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Largest Publicly-Owned Companies
Based in Los Angeles County
Ranked by Sales, 2007
Previous Years: 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
|
Company |
Sales
($million)
|
Industry
|
Employees
|
Location
|
CEO |
|
Walt
Disney |
35,510
|
Entertainment
|
137,000
|
Burbank
|
Robert A. Iger |
|
Northrop Grumman |
32,018
|
Aerospace
|
122,600
|
Los Angeles
|
Ronald D. Sugar |
|
Countrywide Financial |
25,114
|
Lease & Finance
|
50,600
|
Calabasas
|
Angelo R. Mozilo |
|
Occidental
Petroleum |
20,013
|
Energy
|
9,700
|
Los Angeles
|
Ray R. Irani |
|
DIRECTV
Group |
17,246
|
Entertainment |
12,300 |
El Segundo
|
Chase Carey |
|
Computer Sciences |
14,855
|
Computer Services
|
79,000
|
El Segundo
|
Van B. Honeycutt |
|
Health
Net |
14,108
|
Health Care
|
10,068
|
Woodland Hills
|
Jay M. Gellert |
|
Edison
International |
13,113
|
Utilities
|
17,275
|
Rosemead
|
John E. Bryson |
|
Jacobs
Engineering Group |
8,474
|
Construction
|
36,400
|
Pasadena
|
Craig L. Martin |
|
Hilton Hotels |
8,162
|
Hotels/Casinos
|
105,000
|
Beverly Hills
|
Stephen Bollenbach |
|
Reliance Steel
& Aluminum |
7,266 |
Metals/Mining |
8,600 |
Los Angeles
|
David H. Hannah |
|
KB
Home |
6,417
|
Engineering/Construction
|
3,100
|
Los Angeles
|
Jeffrey T. Mezger |
|
Avery Dennison |
6,308
|
Packaging
|
37,300
|
Pasadena
|
Dean A. Scarborough |
|
Dole Food |
6,172
|
Food Processing
|
47,000
|
Westlake Village
|
David H. Murdock |
|
CB Richard
Ellis Group |
6,034 |
Real Estate |
29,000 |
El Segundo
|
Brett White |
|
Mattel |
5,970
|
Toys
|
32,000
|
El Segundo
|
Robert A. Eckert |
|
DaVita |
5,264
|
Health care
|
28,000
|
El Segundo
|
Kent J. Thiry |
|
Mercury General |
3,179
|
Insurance
|
5,100
|
Los Angeles
|
Gabriel Tirador |
|
Ryland
Group |
3,033 |
Construction |
2,026 |
Calabasas
|
R. Chad Dreier |
|
Unified
Western Grocers |
2,954
|
Food Wholesale
|
2,800
|
Commerce
|
Alfred A. Plamann |
|
IndyMac
Bancorp |
2,814
|
Financial Services
|
8,630
|
Pasadena
|
Michael W. Perry |
|
Guitar
Center |
2,030 |
Retail |
370 |
Westlake Village
|
Marty P. Albertson |
|
Molina Healthcare |
2,005 |
Health Care |
2,000 |
Long Beach |
J. Mario Molina |
|
Viewsonic |
1,589
|
Computer Equipment
|
786
|
Walnut
|
James Chu |
|
Activision |
1,513 |
Computer Software |
2,125 |
Santa Monica |
Robert A. Kotick |
|
21st Century Insurance Group |
1,375
|
Insurance
|
2,900
|
Woodland Hills
|
Bruce W. Marlow |
Source: Fortune
Magazine, Hoovers Online
Walt Disney ranks 64th among
America's largest public corporations and 7th among California companies.
Mattel, Inc. is the world’s
largest toy maker, followed by HASBRO Inc. There are more Barbie Dolls, Mattel’s
most
successful product, in the United States than there are people. The name
Mattel was derived from combining the first
names of partners Elliot Handler and "Matt" Matson. Ruth Handler, wife of Elliot,
co-founder of the company and creator
of the Barbie Doll, did not contribute her first name to the company name due to "the
times."
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