$100 billion dollars. At 50 cents a pop, that would buy enough cans of soda laid end-to-end to encircle the earth 600 times. The annual revenues of nine manufacturers at the very top of this year's IW 1000 beat the $100 billion mark by at least $7 billion. In so doing they exceeded the gross national income of more than 100 of the world's countries according to World Bank estimates, including Chile, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Malaysia.
USA -- 321 Companies $3,467,665 Total Revenues 1.6% Average Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
1 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 204,506 | 5.6 | -4.2 |
2 | General Motors Corp. | 186,763 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
5 | Ford Motor Co. | 162,586 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
7 | General Electric Co. | 131,698 | 10.7 | 4.6 |
10 | ChevronTexaco Corp. | 99,049 | 1.1 | -6.8 |
13 | IBM Corp. | 81,186 | 4.4 | -5.5 |
14 | Altria Group Inc. | 80,408 | 13.8 | -10.6 |
15 | Verizon Communications Inc. | 67,625 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
23 | ConocoPhillips | 57,224 | -0.5 | 113.0 |
24 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 56,588 | -1.6 | 25.1 |
26 | Boeing Co. | 54,069 | 0.9 | -7.1 |
Japan -- 234 Companies $1,843,582 Total Revenues -1.4% Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
8 | Toyota Motor Corp. | 126,002 | 4.1 | 12.5 |
16 | Hitachi Ltd. | 66,676 | -6.1 | -5.0 |
19 | Sony Corp. | 63,210 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
20 | Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 61,410 | 4.9 | 13.9 |
22 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. | 57,358 | -6.3 | -10.5 |
28 | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 51,689 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
33 | Toshiba Corp. | 45,607 | -4.7 | -10.1 |
36 | NEC Corp. | 43,468 | -5.9 | -6.8 |
37 | Fujitsu Ltd. | 41,763 | -7.6 | -8.7 |
45 | Japan Tobacco Inc. | 37,903 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Germany -- 49 Companies $821,373 Total Revenues 1.5% Average Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
6 | DaimlerChrysler AG | 156,135 | 3.3 | -2.2 |
11 | Volkswagen AG | 95,075 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
12 | Siemens AG | 89,075 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
31 | RWE AG | 50,326 | -2.7 | NA |
35 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 44,134 | 4.8 | 10.1 |
France -- 45 Companies $661,934 Total Revenues 3.7% Average Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
9 | Total Fina Elf SA | 107,031 | 5.8 | -2.6 |
21 | Vivendi Universal SA* | 59,872 | -23.7 | 34.6 |
25 | Peugeot SA | 55,223 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
32 | France Telecom | 48,672 | -44.5 | 8.4 |
44 | Renault SA* | 37,943 | 2.9 | -9.5 |
United Kingdom -- 56 Companies $586,186 Total Revenues -0.8% Average Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
4 | BP PLC | 178,721 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
30 | Unilever Group | 50,384 | 4.2 | -6.3 |
50 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 34,022 | 18.6 | 3.5 |
111 | British American Tobacco PLC* | 18,238 | 8.9 | 4.2 |
113 | Diageo PLC | 18,095 | 14.3 | -12.0 |
Netherlands -- 20 Companies $326,967 Total Revenues 1.9% Average Revenue Growth | ||||
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue ($US millions) | Profit Margin (%) | Revenue Growth (%) |
3 | Royal Dutch/Shell Group | 179,431 | 5.3 | 32.7 |
54 | Royal Philips Electronics NV | 33,214 | -10.1 | -2.3 |
61 | EADS NV | 31,211 | -1.0 | -11.6 |
141 | Akzo Nobel NV | 14,615 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
198 | Heineken NV | 10,744 | 7.7 | 12.3 |
2003 Rank | Company | Revenue Growth (%) | Profit Margin (%) |
Automobiles | 4.6 | 2.9 | |
2 | General Motors Corp., U.S.A. | 5.4 | 0.9 |
5 | Ford Motor Co., U.S.A. | 0.1 | -0.6 |
6 | DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany | -2.2 | 3.3 |
8 | Toyota Motor Corp., Japan | 12.5 | 4.1 |
11 | Volkswagen AG, Germany | -1.7 | 3.0 |
18 | Fiat SpA*, Italy | 0.1 | -0.7 |
20 | Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Japan | 13.9 | 4.9 |
25 | Peugeot SA, France | 2.0 | 3.2 |
28 | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan | 1.8 | 6.0 |
35 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Germany | 10.1 | 4.8 |
44 | Renault SA*, France | -9.5 | 2.9 |
53 | Hyundai Motor Co.*, South Korea | 22.6 | 2.9 |
Motor Vehicle Parts and Components | 12.1 | 1.1 | |
71 | Delphi Corp., U.S.A. | 5.1 | 1.3 |
102 | Johnson Controls Inc., U.S.A. | 9.1 | 3.0 |
104 | Denso Corp., Japan | 19.2 | 3.0 |
110 | Visteon Corp., U.S.A | 3.1 | -1.9 |
146 | Lear Corp., U.S.A. | 5.9 | 0.1 |
167 | Magna International Inc., Canada | 17.6 | 4.3 |
202 | Valeo SA, France | -4.2 | 1.4 |
204 | Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., Japan | 8.3 | 2.1 |
210 | Faurecia*, France | 64.6 | -0.6 |
219 | Dana Corp., U.S.A. | -7.4 | -1.9 |
Chemicals | -2.5 | 1.5 | |
52 | BASF AG, Germany | -3.5 | 5.0 |
55 | Bayer AG, Germany | -2.4 | 6.7 |
70 | Dow Chemical Co., U.S.A. | -0.7 | -1.2 |
83 | Du Pont & Co., U.S.A. | -3.3 | -4.5 |
Petroleum | 19.0 | 4.4 | |
1 | Exxon Mobil Corp., U.S.A. | -4.4 | 5.6 |
3 | Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Netherlands | 32.7 | 5.3 |
4 | BP PLC, United Kingdom | 2.6 | 3.8 |
9 | Total Fina Elf SA, France | -2.6 | 5.8 |
10 | ChevronTexaco Corp., U.S.A. | -6.8 | 1.1 |
23 | ConocoPhillips, U.S.A. | 113.0 | -0.5 |
29 | Eni SpA, Italy | -1.7 | 9.4 |
Aircraft and Defense Systems | 6.6 | 1.2 | |
26 | Boeing Co., U.S.A. | -7.1 | 0.9 |
61 | EADS NV, Netherlands | -11.6 | -1.0 |
67 | United Technologies Corp., U.S.A. | 1.1 | 7.9 |
78 | Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S.A. | -10.8 | 1.9 |
126 | Northrop Grumman Corp., U.S.A. | -26.9 | 0.4 |
129 | Raytheon Co., U.S.A. | -0.6 | -3.8 |
157 | General Dynamics Corp., U.S.A. | 13.7 | 6.6 |
199 | Thales*, France | 19.7 | -3.6 |
Pharmaceuticals | 1.9 | 15.0 | |
27 | Merck & Co. Inc., U.S.A. | 8.5 | 13.8 |
46 | Johnson & Johnson, U.S.A. | 10.0 | 18.2 |
50 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC, United Kingdom | 3.5 | 18.6 |
57 | Pfizer Inc., U.S.A. | 0.4 | 28.2 |
92 | Novartis AG, Switzerland | 1.2 | 22.6 |
97 | Aventis, France | -10.1 | 10.1 |
101 | Roche Holding Ltd., Switzerland | 1.7 | -14.4 |
112 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., U.S.A. | -6.7 | 11.4 |
114 | AstraZeneca PLC, United Kingdom | 8.3 | 15.9 |
116 | Abbott Laboratories, U.S.A. | 8.6 | 15.8 |
141 | Akzo Nobel NV, Netherlands | -0.8 | 5.8 |
142 | Wyeth, U.S.A. | 3.2 | 30.5 |
151 | Pharmacia Corp., U.S.A. | 1.1 | 4.3 |
189 | Eli Lilly & Co., U.S.A. | -4.0 | 24.5 |
205 | Schering-Plough Corp., U.S.A. | 3.9 | 19.4 |
Personal Computers | -3.2 | -1.5 | |
13 | IBM Corp., U.S.A. | -5.5 | 4.4 |
24 | Hewlett-Packard Co., U.S.A. | 25.1 | -1.6 |
36 | NEC Corp., Japan | -6.8 | -5.9 |
37 | Fujitsu Ltd., Japan | -8.7 | -7.6 |
62 | Dell Computer Corp.*, U.S.A. | -2.3 | 4.0 |
353 | Apple Computer Inc., U.S.A. | 7.1 | 1.1 |
430 | MiTAC International Corp.*, Taiwan | NA | 0.6 |
473 | Gateway Inc., U.S.A | -31.4 | -7.1 |
Software | -6.6 | 13.3 | |
66 | Microsoft Corp., U.S.A. | 12.1 | 27.6 |
220 | Oracle Corp., U.S.A. | -10.9 | 23.0 |
279 | SAP AG, Germany | 1.0 | 43.5 |
627 | Computer Associates Intl. Inc., U.S.A. | -29.4 | -37.2 |
87- | PeopleSoft Inc., U.S.A. | -6.0 | 9.4 |
Consumer Packaged Goods | -0.1 | 11.4 | |
30 | Unilever Group, United Kingdom | -6.3 | 4.2 |
40 | Procter & Gamble Co., U.S.A. | 2.5 | 10.8 |
46 | Johnson & Johnson, U.S.A. | 10.0 | 18.2 |
162 | Kimberly-Clark Corp., U.S.A. | -6.6 | 12.3 |
Automation and Controls | -1.9 | 0.0 | |
7 | General Electric Co., U.S.A. | 4.6 | 10.7 |
12 | Siemens AG, Germany | -0.2 | 3.0 |
87 | ABB Ltd.*, Switzerland | 3.3 | -0.6 |
95 | Honeywell International Inc., U.S.A. | -5.8 | -1.0 |
187 | Invensys PLC, United Kingdom | -11.3 | -12.5 |
Consumer Electronics | -1.4 | -1.8 | |
16 | Hitachi Ltd., Japan | -5.0 | -6.1 |
19 | Sony Corp., Japan | 3.6 | 0.2 |
22 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Japan | -10.5 | -6.3 |
33 | Toshiba Corp., Japan | -10.1 | -4.7 |
42 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.*, South Korea | 6.7 | 6.6 |
54 | Royal Philips Electronics NV, Netherlands | -2.3 | -10.1 |
63 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan | -11.6 | -2.1 |
82 | LG Electronics Inc.*, South Korea | 31.5 | 3.4 |
118 | Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Japan | -5.8 | 0.1 |
138 | Sharp Corp., Japan | -10.4 | 0.6 |
Contract Electronics Manufacturing | 1.7 | -12.3 | |
179 | Solectron Corp., U.S.A. | -34.3 | -25.3 |
238 | Sanmina-SCI Corp., U.S.A. | 116.1 | -30.8 |
256 | Celestica Inc., Canada | -17.3 | -5.4 |
282 | Flextronics International Ltd., Singapore | -37.7 | -1.2 |
540 | Jabil Circuit Inc., U.S.A. | -18.1 | 1.0 |
Imaging Products | 10.5 | 1.5 | |
85 | Canon Inc.*, Japan | 4.5 | 5.6 |
103 | Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Japan | 66.7 | 3.4 |
133 | Xerox Corp., U.S.A. | -6.8 | 0.6 |
169 | Eastman Kodak Co., U.S.A. | -3.0 | 6.0 |
442 | Konica Corp., Japan | -0.8 | 2.1 |
454 | Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., Japan | 13.2 | 2.0 |
466 | Minolta Co. Ltd., Japan | 10.0 | -6.7 |
489 | Nikon Corp., Japan | -0.2 | -1.2 |
Wireless Phones | -11.8 | -3.5 | |
60 | Nokia Corp., Finland | -3.8 | 7.6 |
72 | L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co.*, Sweden | -20.6 | -8.9 |
76 | Motorola Inc., U.S.A. | -11.1 | -9.3 |
Packaged Food | -4.4 | 8.4 | |
17 | Nestl SA, Switzerland | 7.3 | 8.3 |
30 | Unilever Group, United Kingdom | -6.3 | 4.2 |
64 | Kraft Foods Inc., U.S.A. | -12.3 | 11.4 |
149 | Groupe Danone, France | -6.3 | 9.5 |
Raw Foodstuffs | 13.7 | 2.3 | |
69 | ConAgra Foods Inc., U.S.A. | 1.6 | 2.8 |
89 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., U.S.A. | 17.0 | 2.2 |
150 | Bunge Ltd., Bermuda | 22.6 | 1.8 |
Construction Equipment | -1.4 | -2.6 | |
100 | Caterpillar Inc., U.S.A. | -1.5 | 4.0 |
213 | CNH Global NV, Netherlands | 2.3 | -4.3 |
237 | Komatsu Ltd., Japan | -5.1 | -7.5 |
Farm Equipment | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
100 | Caterpillar Inc., U.S.A. | -1.5 | 4.0 |
153 | Deere & Co., U.S.A. | 4.9 | 2.3 |
213 | CNH Global NV, Netherlands | 2.3 | -4.3 |
261 | Kubota Corp., Japan | -1.9 | 1.0 |
Liquor | -3.6 | 11.3 | |
113 | Diageo PLC, United Kingdom | -12.0 | 14.3 |
357 | Fortune Brands Inc., U.S.A. | 0.0 | 9.3 |
780 | Brown-Forman Corp., U.S.A. | 1.3 | 10.3 |
Beer | 9.9 | 10.2 | |
161 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., U.S.A. | 5.1 | 14.3 |
165 | Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Japan | 1.4 | 2.1 |
198 | Heineken NV, Netherlands | 12.3 | 7.7 |
290 | Interbrew SA, Belgium | -6.8 | 6.7 |
481 | SABMiller PLC, United Kingdom | 35.8 | 7.9 |
701 | Foster's Group Ltd., Australia | 9.5 | 12.3 |
823 | Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Brazil | 12.3 | 20.6 |