Description: This database is composed of "an annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S., published by Fortune magazine. The corporations are ranked based on such metrics as revenues, profits, and market value", as defined by InvestorWords.com - http://www.investorwords.com/2056/Fortune_500.html The entities represented in this dataset are the companies' headquarters location only. This dataset does not include branches, divisions, annexes, or subdivisions of these company headquarters. There are no entities located in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands included in this dataset. The locations of points were geocoded to street address and are not necessarily located on-entity, unless stated otherwise. Data shown are for the fiscal year ended on or before Jan. 31, 2017.
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Copyright Text: This Fortune 500 Directory was prepared under the direction of list editor Scott DeCarlo. Income statement and balance sheet data provided by the companies were reviewed and verified against published earnings releases, 10-K filings, and annual reports by reporter Douglas G. Elam and accounting specialists Rhona Altschuler, and Cappy Lyons. Markets editor Kathleen Smyth used those same sources to check the data for earnings per share. In addition, we used data provided by Thomson Reuters and S&P Global Market Intelligence to calculate total return and market capitalization. Database administrator Santhosh Varghese provided technical support. The data verification process was aided substantially by information provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Other sources used were Hoover’s and Lexis Securities Mosaic. Data shown are for the fiscal year ended on or before Jan. 31, 2017.