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Section: 2000 LEADING COMPANIES IN THE WORLD
The World's Biggest Public Companies


These global giants, ranked on a composite score for sales, profits, assets and market value, had a good year. Combined, they show a 10% gain in sales, 32% in profits, 10% in assets and 17% in market capitalization over last year. This despite a strong dollar that depresses numbers for the half of the members that are foreign. The list has 173 new companies, the biggest being Electricité de France.

The Top 100

U.S. retailer Home Depot has assets of only $44 billion, but it ranks high enough in sales ($82 billion), profits ($6 billion) and market value ($90 billion) to make number 71 on the Forbes Global 2000. XXXXXXXXXX

Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Industry
D-Sales ($ mil)
E-Profits ($ mil)
F-Assets ($ mil)
G-Market value ($ mil)
H-Location


All figures are in U.S. dollars and are latest available. Market
value is as of Feb. 28.

[1] Combined market value for Unilever NV and Unilever Plc.
(a dual-listed company with headquarters in the Netherlands
and the U.K.).

[E]: Estimate.


A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H

1      Citigroup
       banking
       120,318       24,638       1,494,037      230,933       US


2      General Electric
       conglomerates
       149,702       16,353       673,300        348,449       US


3      Bank of America
       banking
       85,390        16,465       1,291,795      184,166       US


4      American Intl Group
       insurance
       106,976       11,899       843,397        172,245       US


5      HSBC Group
       banking
       76,377        12,357       1,274,219      193,319       UK


6      ExxonMobil
       oil & gas operations
       328,213       36,130       208,335        362,533       US


7      Royal Dutch/Shell Group
       oil & gas operations
       306,731       25,311       216,953        203,517       NE


8      BP
       oil & gas operations
       249,465       22,632       206,914        225,934       UK


9      JPMorgan Chase
       banking
       79,902        8,483        1,198,942      144,130       US


10     UBS
       diversified financials
       78,247        10,652       1,519,399      105,693       SZ


11     ING Group
       diversified financials
       137,106       8,522        1,369,546      81,429        NE


12     Toyota Motor
       consumer durables
       173,086       10,928       227,046        175,541       JA


13     Wal-Mart Stores
       retailing
       312,427       11,231       138,169        188,856       US


14     Royal Bank of Scotland
       banking
       55,050        8,660        1,119,901      106,411       UK


15     Total
       oil & gas operations
       144,938       14,507       125,465        154,738       FR


16     Chevron
       oil & gas operations
       184,922       14,099       124,809        126,797       US


17     BNP Paribas
       banking
       60,900        6,334        1,227,951      77,728        FR


18     Berkshire Hathaway
       diversified financials
       76,325        6,737        196,710        133,672       US


19     Banco Santander
       banking
       44,813[E]     8,544        956,389        91,342        SP


20     Barclays
       banking
       47,869        5,923        1,587,061      75,987        UK


21     Procter & Gamble
       household/personal prods
       61,675        7,792        136,522        197,116       US


22     ConocoPhillips
       oil & gas operations
       162,405       13,617       106,999        83,994        US


23     IBM
       IT hardware & equipment
       91,134        7,970        105,748        126,740       US


24     HBOS
       banking
       51,737        5,868        850,061        71,247        UK


25     Verizon Commun
       telecom services
       75,112        7,397        168,130        93,180        US


26     Wells Fargo
       banking
       40,407        7,671        481,741        107,803       US


27     Altria Group
       food, drink & tobacco
       68,920        10,435       107,949        149,569       US


28     AXA Group
       insurance
       115,203       3,418        641,880        66,122        FR


29     Allianz Worldwide
       insurance
       124,407       2,984        1,300,648      65,546        GE


30     Credit Suisse Group
       diversified financials
       68,312        4,442        951,573        60,148        SZ


31     ENI
       oil & gas operations
       83,093        9,870        91,034         114,415       IT


32     Nippon Tel & Tel
       telecom services
       100,819       6,626        167,670        60,384        JA


33     E.ON
       utilities
       66,666        8,747        152,921        72,480        GE


33     Morgan Stanley
       diversified financials
       52,081        4,890        898,523        63,101        US


33     Pfizer
       drugs & biotech
       51,297        8,110        117,565        192,051       US


36     Merrill Lynch
       diversified financials
       47,783        5,116        681,015        70,694        US


37     Fannie Mae
       diversified financials
       52,457        7,688        989,341        52,930        US


38     Fortis
       diversified financials
       81,477        4,557        773,222        45,743        NE


39     Deutsche Telekom
       telecom services
       78,534        6,288        146,281        66,224        GE


39     Wachovia
       banking
       35,908        6,643        520,755        88,422        US


41     ABN-Amro Holding
       banking
       50,027[E]     5,180        1,041,137      54,740        NE


42     Goldman Sachs Group
       diversified financials
       43,391        5,626        706,804        61,768        US


43     Société Générale Group
       banking
       49,677        4,436        815,327        61,454        FR


44     Mizuho Financial
       banking
       27,963        5,853        1,325,227      93,807        JA


45     DaimlerChrysler
       consumer durables
       177,040       3,364        245,863        56,447        GE


46     Crédit Agricole
       banking
       81,103        2,989        1,105,363      54,732        FR


47     Lloyds TSB Group
       banking
       52,381        4,284        532,222        54,332        UK


48     Samsung Electronics
       semiconductors
       79,176        10,423       66,006         104,217       KO


49     AT&T
       telecom services
       43,862        4,786        145,632        107,043       US


50     Nestlé
       food, drink & tobacco
       76,113        5,892        75,130         113,920       SZ


51     Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil
       oil & gas operations
       58,429        10,148       76,640         99,820        BR


52     PetroChina
       oil & gas operations
       46,947        12,434       73,679         172,229       CN


53     Gazprom
       oil & gas operations
       36,466        7,241        104,562        184,369       RU


54     France Telecom
       telecom services
       57,964        6,748        116,229        56,616        FR


55     Microsoft
       software & services
       41,359        13,057       67,257         279,018       US


56     Deutsche Bank Group
       diversified financials
       29,823        4,472        1,134,826      57,836        GE


57     Johnson & Johnson
       drugs & biotech
       50,514        10,411       56,574         171,510       US


58     BBVA-Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
       banking
       28,211        4,499        463,816        69,048        SP


58     Sanofi-aventis
       drugs & biotech
       32,282        7,488        102,432        119,366       FR


60     MetLife
       insurance
       44,776        4,714        481,645        37,944        US


61     Siemens Group
       conglomerates
       90,679        2,702        96,014         81,701        GE


62     Mitsubishi UFJ Finl
       banking
       23,498        3,157        1,024,438      143,006       JA


63     Honda Motor
       consumer durables
       80,705        4,536        85,722         54,648        JA


64     Electricité de France
       utilities
       63,677        1,820        201,323        94,942        FR


65     China Construction Bk
       banking
       19,396        5,924        472,318        104,980       CN


65     Nissan Motor
       consumer durables
       80,017        4,780        90,720         47,263        JA


67     Hewlett-Packard
       IT hardware & equipment
       87,901        2,682        74,413         93,082        US


68     Time Warner
       media
       43,652        2,905        122,475        79,370        US


69     Generali Group
       insurance
       88,950        1,784        372,353        45,447        IT


70     Zurich Financial Services
       insurance
       64,926        2,814        320,724        33,965        SZ


71     Home Depot
       retailing
       81,511        5,838        44,482         89,527        US


72     RWE Group
       utilities
       55,625        2,900        122,289        48,181        GE


73     Prudential Financial
       insurance
       31,708        3,540        417,776        39,703        US


74     Intel
       semiconductors
       38,826        8,664        48,314         121,190       US


75     Lehman Bros Holdings
       diversified financials
       32,420        3,260        410,063        39,616        US


76     Telefónica
       telecom services
       41,142        3,904        73,553         75,920        SP


77     China Pet & Chem (Sinopec)
       oil & gas operations
       70,321        4,351        56,780         57,045        CN


78     Aviva
       insurance
       75,611        2,029        431,295        33,102        UK


78     ENEL
       utilities
       46,579        3,672        92,438         51,107        IT


80     Munich Re
       insurance
       62,056        2,487        276,120        30,991        GE


81     Telecom Italia
       telecom services
       37,177        3,996        100,931        52,084        IT


82     GlaxoSmithkline
       drugs & biotech
       37,216        8,057        42,928         147,421       UK


83     Novartis Group
       drugs & biotech
       30,579        5,819        54,331         125,733       SZ


83     Royal Bank of Canada
       banking
       24,960        2,879        397,517        53,676        CA


85     UniCredit
       banking
       21,024        2,891        359,282        75,891        IT


86     Natl Australia Bank
       banking
       26,357        3,152        318,886        42,958        AU


87     Unilever
       food, drink & tobacco
       49,352        4,945        44,531         67,432[1]     NE


88     American Express
       diversified financials
       24,267        3,221        114,000        66,757        US


88     Deutsche Post
       transportation
       58,575        2,155        207,301        29,180        GE


90     Suez Group
       utilities
       55,277        2,448        85,453         46,810        FR


91     BMW-Bayerische Motor
       consumer durables
       60,156        3,015        91,070         32,400        GE


92     Washington Mutual
       banking
       21,230        3,432        343,119        42,440        US


93     Boeing
       aerospace & defense
       54,845        2,555        60,058         59,579        US


93     Manulife Financial
       insurance
       26,696        2,835        156,329        50,521        CA


95     Renault Group
       consumer durables
       55,244        4,818        81,387         26,430        FR


96     Statoil Group
       oil & gas operations
       57,808        4,549        42,197         55,206        NO


97     Roche Group
       drugs & biotech
       26,964        4,394        51,360         127,513       SZ


98     Aegon
       insurance
       46,380        2,256        341,427        26,403        NE


98     Tokyo Electric Power
       utilities
       47,090        2,110        124,980        36,586        JA


100    Sprint Nextel
       telecom services
       34,680        1,801        102,580        70,996        US



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Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Sales ($ mil)
D-Profits ($ mil)
E-Assets ($ mil)
F-Market value ($ mil)
G-Location


All figures are in U.S. dollars and are latest available. Market
value is as of Feb. 28.

[2] Combined market value for BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP Billiton
Plc. (a dual-listed company with headquarters in Australia and
the U.K.).

[3] Combined market value for Rio Tinto Plc. and Rio Tinto Ltd.
(a dual-listed company with headquarters in Australia and the
U.K.).

[4] Includes Carolina Group stock.

[5] Combined market value for Carnival Corp. and Carnival Plc.
(a dual-listed company with headquarters in Panama and the U.K.).

[6] Combined market value for Reed Elsevier Plc. and Reed
Elsevier NV (a dual-listed company with headquarters in the
Netherlands and the U.K.).

[7] Combined market value for Brambles Industries Plc. and
Brambles Industries Ltd. (a dual-listed company with headquarters
in Australia and the U.K.).

[8] Combined market value for Investec Plc. and Investec Ltd.
(a dual-listed company with headquarters in South Africa and
the U.K.).

[9] Acquired by Ports Customs and Free Zone Corp. on Mar. 9.

[10] Combined market value for Eurotunnel Plc. and Eurotunnel
S.A. (a dual-listed company with headquarters in France and
the U.K.).

[E]: Estimate.

NA: Not available.



A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H


101    BHP Billiton
       29,837        6,047        41,392         109,135[2]    AU


102    US Bancorp
       16,596        4,489        209,465        56,187        US


103    UnitedHealth Group
       45,365        3,300        41,374         79,076        US


104    KBC Group
       24,476        2,385        338,173        37,339        BE


105    Tyco International
       39,368        2,872        62,261         51,953        BU


106    Dow Chemical
       46,307        4,535        45,934         41,617        US


107    Sony
       66,799        1,529        86,384         47,746        JA


108    United Technologies
       42,725        3,164        45,925         59,310        US


109    United Parcel Service
       42,581        3,870        35,079         82,853        US


110    Banca Intesa
       19,806        2,556        370,666        40,896        IT


111    Allstate
       35,383        1,765        156,072        35,388        US


112    China Mobile(HK)
       23,296        5,086        44,054         96,892        HK


113    Commonwealth Bank
       1,796         3,037        249,914        42,937        AU


114    Volkswagen Group
       112,610       1,324        169,492        26,930        GE


114    WellPoint
       45,136        2,464        51,405         50,714        US


116    Anglo American
       27,890        3,336        51,553         55,665        UK


117    Cisco Systems
       25,946        5,581        33,652         124,516       US


117    Walt Disney
       32,132        2,698        53,667         54,821        US


119    Carrefour
       98,600        1,882        35,022         51,431        FR


120    BASF Group
       50,526        3,554        38,846         40,680        GE


121    Dexia
       22,137        2,404        52,763         27,516        BE


122    Tesco
       65,335        2,627        46,457         39,250        UK


123    Merck & Co
       22,012        4,631        43,831         76,624        US


124    Motorola
       36,843        4,578        35,649         52,839        US


125    Mitsubishi
       38,747        1,702        85,251         39,525        JA


125    Hartford Finl Service
       27,083        2,274        285,557        24,891        US


127    Caterpillar
       36,339        2,854        47,069         49,027        US


128    PepsiCo
       32,562        4,078        31,727         97,886        US


129    Repsol-YPF
       47,644        2,646        51,410         34,118        SP


130    News Corp
       24,498        2,772        55,441         54,891        US


131    BellSouth
       20,547        3,294        56,553         57,823        US


132    Valero Energy
       82,162        3,590        32,774         33,170        US


133    Ford Motor
       178,101       2,249        275,957        15,206        US


134    Bank of Nova Scotia
       15,562        2,724        265,477        41,506        CA


135    Philips Group
       35,928        3,390        40,025         42,945        NE


136    BT Group
       35,204        3,442        50,945         30,158        UK


137    Swiss Re Group
       31,676        2,171        156,162        22,947        SZ


138    Target
       52,620        2,408        34,995         47,828        US


139    Lukoil Holding
       35,080        4,403        29,623         65,121        RU


140    Canon
       31,798        3,253        34,249         56,095        JA


141    Endesa Group
       20,695        3,761        61,353         35,495        SP


142    Nokia
       40,415        4,274        25,539         78,098        FI


143    Toronto-Dominion Bank
       15,845        1,892        309,585        41,075        CA


144    Coca-Cola
       23,104        4,872        29,427         99,782        US


145    Moller-Maersk
       30,268        4,441        35,370         37,738        DE


146    ANZ Banking
       15,867        2,302        222,616        34,961        AU


147    Dell
       55,908        3,572        23,109         69,049        US


148    Saudi Basic Inds
       18,273        3,789        33,310         184,732       SU


149    Danske Bank
       21,041        2,030        385,156        22,355        DE


150    St Paul Travelers
       24,365        1,622        113,187        29,802        US


151    Korea Electric Power
       23,141        2,785        69,886         27,718        KO


152    EADS
       43,095        1,398        76,773         29,140        NE


152    Sanpaolo IMI
       15,981        1,890        284,432        32,930        IT


154    Wyeth
       18,756        3,656        35,841         66,899        US


155    Arcelor
       39,007        4,492        40,621         22,546        LU


156    Hutchison Whampoa
       17,322        2,076        81,807         40,663        HK


157    Nordea Bank
       13,696        2,643        384,393        29,318        SW


158    Commerzbank
       22,608        1,377        569,435        23,915        GE


159    Rio Tinto
       18,344        5,026        29,748         74,497[3]     UK


160    Abbott Laboratories
       22,338        3,372        29,141         68,003        US


161    Westpac Banking Group
       14,232        2,150        197,414        32,774        AU


162    China Telecom
       19,474        3,385        48,533         29,729        CN


163    Lowe's Cos
       43,242        2,772        24,797         53,180        US


163    Countrywide Financial
       18,537        2,528        175,085        20,448        US


165    Sun Life Financial
       18,740        1,605        147,192        25,435        CA


166    Prudential
       49,154        822          333,056        25,361        UK


167    AstraZeneca
       22,694        4,459        23,723         72,742        UK


168    Comcast
       22,255        928          103,146        57,379        US


169    Bank of Montreal
       12,780        2,037        252,575        30,318        CA


170    Hyundai Motor
       51,295        1,629        54,174         19,679        KO


171    El du Pont de Nemours
       28,491        2,053        33,250         36,996        US


172    Resona Holdings
       9,394         3,411        368,701        40,753        JA


173    Nippon Steel
       31,623        2,058        35,653         27,230        JA


174    British Amer Tobacco
       20,660        2,107        33,829         49,887        UK


175    Marathon Oil
       44,458        3,051        25,985         25,873        US


176    Banco do Brasil
       19,380        1,777        108,203        20,584        BR


177    Gaz de France
       24,598        1,419        45,426         34,052        FR


178    Norsk Hydro
       25,785        2,315        33,629         29,225        NO


179    McDonald's
       20,460        2,602        29,989         44,098        US


180    Vivendi Universal
       29,075        1,023        58,723         34,999        FR


181    Saint-Gobain
       43,453        1,469        41,909         23,052        FR


182    Lockheed Martin
       37,213        1,825        27,744         31,775        US


183    Honeywell
       27,653        1,676        32,294         34,511        US


183    Aetna
       22,492        1,635        43,258         29,173        US


185    Old Mutual
       24,969        1,490        136,874        16,802        UK


186    Mittal Steel
       26,860        3,213        30,295         24,126        NE


187    Banco Bradesco
       17,382        1,152        69,627         40,219        BR


188    Mitsui & Co
       32,895        1,117        70,570         21,859        JA


189    EnCana
       14,812        3,557        34,148         35,309        CA


190    Duke Energy
       16,746        1,828        54,586         26,298        US


191    LM Ericsson
       19,081        3,056        24,072         54,095        SW


192    Bristol-Myers Squibb
       19,207        3,000        25,609         45,207        US


193    Amgen
       12,430        3,674        29,297         93,142        US


194    East Japan Railway
       23,675        1,041        60,798         28,568        JA


195    Telstra
       16,865        3,384        27,632         36,730        AU


196    SunTrust Banks
       10,879        1,983        179,713        26,144        US


197    Legal & General Group
       52,528        891          285,333        14,840        UK


198    3M
       21,167        3,234        20,513         55,526        US


199    National Grid
       16,108        1,716        46,713         28,521        UK




Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Sales ($ mil)
D-Profits ($ mil)
E-Assets ($ mil)
F-Market value ($ mil)
G-Location


A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H


200    Freddie Mac
       31,016        522          752,249        46,540        US


201    Matsushita Elec Indl
       81,298        546          71,955         47,316        JA


202    Bayer Group
       40,377        818          49,619         31,410        GE


203    Capital One Financial
       12,085        1,809        88,701         26,377        US


204    Peugeot Groupe
       66,509        1,216        81,247         13,687        FR


205    UES of Russia
       24,522        1,153        40,448         27,996        RU


206    Occidental Petroleum
       15,019        4,868        25,097         36,799        US


207    Millea Holdings
       26,608        631          108,206        35,059        JA


208    Cardinal Health
       77,853        1,156        23,230         30,630        US


209    L'Oréal Group
       17,178        2,331        22,870         55,735        FR


210    Northrop Grumman
       30,721        1,400        34,214         22,266        US


211    National City
       11,036        1,985        142,397        21,404        US


212    Alcoa
       26,159        1,235        33,696         25,516        US


213    Metro AG
       76,539        1,122        36,045         17,380        GE


214    JFE Holdings
       26,159        1,493        33,629         21,847        JA


215    Eli Lilly & Co
       14,645        2,002        24,581         62,850        US


216    Posco
       23,158        3,685        23,257         20,652        KO


217    Volvo Group
       30,233        1,640        32,317         17,650        SW


218    Aflac
       14,362        1,483        56,361         23,138        US


219    Dominion Resources
       18,041        1,039        52,576         25,593        US


220    FedEx
       30,851        1,575        21,211         32,601        US


221    Loews
       16,018        1,201        74,636         20,863[4]     US


222    Denso
       25,769        1,237        25,769         30,526        JA


223    CNP Assurances
       2,412,231     854          241,223        13,289        FR


224    BCE
       34,936        1,686        34,936         22,507        CA


225    Iberdrola
       34,424        1,634        34,424         28,451        SP


226    Nomura Holdings
       320,717       884          320,717        36,914        JA


227    Seven & I Holdings
       21,743        972[E]       21,743         55,564        JA


228    Exelon
       15,357        965          42,389         38,058        US


229    KDDI
       27,244        1,872        22,846         21,632        JA


230    Federated Dept Stores
       22,390        1,406        33,168         19,338        US


231    Southern Co
       13,552        1,591        39,877         25,237        US


232    Standard Chartered
       8,051         1,544        141,412        33,909        UK


233    Chubb
       13,930        1,826        46,744         19,141        US


234    Walgreen
       43,213        1,577        15,402         45,391        US


235    Bouygues
       31,753        1,164        33,186         17,730        FR


236    Hitachi
       84,222        480          86,541         23,610        JA


237    ThyssenKrupp Group
       50,558        1,225        42,080         13,034        GE


237    Carnival
       11,087        2,257        28,432         41,682[5]     PA


239    Bear Stearns Cos
       11,552        1,462        292,635        15,308        US


240    Oracle
       12,888        2,879        19,346         64,013        US


241    Deere & Co
       22,006        1,460        33,057         17,891        US


242    Cendant
       18,236        1,682        34,100         17,390        US


243    Cemex
       15,334        2,113        26,440         23,817        MX


244    Schlumberger
       14,717        2,207        18,077         67,712        NE


245    Diageo
       12,059        2,464        23,767         43,789        UK


246    Devon Energy
       10,741        2,930        30,273         26,049        US


247    Bank of New York
       8,312         1,571        102,074        26,372        US


248    First Data
       10,490        1,586        34,249         34,425        US


249    Burlington Northern
       12,987        1,531        30,304         29,220        US


250    Cigna
       16,684        1,625        44,863         14,876        US


251    Chubu Electric Power
       19,903        852          51,691         19,553        JA


252    Takeda Pharma
       10,477        2,589        23,632         49,677        JA


253    Kansai Electric Power
       24,384        651          61,047         21,640        JA


254    Lafarge
       18,876        1,296        32,594         18,368        FR


255    HCA
       24,455        1,424        22,225         21,649        US


256    Oil & Natural Gas
       13,268        3,282        18,556         36,518        IN


257    Centrica
       23,106        1,739        22,326         18,402        UK


258    Halliburton
       20,994        2,358        15,010         34,884        US


259    BAE Systems
       18,933        950          32,481         23,675        UK


260    Vinci Group
       26,486        992          31,561         18,260        FR


261    Surgutneftegas Oil
       10,001        2,287        23,270         53,589        RU


262    PPR
       32,853        1,276        30,672         13,872        FR


263    Svenska Handelsbanken
       9,013         1,408        203,025        17,421        SW


264    Costco Wholesale
       54,285        1,086        17,382         24,358        US


265    SEB-Skand Enskilda
       12,139        1,056        237,502        14,736        SW


266    BB&T
       7,831         1,654        109,170        21,664        US


267    General Dynamics
       21,244        1,461        18,750         24,812        US


267    Allied Irish Banks
       7,580         1,587        157,164        20,754        IR


269    Royal KPN
       13,812        1,699        25,241         22,263        NE


270    Sumitomo
       19,120        794          51,529         17,083        JA


271    Union Pacific
       13,578        1,026        35,620         23,611        US


272    Medtronic
       11,003        2,001        18,339         65,258        US


273    Emerson Electric
       17,883        1,524        16,626         33,639        US


274    International Paper
       24,097        1,100        28,559         16,070        US


275    Danone
       15,395        1,730        17,912         28,292        FR


276    Mitsui Sumitomo Ins
       18,764        613          69,061         19,015        JA


277    Archer Daniels
       35,834        1,019        20,099         20,739        US


278    Fifth Third Bancorp
       7,495         1,549        105,225        21,475        US


278    Central Japan Railway
       13,151        896          48,173         22,027        JA


280    Genworth Financial
       10,504        1,221        105,292        14,987        US


281    Anheuser-Busch Cos
       15,036        1,839        16,555         32,249        US


282    ACE
       13,092        1,029        62,519         16,088        BU


283    Apple Computer
       16,190        1,605        14,181         57,916        US


284    Texas Instruments
       13,392        2,325        15,063         48,448        US


285    Standard Bank Group
       9,345         1,366        108,547        15,394        SA


286    Kookmin Bank
       13,211        532          176,119        25,843        KO


287    CVS
       37,006        1,225        15,283         23,062        US


288    TXU
       10,437        1,780        24,908         25,170        US


288    Sears Holdings
       38,948        609          30,740         19,392        US


290    Bridgestone
       22,796        1,531        21,784         15,381        JA


291    PNC Financial Service
       7,896         1,325        91,969         19,909        US


292    Golden West Finl
       6,662         1,486        124,615        21,848        US


292    Nippon Oil
       35,538        1,227        32,584         11,108        JA


294    Power Corp of Canada
       20,269        791          87,805         12,393        CA


295    Bank of Ireland
       7,312         1,400        163,814        18,271        IR


296    Woori Finance Holding
       8,676         1,249        131,172        16,062        KO


297    China Life Insurance
       9,413         866          52,387         30,530        CN


298    Reliance Industries
       15,084        1,746        18,612         22,259        IN


299    McKesson
       85,877        790          20,760         16,564        US




Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Sales ($ mil)
D-Profits ($ mil)
E-Assets ($ mil)
F-Market value ($ mil)
G-Location


A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H

300    América Telecom
       17,166        1,112        22,850         20,134        MX


301    BG Group
       9,320         2,625        19,323         41,261        UK


302    SLM
       6,518         1,382        99,339         24,212        US


303    Kimberly-Clark
       15,903        1,581        16,303         27,312        US


304    SK Corp
       41,706        1,631        41,639         7,950         KO


305    Vale do Rio Doce
       10,371        2,432        15,969         53,219        BR


306    Raytheon
       21,894        871          24,381         19,338        US


307    Erste Bank
       9,093[E]      841          189,131        18,225        AS


308    TeliaSonera Group
       11,017        1,470        24,064         23,932        SW


309    Petro-Canada
       15,120        1,540        17,760         23,565        CA


310    State Bank of India
       12,470        1,251        143,689        10,405        IN


311    Indian Oil
       30,133        1,252        19,339         14,621        IN


312    Japan Tobacco
       18,753        584          26,406         33,085        JA


313    Fuji Photo Film
       23,580        788          27,390         16,489        JA


314    LG Electronics
       43,980        833[E]       32,424         11,585        KO


315    Mitsubishi Electric
       31,822        664          26,589         17,326        JA


316    Alcatel
       15,526        1,084        22,521         19,240        FR


317    InBev
       11,625        976          24,224         28,071        BE


318    Weyerhaeuser
       22,629        733          28,229         16,604        US


319    Türkiye Is Bankasi
       14,289        771          34,575         18,922        TU


320    Cathay Financial
       9,397         938          83,342         16,444        TA


321    ABB Group
       21,304        702          21,648         24,643        SZ


321    Aeon
       40,154        594          26,090         17,461        JA


323    Progressive
       14,303        1,394        18,899         21,178        US


324    Best Buy
       29,382        1,068        13,242         26,387        US


325    FöreningsSparbanken
       7,986         1,293        153,569        13,667        SW


326    Toshiba
       54,451        430          39,398         18,485        JA


327    Automatic Data
       8,830         1,077        29,643         26,652        US


328    Sharp
       23,697        717          21,897         19,497        JA


329    Edison International
       11,203        1,244        35,508         14,453        US


330    Alltel
       9,487         1,339        24,013         24,181        US


331    Christian Dior
       17,912        630          33,864         16,856        FR


332    Schneider Electric
       13,805        1,175        18,699         22,343        FR


333    Sberbank
       7,837         696          69,287         30,517        RU


334    Itochu
       18,542        726          40,709         13,346        JA


335    Henkel Group
       14,372        2,354        17,383         15,369        GE


335    Burlington Resources
       7,587         2,683        19,225         34,091        US


335    NEC
       45,298        625          33,041         12,406        JA


338    Shinhan Financial
       9,356         1,015        141,624        12,579        KO


339    Taiwan Semiconductor
       8,166         2,851        15,829         46,415        TA


340    Areva Group
       15,073        581          33,459         22,628        FR


341    Principal Financial
       9,008         919          127,000        13,637        US


342    DnB NOR
       6,534         1,218        117,341        16,243        NO


343    Johnson Controls
       27,985        906          21,148         13,839        US


344    Waste Management
       13,074        1,182        21,135         18,368        US


345    FirstEnergy
       11,989        891          31,841         16,848        US


346    Orix
       7,493         854          56,444         23,898        JA


347    FPL Group
       11,846        885          33,004         16,562        US


348    Monte dei Paschi
       8,844         697          174,574        15,646        IT


348    Amerada Hess
       23,254        1,242        19,115         12,868        US


350    State Street
       7,496         780          97,968         20,845        US


351    Cadbury Schweppes
       11,182        1,440        18,675         21,167        UK


352    Caremark Rx
       32,991        932          12,851         22,195        US


353    Viacom
       9,610         1,257        18,381         31,432        US


354    Air Liquide Group
       12,722        1,055        19,573         21,643        FR


355    Singapore Telecom
       7,642         1,980        20,660         26,883        SI


356    T & D Holdings
       19,857        346          121,547        18,282        JA


357    Anadarko Petroleum
       7,121         2,471        22,588         23,521        US


358    Norfolk Southern
       8,527         1,281        25,861         20,978        US


359    KeyCorp
       6,695         1,129        93,126         15,215        US


360    KT
       16,488        1,239        25,214         11,309        KO


361    FirstRand
       6,298         1,218        69,475         17,032        SA


362    American Electric
       11,900        8,141        36,172         14,361        US


363    CRH
       16,662        1,034        16,103         17,519        IR


364    Apache
       7,584         2,624        19,272         22,036        US


365    EMC
       9,664         1,133        16,790         33,518        US


366    Xerox
       15,701        986          21,953         13,875        US


367    General Mills
       11,426        1,312        18,460         17,533        US


368    Sompo Japan Insurance
       17,749        483          54,800         14,436        JA


369    PG&E
       11,703        917          34,074         13,021        US


370    Pub Svc Enterprise
       12,430        678          29,815         17,428        US


370    SABMiller
       10,606        1,141        15,228         29,717        UK


372    PTT Public Company
       16,581        1,612        12,489         17,859        TH


373    Capitalia
       9,706         458          177,968        19,556        IT


374    Sumitomo Metal Inds
       11,540        1,034        17,863         21,601        JA


375    Itaúsa
       10,172        739          50,540         13,840        BR


376    Entergy
       10,106        924          29,967         15,040        US


377    CIC Group
       16,495        722          232,013        7,472         FR


378    Saudi Telecom
       8,131         2,483        11,229         88,313        SU


379    Regions Financial
       6,124         1,001        84,786         15,872        US


380    Kyushu Electric Power
       13,143        833          36,708         11,445        JA


381    SAP
       10,063        1,768        10,435         63,096        GE


382    Holcim
       11,592        802          22,592         17,591        SZ


383    Thomson Corp
       9,036         970          19,436         24,942        CA


384    Natexis Banques
       13,585        552          188,590        10,368        FR


385    OMV Group
       13,406        869          17,551         18,535        AS


386    Sempra Energy
       11,737        920          29,213         12,295        US


387    Illinois Tool Works
       12,922        1,495        11,446         24,105        US


388    Unibanco Group
       9,862         786          39,278         13,240        BR


389    Husky Energy
       8,809         1,722        13,583         25,925        CA


390    Sasol
       10,420        1,441        13,180         23,277        SA


390    Eurohypo
       12,768        512          307,356        10,556        GE


392    Qualcomm
       6,024         2,250        13,429         77,814        US


393    Akzo Nobel Group
       15,366        1,136        14,687         14,514        NE


394    Suncor Energy
       9,532         1,071        13,200         34,157        CA


395    Ricoh
       16,926        776          17,832         13,726        JA


396    Fujitsu
       44,437        298          33,589         16,728        JA


397    Canadian Natural Res
       7,516         903          18,789         29,265        CA


398    Vodafone
       64,524        -14,253      250,218        115,441       UK


399    Canadian National
       6,225         1,338        19,078         25,096        CA






400    Medco Health
       35,981        558          13,703         17,108        US


401    JC Penney
       18,781        1,088        12,461         13,604        US


402    Tohoku Electric Power
       15,035        531          36,882         11,332        JA


403    Continental
       17,093        914          12,921         14,925        GE


404    Hon Hai Precision Ind
       17,039        936          9,544          25,413        TA


405    Brookfield Asset Mgmt
       5,986         1,726        26,058         14,307        CA


406    Centex
       14,452        1,267        22,424         8,369         US


407    Sysco
       31,400        906          8,810          18,611        US


408    Nike
       14,366        1,356        9,144          22,499        US


409    Banco Popular Español
       4,589         1,038        92,009         16,302        SP


410    Investor
       5,874         5,510        20,390         13,225        SW


411    Carso Global Telecom
       15,356        1,047        23,810         8,363         MX


411    CSX
       8,618         1,145        24,232         12,084        US


413    Scottish & Southern
       14,035        1,027        11,921         17,283        UK


414    Sumitomo Mitsui Finl
       32,211        -2,185       915,587        76,225        JA


415    Michelin Group
       18,428        1,051        18,504         8,753         FR


416    Sumitomo Trust & Bank
       4,372         904          147,676        17,216        JA


416    Reed Elsevier
       9,410         845          15,709         21,499[6]     UK


418    Aon
       9,837         737          27,800         12,422        US


418    Accenture
       17,566        959          8,123          27,769        BU


420    Baxter International
       9,849         958          12,727         23,594        US


421    Cnooc
       6,687         1,960        11,364         34,659        HK


422    Consolidated Edison
       11,690        730          24,850         11,258        US


423    GUS
       14,720        800          13,051         16,135        UK


424    EnBW-Energie Baden
       13,357        418          32,642         15,387        GE


425    Colgate-Palmolive
       11,397        1,351        8,507          28,121        US


426    Swiss Life Holding
       20,105        547          143,887        5,842         SZ


427    Telenor
       10,012        883          14,024         18,768        NO


428    Constellation Energy
       17,132        630          21,474         10,479        US


429    Swisscom
       8,822         1,398        12,587         18,217        SZ


430    Norilsk Nickel
       7,290         1,899        13,632         17,806        RU


431    Mitsubishi Chemical
       20,339[E]     627[E]       18,297         10,909        JA


432    Formosa Petrochemical
       10,930        1,581        11,085         16,057        TA


433    Sampo
       5,860         1,057        50,172         11,265        FI


434    Paccar
       14,057        1,133        13,715         11,801        US


435    EDP-Energias Portugal
       9,799         597          29,851         12,709        PO


436    Omnicom Group
       10,481        791          15,920         15,855        US


437    Shin-Etsu Chemical
       9,027         869          13,635         23,105        JA


438    DR Horton
       14,247        1,540        12,813         10,650        US


439    Google
       6,139         1,465        10,272         107,172       US


440    Safeway
       38,416        561          15,757         10,903        US


440    Wolseley
       19,785        811          11,231         14,684        UK


442    WPP
       9,233         625          24,500         14,536        UK


442    Ameriprise Financial
       7,484         574          92,274         11,188        US


444    Progress Energy
       10,108        696          27,074         11,139        US


445    ACS Group
       14,872        625          17,063         13,134        SP


446    Finmeccanica
       12,178        713          28,002         9,241         IT


446    Pulte Homes
       14,695        1,492        13,048         9,928         US


448    TNT
       17,076        905          10,701         14,801        NE


449    CIT Group
       5,653         949          63,387         10,768        US


450    Lagardère SCA
       15,266        518          25,830         11,000        FR


451    AES
       10,636        562          29,648         11,327        US


452    Gap
       16,023        1,112        8,821          16,172        US


453    Gannett
       7,599         1,245        15,743         14,797        US


454    Sanlam
       16,348        579          39,860         7,200         SA


455    George Weston
       26,967        600          15,911         9,879         CA


456    Sara Lee
       19,131        546          15,143         13,432        US


457    BCP-Bco Com Port
       5,362         891          90,039         10,652        PO


458    Masco
       12,642        940          12,604         13,450        US


459    TDC Group
       7,946         1,594        15,967         11,957        DE


460    China Netcom Group
       7,861         1,120        19,684         11,770        HK


461    Asahi Glass
       12,931        508          17,525         16,708        JA


462    Coca-Cola Enterprises
       18,706        514          25,357         9,310         US


463    NTPC
       5,383         1,334        15,449         24,363        IN


464    Charles Schwab
       4,464         725          47,351         20,922        US


465    Reynolds American
       8,256         987          14,519         15,650        US


466    Grupo Ferrovial
       9,862         756          22,580         10,495        SP


467    Hana Financial
       5,139         1,294        81,132         8,817         KO


468    Albertsons
       41,209        478          18,347         9,387         US


469    Lincoln National
       5,447         796          122,105        9,834         US


470    Kellogg
       10,177        980          10,575         18,340        US


471    Chunghwa Telecom
       5,743         1,569        14,697         17,630        TA


472    Applied Materials
       7,069         1,064        11,210         29,435        US


473    Yahoo
       5,258         1,896        10,870         45,485        US


474    Sunoco
       31,166        974          9,931          10,107        US


475    Fortum
       4,583         1,605        17,884         21,184        FI


475    Lennar
       13,867        1,355        12,541         9,432         US


477    United Overseas Bank
       3,786         1,028        87,235         14,413        SI


478    Hypo Real Estate
       11,578        366          193,704        8,823         GE


479    Cepsa
       17,052        882          9,373          14,426        SP


480    Northern Rock
       7,242         600          142,012        8,313         UK


481    Suzuki Motor
       22,071        565          15,009         10,653        JA


482    Deutsche Lufthansa
       23,019        548          24,317         7,567         GE


483    Ingersoll-Rand
       10,547        1,054        11,640         13,778        BU


484    Lucent Technologies
       9,153         907          15,957         12,485        US


485    Komatsu
       13,387        551          13,027         17,886        JA


486    Kingfisher
       14,417        883          14,829         9,405         UK


487    Tokyo Gas
       11,110        784          15,090         12,124        JA


487    Mitsui Trust
       4,275         877          123,112        12,203        JA


489    Marubeni
       28,399        385          38,428         7,500         JA


490    Gas Natural SDG
       8,502         860          15,382         13,640        SP


491    Marks & Spencer
       14,575        1,110        8,100          15,151        UK


492    Rolls-Royce
       11,345        601          15,258         13,721        UK


493    Sumitomo Chemical
       12,095        601          15,203         12,983        JA


494    ConAgra Foods
       14,348        782          13,309         10,920        US


495    BOC Hong Kong
       2,758         1,540        102,545        21,326        HK


495    Veolia Environnement
       33,478        170          48,830         20,383        FR


497    Daiwa Securities
       4,845         491          115,376        16,082        JA


498    Kohl's
       13,402        842          9,153          16,578        US


499    Computer Sciences
       14,611        846          12,624         10,119        US


499    Staples
       16,079        834          7,677          17,925        US


499    Mitsubishi Estate
       7,234         338          29,126         27,912        JA





Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Sales ($ mil)
D-Profits ($ mil)
E-Assets ($ mil)
F-Market value ($ mil)
G-Location


A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H

502    Altadis
       15,022        682          13,028         11,176        SP


502    TransCanada
       5,266         1,040        20,734         14,980        CA


504    Eletrobrás
       7,497         487          44,531         11,324        BR


505    Kerr-McGee
       5,917         3,240        14,260         11,252        US


506    Dai Nippon Printing
       13,295        559          14,757         12,539        JA


507    Clear Channel Commun
       6,610         635          18,703         16,698        US


508    Phelps Dodge
       8,287         1,567        10,358         14,021        US


509    Marsh & McLennan
       11,652        404          17,831         16,498        US


510    Xstrata
       6,358         1,099        12,197         18,443        SZ


511    Williams Cos
       12,584        315          33,656         12,357        US


512    Portugal Telecom
       8,173         679          16,922         13,055        PO


513    Directv Group
       13,165        336          15,630         21,906        US


514    Kyocera
       11,016        428          16,286         16,833        JA


515    Mellon Financial
       4,296         782          38,678         15,090        US


516    Natl Bank of Greece
       4,475         524          71,746         16,595        GR


517    MAN
       17,677        558          15,433         9,270         GE


518    Kobe Steel
       13,470        479          17,430         11,429        JA


519    Alliance & Leicester
       5,576         669          101,343        8,399         UK


520    Toyota Industries
       11,584        405          21,642         12,902        JA


521    Air France-KLM Group
       24,713        455          27,707         6,237         FR


521    Kubota
       9,174         1,100        10,947         12,983        JA


523    Sabanci Group
       8,551         536          31,819         9,494         TU


524    Ebay
       4,552         1,082        11,789         56,252        US


525    China Shenhua Energy
       4,743         1,079        13,183         27,512        CN


526    General Motors
       192,604       -10,600      475,284        11,485        US


526    Porsche
       7,968         948          11,546         14,739        GE


528    DBS Group
       4,354         505          108,330        15,160        SI


529    Canadian Imperial
       15,845        -27          237,156        23,467        CA


530    Nucor
       12,701        1,310        7,139          13,391        US


531    Akbank
       4,104         758          26,212         18,349        TU


532    St George Bank
       4,371         680          59,114         11,621        AU


533    Magna International
       22,250        748          11,414         8,054         CA


534    Danaher
       7,985         908          9,163          18,755        US


535    Falconbridge
       8,460         905          12,418         11,987        CA


535    Saudi Electricity
       4,721         382          29,149         48,662        SU


537    Ping An Insurance
       7,299         376          31,909         14,452        CN


538    Natl Bank of Canada
       4,516         726          91,224         9,415         CA


539    UnumProvident
       10,437        514          51,147         6,176         US


540    MOL
       11,452        1,149        9,349          10,527        HU


541    Mitsui Fudosan
       10,369        268          26,835         17,347        JA


542    Irish Life/Permanent
       8,641         558          62,834         5,988         IR


542    AMP
       4,484         594          62,526         11,946        AU


544    West Japan Railway
       11,391        550          21,378         8,147         JA


544    Degussa
       15,256        404          17,691         10,505        GE


546    M&T Bank
       3,738         782          55,146         12,673        US


547    Solvay Group
       10,121        933          12,683         9,187         BE


548    North Fork Bancorp
       3,484         949          57,617         12,223        US


548    Fiat Group
       63,077        -2,152       75,718         13,807        IT


550    Linde
       11,230        592          15,560         9,491         GE


551    Fondiaria-SAI
       14,131        372          42,579         6,937         IT


552    Vattenfall Europe
       14,526        358          19,792         10,632        GE


552    Nippon Yusen
       14,985        665          13,769         8,030         JA


554    Sun Hung Kai Props
       2,953         1,335        24,703         25,067        HK


555    BAA
       3,998         1,030        22,178         15,114        UK


556    Imperial Tobacco
       5,554         1,005        11,037         21,142        UK


557    China Unicom
       9,606         531          17,592         10,857        HK


558    Reckitt Benckiser
       7,180         1,149        7,107          25,662        UK


559    Hynix Semiconductor
       6,476         1,662        8,546          15,245        KO


560    Unión Fenosa
       7,874         539          19,493         11,434        SP


561    PPL
       6,219         688          18,040         12,088        US


562    Praxair
       7,656         732          10,491         17,398        US


563    Sumitomo Electric
       16,236        341          15,993         11,527        JA


564    Wm Morrison Supermkts
       22,818        387          14,373         9,930         UK


565    Kirin Brewery
       10,231[E]     434          16,280         12,699        JA


566    Woolworths
       23,861        602          6,616          14,527        AU


567    Aisin Seiki
       17,065        436          13,820         10,279        JA


568    Depfa Bank
       5,243         733          258,362        5,863         IR


569    Mazda Motor
       25,150        427          15,806         7,777         JA


570    QBE Insurance Group
       5,793         642          19,591         12,214        AU


571    Mitsui OSK Lines
       10,947        917          11,475         8,841         JA


572    Corus Group
       17,912        856          13,664         5,606         UK


573    Marriott Intl
       11,550        669          8,530          14,084        US


574    Friends Provident
       9,205         344          70,739         7,601         UK


575    Air Prods & Chems
       8,251         726          10,625         14,266        US


576    HJ Heinz
       8,692         684          11,325         12,908        US


576    Telus
       7,002         602          13,949         13,932        CA


578    Singapore Airlines
       7,276         841          13,228         11,148        SI


579    TUI Group
       24,486        663          16,399         4,941         GE


580    Jardine Matheson
       8,992         949          10,560         10,707        HK


581    Baker Hughes
       7,186         879          7,807          23,021        US


582    Eaton
       11,115        805          10,218         10,311        US


583    Ladbrokes
       19,768        568          9,252          10,252        UK


584    Richemont
       4,782         1,267        9,606          23,974        SZ


585    Ameren
       6,780         628          18,162         10,327        US


585    EchoStar Commun
       8,179         1,452        7,533          13,267        US


587    British Airways
       14,769        474          21,429         6,511         UK


588    DTE Energy
       9,022         540          23,360         7,700         US


589    Telkom
       6,899         1,076        9,131          14,095        SA


590    Southwest Airlines
       7,583         548          14,218         13,444        US


591    Agilent Technologies
       5,263         3,040        8,026          15,480        US


592    Nan Ya Plastic
       6,887         1,368        10,594         10,515        TA


593    Schering-Plough
       9,508         270          15,469         27,343        US


594    AmerisourceBergen
       55,594        311          12,576         9,587         US


595    Unipol
       13,628        287          43,691         7,435         IT


596    Macquarie Bank
       4,264         637          37,983         11,091        AU


597    Comerica
       3,668         861          53,013         9,473         US


598    Merck
       6,939         779          8,289          19,123        GE


599    Cheung Kong
       1,564         1,593        27,259         24,449        HK




Legend for chart:

A-Rank
B-Company
C-Sales ($ mil)
D-Profits ($ mil)
E-Assets ($ mil)
F-Market value ($ mil)
G-Location


A      B
       C
       D             E            F              G             H


600    Xcel Energy
       9,625         513          21,648         7,487         US


601    Nippon Mining
       23,349        472          14,641         6,370         JA


602    Chugoku Electric Pwr
       9,440         439          24,103         7,902         JA


602    Assoc British Foods
       9,915         587          10,252         12,131        UK


604    Suncorp-Metway
       4,957         625          36,936         8,414         AU


605    Syngenta
       7,693         590          10,641         14,838        SZ


606    Franklin Resources
       4,506         1,136        8,892          26,506        US


607    Northern Trust
       3,615         585          53,415         11,512        US


608    Mitsubishi Heavy Inds
       24,172        38           35,654         15,933        JA


609    Asahi Kasei
       12,854        527          11,752         9,343         JA


610    Korea Exchange Bank
       4,631         509          60,787         9,298         KO


611    CBS
       14,536        -7,089       49,554         18,901        US


612    Aiful
       4,833         707          23,978         9,525         JA


613    BPVN Group
       4,226         558          72,051         8,922         IT


614    Chesapeake Energy
       4,665         948          16,118         10,991        US


615    Bank of Communication
       4,980         194          137,764        27,747        CN


616    UPM-Kymmene
       11,050        311          17,954         11,104        FI


617    Corning
       4,579         585          11,175         37,494        US


618    Orkla
       8,186         858          11,044         9,024         NO


619    Adecco
       23,346        450          8,455          10,284        SZ


620    Nintendo
       4,808         816          10,471         19,062        JA


621    Bunge
       24,275        530          11,446         6,323         BU


622    Fortune Brands
       6,735         582          13,202         11,322        US


622    MGM Mirage
       6,482         443          20,699         10,633        US


624    Ahold
       70,556        -592         27,267         12,675        NE


625    Heineken Holding
       12,761        450          13,644         8,530         NE


626    US Steel
       14,039        910          9,822          6,223         US


627    Nationwide Financial
       4,340         599          116,160        6,558         US


628    AmSouth Bancorp
       3,396         726          52,607         9,673         US


629    Accor
       9,596         324          -15,617        12,433        FR


630    Boston Scientific
       6,283         628          8,196          20,012        US


631    Lyondell Chemical
       18,606        531          14,941         5,161         US


632    Hannover Re
       11,907        419          41,540         4,575         GE


632    BPU Banca
       4,854         394          86,334         8,641         IT




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