Rank
12
Amazon.com
Employees fill orders and move packages inside an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. In 2005, retailers coined the term "Cyber Monday" to describe a surge in web purchases on the first work day after Thanksgiving by people who had spent the weekend browsing in stores. Now, increasing number of online shoppers, particularly those buying over their phones, are skipping the stores entirely. Photographer: David Williams/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDavid Williams — Bloomberg via Getty Images
- Previous Rank18
- Revenues ($M)135987
- Revenue Percent Change27.1
- Profits ($M)2371
- Profits Percent Change297.8
- Assets ($M)83402
- Employees341400
- Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M)423031
The Everything Store continued its assault on, well, everything in 2016: drones (via its Prime Air program), artificial intelligence (via its popular Alexa assistant), convenience stores (via its cashier-less Amazon Go chain), and most crucially, analyst expectations that the company couldn't turn a profit with regularity. The e-commerce giant is plowing money in with its blockbuster Echo home automation device portfolio, its Prime streaming video and music service, and its industry-leading Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform, which is under siege from rivals including Microsoft and Google. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle.
Company Info
| CEO | Jeffrey P. Bezos |
| CEO Title | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Internet Services and Retailing |
| HQ Location | Seattle, WA |
| Website | www.amazon.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 16 |
| Employees | 341,400 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $135,987 |
| Profits ($M) | $2,371 |
| Assets ($M) | $83,402 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $19,285 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $423,031 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 1.7% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 2.8% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 12.3% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 49 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | 292% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 29% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | 27% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | 10.9% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 34.1% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | 34.2% |