Harbor Freight Tools headquarters in Calabasas. Photo by David Stargell, CC by SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Privately-owned companies do not offer ownership of company stock to the public.
| Company | Location | Industry | Global Sales ($billion)* |
Employees | Year Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Freight Tools | Calabasas | Retailing | $9.0 (2026) | 30,000 | 1977 |
| Capital Group of Companies, Inc | Los Angeles | Financial Services & Asset Management | $8.1 (2025) | 9,300 | 1931 |
| Panda Restaurant Group | Rosemead | Restaurants | $6.2 (2025) | 48,000 | 1973 |
| The Wonderful Company | Los Angeles | Holding Company - Nut & Citrus Farms, Teleflora, Juice & Water, Freight, Vineyards & Winery, Pest Control, Etc. |
$6.0 (2025) | 10,000 | 2015 |
| Company | Location | Industry | Global Sales ($billion)* |
Employees | Year Founded |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Los Angeles | Law Firm | $3.6 (2025) | 2,000 | 1890 |
| Guitar Center | Westlake Village | Hobby & Leisure | $2.1 (2025) | 10,000 | 1959 |
| Red Chamber Co. | Vernon | Seafood Exporter/Processor | $2.0 (2025) | 5,000 | 1973 |
* Sales numbers are Forbes Magazine estimates.
Source: Forbes Magazine
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