The Oligopolies
compiled by George Draffan of
Endgame|
Agribusiness Corporations, U.S. Private Agribusiness Corporations, U.S. Public |
click here to go to the Market Share Matrix of the global food system |
Construction, Residential, U.S.
Corporations, Largest Across All Industries
Corporations, Largest Across All Industries
Forest & Paper Products (see separate profile)
Grocery Store Retailers, Top Five U.S.
Health Maintenance Organizations, U.S.
Insurance, Property/Casualty, U.S.
Natural Gas Reserve Holders, U.S.
Organic Food Market (see separate profile)
Petroleum Refiners, Market, U.S.
Real Estate Ownership, U.S. Commercial
Retail Stores, U.S. Discount Store Chains
Securities, Equity Managers, U.S.
Securities, Underwriters, Canada
Securities, Underwriters, U.S.
Weapons Manufacturers, Worldwide
Sources
Agribusiness Corporations, U.S. Private
|
rank among |
|
1999 sales |
Lines of business |
|
1 |
Cargill |
48 |
International marketer & processor agricultural & industrial commodities |
|
2 |
Koch Industries |
36 |
Oil, chemical, minerals, energy, environmental technology, ranching |
|
4 |
Mars |
15 |
Makes candy, icre cream, meals & pet food, processes rice, electronics |
|
7 |
Publix Super Markets |
13 |
631 supermarkets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia & South Carolina |
|
9 |
Contigroup Companies |
10 |
Process poultry, pork & beef, mills flour & feed |
|
11 |
Meijer |
9 |
General merchandise & grocery stores in the Midwest |
|
15 |
HE BUTT Grocery |
8 |
H-E-B & H-E-B Pantry Food stores, milk plant & bread bakery in Texas |
|
17 |
Aramark |
7 |
Food & support services, uniforms, child care & development services |
|
18 |
C & S Wholesale Grocers |
7 |
Wholesale food to supermarkets, retail stores & military bases |
|
21 |
Alliant Exchange |
6 |
Distributes food to restaurants, hotels, hospitals & other facilities |
Source: Forbes, November 27, 2000
Agribusiness Corporations, U.S. Public
|
rank among |
|
1999 sales |
|
2 |
WAL-MART |
$ 165 |
|
9 |
PHILIP MORRIS |
$ 62 |
|
11 |
BANK OF AMERICA |
$ 52 |
|
13 |
KROGER |
$ 45 |
|
16 |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP |
$ 41 |
|
18 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE |
.$ 39 |
|
22 |
ALBERTSON'S |
$ 37 |
|
40 |
SAFEWAY |
$ 29 |
|
46 |
DU PONT DE NEMOURS |
$ 27 |
|
54 |
CONAGRA |
$ 25 |
Source: Forbes, April 17, 2000
Agriculture & Hardware Cooperatives, U.S.
|
|
1999 revenues |
|
Farmland Industries |
11 |
|
Dairy Farmers of America |
8 |
|
Centex Harvest States |
6 |
|
Land O'Lakes |
6 |
|
Wakefern Food |
6 |
|
Truserve |
5 |
|
Topco Associates |
4 |
|
Associated Wholesale Grocers |
3 |
|
Ace Hardware |
3 |
|
Unified Western Grocers |
3 |
SOURCE: National Cooperative Bank, Washington, D.C.
(2001 sales, $ million)
|
Syngenta |
5385 |
|
Aventis |
3842 |
|
Monsanto |
3755 |
|
BASF |
3105 |
|
Dow |
2612 |
|
Bayer |
2418 |
|
DuPont |
1917 |
Source: AGROW World Crop Protection News, March 29, 2002.
(2001 market share by %)
|
Alcoa (US) |
14.4 |
|
Alcan (Canada) |
8.4 |
|
Russian Aluminum |
7.3 |
|
BHP Billiton (Australia) |
4.0 |
|
Pechiney (France) |
3.6 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
(by revenues)
|
V.F. Corporation |
$6,185.5 |
|
Liz Claiborne, Inc. |
$4,742.5 |
|
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. |
$3,266.6 |
|
Kellwood Company |
$2,509.0 |
|
Benetton Group S.P.A. (ADR) |
$2,025.9 |
|
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation |
$1,837.2 |
|
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. |
$1,735.3 |
|
Coach, Inc. |
$1,629.9 |
|
The Warnaco Group, Inc. |
$1,470.5 |
|
Wacoal Corporation (ADR) |
$1,469.0 |
|
Quiksilver, Inc. |
$1,457.9 |
|
Russell Corporation |
$1,359.7 |
|
Oxford Industries, Inc. |
$1,265.9 |
|
Columbia Sportswear Company |
$1,134.3 |
|
Perry Ellis International |
$684.8 |
|
Delta Galil Industries (ADR) |
$675.6 |
|
Hartmarx Corporation |
$596.3 |
|
Gildan Activewear Inc. (USA) |
$588.3 |
|
Haggar Corp. |
$469.4 |
|
OshKosh B'Gosh, Inc. |
$403.7 |
|
St. John Knits Int'l, Inc |
$391.9 |
|
Tultex Corporation |
$377.9 |
|
Tropical Sportswear International |
$324.2 |
|
Hampshire Group, Limited |
$305.7 |
|
Dyersburg Corporation |
$270.0 |
|
Quaker Fabric Corp. |
$264.0 |
|
Delta Woodside Industries, Inc |
$246.6 |
|
Delta Apparel Inc. |
$234.6 |
|
Tandy Brands Accessories |
$222.8 |
|
Ashworth, Inc. |
$192.3 |
|
Tefron Ltd. |
$186.6 |
|
Tarrant Apparel Group |
$158.1 |
|
Bernard Chaus, Inc. |
$154.6 |
|
Superior Uniform Group |
$141.7 |
|
Cutter & Buck Inc. |
$130.0 |
|
Jaclyn, Inc. |
$125.5 |
|
Innovo Group Inc. |
$114.8 |
|
Texfi Industries |
$111.8 |
Source: Reuters http://www.investor.reuters.com/GoTo.aspx?nss=www&.t=/business/bussecindustry accessed June 14, 2005.
Autos and Trucks, Passenger, U.S. Market
(% of market)
|
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler |
28 |
|
Ford |
19.5 |
|
Chrysler |
12.7 |
|
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, other imports |
40 |
16.7 million passenger vehicles were sold in the U.S. in 2003.
In 1995, GM, Ford and Chrysler held 73% of the U.S. market (versus 60% in 2003).
GM owns Saab. Ford owns Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin. Chrysler Group's sister company is Germany's DaimlerChrysler, which sells Mercedes-Benz
Source: Los Angeles Times, Jan 6, 2004.
(% of market)
|
Goodyear |
29.1% |
|
Michelin Uniroyal Goodrich |
21.9 |
|
Bridgestone Firestone |
21.0 |
|
Contnental General |
6.5 |
|
Cooper |
6.4 |
|
other |
15.1 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
|
|
Assets 2004 |
|
Citigroup |
1.21 |
|
JP Morgan Chase Banc One |
1.08 |
|
Bank of America Fleetboston |
.93 |
|
Wells Fargo |
.39 |
|
Wachovia |
.39 |
Source: Chicago Tribune, March 17, 2004.
|
|
Assets 12/31/1998 |
|
Citigroup |
$669 |
|
BankAmerica |
618 |
|
Chase Manhattan |
366 |
|
BancOne |
261 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(number of outlets)
|
|
U.S. |
Worldwide |
|
Blockbuster |
5,609 |
|
|
Subway |
15,646 |
|
|
McDonald's |
13,531 |
30,081 |
|
7-Eleven |
5,775 |
25,076 |
Sources: Jodi Wilgoren, In the Urban 7-Eleven, the Slurpee Looks Sleeker, New York Times, July 13, 2003.
($ billion sales)
|
DuPont |
26.2 |
|
Dow |
17.7 |
|
Exxon |
10.5 |
|
GE |
6.6 |
|
Union Carbide |
5.6 |
|
Hunstman |
5.2 |
|
ICI Americas |
4.9 |
|
Praxair |
4.8 |
|
Eastman |
4.9 |
|
BP Amoco |
4.8 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Coal Producers, U.S. (1998)
(market share)
|
Peabody |
13.8% |
|
Arch |
9.7 |
|
Kennecott |
9.6 |
|
Consol |
7.6 |
|
Cyprus Amax |
6.1 |
|
AEI Holding |
4.4 |
|
AT Massey |
3.4 |
|
Texas Utilities |
2.5 |
|
North American Coal |
2.3 |
|
Pacificorp |
2.0 |
|
other |
38.6 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(% market share)
|
CIL (India) |
17.6 |
|
Peabody (US) |
5.0 |
|
Rio Tinto (UK) |
4.7 |
|
BHP Billiton (Australia) |
4.1 |
|
RAG (Germany) |
3.2 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
(2001 market share by %)
|
Codelco (Chile) |
12.3 |
|
Phelps Dodge (US) |
7.8 |
|
BHP Billiton (Australia) |
7.0 |
|
Rio Tinto (UK) |
6.2 |
|
Grupo Mexico |
5.5 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
Construction, Residential, U.S. (1998)
($ million gross revenues)
|
Centex |
4749 |
|
Pulte |
3005 |
|
Kaufman & Broad |
2449 |
|
DR Horton |
2421 |
|
Lennar |
2417 |
|
Ryland |
1765 |
|
NVR |
1560 |
|
US Home |
1500 |
|
Del Webb |
1274 |
|
MDC Holdings |
1263 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
|
|
% market share |
|
Citibank |
19.2 |
|
Bank One / JP Morgan |
16.3 |
|
MBNA |
10.5 |
|
American Express |
7.1 |
|
Bank of America |
6.3 |
|
Discover |
6.3 |
|
Capital One |
5.7 |
|
HSBC |
3.9 |
|
GE Capital |
2.4 |
|
Providian |
2.2 |
|
Other |
20.3 |
Source: Chicago Tribune, Jan 21, 2004, citing Nielsen Reports.
|
|
% market share |
|
Visa |
50% |
|
MasterCard |
25% |
|
American Express |
18 |
|
Discover |
5 |
|
Diner's Club |
1 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
($ billion assets Dec 31, (1997)
|
Fannie Mae |
$392 |
|
Chase Manhattan |
366 |
|
Federal Home Loan Banks |
358 |
|
Citicorp |
311 |
|
NationsBank |
265 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(ranked by revenues)
|
Nestle |
|
Kraft |
|
Conagra |
|
Tyson |
|
Unilever |
|
Cargill |
|
Mars |
|
Frito-lay |
|
Groupe Danone |
|
HJ Heinz |
Source: Yahoo Fiannce website, June 2004.
|
SECTOR |
% of market |
CORPORATIONS |
|
Beef packers |
81 |
Tyson (IBP), Conagra, Cargill (Excel), Farmland National Beef Packing |
|
Por packers |
59 |
Smithfields, Tyson (IBP), Conagra (Swift), Cargill (Excel) |
|
Pork production |
46 |
Smithfield, Premium Standard Farms (ContiGroup), Seaboard, Triumph Pork Group (Farmland Managed) |
|
Broilers |
50 |
Tyson, Gold Kist, Pilgrim's Pride, ConAgra |
|
Turkeys |
45 |
Hormel (Jennie-O Turkeys), Butterball (ConAgra), Cargill's Turkeys, Pilgrim's Pride |
|
Animal feed plants |
25 |
Land O'Laes Farmland feed / Purina Mills, Cargill (Nutrena), ADM (Moorman's), JD Heiskell |
|
Grain handling facilities |
60 |
Cargill, Cenex, ADM, General Mills |
|
Corn exports |
81 |
Cargill-Continental, ADM, Zen Noh |
|
Soybean exports |
65 |
Cargill-Continental, ADM, Zen Noh |
|
Flour milling |
61 |
ADM, ConAgra, Cargill, General Mills |
|
Soybean crushing |
80 |
ADM, Cargill, Bunge, AGP |
|
Ethanol production |
49 |
ADM, Minnesota Corn Producers (ADM owns 50%), Williams Energy Services, Cargill |
|
Dairy processors |
n/a |
Dean Foods (Suiza), Kraft (Philip Morris), Dairy Farmers of America, Land O'Lakes |
|
Food retailing |
38 |
Kroger, Albertson's, Safeway, Wal-Mart, Ahold |
Source: Hendrickson, Heffernan, etal, Concentration in Food Retailing and Dairy (University of Missouri Dept of Rural Sociology, 2001).
|
|
% of market |
FIVE OIL CORPORATIONS
Source: Tyson Slocum, No Competition: Oil Industry Mergers Provide Higher Profits, Leave Consumers with Fewer Choices (Public Citizen, 2001), http://www.citizen.org/documents/nocompetition.PDF |
|
Mobil |
10.2 |
|
|
Shell |
10.1 |
|
|
Exxon |
9.8 |
|
|
Citgo |
9.8 |
|
|
Amoco |
8.3 |
|
|
Texaco |
8.2 |
|
|
Chevron |
7.4 |
|
|
Marathon |
5.7 |
|
|
other |
30.5 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(2001 market share by %)
|
AngloGold (South Africa) |
8.3 |
|
Barrick (Canada) |
7.6 |
|
Newmont (US) |
6.7 |
|
Gold Fields Ltd (South Africa) |
4.7 |
|
Placer Dome (Canada) |
3.4 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
Grain Exports, from U.S. (1999)
Cargill-Continental, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), and Zen Noh (a Japanese company) control 81% of US corn exports and 65% of US soybean exports.
ADM and Cargill were also among the top four in terminal grain handling, flour milling, soybean crushing and ethanol production.
Source: Al Krebs, AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER #149, March 19, 2002, citing National Farmers Union-commissioned study conducted by Drs. Mary Hendrickson and William Heffernan from the University of Missouri.
Grain Processing, U.S. (1999)
Terminal Grain Handling Facilities: 60% (Cargill, Cenex Harvest States, ADM, and General Mills
Flour Milling: 61% (ADM Milling, ConAgra, Cargill, General Mills)
Soybean Crushing: 80% (ADM, Cargill, Bunge, and AGP)
Source: Al Krebs, AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER #149, March 19, 2002, citing National Farmers Union-commissioned study conducted by Drs. Mary Hendrickson and William Heffernan from the University of Missouri.
Grain Storage Capacity, U.S. (1999)
|
|
storage capacity |
|
ADM |
611 |
|
Cargill |
463 |
|
ConAgra/Peavey |
198 |
|
Farmland Grain |
178 |
|
Bunge |
170 |
|
Continental Grain |
169 |
|
Cenex Harvest States |
146 |
|
Riceland Foods |
102 |
|
Andersons |
80 |
|
General Mills |
72 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(ranked by 2002 revenues)
|
Wal-Mart |
|
Carrefour |
|
Kroger |
|
Metro |
|
Ahold |
|
Albertson's |
|
Rewe |
|
Ito Yokado including Seven Eleven |
|
Safeway |
|
Tesco |
|
Costco |
|
ITM inlcuding Spar |
|
Aldi |
|
Edeka |
|
Sainsbury |
|
Tenglemann inlcuding A&P |
|
Auchan |
|
Leclerc |
|
Daiei |
|
Casino |
Source: IGD European Grocery Retailing, Institute of Grocery Distribution, 2001.
Grocery Store Market, Canada
|
Loblaw |
21.0% |
|
Oshawa |
11.0 |
|
Provigo |
11.0 |
|
Safeway |
9.0 |
|
Metro-Richlieu |
7.0 |
|
Sobeys |
6.0 |
|
other |
35.0 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Grocery Store Market, U.S. (1998)
(% of market based on top 75 corps sales of $440.5 billion)
|
Kroger |
10.8% |
|
Albertson's |
8.9% |
|
Wal-Mart |
8.0 |
|
Safeway |
6.2 |
|
Ahold USA |
4.9 |
|
Supervalu |
4.5 |
|
Fleming |
3.7 |
|
Winn-Dixie 3.5Publix |
3.1 |
|
Loblaw |
2.7 |
|
other |
43.7 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Grocery Retailers, Top Five U.S.
|
Year 1997 |
Year 2000 |
|
Kroger Co |
Kroger Co. |
|
Safeway |
Wal-Mart |
|
American Stores |
Albertson's |
|
Albertson's |
Safeway |
|
Ahold USA |
Ahold USA |
|
U.S. market share 24% |
U.S. market share 42% |
Sources: Pacific Crest Securities, January 8, 1999; Supermarket News, January 24, 2000
In 1997 the top five U.S. food retailers had about one quarter of the country's market. Today those same companies --- Kroger, Albertson's, Wal-Mart, Safeway and Ahold USA, a subsidiary of Dutch firm Royal Ahold --- account for 42% of that market.
* This has come about largely as a result of recent acquisitions.
* Increasingly, the supermarkets are seeking control over producers through binding contracts and agreements. They seek to source their merchandise from a handful of producers.
* Kroger, for example, obtains its beef ready-packed from Cargill
* Ahold USA's Stop and Shop outlets obtain their dairy foods from Suiza Foods
* Wal-Mart, a more recent entry into the food-retailing business, gets its ready-packed meats from IBP, Farmland and Smithfield.
Source: Al Krebs, Agribusiness Examiner, #164, May 28, 2002 http://www.ea1.com/CARP/ ).
Health Maintenance Organizations, U.S. (1997)
(millions enrolled)
|
Kaiser Permanents |
8.1 |
|
United HealthCare/Humana |
6.4 |
|
Aetna US Healthcare |
4.2 |
|
PacifiCare |
4.0 |
|
Foundation Health Systems |
3.5 |
|
Cigna |
3.3 |
|
Prudential |
2.4 |
|
Oxford |
1.7 |
|
NYLCare |
1.3 |
|
Health Ins Plan of Greater NY |
1.1 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Insurance, Life/Health, U.S. (1998)
($ billion assets)
|
Prudential of America |
205 |
|
Metropolitan Life |
183 |
|
Aegon/Transamerica |
99 |
|
TIAA Group |
94 |
|
Hartford |
91 |
|
New York Life |
84 |
|
Aetna US Healthcare |
77 |
|
Equitable |
76 |
|
Cigna |
74 |
|
Northwestern Mutual |
71 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Insurance, Property/Casualty, U.S. (1998)
($ million premiums)
|
State Farm |
34842 |
|
Allstate |
18237 |
|
CNA |
9860 |
|
American Inter Group |
9423 |
|
Farmers |
9114 |
|
Nationwide |
8375 |
|
Travelers PC |
7905 |
|
Liberty Mutual |
5921 |
|
Hatford |
5772 |
|
Zurich |
4975 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(% market share)
|
CVRD (Brazil) |
15.5 |
|
Rio Tinto (UK) |
8.8 |
|
BHP Billiton (Australia) |
6.2 |
|
Caemi (Brazil) |
2.5 |
|
Kumba (South Africa) |
2.5 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
|
IBP (Iowa Beef Packers) |
|
|
ConAgra (owned by Montfort) |
|
|
Excel (division of Cargill) |
|
|
Farmland (producers' co-op partly owned by feeders) |
|
These four account for nearly 90% of all beef (hamburgers, steaks, roast, deli beef) processed in the United States (Al Krebs, Agribusiness Examiner, Issue # 88, Sept 25, 2000 http://www.ea1.com/CARP/ )
Vertical and horizontal consolidation of food retailers in the U.S. has led to the four largest firms sharing the production and processing of as much as half of the country's broiler, turkey and egg sales. 20 feedlots in the whole of the U.S. are involved in the production of 50% of all the country's cattle. These feedlots are directly connected to the four processing firms that control 81% of beef processing in the US.(Al Krebs, Agribusiness Examiner, #164, May 28, 2002).
Natural Gas Producers, U.S. (1998)
(billion cubic feet)
|
Amoco |
847 |
|
Exxon |
831 |
|
Chevron |
675 |
|
Texaco |
643 |
|
Shell |
630 |
|
Burlington Resources |
583 |
|
Mobil |
423 |
|
Union Pacific Resources |
407 |
|
ARCO |
389 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Natural Gas Reserve Holders, U.S. (1998)
(billion cubic feet reserves)
|
Exxon |
9689 |
|
Amoco |
9097 |
|
Burlington Resources |
5884 |
|
Shell |
5143 |
|
Chevron |
4991 |
|
ARCO |
4988 |
|
Texaco |
4022 |
|
Mobil |
3931 |
|
Philips |
3790 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Newspaper Advertisers, U.S. (1998)
($ million spent)
|
IBM |
44 |
|
Federated Dept Stores |
42 |
|
Time Warner |
37 |
|
GM |
36 |
|
Compaq |
35 |
|
DaimlerChrysler |
32 |
|
Ford |
29 |
|
Citigroup |
26 |
|
Walt Disney |
25 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(2001 market share by %)
|
Norilisk (Russia) |
19.1 |
|
Inco (Canada) |
12.2 |
|
Falconbridge (Canada) |
7.8 |
|
BHP Billiton (Australia) |
5.9 |
|
Eramet (France) |
5.3 |
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development and World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development,
London: Earthscan, 2002. http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html
Petroleum Refiners, U.S. (1998)
(barrels crude capacity per day)
|
Exxon |
1119 |
|
Chevron |
1049 |
|
Amoco |
1016 |
|
Marathon Ashland |
935 |
|
Tosco |
909 |
|
Equilon |
834 |
|
Motiva |
825 |
|
Sun |
697 |
|
Mobil |
697 |
|
Citgo |
607 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(ranked by revenues in US$ million)
US revenues are for year 2000; non-US revenues are year 2001
|
ExxonMobil |
US |
210,392 |
|
Royal Dutch/Shell Group |
Netherlands/UK |
149,146 |
|
BP |
United Kingdom |
148,062 |
|
TotalFina Elf |
France |
105,544 |
|
Texaco |
US |
51,130 |
|
Chevron |
US |
48,069 |
|
ENI |
Italy |
45,000 |
|
China Petroleum & Chem |
China |
39,008 |
|
USX |
US |
35,570 |
|
Repsol-YPF |
Spain |
34,249 |
|
Conoco |
US |
32,513 |
|
PetroChina |
China |
29,231 |
|
Nippon Mitsubishi Oil |
Japan |
27,555 |
|
Petrobras-Petroleo Brasil |
Brazil |
26,955 |
|
Tosco |
US |
24,545 |
|
Indian Oil Corp |
India |
22,281 |
|
Phillips Petroleum |
US |
21,227 |
|
Japan Energy |
Japan |
19,884 |
|
Gazprom |
Russia |
17,708 |
|
Cosmo Oil |
Japan |
16,701 |
|
Valero Energy |
US |
14,671 |
|
Lukoil Holding |
Russia |
14,431 |
|
Ult. Diamond Shamrock |
US |
14,292 |
|
Sunoco |
US |
12,664 |
|
SK Corp |
South Korea |
12,398 |
|
Amerada Hess |
US |
12,277 |
|
TonenGeneral Sekiyu |
Japan |
12,139 |
|
Imperial Oil |
Canada |
11,201 |
|
Fortum |
Finland |
10,158 |
|
Cepsa |
Spain |
9,494 |
|
Bharat Petroleum |
India |
9,121 |
|
Yukos |
Russia |
8,219 |
|
Premcor |
US |
7,302 |
|
S-Oil |
South Korea |
7,191 |
|
OMV Group |
Austria |
6,868 |
|
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol |
Turkey |
6,359 |
|
Petro-Canada |
Canada |
6,311 |
Sources: Data for non-US corporations is from list at www.forbes.com, accessed January 8, 2002.
Data for US corporations is from Fortune, April 16, 2001.
Petroleum Refiners, Market, U.S.
(% of market)
|
Exxon Mobil |
14.5% |
|
Chevron |
7.6 |
|
Shell |
7.6 |
|
Amoco |
7.3 |
|
Tosco |
6.3 |
|
Sun |
5.0 |
|
other |
51.7 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Private Corporations, Canada (2005)
|
Company |
Sales |
Notes |
|
Katz Group |
6.5 |
Daryl Katz founded what is now one of North America's biggest drug store operators with more than 1,800 stores. Operates under Pharma Plus and Rexall banners |
|
Jim Pattison Group |
6.1 |
Started in 1961 when Jim Pattison bought a Pontiac dealership in Vancouver. Giant conglomerate with 383 locations, and 28,000 employees in businesses such as media and financial services. |
|
Mccain Foods Ltd |
5.7 |
The iconic Florenceville, N.B., maker of frozen french fries. Brothers Harrison and Wallace McCain opened the first plant in February of 1957. Today, the company processes one million tonnes of potato products an hour. |
|
Home Hardware Stores Ltd |
4.2 |
The "home of the handyman" founded by Walter Hathborn, who worked as a stock boy at Home Hardware's predecessor Hollinger Hardware. He put together a plan in which independent hardware stores would team up to buy products cheaper. |
|
H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd |
4 |
Founded in 1903 by Hok Yat [H.Y.] Louie and run by his family out of British Columbia. It owns and operates London Drugs and IGA and employs more than 5,000 people. |
|
PCL Construction Group |
3.6 |
The Edmonton-based construction firm is the biggest contracting organization in Canada, and 10th largest in the U.S with offices in 27 locations across North America, Hawaii, and the Bahamas. |
|
Kruger Inc |
2.8 |
Montreal-based pulp-and-paper powerhouse behind popular consumer products like Cottonelle toilet paper and Scottie's facial tissues. Has more than 10,500 employees across North America and the United Kingdom. |
|
Charlwood Pacific Group |
2.4 |
Runs Uniglobe Travel Services, a travel franchise company with more than 700 locations in 30 countries. Other interests include Century 21 [Canada] Ltd. and Cobalt Real Estate Corporation. |
|
James Richardson & Sons Ltd |
1.8 |
A Winnipeg-based conglomerate with interests in agriculture, energy, and financial services. Control-led the securities firm Richardson Greenshields of Canada before selling it to Royal Bank in 1996. |
|
Tolko Industries Ltd |
1.8 |
The specialty forest products manufacturer has operations across Western Canada, with about 5,000 employees. The Vernon, B.C.-based company is planning a major expansion in North Central Alberta. |
Source: National Post, July 1, 2006
Private Corporations, Largest U.S. (2004)
|
|
|
Revenues |
Employees |
|
Cargill |
Crops |
62,900 |
101,000 |
|
Koch Industries |
Oil & Gas Operations |
50,000 |
30,000 |
|
Mars |
Food Processing |
18,200 |
31,000 |
|
Publix Super Markets |
Retail (Grocery) |
16,946 |
125,000 |
|
Bechtel |
Construction Services |
16,337 |
42,000 |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Business Services |
15,900 |
125,000 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Business Services |
14,547 |
100,600 |
|
C&S Wholesale Grocers |
Retail (Grocery) |
13,500 |
9,000 |
|
Meijer |
Retail (Grocery) |
11,900 |
70,000 |
|
HE Butt Grocery |
Retail (Grocery) |
11,500 |
60,000 |
|
Swift & Co |
Food Processing |
9,879 |
22,000 |
|
Huntsman Companies |
Chemical Manufacturing |
9,252 |
13,000 |
|
Fidelity Investments |
Investment Services |
9,224 |
30,500 |
|
SemGroup |
Oil & Gas Operations |
8,335 |
446 |
|
JM Family Enterprises |
Auto & Truck Manufacturers |
7,700 |
3,700 |
|
Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
Business Services |
7,400 |
57,349 |
|
Science Applications Intl |
Aerospace & Defense |
6,720 |
42,700 |
|
SC Johnson & Son |
Personal & Household Prods |
6,500 |
12,000 |
|
Alticor |
Personal & Household Prods |
6,200 |
13,000 |
|
Menard |
Retail (Home Improvement) |
6,065 |
27,000 |
Source: Forbes, America's Largest Private Companies, Nov 12, 2004.
Real Estate Ownership, U.S. Commercial (1998)
|
Corporations |
43.1% |
|
Partnerships |
25.6 |
|
Not-for-profits |
10.5 |
|
Government |
6.0 |
|
REUTs |
3.6 |
|
Institutional investors |
3.3 |
|
Financial institutions |
2.9 |
|
Other |
5.0 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Retail Stores, U.S. Discount Store Chains (1997)
($ billion sales)
|
Wal-Mart |
$58.0 |
|
Kmart |
27.5 |
|
Target |
20.3 |
|
Dollar General |
2.6 |
|
ShopKo |
2.5 |
|
Caldor |
2.4 |
|
Ames |
2.3 |
|
Family Dollar |
1.9 |
|
Hills |
1.7 |
|
Bradlees |
1.3 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
($ million revenues)
|
Trident Seafoods (Seattle, Washington) |
800 |
|
Red Chamber Group (Vernon, California) |
793 |
|
Pacific Seafood Group (Clackamas, Oregon) $700 million |
700 |
|
ConAgra's Louis Kemp unit (Omaha, Nebraska) $700 million |
700 |
Source: Seafood Business.
Securities, Underwriters, Canada (1998)
($ million bonus credit)
|
RBC Dominion |
11864 |
|
CIBC Wood Gundy |
10609 |
|
Newsbitt Burns |
8701 |
|
Merrill Lynch |
8314 |
|
ScotiaMcLeod |
7774 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Securities, Equity Managers, U.S. (1999)
($ million institutional tax-exempt assets under management)
|
State Street |
$405332 |
|
Barclays Global |
398378 |
|
Fidelity |
319100 |
|
TIAA-CREF |
245177 |
|
Bankers trust |
230236 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Securities, Underwriters, U.S. (1999)
(market share)
|
Merrill Lynch 16.0% |
|
|
Salomon Smith Barney |
13.5 |
|
Morgan STanley Dean Witte |
9.3 |
|
Credit Suisse First Boston |
8.8 |
|
Goldman Sachs |
8.1 |
|
Lehman Brothers |
8.0 |
|
Chase Manhattan |
6.5 |
|
other |
29.8 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
(1999 revenues in US$ millions)
These top ten corporations controlled 31% of the $25 billion commercial seed market in 1999.
|
DuPont (Pioneer) |
US |
1,850 |
|
Pharmacia (Monsanto) |
US |
1,700 |
|
Syngenta (Novartis) |
Swiss |
947 |
|
Groupe Limagrain |
France |
700 |
|
Grupo Pulsar |
Mexico |
531 |
|
Advanta (AstraZeneca & Cosun) |
UK / Netherlands |
416 |
|
Sakata |
Japan |
396 |
|
KWS AG |
Germany |
355 |
|
Dow & Cargill North America |
US |
350 |
|
Delta Pine Land |
US |
301 |
Source: Rural Advancement Foundatioin Internation (RAFI), Dec 2000.
* DuPont is the world's largest seed company with sales of more than $1.9 billion in 2000. Monsanto ranks a close second in the global seed trade with 2000 sales of $1.6 billion. Together they account for almost 15% of annual world commercial seed sales.
* In the lucrative U.S. seed corn market, the companies control 73% of sales.
* [DuPont and Monsanto] command 41% of all significant agricultural biotechnology patents and share about 93% of the GM seed market worldwide.
* Monsanto is number two in global sales of crop chemicals and DuPont is number five. In 2000, their combined sales amounted to $6.6 billion or 22% of global agrochemical sales. (Source: Agribusiness Examiner #154, April 12, 2002 http://www.ea1.com/CARP )
Telephone Service, U.S. (1998)
(millions of customers)
|
AT&T/TCI |
80 |
|
Bell Atlantic/GTE |
41 |
|
SBC/Ameritech |
30 |
|
MCI WorldCom |
20 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Television Groups, U.S. (1999)
(pentration rate)
|
Fox |
35.3% |
|
CBS |
30.8 |
|
Paxson |
29.2 |
|
Tribune |
27.6 |
|
NBC |
26.6 |
|
ABC |
24.0 |
|
Chris Craft/United |
18.3 |
|
Gannett |
16.3 |
|
Hearst Argyle |
16.0 |
|
USA Broadcasting |
15.4 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Television Networks, U.S. (1997)
($ million revenues)
|
NBC |
4803 |
|
Walt Disney |
4122 |
|
CBS |
3652 |
|
News Corp |
2730 |
|
Tribune Co |
861 |
|
Gannett |
653 |
|
AH Bello |
537 |
|
Univision |
460 |
|
Cox Enterprises |
450 |
|
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
450 |
Source: Market Share Reporter (Gale, 1999).
Weapons Manufacturers, Worldwide (2002)
|
COMPANY |
|
WEAPONS SALES (US $) |
PERCENT OF COMPANY'S TOTAL SALES |
PROFITS |
|
Boeing |
USA |
20,500,000,000 |
38 |
492,000,000 |
|
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
18,870,000,000 |
71 |
500,000,000 |
|
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
17,800,000,000 |
79 |
175,000,000 |
|
Raytheon |
USA |
15,250,000,000 |
91 |
-640,000,000 |
|
BAE Systems |
UK |
14,070,000,000 |
77 |
-1,030,000,000 |
|
General Dynamics |
USA |
9,820,000,000 |
71 |
917,000,000 |
|
Thales |
France |
6,840,000,000 |
66 |
104,000,000 |
|
EADS |
W. Eur. |
5,630,000,000 |
20 |
-281,000,000 |
|
United Technologies |
USA |
4,550,000,000 |
16 |
2,236,000,000 |
|
Finmeccanica |
Italy |
3,720,000,000 |
51 |
191,000,000 |
|
L-3 Communications |
USA |
3,020,000,000 |
75 |
178,000,000 |
|
Sciene Applications |
USA |
3,000,000,000 |
51 |
246,000,000 |
|
Computer Sciences Corp |
USA |
2,900,000,000 |
21 |
440,000,000 |
|
Rolls Royce |
UK |
2,850,000,000 |
33 |
80,000,000 |
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Japan |
2,780,000,000 |
13 |
274,000,000 |
|
Pratt & Whitney |
USA |
2,490,000,000 |
33 |
0,000,000 |
|
General Electric |
USA |
2,200,000,000 |
2 |
14,118,000,000 |
|
DCN |
France |
2,050,000,000 |
100 |
111,000,000 |
|
MBDA (BAE, EADS, Finmecannica) |
W. Eur. |
1,880,000,000 |
100 |
0 |
|
Honeywell International |
USA |
1,830,000,000 |
8 |
-220,000,000 |
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute http://projects.sipri.se/milex/aprod/sipridata.html