If your company made over $5.4 billion last fiscal year, then you’re part of quite an exclusive club: The Fortune 500 – made up of the largest revenue generating companies across the US that account for $13.8 trillion in total revenue, $859 billion in total profits + employ 29.1 million people worldwide (0.36% of the Earth’s total population).
This year, 5 Nashville-area companies in the healthcare, retail, and energy sectors are featured in the rankings. Altogether, the corporations totaled more than $115 billion in revenue (total income) and $7 billion in profits (income after expenses) + employ nearly 500,000 people.
Here's who made the list in 2021, which is ranked by revenue for the 2020 fiscal year.
TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a part of HCA TriStar Division. | Photo by NASHtoday
HCA Healthcare — No. 62
Industry: Healthcare CEO: Samuel N. Hazen Employees: 235,000
Revenues: $51.5 billion
Profit: $3.8 billion
Dollar General — No. 91
Industry: Retail CEO: Todd J. Vasos Employees: 158,000
Revenues: $33.7 billion
Profit: $2.7 billion
Community Health Systems — No. 259
Industry: Healthcare CEO: Tim L. Hingtgen Employees: 62,500
Revenues: $11.8 billion
Profit: $511 million
The Brentwood-based company generated $10.6 billion in revenue. | Photo via Tractor Supply
Tractor Supply — No. 291
Industry: Retail CEO: Harry A. Lawton III Employees: 32,000
Revenues: $10.6 billion
Profit: $749 million
Delek US Holdings — No. 397
Industry: Petroleum refining CEO: Ezra Uzi Yemin Employees: 3,532
Revenues: $7.3 billion
Profit: -$608 million
Now that you know the Nashville corporations making moves, scroll down to take our quiz about Tennessee companies on the Fortune 500.
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- United Talent Agency, a global talent and entertainment company, recently opened a headquarters at 225 Polk Ave. (former downtown Carnegie Library). UTA represents Jimmie Allen, Brittney Spencer, and others. 🎸(MusicRow)
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- Nashville ranked No. 2 among cities with the largest influx of tech-related employees, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of LinkedIn data from May 2020 to April 2021. The city added 155 software and information technology workers per 10,000 existing ones. (Nashville Business Journal)
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- Yoshi, an on-demand car maintenance service provider, announced plans to hire 100 employees by the end of 2022. The Nashville-based company relocated from California in January. ⛽(Nashville Post)
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