Fortune Magazine recently released its list of America’s largest 500 companies for 2022 recently, famously called the Fortune 500 companies.
This is the 68th edition of the list and despite rising inflation, supply chain crisis, and second year of pandemic, the companies on the list had a revenue of $16.1 trillion, and $1.8 trillion in profits.
While there were some minor changes in rankings, the same 10 companies from 2021 were in the top 10 this year too.
In terms of ranking for this year, retail giant Walmart topped the list for the 10th consecutive year. E-commerce behemoth Amazon remained at the second place this year, other than a bit of reshuffling the top 10 companies remain same as the previous year.
Multinational conglomerate Apple headed by Tim Cook was the Most Profitable Company on the list. It was followed by Microsoft ,Berkshire, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms.
There were quite a few first timers on the list, which included Electronic Arts at number 485, Yum Brands at 478.
Here is a list of the top 25 companies on the list.
- Walmart
Retail Company
- Amazon.com
E-commerce company
- Apple
Technology company
- CVS Health
Healthcare company
- UnitedHealth Group
Managed care company
- Exxon Mobile
Corporation
- Berkshire Hathway
Multinational conglomerate company
- Alphabet
Multinational conglomerate company
- McKesson
Health care company
- AmerisourceBergen
Wholesale company
- Costco Wholesale
Retail company
- Cigna
Insurance company
- AT&T
Telecommunications company
- Microsoft
Technology company
- Cardinal Health
Health care company
- Chevron
Oil industry company
- Home Depot
Home improvement retail corporation
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
Retail pharmacy company
- Marathon Petroleum
Petroleum refining company
- Elevance Health
Health Insurance Company
- Kroger
Retail company
- Ford Motor
Automaker company
- Verizon Communications
Telecommunications company
- JP Morgan Chase
Investment banking company
- General Motors
Vehicle manufacturer
View the entire list here.
