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15 Philadelphia-Area Companies Make Fortune 500 for 2019

One local company jumped nearly 60 spots in rank, while another joined the top ten for the first time.


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Philadelphia netted itself a profitable showing in this year’s new Fortune 500 list, with 15 regional companies among the country’s highest-grossing firms. 2019 marked Fortune’s 65th edition of the feature, which ranks top revenue-earning businesses and tracks year-to-year company growth.

The 500 companies on Fortune’s list had a total of $13.7 trillion in revenue this year, which comprises two-thirds of the U.S. GDP. In total, the firms accrued $1.1 trillion in profits and employed 28.7 million people.

While the vets remained at the top, with Walmart at No.1 and Exxon Mobil at No. 2, newcomers gained traction and returning members jumped back in. Local energy firm UGI, based in King of Prussia, was named a “biggest jump” on the Fortune site, having climbed a remarkable 57 spots to 400.

Meanwhile, despite the current lawsuit against it, student loan lender Navient, based in Wilmington, broke back into the top 500 this year, raking in $5.61 billion in revenue to earn a spot at 497.

Other notable Philly-area companies on the list include AmerisourceBergen, which with $167.9 billion in revenue, moved into the top 10 for the first time and Comcast, which moved up one spot from 33 to 32.

Here’s the complete list:

Note: Our list includes companies headquartered in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Bucks and Lehigh Counties in Pa.; Camden and Burlington Counties in N.J.; and Wilmington, Del.

No. 497  | Navient  

Location: Wilmington, Del.
Industry: Lending, Student Loans
Previous Rank: 515
2018 Revenue: $5.61 billion
Employees: 6,500
Years on Fortune 500: 3

No. 454  | Chemours 

Location: Wilmington, Del.
Industry: Chemicals
Previous Rank: 451
2018 Revenue: $6.638 billion
Employees: 7,000
Years on Fortune 500: 3

No. 451  | Burlington Stores 

Location: Burlington, N.J.
Industry: Retailing, Apparel
Previous Rank: 459
2018 Revenue: $6.668 billion
Employees: 44,000
Years on Fortune 500: 4

No. 428  | Toll Brothers

Location: Horsham, Pa.
Industry: Construction
Previous Rank: 480
2018 Revenue: $7.143 billion
Employees: 4,900
Years on Fortune 500: 7

No. 400  | UGI 

Location: King of Prussia, Pa.
Industry: Energy
Previous Rank: 457
2018 Revenue: $7.651 billion
Employees: 13,000
Years on Fortune 500: 15

No. 392  | PPL

Location: Allentown, Pa.
Industry: Utilities, Gas and Electric
Previous Rank: 380
2018 Revenue: $7.785 billion
Employees: 12,444
Years on Fortune 500: 25

No. 349  | Campbell Soup

Location: Camden, N.J.
Industry: Food Consumer Products
Previous Rank: 358
2018 Revenue: $8.685 billion
Employees: 23,000
Years on Fortune 500: 65

No. 344  | Air Products & Chemicals 

Location: Allentown, Pa.
Industry: Chemicals
Previous Rank: 345
2018 Revenue: $8.930 billion
Employees: 16,150
Years on Fortune 500: 57

No. 293  | Universal Health Services 

Location: King of Prussia, Pa.
Industry: Health Care
Previous Rank: 268
2018 Revenue: $10.772 billion
Employees: 75,650
Years on Fortune 500: 16

No. 284  | Crown Holdings 

Location: Yardley, Pa.
Industry: Materials, Packaging
Previous Rank: 338
2018 Revenue: $11.151 billion
Employees: 33,429
Years on Fortune 500: 65

No. 198  | Aramark 

Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Industry: Diversified Outsourcing Services
Previous Rank: 200
2018 Revenue: $15.789 billion
Employees: 227,200
Years on Fortune 500: 25

N0. 187  | Lincoln National 

Location: Radnor, Pa.
Industry: Financials, Insurance
Previous Rank: 205
2018 Revenue: $16.424 billion
Employees: 11,034
Years on Fortune 500: 25

No. 35 | DowDuPont 

Location: Wilmington, Del.
Industry: Chemicals
Previous Rank: 47
2018 Revenue: $85.977
Employees: 98,000
Years on Fortune 500: 65

No. 32  | Comcast

Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Industry: Telecommunications
Previous Rank: 33
2018 Revenue: $94.507 billion
Employees: 184,000
Years on Fortune 500: 24

No. 10  | AmerisourceBergen 

Location: Chesterbrook, Pa.
Industry: Health Care
Previous Rank: 12
2018 Revenue: $167.939 billion
Employees: 20,500
Years on Fortune 500: 25