The IndustryWeek US 500

The IndustryWeek U.S. 500 is IW's exclusive annual ranking of America's largest public manufacturers, based on revenue. Find the most recent articles about current and former IW U.S. 500 companies below. See and sort the IW U.S. 500 list/database. Follow #IWUS500.

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IndustryWeek photo essay with images from Johnson & Johnson, Emerson Electric, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boeing and Intel
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June 11, 2025
Massive losses at a handful of critical companies draw the index down sharply for 2025
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Oct. 19, 2023
Massive sales growth, high profitability: As oil prices rose and transportation demand increased in 2022, energy companies reaped the rewards.
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Oct. 12, 2023
The largest producers of drugs and gene therapies and the tools that support the life sciences from the IW U.S. 500 list of largest publicly traded manufacturing companies in ...
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Sept. 17, 2023
From drivetrains to Airstream trailers, a look at the biggest players in the IndustryWeek US 500's automotive category in 2022.
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Aug. 10, 2023
The largest producers of electrical products and components from the IW U.S. 500 list of largest publicly traded manufacturing companies in the country.

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Many of the largest companies in the U.S., including Apple, Nike and Advanced Micro Devices, no longer manufacture any of their own products.
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May 24, 2023
Stricter criteria limited the IW U.S. 500 list of the country's largest publicly traded manufacturing companies to only ones that own and operate their own facilities.