The 68th Fortune 500 was released May 23. The annual list of the largest corporations in the U.S. ranked by revenue for the 2021 fiscal year includes 77 healthcare companies.
Key healthcare takeaways from the most recent listing from Fortune:
1. The list includes 11 companies specializing in medical facilities. Of those, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reigns, holding the 62nd spot overall with $58.75 billion in revenue, up 14 percent year over year.
2. Of the 11 ranked companies specializing in medical facilities, Surgery Partners, the Brentwood, Tenn.-based surgical facilities company, saw the greatest revenue growth at 19.6 percent for $2.22 billion.
3. The list includes six health insurance and managed care companies. UnitedHealth Group comes out on top in this group, landing fifth in the Fortune 500 rankings overall with $287.59 billion in revenue, up 11.8 percent year over year.
4. Fifteen pharmaceutical and health service companies are ranked, with CVS Health leading this group. It holds the fourth spot in the Fortune 500 rankings overall with $292.11 billion in revenue, up 8.7 percent year over year.
5. Here are the top 25 ranked healthcare companies with their revenue and percent change to annual revenue:
4. CVS Health
2021 revenue: $292.11 billion
Change to revenue: 8.7 percent
5. UnitedHealthGroup
2021 revenue: $287.59 billion
Change to revenue: 11.8 percent
9. McKesson
2021 revenue: $238.22 billion
Change to revenue: 3.1 percent
10. AmerisourceBergen
2021 revenue: $213.98 billion
Change to revenue: 12.7 percent
12. Cigna
2021 revenue: $174.07 billion
Change to revenue: 8.5 percent
15. Cardinal Health
2021 revenue: $162.46 billion
Change to revenue: 6.2 percent
20. Anthem
2021 revenue: $138.63 billion
Change to revenue: 13.8 percent
26. Centene
2021 revenue: $125.98 billion
Change to revenue: 13.4 percent
37. Johnson & Johnson
2021 revenue: $93.77 billion
Change to revenue: 13.6 percent
40. Humana
2021 revenue: $83.06 billion
Change to revenue: 7.7 percent
43. Pfizer
2021 revenue: $81.28 billion
Change to revenue: 94 percent
62. HCA Healthcare
2021 revenue: $58.75 billion
Change to revenue: 14 percent
63. AbbVie
2021 revenue: $56.19 billion
Change to revenue: 22.7 percent
71. Merck
2021 revenue: $51.21 billion
Change to revenue: 6.7 percent
82. Bristol Myers Squibb
2021 revenue: $46.38 billion
Change to revenue: 9.1 percent
86. Abbott Laboratories
2021 revenue: $43.07 billion
Change to revenue: 24.5 percent
118. Danaher
2021 revenue: $29.45 billion
Change to revenue: 32.2 percent
122. Eli Lilly
2021 revenue: $28.31 billion
Change to revenue: 15.4 percent
125. Molina Healthcare
2021 revenue: $27.77 billion
Change to revenue: 43 percent
129. Gilead Sciences
2021 revenue: $27.3 billion
Change to revenue: 10.6 percent
140. Amgen
2021 revenue: $25.97 billion
Change to revenue: 2.2 percent
173. Becton Dickinson
2021 revenue: $20.24 billion
Change to revenue: 18.3 percent
181. Tenet Healthcare
2021 revenue: $19.48 billion
Change to revenue: 10.5 percent
195. Moderna
2021 revenue: $18.47 billion
Change to revenue: 2,199 percent
204. Viatris
2021 revenue: $17.88 billion
Change to revenue: 49.7 percent