Ranked: The Most Profitable U.S. Companies, by Sector

Visual Capitalist July 4, 2023
By Dorothy Neufeld

The Most Profitable U.S. Companies, by Sector

U.S. corporate profits hit record levels in 2022, even as stocks fell into a bear market and inflation reached 40-year highs.

Given these headwinds, investors are watching corporate fundamentals very closely. Corporate profit margins provide a buffer against higher borrowing costs and price pressures and for many reasons, they are a key measure of financial health.

This graphic shows America’s most profitable companies by sector, using data from Fortune.

America’s Most Profitable Companies

Here are the U.S. firms with the highest annual profits in their sector. Data is based on the fiscal year ending on or before January 31, 2023 across companies in the Fortune 500.

Both public and private companies that are...

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