
PROVIDENCE – Seven companies headquartered in Rhode Island made the 2017 Fortune 1000, led by CVS Health Corp. The list, which ranks the top 1,000 U.S. companies based on their yearly revenue, included CVS Health, Textron Inc., United Natural Foods Inc., Citizens Financial Group Inc., Hasbro Inc., FM Global, and Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Of the seven companies, three Rhode Island businesses made the top 500. CVS Health ranked the highest of any Rhode Island based company at No. 7, with a $177.53 billion in yearly revenue. CVS and Textron have both made the top 500 23 times. United Natural Foods has made the top 500 five times, Citizens Financial Group, twice, and Hasbro twice. However, the toy company missed the top 500 distinction by 9 spots this year.
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Fourteen other companies with significant operations in Rhode Island also made the list.
- UnitedHealth Group Inc. – No. 6 – $184.84 billion
- Bank of America Corp. – No. 26 – $93.66 billion
- General Electric Co. – No. 13 – $126.66 billion
- Verizon Communications Inc. -No. 14 – $125.98 billion
- MetLife Inc. – No. 42 – $63.48 billion
- General Dynamics – No. 90 – $31.35 billion
- Raytheon Co. – No. 116 – $24.07 billion
- Amgen Inc. – No. 123 – $22.09 billion
- CBRE Group Inc. – No. 214 – $13.07 billion
- Fidelity National Financial Inc. – No. 293 – $9.55 billion
- Spectra Energy Corp. – No. 519 – $4.94 billion
- Tiffany & Co. – No. 588 – $4 billion
- C.R. Bard Inc. – No.617 – $3.17 billion
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. – No.714 – $3.08 billion
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor.