S&P 500 Companies' Sales Are Increasingly International

Standard & Poor's reported the percentage of 2007 sales for S&P 500 companies that come from foreign countries has increased since 2006 to 45.8% versus 43.6%, respectively. S&P included data from 251 companies that have full reporting information.

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The report notes some country breakdowns:
 

• European sales represented 28.8% of their foreign sales, with 4.6% coming from the United Kingdom

• Asian sales represented 16.8%

• Africa sales represented 6.8%

• South America represented 3.7% 

One issue worth watching is the impact a stronger dollar would have on U.S. multinational firms' earnings.

Source:
S&P: Foreign Sales by U.S. Companies Continue to Rise (PDF)

By: Howard Silverblatt and Dave Guarino 

July 30, 2008