As mentioned in my last post, ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) is ranked #27 on the just-released 2014 Fortune 500 list.
I find this fascinating:
(year, Fortune 500 rank)
1955: 155 (Revenues: $207.7m)
1956: 167
1957: 190
1958: 198
1959: 194
1960: 196 (5,038 employees)
1961: 201
1962: 226
1963: 211
1964: 209
1965: 211 (Revenues: $291.7m)
1966: 212
1967: 218
1968: 231
1969: 302
1970: 295 (1,801 employees)
1971: 246
1972: 192
1973: 203
1974: 174
1975: 128 (Revenues: $1.55b)
1976: 111
1977: 138
1978: 119
1979: 154
1980: 153 (5,254 employees)
1981: 139
1982: 107
1983: 102
1984: 83
1985: 74 (Revenues: $4.91b)
1986: 76 (9,446 employees)
1987: 67
1988: 71
1989: 65
1990: 57
1991: 61
1992: 60
1993: 50
1994: 48
1995: 92 (Revenues: $11.37b)
1996: 92 (14,833 employees)
1997: 93
1998: 99
1999: 91
2000: 120 (23,603 employees)
2001: 152
2002: 100
2003: 71
2004: 52
2005: 44 (Revenues: $36.15b)
2006: 56
2007: 59
2008: 52
2009: 27
2010: 27
2011: 39
2012: 28
2013: 27
2014: 27 (Revenues: $89.8b)
What a history! Up's and down's and up again! But always on a growth trajectory.
Out for now.....
Matt