Ever since the economy has come close to hitting rock bottom, thousands of people and companies have lost both their jobs and a lot of money. Every day companies scramble to get out of millions of dollars of debt while the unemployed search new company profiles and career information to make ends meet.
But despite the state of the economy, there are some big names that have managed to remain the most profitable companies in the last year.
Here are Fortune’s 20 Most Profitable Companies of the past year (along with their 2008 profit):
1. Exxon Mobile – $45.22 Billion
2. Chevron – $23.93 Billion
3. Microsoft – $17.68 Billion
4. General Electric – $17.41 Billion
5. Wal-Mart – $13.40 Billion
6. Johnson & Johnson – $12.94 Billion
7. AT & T – $12.87 Billion
8. International Business Machines – $12.33 Billion
9. Procter & Gamble – $12.07 Billion
10. Hewlett-Packard – $8.33 Billion
11. Pfizer – $8.1 Billion
12. Cisco Systems – $8.05 Billion (check out the Cisco Systems company profile)
13. Merck – $7.81 Billion
14. Philip Morris International – $6.89 Billion
15. Occidental Petroleum – $6.86 Billion
16. Verizon Communications – $6.41 Billion
17. Coca-Cola – $5.81 Billion
18. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. – $5.61 Billion
19. Oracle – $5.52 Billion
20. News Corp – $5.39 Billion
Now that you know about these profitable companies, keep them on the top of your list if you’re in search of a new job. You may get lucky!
Source: CNN Money
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