Fortune 500 2016 Rankings

Fortune 500 2016 RankingsFortune 500 2016 RankingsFortune 500 2016 RankingsOn Monday, June 6, Fortune magazine released this years Fortune 500 rankings marking the 62nd running of the list. With $12 trillion in revenues, $840 billion in profits, $17 trillion in market value, and 27.9 million people employed worldwide, Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. GDP.For the fourth consecutive year, Walmart tops the Fortune 500 list. The most profitable company on the list is Apple with $53 billion in profits rising 2 spots in rank from No. 5 brde year to No. 3 in 2016.Overall, profits fell 11% and revenues were down 4.2% from 2015 with more than half of the Fortune 500 companies reporting drops in sales. Energy was the hardest hit with low oil prices resulting in a net loss of $44 billion on $1.3 trillion in revenues for the 62 companies in the lists energy sector.Visualize the Fortune 500 This year, Fortune released two visualizationsto further explore the Fortune 500 list A map of all the U.S. headquarters from the 2016 listA line chart of how each company on the 2016 list moved through the ranks for the past 20 years2016 Fortune 500 Top 25 (Annual revenue in millions)Walmart, $482,130Exxon Mobil, $246,204Apple, $233,715Berkshire Hathaway, $210,821McKesson, $181,241UnitedHealth Group, $157,107CVS Health, $153,290General Motors, $152,356Ford Motor, $149,558ATT, $146,801General Electric, $140,389AmerisourceBergen, $135,962Verizon, $131,620Chevron, $131,118Costco,$116,199Fannie Mae, $110,359Kroger, $109,830Amazon.com, $107,006Walgreens Boots Alliance, $103,444HP, $103,355Cardinal Health, $102,531Express Scripts Holding, $101,752JPMorgan Chase, $101,006Boeing, $96,114Microsoft,$93,580Big Movers in the Top 25Walgreens, up 16 spotsAmazon.com, up 11UnitedHealth Group, up 8McKesson, up 6Microsoft, up 6The Top 10 Big MoversXPO Logistics, up 556 spotsAECOM, up 187Dollar Tree, up 150Lithia Motors, up 136NGL Energy Partners, up 132Zimmer Biomet Holdings, up 124K indred Healthcare, up 119Envision Healthcare Holdings, up 118Laboratory Corp. of America, up 115Constellation Brands, up 101XPO debuts on the 2016 list following a stunning 419.8% increase in revenue, the sum amounting to $7.6 billion. The spectacular growth follows an ambitious slate of acquisitions completed over the course of 2015 UX Specialized Logistics, Bridge Terminal Transport, Con-Way Inc., and Norbert Dentressangle.Full Fortune 500 List