On June 3, Fortune magazine released its 2026 ranking of the top 500 U.S. companies. Amazon surpassed Walmart this year to take the top spot, breaking Walmart’s record of holding the number one position for thirteen consecutive years. Walmart ranked 2nd, UnitedHealth Group ranked 3rd, with Apple and Alphabet following close behind at 4th and 5th respectively.
Among home furnishing and building materials related companies, Masco—which owns bath brands such as Hansgrohe and Delta—as well as Home Depot and Lowe’s, whose main business is home furnishing and building materials retail, all made the list. However, the rankings of home furnishing and building materials companies and real estate developers declined overall compared to last year, reflecting the significant challenges facing the industry.
Natural Gas and Electric Power Industry Has the Most Listed Companies
Technology and Finance Are the Most Profitable Industries
According to the list, among all publicly traded companies, the natural gas and electric power industry gathered the most U.S. Fortune 500 companies, reaching 22; commercial banking companies ranked second in the number listed, accounting for 20; followed by property and casualty insurance (stock), specialty retailers (other), and diversified financials. In addition, there were 9 engineering and construction companies, 6 real estate companies, 4 building materials and glass companies, and 3 home equipment and furniture companies.
In terms of profitability, the technology and finance industries remain the most profitable. Alphabet earned $132.17 billion last year, an increase of approximately 32% over the previous year, retaining the top spot on the profit list; Nvidia earned a record $120.067 billion last year, a substantial increase of approximately 64.8% over the previous year, rising to second place on the profit list; Apple earned $112.01 billion last year, an increase of approximately 19.5% over the previous year, but slipped one position on the profit list to third place. Among the top ten most profitable companies, 6 are technology companies.
In terms of regional distribution, New York City had the most listed companies, totaling 43; followed by Houston (25), Chicago (14), Atlanta (13), and Dallas (11).
Bath Giant Masco Makes the List
Rankings of Home Furnishing and Building Materials Companies Decline Overall
Among home furnishing and building materials related companies, Home Depot made the list with 2025 revenue of $164,683 million, ranking 24th overall, down 1 position from last year; followed by Lowe’s, with revenue of $86,286 million last year, ranking 52nd overall, unchanged from last year.
Flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries made the list with revenue of $10,785.4 million, ranking 404th overall, compared to 391st last year; Masco, which owns bath brands such as Hansgrohe and Delta, ranked 498th, lower than 478th last year, with 2025 revenue of $7,562 million; bedding company Somnigroup International ranked 499th with revenue of $7,476.5 million, one of this year’s newly listed companies.
Masco’s Revenue and Profit Trends from 2011 to 2025
Among other building materials companies, large building materials supplier Builders FirstSource ranked 296th, down 42 positions from 2025, with last year’s revenue of $15,190.6 million. Building materials and fiberglass composite multinational Owens Corning ranked 385th with revenue of $11,279 million, up 2 positions from last year. Vulcan Materials, the largest producer of construction aggregates in the United States, ranked 485th this year, compared to 500th last year, with revenue of $7,941.1 million. Ranked 500th this year is also a building materials company, Resideo Technologies, with last year’s revenue of $7,472 million, a newly listed company this year.
In addition, 6 real estate developers made the list this year: D.R. Horton (134th), Lennar (135th), PulteGroup (256th), Toll Brothers (399th), NVR (409th), and Taylor Morrison Home (483rd), all of which ranked lower than last year, reflecting the significant challenges facing the industry.
Originally published in WeChat by Chu Wei Tou Tiao on 2026-06-05. Translated and edited for English-language readers.