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purchasing's top 250

By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/2/2000

purchasing's top 250

Rank

Company

Sales $ Mil.

Spend $ Mil.

1

Ford Motor Company

$129,000

$91,000

2

General Motors

$176,600

$87,000

3

International Business Machines

$87,500

$43,700

4

Exxon Mobil Corporation

$163,881

$27,860

5

AT & T

$62,391

$24,956

6

Hewlett-Packard

$48,253

$24,609

7

Enron

$40,112

$24,067

8

Boeing

$57,993

$21,457

9

SBC Communications

$49,489

$19,796

10

Compaq Computer

$38,525

$19,648

11

Procter & Gamble

$38,125

$19,063

12

Lucent Technologies

$38,303

$18,002

13

Motorola

$30,931

$15,466

14

MCI WorldCom

$37,120

$14,848

15

Merck & Co.

$32,714

$14,394

16

United Technologies

$25,242

$14,388

17

Bell Atlantic

$33,174

$13,270

18

Texaco

$35,690

$13,200

19

Dell Computer

$25,265

$12,885

20

Lockheed Martin Corporation

$25,530

$12,510

21

Johnson & Johnson

$27,471

$12,087

22

Caterpillar

$19,702

$11,821

23

International Paper

$24,573

$11,795

24

Intel

$29,389

$11,756

25

Du Pont

$27,892

$11,715

26

United Parcel Service

$27,052

$11,632

27

Honeywell International

$23,735

$11,630

28

Chevron

$32,676

$11,110

29

Dow Chemical

$18,929

$10,790

30

TRW

$16,969

$10,351

31

GTE

$25,336

$10,134

32

BellSouth Telecommunications

$25,224

$10,090

33

Johnson Controls

$16,139

$9,845

34

Xerox

$19,228

$9,806

35

Raytheon

$19,841

$9,722

36

Delta Air Lines

$14,711

$9,562

37

ConAgra

$24,594

$9,346

38

Bristol-Myers Squibb

$20,222

$9,302

39

Dynegy

$15,430

$9,258

40

Federal Express

$16,774

$9,225

41

Alcoa

$16,446

$9,210

42

Halliburton Co

$14,900

$9,000

43

Georgia-Pacific

$17,796

$8,542

44

Sara Lee

$20,012

$8,405

45

Dana

$13,353

$8,145

46

3M

$15,659

$8,143

47

Sprint

$19,930

$7,972

48

Lear Corp.

$12,428

$7,581

49

Textron

$11,579

$7,526

50

Pfizer

$16,204

$7,130

51

Deere

$11,751

$7,000

52

Waste Management

$13,257

$6,629

53

Navistar International

$8,647

$6,463

54

El Paso Energy

$10,581

$6,349

55

Eastman Kodak

$14,089

$6,340

56

Emerson Electric

$14,270

$6,279

57

Kimberly-Clark

$13,007

$6,243

58

UAL

$18,027

$6,129

59

American Home Products

$13,550

$5,962

60

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

$9,100

$5,915

61

Weyerhaeuser

$12,262

$5,886

62

Gillette

$9,897

$5,839

63

Abbott Laboratories

$13,178

$5,798

64

Monsanto

$10,126

$5,772

65

Cisco Systems

$12,154

$5,712

Company

Sales $ Mil.

Spend $ Mil.

66

Warner-Lambert

$12,929

$5,689

67

Illinois Tool Works

$9,333

$5,507

68

Paccar

$9,021

$5,503

69

Archer Daniels Midland

$14,283

$5,428

70

IBP

$14,075

$5,349

71

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

$12,881

$5,281

72

US WEST

$13,182

$5,273

73

American Airlines

$20,262

$5,268

74

Meritor Automotive

$7,400

$5,100

75

Williams

$8,364

$5,018

76

Texas Instruments

$9,500

$4,700

77

Crown Cork & Seal C.

$7,732

$4,639

78

Whirlpool

$10,511

$4,625

79

Fort James Corp

$6,000

$4,600

80

Boise Cascade

$6,953

$4,589

81

Colgate-Palmolive

$9,118

$4,559

82

Sun Microsystems

$11,726

$4,456

83

Ingersoll-Rand

$8,505

$4,422

84

Gateway 2000

$8,646

$4,409

85

Northrop Grumman

$8,995

$4,408

86

General Dynamics

$8,959

$4,390

87

USX

$25,610

$4,354

88

Northwest Airlines

$10,276

$4,316

89

Eli Lilly and Company

$10,003

$4,301

90

Union Pacific

$10,200

$4,200

91

PPG Industries

$7,757

$4,189

92

American Standard

$7,287

$4,154

93

Farmland Industries

$10,709

$4,069

94

Schering-Plough

$9,176

$4,037

95

Duke Energy

$21,742

$4,022

96

Federal-Mogul

$6,488

$3,957

97

PG & E Corp.

$20,820

$3,852

98

Fluor Daniel

$12,417

$3,725

99

Masco

$6,307

$3,721

100

Cummins Engine

$6,639

$3,718

101

Conoco

$14,500

$3,700

102

Eaton

$8,402

$3,697

103

Solectron

$8,391

$3,692

104

Newell Rubbermaid

$6,413

$3,655

105

Occidental Petroleum

$7,610

$3,653

106

US Airways

$8,595

$3,610

107

Kinder Morgan

$5,927

$3,556

108

H.J. Heinz

$9,300

$3,534

109

Nucor

$4,009

$3,528

110

Seagate Technology

$6,802

$3,469

111

UtiliCorp United

$18,622

$3,445

112

EMC

$6,716

$3,425

113

Bestfoods

$8,637

$3,282

114

Baxter Healthcare Corp.

$6,600

$3,250

115

Air Products & Chemicals

$5,000

$3,200

116

Pharmacia & Upjohn

$7,253

$3,191

117

NCR

$6,196

$3,160

118

Rockwell International

$7,151

$3,146

119

RJR Nabisco Holdings

$8,268

$3,142

120

Apple Computer

$6,134

$3,128

121

Rohm & Haas

$5,339

$3,043

122

Fortune Brands

$5,123

$3,023

123

Union Carbide

$5,870

$2,994

124

Unocal

$6,198

$2,975

125

SCI Systems

$6,711

$2,953

126

Eastman Chemical

$4,590

$2,892

127

Sherwin-Williams

$5,004

$2,852

128

Reliant Energy

$15,303

$2,831

129

Parker Hannifin

$4,959

$2,827

130

Baker Hughes

$4,937

$2,814

Company

Sales $ Mil.

Spend $ Mil.

131

D.R. Horton

$3,500

$2,800

132

Tyson Foods

$7,363

$2,798

133

Bethlehem Steel

$3,915

$2,740

134

B.F. Goodrich

$5,538

$2,713

135

3Com

$5,772

$2,713

136

Reynolds Metals

$4,796

$2,686

137

Brunswick/ Sea Ray

$4,284

$2,656

138

Kellogg

$6,984

$2,654

139

Avon Products

$5,289

$2,645

140

Praxair

$4,639

$2,644

141

ITT Industries

$4,632

$2,640

142

Black & Decker

$4,521

$2,577

143

Shaw Industries

$4,108

$2,547

144

Dover

$4,446

$2,534

145

Applied Materials

$4,859

$2,527

146

Centex

$5,155

$2,526

147

Alltel

$6,302

$2,521

148

Engelhard Corp

$4,405

$2,511

149

Quantum

$4,902

$2,500

150

CSX

$10,811

$2,487

151

Comcast

$6,209

$2,484

152

Tosco

$14,362

$2,442

153

Campbell Soup

$6,424

$2,441

154

AK Steel Holding

$4,285

$2,399

155

Pulte Corp

$3,730

$2,387

156

General Mills

$6,246

$2,374

157

Philips Petroleum

$13,852

$2,355

158

FMC

$4,111

$2,343

159

Owens-Corning

$5,048

$2,322

160

Pitney Bowes

$4,548

$2,319

161

Leggett & Platt

$3,779

$2,267

162

LTV

$4,120

$2,266

163

Owens-Illinois

$5,787

$2,257

164

Atlantic Richfield

$13,176

$2,240

165

Thermo Electron

$4,304

$2,238

166

Corning

$4,813

$2,214

167

York International

$3,867

$2,204

168

Avery Dennison

$3,768

$2,148

169

Norfolk Southern

$5,195

$2,130

170

Fleetwood Enterprises

$3,490

$2,129

171

Litton Industries

$4,828

$2,124

172

Ball

$3,584

$2,115

173

Lyondell Chemical

$3,693

$2,105

174

U.S. Industries

$3,506

$2,069

175

Medtronic

$4,134

$2,026

176

Maytag Corp

$4,324

$2,025

177

Clorox

$4,003

$2,002

178

Tenneco Automotive

$3,279

$2,000

179

Southern

$11,585

$2,000

180

Lexmark International

$3,452

$1,994

181

Southwest Airlines

$4,736

$1,989

182

Peter Kiewit Sons'

$4,013

$1,966

183

Temple-Inland

$4,063

$1,950

184

Allegheny Technologies

$3,472

$1,944

185

Foster Wheeler

$3,944

$1,933

186

Dole Food

$5,061

$1,923

187

Mohawk Industries

$3,083

$1,912

188

Smurfit-Stone Container

$7,200

$1,900

189

Mead

$3,800

$1,900

190

Arvin Industries

$3,101

$1,891

Company

Sales $ Mil.

Spend $ Mil.

191

Danaher

$3,197

$1,886

192

Ultramar Diamond Shamrock

$11,079

$1,883

193

Texas Utilities

$17,118

$1,883

194

Pittston

$4,089

$1,881

195

Kaufman & Broad Home Corp

$3,836

$1,880

196

Ameren Services Co

$3,516

$1,854

197

Hercules

$3,248

$1,851

198

TransMontaigne

$3,047

$1,828

199

Trinity Industries

$2,927

$1,815

200

American Axle & Manufacturing

$2,953

$1,801

201

Quaker Oats

$4,725

$1,796

202

Ralston Purina

$4,721

$1,794

203

Qualcomm

$3,937

$1,732

204

AGCO

$2,413

$1,729

205

Suiza Foods

$4,482

$1,703

206

Cooper Industries

$3,869

$1,702

207

Becton Dickinson

$3,418

$1,675

208

Allied Waste Industries

$3,341

$1,671

209

Micron Technology

$3,764

$1,656

210

Stanley Works

$2,752

$1,624

211

Solutia

$2,830

$1,613

212

Flowers Bakeries

$4,236

$1,610

213

Cablevision Systems

$3,943

$1,577

214

Qwest Communications

$3,928

$1,571

215

Hershey Foods

$3,971

$1,549

216

Lennar Corporation

$3,119

$1,528

217

Plains Resources

$3,177

$1,525

218

BorgWarner

$2,459

$1,500

219

Nacco Industries

$2,603

$1,484

220

Wisconsin Energy

$2,272

$1,474

221

Amgen

$3,340

$1,470

222

Exide

$2,374

$1,448

223

Airborne Freight

$3,140

$1,444

224

Sunoco

$8,485

$1,442

225

Smithfield Foods

$3,775

$1,435

226

Timken

$2,495

$1,422

227

Emcor Group

$2,894

$1,418

228

Westvaco Corporation

$2,831

$1,416

229

Western Digital

$2,767

$1,411

230

Jacobs Engineering Group

$2,875

$1,409

231

USG

$3,600

$1,404

232

Silicon Graphics

$2,749

$1,402

233

Hayes Lemmerz

$2,296

$1,401

234

IMC Global

$2,400

$1,400

235

Coastal

$8,197

$1,394

236

Boston Scientific

$2,842

$1,393

237

Trans World Airlines

$3,309

$1,390

238

Consolidated Edison of New York

$7,491

$1,386

239

Louisiana-Pacific

$2,879

$1,382

240

Springs Industries

$2,220

$1,377

241

Steelcase

$2,743

$1,371

242

Estee Lauder Companies

$5,000

$1,350

243

Lennox International

$2,362

$1,346

244

Detroit Diesel

$2,359

$1,344

245

Armstrong World Industries

$3,444

$1,343

246

Dura Automotive Systems

$2,200

$1,342

247

Nextel Communications

$3,326

$1,330

248

Tower Automotive

$2,170

$1,324

249

Crane

$2,314

$1,319

250

Interstate Bakeries

$3,459

$1,315


Important note: The figures reported in the above table represent a combination of data supplied to Purchasing Magazine in 2000 plus estimates rendered by Purchasing Magazine based on supplied data for 1997-1999 or other proprietary estimating guidelines. Supplied data may have qualifiers attached (for example, "North America only," "Excludes XYZ division," etc). Estimates based on earlier supplied data may, likewise, have qualifiers attached.

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