Largest US employers
Headcount as each company states it in its latest annual report (10-K), worldwide unless the company says otherwise. Some report full-time equivalents. Walmart leads with 2,100,000 in fiscal 2026. The top 100 of 2,534 companies with a figure on file.
| # | Company | Sector | Employees | Revenue | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WalmartWMT | Consumer Staples | 2,100,000 | $713.2bn | 2026 |
| 2 | AmazonAMZN | Consumer Discretionary | 1,576,000 | $716.9bn | 2025 |
| 3 | AccentureACN | Technology | 814,000 | $74.2bn | 2026 |
| 4 | The Home DepotHD | Consumer Discretionary | 472,400 | $164.7bn | 2026 |
| 5 | United Parcel ServiceUPS | Industrials | 460,000 | $88.7bn | 2025 |
| 6 | FedExFDX | Industrials | 452,000 | $94.7bn | 2026 |
| 7 | Target CorporationTGT | Consumer Staples | 415,000 | $104.8bn | 2026 |
| 8 | KrogerKR | Consumer Staples | 403,000 | $147.6bn | 2026 |
| 9 | UnitedHealth GroupUNH | Health Care | 390,000 | $447.6bn | 2025 |
| 10 | StarbucksSBUX | Consumer Discretionary | 381,000 | $37.2bn | 2025 |
| 11 | TJX CompaniesTJX | Consumer Discretionary | 377,000 | $60.4bn | 2026 |
| 12 | CostcoCOST | Consumer Staples | 355,000 | $303.2bn | 2026 |
| 13 | CognizantCTSH | Technology | 351,600 | $21.1bn | 2025 |
| 14 | HCA HealthcareHCA | Health Care | 320,000 | $75.6bn | 2025 |
| 15 | JPMorgan ChaseJPM | Financials | 318,512 | $182.4bn | 2025 |
| 16 | PepsiCoPEP | Consumer Staples | 306,000 | $93.9bn | 2025 |
| 17 | CVS HealthCVS | Health Care | 300,000 | $402.1bn | 2025 |
| 18 | AramarkARMK | Consumer Discretionary | 278,390 | $18.5bn | 2025 |
| 19 | The Walt Disney CompanyDIS | Communication Services | 231,000 | $94.4bn | 2025 |
| 20 | Microsoft CorporationMSFT | Technology | 223,000 | $331.8bn | 2026 |
| 21 | Bank of AmericaBAC | Financials | 213,000 | $113.1bn | 2025 |
| 22 | Wells FargoWFC | Financials | 205,000 | $83.7bn | 2025 |
| 23 | Dollar GeneralDG | Consumer Staples | 194,000 | $42.7bn | 2026 |
| 24 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A)GOOGL | Communication Services | 190,820 | $402.8bn | 2025 |
| 25 | ComcastCMCSA | Communication Services | 179,000 | $123.7bn | 2025 |
| 26 | Lear CorpLEA | Consumer Discretionary | 173,700 | $23.3bn | 2024 |
| 27 | AmphenolAPH | Technology | 170,000 | $23.1bn | 2025 |
| 28 | Lowe'sLOW | Consumer Discretionary | 167,000 | $86.3bn | 2026 |
| 29 | Apple Inc.AAPL | Technology | 166,000 | $478.8bn | 2025 |
| 30 | CBRE GroupCBRE | Real Estate | 155,000 | $40.5bn | 2025 |
| 31 | GXO Logistics, Inc.GXO | Industrials | 154,000 | $13.2bn | 2025 |
| 32 | Dollar TreeDLTR | Consumer Staples | 150,000 | $19.4bn | 2026 |
| 33 | Genpact LTDG | Technology | 146,500 | $5.1bn | 2025 |
| 34 | Hilton WorldwideHLT | Consumer Discretionary | 142,000 | $12.0bn | 2021 |
| 35 | Oracle CorporationORCL | Technology | 141,000 | $67.4bn | 2026 |
| 36 | AptivAPTV | Consumer Discretionary | 140,000 | $20.4bn | 2025 |
| 37 | Johnson & JohnsonJNJ | Health Care | 138,200 | $94.2bn | 2025 |
| 38 | Tyson FoodsTSN | Consumer Staples | 133,000 | $54.4bn | 2025 |
| 39 | Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG | Consumer Discretionary | 130,301 | $11.9bn | 2025 |
| 40 | Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO | Health Care | 125,000 | $44.6bn | 2025 |
| 41 | IntelINTC | Technology | 124,800 | $52.9bn | 2023 |
| 42 | Lockheed MartinLMT | Industrials | 123,000 | $75.0bn | 2025 |
| 43 | Omnicom GroupOMC | Communication Services | 120,000 | $17.3bn | 2025 |
| 44 | Abbott LaboratoriesABT | Health Care | 115,000 | $44.3bn | 2025 |
| 45 | DXC Technology CoDXC | Technology | 115,000 | $12.6bn | 2026 |
| 46 | United Airlines HoldingsUAL | Industrials | 113,200 | $59.1bn | 2025 |
| 47 | Jones Lang Lasalle IncJLL | Real Estate | 113,000 | $26.1bn | 2025 |
| 48 | ABM Industries IncABM | Industrials | 113,000 | $8.7bn | 2025 |
| 49 | SchlumbergerSLB | Energy | 109,000 | $35.7bn | 2025 |
| 50 | Coupang, Inc.CPNG | Consumer Discretionary | 108,000 | $34.5bn | 2025 |
| 51 | Royal Caribbean GroupRCL | Consumer Discretionary | 108,000 | $17.9bn | 2025 |
| 52 | Procter & GamblePG | Consumer Staples | 104,000 | $87.0bn | 2026 |
| 53 | Universal Health ServicesUHS | Health Care | 101,500 | $17.4bn | 2025 |
| 54 | Honeywell TechnologiesHON | Industrials | 101,000 | $37.4bn | 2025 |
| 55 | Carnival CorporationCCL | Consumer Discretionary | 101,000 | $26.6bn | 2025 |
| 56 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc.TXRH | Consumer Discretionary | 101,000 | $5.9bn | 2025 |
| 57 | Ross StoresROST | Consumer Discretionary | 100,000 | $22.8bn | 2022 |
| 58 | Tenet Healthcare CorpTHC | Health Care | 100,000 | $21.3bn | 2025 |
| 59 | Elevance HealthELV | Health Care | 98,200 | $199.1bn | 2021 |
| 60 | Dell TechnologiesDELL | Technology | 97,000 | $113.5bn | 2026 |
| 61 | Smurfit WestrockSW | Materials | 97,000 | $31.2bn | 2025 |
| 62 | Eaton CorporationETN | Industrials | 97,000 | $27.4bn | 2025 |
| 63 | Northrop GrummanNOC | Industrials | 95,000 | $42.0bn | 2025 |
| 64 | MedtronicMDT | Health Care | 95,000 | $36.4bn | 2026 |
| 65 | Marsh McLennanMRSH | Financials | 95,000 | $27.0bn | 2025 |
| 66 | Macy's, Inc.M | Consumer Discretionary | 94,570 | $22.6bn | 2023 |
| 67 | TE ConnectivityTEL | Technology | 93,000 | $17.3bn | 2025 |
| 68 | IQVIAIQV | Health Care | 93,000 | $16.3bn | 2025 |
| 69 | O'Reilly AutomotiveORLY | Consumer Discretionary | 92,923 | $17.8bn | 2025 |
| 70 | Charter CommunicationsCHTR | Communication Services | 91,900 | $54.8bn | 2025 |
| 71 | Mondelez InternationalMDLZ | Consumer Staples | 91,000 | $38.5bn | 2025 |
| 72 | VerizonVZ | Communication Services | 89,900 | $138.2bn | 2025 |
| 73 | Johnson ControlsJCI | Industrials | 87,000 | $23.6bn | 2025 |
| 74 | Philip Morris InternationalPM | Consumer Staples | 84,900 | $40.6bn | 2025 |
| 75 | Kohls CorpKSS | Consumer Discretionary | 84,000 | $15.5bn | 2026 |
| 76 | SalesforceCRM | Technology | 83,334 | $41.5bn | 2026 |
| 77 | CRH plcCRH | Materials | 83,032 | $37.4bn | 2025 |
| 78 | Morgan StanleyMS | Financials | 83,000 | $70.6bn | 2025 |
| 79 | CiscoCSCO | Technology | 82,400 | $63.3bn | 2026 |
| 80 | Best BuyBBY | Consumer Discretionary | 82,000 | $41.7bn | 2026 |
| 81 | GAP IncGAP | Consumer Discretionary | 79,000 | $15.4bn | 2026 |
| 82 | Meta PlatformsMETA | Communication Services | 78,865 | $201.0bn | 2025 |
| 83 | DaVitaDVA | Health Care | 78,000 | $13.6bn | 2025 |
| 84 | Burlington Stores, Inc.BURL | Consumer Discretionary | 77,532 | $11.6bn | 2025 |
| 85 | American ExpressAXP | Financials | 76,800 | $72.2bn | 2025 |
| 86 | Capital OneCOF | Financials | 76,300 | $53.4bn | 2025 |
| 87 | SyscoSYY | Consumer Staples | 75,000 | $84.6bn | 2026 |
| 88 | PfizerPFE | Health Care | 75,000 | $62.6bn | 2025 |
| 89 | GE VernovaGEV | Industrials | 75,000 | $38.1bn | 2025 |
| 90 | Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, IncCBRL | Consumer Discretionary | 74,500 | $3.3bn | 2026 |
| 91 | Deere & CompanyDE | Industrials | 73,100 | $45.7bn | 2025 |
| 92 | Nike, Inc.NKE | Consumer Discretionary | 73,000 | $46.4bn | 2026 |
| 93 | Emerson ElectricEMR | Industrials | 73,000 | $18.0bn | 2024 |
| 94 | Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI | Consumer Staples | 72,500 | $83.2bn | 2022 |
| 95 | Becton DickinsonBDX | Health Care | 72,000 | $21.8bn | 2025 |
| 96 | Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.KD | Technology | 72,000 | $15.1bn | 2026 |
| 97 | Otis WorldwideOTIS | Industrials | 72,000 | $14.4bn | 2025 |
| 98 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.AJG | Financials | 72,000 | $13.9bn | 2025 |
| 99 | Progressive CorporationPGR | Financials | 70,000 | $87.7bn | 2025 |
| 100 | The Coca-Cola CompanyKO | Consumer Staples | 69,700 | $47.9bn | 2025 |
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