Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010)

This article lists the largest companies in the world ranked by FY 2010 revenues, the mathematical product of price and sales commonly referred to as the "top line" or "gross income." These FY 2010 revenue rankings include each company's sector, industry, headquarter location, and stock symbol.

Among the world's twenty-five largest companies ranked by revenues, nine are headquartered in the United States, four in France, three in China, two each in Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands, and one in the United Kingdom. These twenty-five companies comprise seven sectors and ten different industries.

1. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Sector: Services
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Headquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas (USA)
Stock Symbol: WMT
Revenues: $408.21B

2. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Royal Dutch Shell plc

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands
Stock Symbol: RDS-A
Revenues: $285.13B

3. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Exxon Mobil Corp.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Irving, Texas (USA)
Stock Symbol: XOM
Revenues: $284.65B

4. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): BP p.l.c.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: London, England (UK)
Stock Symbol: BP
Revenues: $246.14B

5. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Toyota Motor Corp.

Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Major Auto Manufacturers
Headquarters: Toyota City, Japan
Stock Symbol: TM
Revenues: $204.11B

6. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

Sector: Conglomerates
Industry: Conglomerates
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Stock Symbol: N/A (state-owned)
Revenues: $202.2B

7. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Sinopec Corp.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Stock Symbol: SNP
Revenues: $187.52B

8. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): State Grid Corporation of China

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Power generation
Headquarters: Beijing China
Stock Symbol: N/A (state-owned)
Revenues: $184.5B

9. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): AXA S.A.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Insurance
Headquarters: Paris, France
Stock Symbol: AXAHY
Revenues: $175.26B

10. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): China National Petroleum Corporation

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Stock Symbol: N/A (state-owned)
Revenues: $165.5B

11. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Chevron Corp.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: San Ramon, California (USA)
Stock Symbol: CVX
Revenues: $163.2B

12. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): ING Groep, N.V.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Financial Services
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stock Symbol: ING
Revenues: $163.2B

13. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): General Electric Company

Sector: Conglomerates
Industry: Conglomerates
Headquarters: Fairfield, Connecticut (USA)
Stock Symbol: GE
Revenues: $156.78B

14. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Total S.A.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Courbevoie, France
Stock Symbol: TOT
Revenues: $155.89B

15. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Bank of America Corp.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)
Stock Symbol: BAC
Revenues: $150.45B

16. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Volkswagen

Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Major Auto Manufacturers
Headquarters: Wolfsburg, Germany
Stock Symbol: VLKAY
Revenues: $146.21B

17. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Conoco Phillips Company

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Houston, Texas
Stock Symbol: COP
Revenues: $139.52B

18. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): BNP Paribas S.A.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Financial Services
Headquarters: Paris, France
Stock Symbol: BNPQY
Revenues: $130.71B

19. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Insurance
Headquarters: Trieste, Italy
Stock Symbol: G - Borsa Italiana
Revenues: $126.01B

20. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Allianz SE

Sector: Financials
Industry: Financial Services
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Stock Symbol: ALV - Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Revenues: $126B

21. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): AT&T, Inc.

Sector: Technology
Industry: Domestic Telecom Services
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Stock Symbol: T
Revenues: $123.02B

22. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Carrefour S.A.

Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Retail
Headquarters: Levallois-Perret, France
Stock Symbol: CA - Euronext Exchange
Revenues: $121.45B

23. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): Ford Motor Company

Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Major Auto Manufacturers
Headquarters: Dearborn, Michigan
Stock Symbol: F
Revenues: $118.31B

24. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): ENI S.p.A.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Stock Symbol: E
Revenues: $117.24B

25. Largest Companies - Revenues (FY 2010): JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Sector: Financials
Industry: Money Center Banks
Headquarters: New York, New York
Stock Symbol: JPM
Revenues: $115.63B

Source(s):

"Global 500," Fortune