2006-06-20 14:58:30 · 6 answers · asked by applecheeks 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Fortune Magazine rates the top 500 companies in the U.S. using a variety of tests. These are the top 500 companies
2006-06-20 15:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The magazine, Fortune, comes out with a list every year that tells the top 500 companies. They are the most successful 500 according to the magazine's research.
2006-06-20 22:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fortune 500 is a annual list of U.S. based Companies compiled by the Fortune magazine.
This lists the top 500 companies based on their Market capitalization ( $$$ ) .
2006-06-20 22:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by DCentGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A company that ranks in the top 500 companies overall by Fortune Magazine's yearly poll.
2006-06-20 22:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Davey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A way of determining which US business is among the top performers (or a way to keep score). Developed by Fortune Magazine.
According to: The Answer Bag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/10667
The "Fortune 500" is a list of the 500 best, or more appropriately, highest-potential companies in the United States. It is published annually in the financial magazine "Fortune."
You can find this list at: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/
Or at: http://www.hoovers.com/global/mktg/index.xhtml?pageid=14332&cm_ven=PAID&cm_cat=GGL&cm_pla=FTN&cm_ite=fortune_500_company
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_500
The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States public corporations as measured by gross revenue. Fortune magazine compiles and publishes the list annually. Fortune 100 is a frequently used term used to reference the top 100 firms in this same list, and Fortune 1000 refers to the top 1000 firms ranked according to the same methodology. The Forbes 500, on the other hand, ranks companies by a balanced evaluation of revenues, income, assets and market capitalization.
All numbers are based on revenue figures for each company's previous fiscal year, which may end on different dates for each company.
2006-06-20 22:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the top 500 companies in terms of business and revenues.
2006-06-20 22:02:34 · answer #6 · answered by RAVI 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋