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Apple Topples Saudi Aramco To Be The Most Profitable Fortune Global 500 Company In 2020

Benzinga2021-08-03

Apple, Inc.'s all-around product momentum has taken it to the top of the charts in terms of profitability.

Cupertino Tops On Profits:Apple, with $67 million in profits for the fiscal year 2020, was the leader in the Fortune Global 500, released today.

Apple wrested the No. 1 "Most Profitable" ranking from Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco,which held the top spot for two straight years. The company reported profits of $49.287 billion for the year.SoftBank Group Corp. - ADR took the third position with $47.053 billion in profit.

Walmart Inc. was the top revenue-generating global company for the eighth consecutive year. Theretail giant clocked revenues of $523.964 billion for the fiscal year 2020. State-owned Chinese electricity utility State Grid followed with $383.906 billion in revenues.

Amazon.com, Inc. was in third place by virtue of its $280.522 billion revenues. The fourth and fifth places were taken by integrated oil companies China National Petroleum and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co.

Apple was placed sixth in terms of revenue, a jump from the 12th position it held previously.

The Fortune 500 companies generated revenues of $31.7 trillion, down 5%, and profits of $1.6 trillion, down  20%, the report showed. The companies employ 69.7 million people worldwide.

Fortune blamed the softness relative to the previous year and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apple Juggernaut Rolls On:Last week, Apple reported record June quarter results, with both revenues and earnings surpassing expectations.

"With 5G now in the cards and roughly 40% of its 'golden jewel' iPhone installed base not upgrading their phones in the last 3.5 years, Cook & Co. have the stage set for a renaissance of growth in Cupertino," Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in a note reviewing the company's quarterly results.

At last check, Apple shares were down 0.23% at $145.52.

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  • Tansri
    ·2021-08-04
    I’m waiting for the new iPhone 13
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  • wwwwwl
    ·2021-08-03
    Go apple!!
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  • rolandc85
    ·2021-08-03
    Good
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  • Ktkw
    ·2021-08-03
    Suree
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  • AndrewJyea
    ·2021-08-03
    Like and comment [Claw] 
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      comment
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  • Linnleo
    ·2021-08-03
    Wow
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  • Oldhead
    ·2021-08-03
    Good profit but miserable dividend.
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    • Ktkw
      keee
      2021-08-03
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  • ivy888
    ·2021-08-03
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    • Ktkw
      that's Todd
      2021-08-03
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  • JerryChiang
    ·2021-08-03
    Apple to the moon
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    • Azmil8888
      Nice.. liked.. like me
      2021-08-03
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    • Alfa86
      further upside? as but too high alrdy.
      2021-08-03
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    • leoworm
      Wah
      2021-08-03
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  • zeeling
    ·2021-08-03
    Cool
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      Nice..  liked.. like me
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