Most profitable companies in the United States (Fortune 500 2014) We have fact boxes on the 20 most profitable US companies according to the 2014 Fortune 500 on this page. Information on revenues, profits, employees and etc are sourced mainly from the companies themselves. The companies are listed in order by total net income (profit). Because of different dates of statistics, the companies may not appear to be entirely in order by revenue or profit. They are listed in the order that the 2014 Fortune 500 listed them in. To view the first page of Major American Companies, click here To view the second page of Major American Companies, click here Federal National Mortgage AssociationFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation2. Freddie Mac ![]() Founded in 1970 Headquarters- Tysons Corner, Virginia CEO- Donald Layton Revenue (2014) $81.221 billion Operating income (2011) NA Net income (2014) $48.668 billion Total assets (2014) $1,966.061 billion Total equity (2014) $2.651 billion Employees (2014) 4,957 Traded as FMCC Apple3. Apple Inc. Founded in 1976 Headquarters- Cupertino, California CEO- Tim Cook Revenue (2014) $182.795 billion Operating income (2014) $52.503 billion Net income (2014) $39.510 billion Total assets (2014) $231.839 billion Total equity (2014) $111.547 billion Employees (2014) 98,000 Traded as AAPL Exxon Mobil4. Exxon Mobil ![]() Founded in 1999 (merger between Exxon and Mobil) Headquarters- Irving, Texas CEO- Rex Tillerson Revenue (2014) $394.105 billion Operating income (2014) $34.082 billion Net income (2014) $32.520 billion Total assets (2014) $349.493 billion Total equity (2014) $174.399 billion Employees (2015) 75,300 Traded as XOM Pfizer5. Pfizer Headquarters- New York, New York CEO- Ian Read Revenue (2014) $53.785 billion Operating Income (2013) $15.716 billion Net Income (2014) $22.003 billion Total Assets (2014) $172.101 billion Total Equity (2014) $76.307 billion Employees (2013) 78,000 Traded as PFE Microsoft7. Microsoft ![]() Founded in 1975 Headquarters- Redmond, Washington CEO- Sayta Nadella Revenue (2014) $86.83 billion Operating income (2014) $27.76 billion Net income (2014) $22.07 billion Total assets (2014) $172.38 billion Total equity (2014) $89.78 billion Employees (2014) 128,076 Traded as MSFT Chevron8. Chevron Founded in 1879 Headquarters- San Ramon, California CEO- John S. Watson Revenue (2014) $211.97 billion Operating income (2014) $31.202 billion Net income (2014) $19.241 billion Total assets (2013) $253.753 billion Total equity (2013) $149.113 billion Employees (2013) 64,600 Traded as CVX Berkshire Hathaway9. Berkshire Hathaway JPMorgan Chase & Co.11. JPMorgan Chase and Co. Founded in 2000 (merger between Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan and Co.) Headquarters- New York City, New York CEO- Jamie Dimon Revenue (2014) $94.20 billion Operating income (2014) $29.79 billion Net income (2014) $21.76 billion Total assets (2014) $2.6 trillion Total equity (2014) $232 billion Employees (2015) 265,359 Traded as JPM International Business Machines12. International Business Machines Headquarters- Armonk, New York CEO- Ginni Rometty Revenue (2014) $92.793 billion Operating income (2014) $19.986 billion Net income (2014) $12.023 billion Total assets (2014) $117.53 billion Total equity (2014) $11.868 billion Employees (2014) 379,592 Traded as IBM Wal-Mart Stores13. Wal-Mart Stores ![]() Founded in 1962 Headquarters- Bentonville, Arkansas CEO- Doug McMillon Revenue (2015) $485.651 billion Operating income (2015) $27.147 billion Net income (2015) $16.363 billion Total assets (2015) $203.706 billion Total equity (2015) $81.394 billion Employees (2014) 2.2 million Traded as WMT Johnson & Johnson14. Johnson & Johnson ![]() Founded in 1886 Headquarters- New Brunswick, New Jersey CEO- Alex Gorsky Revenue (2014) $74.331 billion Operating income (2014) $20.563 billion Net income (2014) $16.323 billion Total assets (2014) $131.119 billion Total equity (2014) $69.752 billion Employees (2014) 126,500 Traded as JNJ General Electric16. General Electric Founded in 1892 Headquarters- Fairfield, Connecticut CEO- Jeffrey Immelt Revenue (2013) $146.045 billion Operating income (2013) $26.267 billion Net income (2013) $13.057 billion Total assets (2013) $656.285 billion Total equity (2013) $136.783 billion Employees (2014) 307,000 Traded as GE 17. Google Founded in 1998 Headquarters- Mountain View, California CEO- Larry Page Revenue (2014) $66.001 billion Operating Income (2014) $16.496 billion Net Income (2014) $14.444 billion Total Assets (2014) $131.133 billion Total Equity (2014) $104.5 billion Employees (2014) 55,419 Traded as GOOGL Verizon Communications18. Verizon Communications Bank of AmericaProctor & Gamble20. Proctor & Gamble ![]() Founded in 1837 Headquarters- Cincinnati, Ohio CEO- A.G. Lafley Revenue (2014) $83.06 billion Operating income (2014) $15.29 billion Net income (2014) $11.64 billion Total assets (2013) $139.26 billion Total equity (2013) $68.06 billion Employees (2013) 121,000 Traded as PG |
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Most profitable companies in the United States (Fortune 500 2014) We have fact boxes on the 20 most profitable US companies according to the 2014 Fortune 500 on this page. Information on revenues, profits, employees and etc are sourced mainly from the companies themselves. The companies are listed in order by total net income (profit). Because of different dates of statistics, the companies may not appear to be entirely in order by revenue or profit. They are listed in the order that the 2014 Fortune 500 listed them in. To view the first page of Major American Companies, click here To view the second page of Major American Companies, click here |