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The Most Profitable U.S. Companies, by Sector
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U.S. corporate profits hit record levels in 2022, even as stocks fell into a bear market and inflation reached 40-year highs.
Given these headwinds, investors are watching corporate fundamentals very closely. Corporate profit margins provide a buffer against higher borrowing costs and price pressures and for many reasons, they are a key measure of financial health.
This graphic shows America’s most profitable companies by sector, using data from Fortune.
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Dataset
Company | Sector | 2022 Annual Profit | Annual % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Apple | Technology | $99.8B | 5.40% |
Exxon Mobil | Energy | $55.7B | 141.90% |
JPMorgan Chase | Financials | $37.7B | -22.10% |
Pfizer | Health Care | $31.3B | 42.70% |
Verizon Communications | Telecommunications | $21.3B | -3.70% |
Home Depot | Retailing | $17.1B | 4.10% |
Visa | Business Services | $15.0B | 21.50% |
Procter & Gamble | Household Products | $14.7B | 3.00% |
Tesla | Motor Vehicles & Parts | $12.6B | 127.50% |
UPS | Transportation | $11.5B | -10.40% |
Coca-Cola | Food, Beverages & Tobacco | $9.5B | -2.30% |
Nucor | Materials | $7.6B | 11.40% |
Deere | Industrials | $7.1B | 19.60% |
McDonald's | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | $6.2B | -18.10% |
Nike | Apparel | $6.0B | 5.60% |
DuPont | Chemicals | $5.9B | -9.30% |
D.R. Horton | Engineering & Construction | $5.9B | 40.30% |
Lockheed Martin | Aerospace & Defense | $5.7B | -9.20% |
Netflix | Media | $4.5B | -12.20% |
Walgreens Boots Alliance | Food & Drug Stores | $4.3B | 70.60% |
W.W. Grainger | Wholesalers | $1.5B | 48.30% |
Data sources
*2022 data represented as of the fiscal year ending on or before January 31 ,2023
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