemicals | |||||
| Philadelphia | coatings | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| software engineering | |||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| Philadelphia | real estate | ||||
| apparel | 459 (in 2017) | ||||
| food | 315 | ||||
| Philadelphia[1] | metal | ||||
| manufacturing | |||||
| chemicals | 454 | ||||
| Philadelphia | telecommunications | 32 | |||
| Philadelphia | railroad | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| packaging | 313 | ||||
| Philadelphia | manufacturing | ||||
| self-storage facilities | |||||
| Philadelphia | construction | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| Philadelphia | manufacturing | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| internet search | |||||
| Wilmington, DE | chemicals | 35 | |||
| Philadelphia | coffee | ||||
| software engineering | |||||
| Philadelphia | healthcare | ||||
| ecommerce | HQ in Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| financial | HQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin | ||||
| Philadelphia | retail | ||||
| Philadelphia | chemicals | 581 | |||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| Philadelphia | food | ||||
| Philadelphia | bicycles | ||||
| real estate | |||||
| Philadelphia | precious metal refining | ||||
| healthcare | |||||
| Philadelphia | delivery | ||||
| insurance | |||||
| Philadelphia | construction | ||||
| Camden, NJ | nuclear power equipment | ||||
| Wilmington, DE | telecommunications | ||||
| Philadelphia | real estate | ||||
| apparel | |||||
| Radnor, PA | insurance | 232 | |||
| Exton, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||||
| Malvern, PA | finance | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| food | |||||
| Philadelphia | energy | ||||
| entertainment | |||||
| Wyomissing, PA | entertainment | 790 | |||
| insurance | |||||
| Philadelphia | real estate | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| financial | |||||
| Philadelphia | newspapers | ||||
| Philadelphia | financial | ||||
| Dessert Shop | |||||
| Philadelphia | beverage | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | ||||
| Philadelphia | oil | HQ in Dallas, TX | |||
| financial | |||||
| medical instruments | |||||
| Philadelphia | entertainment | ||||
| construction | 791 | ||||
| King of Prussia, PA | utilities | 362 | |||
| information technology | 664 | ||||
| healthcare | 324[2] | ||||
| Philadelphia | apparel | 715 | |||
| Malvern, PA | financial | ||||
| Malvern, PA | electronics | 868 | |||
| convenience stores | |||||
| Wilmington, DE | financial | ||||
| Name | City | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| ACTS Retirement-Life Communities[3] | healthcare | |
| Aria Health[4] | Philadelphia | healthcare |
| healthcare | ||
| healthcare | ||
| healthcare | ||
| healthcare | ||
| Philadelphia | healthcare | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| education | ||
| Philadelphia | insurance | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Camden, NJ | healthcare | |
| Philadelphia | research | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| Philadelphia | education | |
| education | ||
| healthcare | ||
| Name | City | Industry | Fortune 500 rank (2009) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| insurance | |||||
| Philadelphia | chemicals | ||||
| pharmaceuticals | 268 | ||||
| pharmaceuticals | 766 | ||||
| Philadelphia | pharmaceuticals | ||||
| Wilmington, DE | financial | 21 | |||
| Wilmington, DE | financial | 8 | |||
| retail | |||||
| business services | |||||
| software | |||||
| pharmaceuticals | |||||
| Malvern, PA | medical | 30 | |||
| manufacturing | |||||
| automotive | |||||
| financial |
| Name | City | Industry | Parent | Fortune 1000 rank (2014) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retail | 94 | |||||
| aviation | 30 | |||||
| pharmaceuticals | 39 | |||||
| insurance | ||||||
| Philadelphia | entertainment | |||||
| energy | 561 | |||||
| retail | eBay | |||||
| entertainment | ||||||
| Philadelphia | investment | |||||
| aviation | 45 | |||||
| furniture | ||||||
| paint | 278 | |||||
| pharmaceuticals | 36 | |||||
| Philadelphia | apparel | Juggernaut Capital Partners | ||||
| economic research | Moody's Analytics | |||||
| Philadelphia | energy | 119 | ||||
| Bala Cynwyd, PA | automotive | 945 | ||||
| retail | ||||||
| Philadelphia | chemicals | Dow Chemical | 48 | |||
| entertainment | ||||||
| Philadelphia | food | |||||
| Radnor, PA | scientific products | 583 |
| Name | City | Industry | Parent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office supplies | |||||
| shipbuilding | |||||
| retail |
| Name | City | Industry | Fate | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finance | failed | ||||
| maritime | merged | amalgamated into IMM | |||
| Philadelphia | aviation | acquired | by Finmeccanica, today Leonardo; Headquartered in Rome, Italy | ||
| manufacturing | failed | ||||
| Philadelphia | public relations | failed | |||
| Philadelphia | railcars | merged | |||
| Philadelphia | financial | merged | moved to NYC, now called Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | ||
| pharmaceutical | acquired | by Teva Pharmaceuticals in Oct. 2011; small R&D presence still in original location | |||
| Philadelphia | manufacturing | acquired | by Lanxess | ||
| Philadelphia | financial | merged | Ultimately became part of Penn Mutual | ||
| electronics | failed | Office complex is now home to QVC. | |||
| Philadelphia | railroad | split | into: Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Conrail Shared Assets Operations | ||
| Philadelphia | publishing | assets sold | |||
| Philadelphia | financial | acquired | by Macquarie Group | ||
| Philadelphia | financial | failed | Transformed several times, eventually failed as part of the 1980s junk bond fiasco. | ||
| Philadelphia | law | merged | with Faegre Baker Daniels | ||
| electronics and gaming | acquired | by Game Stop | |||
| electronics and gaming | failed | ||||
| electronics | acquired | by Creative Labs, which dissolved the brand. | |||
| software | acquired | by Symantec, which dissolved the brand. | |||
| Philadelphia | entertainment | acquired | by World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| retail | acquired | by Safeway | |||
| retail | acquired | by Walgreens | |||
| chemicals | acquired | ||||
| Philadelphia | maritime | failed | Owned the Titanic | ||
| Philadelphia | printing | failed | successor company moved to Buffalo, NY | ||
| Philadelphia | manufacturing | failed | |||
| real estate | acquired | by Prologis | |||
| financial | acquired | by Bank of America | |||
| Philadelphia | steelmaking; fabrication | merged | Name survives in Heppenstall-Midvale AG | ||
| electronics | acquired | by Commodore, which failed | |||
| Philadelphia | mining | acquired | by Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||
| Philadelphia | failed | ||||
| electronics | acquired | by Hewlett-Packard | |||
| Philadelphia | railroad | failed | most of it became SEPTA with merger of other railroads; parts are now Amtrak | ||
| Philadelphia | railroad | merged | with New York Central to become Penn Central. | ||
| Philadelphia | newspapers | bankrupt | |||
| Philadelphia | financial | acquired | by Wachovia which was then acquired by Wells Fargo | ||
| Philadelphia | manufacturing | acquired | by Ford, moved to Lansdale, Blue Bell, and Willow Grove before moving to Michigan where part lives on as Visteon. Was renamed Ford Aerospace and sold to Loral in 1990. Another part of the original Philco International moved to Pittsburgh in 1988. | ||
| Philadelphia | financial | failed | seized by the FDIC and sold to Mellon Financial | ||
| Philadelphia | railroad | failed | became SEPTA. A piece lives on as Reading Entertainment/Reading International, a real estate company. | ||
| Philadelphia | maritime | merged | amalgamated into IMM. | ||
| Philadelphia | retail | acquired | restructured, renamed. | ||
| information technology | acquired | by FIS | |||
| consulting and outsourcing | failed | ||||
| Philadelphia | women’s clothing and accessories | failed | |||
| pharmaceuticals | acquired | by Shire | |||
| Philadelphia | retail | acquired | restructured, renamed. | ||
| Philadelphia | maritime | failed | |||
| Philadelphia | machine tools, industrial plant equipment | merged | |||
| financial | acquired | ||||
| Philadelphia | law | failed | |||
| pharmaceuticals | acquired | by Pfizer |