Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500

by The City Wire staff ([email protected]) 85 views 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reclaimed the top spot among the Fortune 500 company list this year with $469 billion in annual revenue.

The retail giant elbowed Exxon Mobil aside who took the spot over last year. Exxon Mobil reported annual profits of $449 billion, some $20 billion behind Wal-Mart in 2012.

There were five other Arkansas companies that also made this year’s list.

Springdale's Tyson Foods moved up to No. 93, with annual revenues of $33.3 billion last year. It was one of only two Arkansas-based companies to be in the top 100.

Other notables include:
No. 104 Murphy Oil: $28.8 billion
No. 378  Dillard's Inc.: $6.8 billion
No. 414 Windstream: $6.2 billion
No. 486 J.B. Hunt Transport: $5.1 billion

The full list is available online.