Wal-Mart Inc. (WMT stock exchange code: Wal-Mart Inc.) is an American global chain enterprise, the largest company in the world by turnover, and its controlling shareholder is the Walton family. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.
Wal-Mart is mainly involved in the retail industry, with the largest number of employees in the world, ranking first among the Fortune 500 companies in the United States for five consecutive years.
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On July 20th, 20 18, Fortune magazine released the list of the world's top 500 enterprises in 20 18. The number of China companies on the list has increased continuously 15 years, from 1 15 in 20 17 years to 128.
Compared with 20 17, the total operating income of 500 companies listed in 20 18 was nearly $30 trillion, up 8.3% year-on-year; The total profit reached a record $65,438 +0.88 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 23%; The sales revenue reached 6.3% and the return on net assets reached 10.9%, both exceeding last year, indicating that the operating conditions of these largest enterprises in the world have improved significantly.
The overall list of the world's top 500 companies measures operating income. Wal-Mart has become the largest company in the world for the fifth consecutive year. It and three China enterprises-State Grid, Sinopec and PetroChina continue to rank in the top four, and the ranking has not changed. Shell oil rose to fifth place, pushing Toyota to sixth place.
Judging from the profit list, Apple still ranks first, followed by British American Tobacco Group, which re-entered the world's top 500 this year. The top 65,438+00 of China Company is still the four major banks of industry, construction and agriculture.
In terms of profit rate, British American Tobacco Group has the highest profit rate, which is as high as 185%, far exceeding the second Kraft Heinz. Among Chinese mainland companies, Tencent Holdings has the highest profit rate, exceeding 30%.
Boeing ranks first in the ROE ranking; The top companies in China are Tencent, Country Garden, Huawei and Midea.
References:
Fortune 500-Baidu Encyclopedia