Global 500

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Deere

Summer Wheat Harvest In Ukraine
Workers direct operations during a wheat harvest using Deere & Co. tractors on a farm operated by Kernel Holding SA, in Varva, Ukraine, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Russia's wheat-export prices resumed declines last week amid bumper crops in Black Sea nations including Ukraine and Romania, according to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies, or Ikar. Photographer: Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesVincent Mundy — Bloomberg via Getty Images
  • Previous Rank
    364
  • Revenues ($M)
    26644
  • Revenue Percent Change
    -7.7
  • Profits ($M)
    1523.9
  • Profits Percent Change
    -21.4
  • Assets ($M)
    57981
  • Employees
    56767

The top maker in agricultural machinery also manufacturs construction, forest machinery, diesel engines, divetrains, and lawn care equipment.

Company Information

CEOSamuel R. Allen
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConstruction and Farm Machinery
HQ LocationMoline, IL
Websitewww.johndeere.com
Years on Global 500 List23
Employees56,767

Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)

Revenues ($M)$26,644
Profits ($M)$1,523.9
Assets ($M)$57,981
Total Stockholder Equity ($M)$6,520

Profit Ratios

Profit as % of Revenues5.7%
Profits as % of Assets2.6%
Profits as % of Stockholder Equity23.4%