10 of the Biggest Employers in the World

Have you ever wondered what companies provide the most number of jobs, both in the United States and worldwide? Here is a list of the largest publicly traded companies by number of employees.

Mcdonalds Corp. (MCD) is the largest fast food company in the world, with 465,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 17, a PEG of 1.45, and a yield of 3.9%.

Petrochina Co. (PTR) is the huge China-based petroleum and natural gas company, with over 463,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 11, a PEG of 0.82, and a yield of 3.7%.

Siemens A G (SI) is the large German-based electronic conglomerate, with almost 400,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 12, a PEG of 0.67, and a yield of 1.5%.

Target Corp. (TGT) is the Minneapolis-based operator of general merchandise stores, with over 350,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 14, a PEG of 1.05, and a yield of 1.1%.

Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) is the Illinois-based holding company which operates Sears and Kmart department stores, and has over 350,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 24, and a PEG of 2.46.

Hitachi Ltd. (HIT) is the Tokyo-based conglomerate of electronic and telecommunications businesses, with 350,000 employees. The stock has a forward P/E of 37.

China Petro & Chemical (SNP) is the China-based integrated oil and gas company. The stock has a forward P/E of 11, a PEG of 0.53, and a yield of 1.8%.

Arcelor Mittal (MT) is the Luxembourg-based producer of steel. The stock has a forward P/E of 8, a PEG of 0.79, and a yield of 2.0%.

Kroger Co. (KR) is the large Cincinnati-based food retailer. The stock has a forward P/E of 14, a PEG of 1.37, and a yield of 1.2%.

Matsushita Electric Ind. (MC) is the large Japan-based electronic products company. The stock has a forward P/E of 13, a PEG of 1.1, and a yield of 1.2%.

Disclosure: The author owns MCD.

Comments

[Texmarq:]

Where is Walmart?

2008 Jan 28 10:41 AM

[mcaudit:]

so is there a correlation here???

2008 Jan 29 06:02 PM

[Daniel Agra...:]

Walmart has about 1 million employees, largest private employer in the world. At least that's what Marketwatch.com says on WMT's profile at:

www.marketwatch.com/to...

Cheers.

2008 Jan 29 06:10 PM

[ckrmohan:]

Above article has missed my company General Electric with more than 350 employees. What kind of an informed person miss GE. This shows how shallow the authorities in Seeking Alpha news letters rae and have been. Who will believe you now? Shame on you. notes

2008 Jan 29 11:19 PM