France: Corporations

* Dollar amounts given in Billions USD.

Name globalEDGE Industry Sales* Profits* Assets* Market Value*
Total Energy $160.68 graph $12.10graph $183.29 graph $131.80 graph
AXA Group Financial Services $145.86 graph $5.17graph $1,016.70 graph $46.02 graph
Carrefour Group Retail $125.36 graph $0.47graph $73.96 graph $33.37 graph
GDF Suez Energy $114.65 graph $6.42graph $245.95 graph $83.36 graph
BNP Paribas Financial Services $101.06 graph $8.37graph $2,952.22 graph $86.67 graph
EDF Group Energy $95.17 graph $5.60graph $342.63 graph $92.23 graph
Crédit Agricole Financial Services $91.96 graph $1.61graph $2,227.22 graph $34.42 graph
Peugeot Groupe Transport Manufacturing $69.37 graph $-1.66graph $91.19 graph $5.97 graph
France Telecom Media and Communications $65.92 graph $4.30graph $132.06 graph $62.39 graph
Société Générale Group Financial Services $62.08 graph $0.97graph $1,468.72 graph $41.43 graph
CNP Assurances Financial Services $58.14 graph $1.40graph $376.12 graph $12.99 graph
Saint-Gobain Construction $52.69 graph $0.28graph $60.55 graph $24.02 graph
Veolia Environnement Energy $49.50 graph $0.84graph $69.15 graph $16.20 graph
Renault Transport Manufacturing $47.01 graph $-4.36graph $91.69 graph $11.27 graph
Vinci Group Construction $44.52 graph $2.23graph $75.23 graph $28.11 graph
Bouygues Construction $43.72 graph $1.84graph $49.52 graph $16.32 graph
Sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals $41.99 graph $7.54graph $114.85 graph $98.07 graph
Finatis Financial Services $41.02 graph $-0.14graph $34.97 graph $0.50 graph
Vivendi Media and Communications $37.83 graph $1.16graph $79.07 graph $31.15 graph
Air France-KLM Hospitality and Travel $31.54 graph $-1.07graph $37.13 graph $3.97 graph
Natixis Financial Services $28.85 graph $-3.90graph $769.48 graph $14.01 graph
Christian Dior Consumer Products $24.98 graph $1.11graph $48.53 graph $18.22 graph
Alstom Industrial Manufacturing $24.66 graph $1.46graph $30.85 graph $18.63 graph
L'Oréal Group Consumer Products $24.36 graph $2.50graph $33.38 graph $63.05 graph
PPR Retail $23.71 graph $1.41graph $34.30 graph $14.67 graph
Lafarge Construction $22.76 graph $1.05graph $56.20 graph $18.57 graph
Schneider Electric Energy $22.02 graph $1.19graph $34.61 graph $28.05 graph
CIC Group Financial Services $21.50 graph $1.12graph $351.15 graph $6.40 graph
Danone Food and Beverage $21.46 graph $2.02graph $36.46 graph $37.81 graph
Alcatel-Lucent Media and Communications $21.14 graph $-0.73graph $34.18 graph $7.03 graph
Sodexo Hospitality and Travel $21.03 graph $0.56graph $14.80 graph $9.40 graph
Michelin Group Transport Manufacturing $20.65 graph $0.15graph $23.67 graph $10.36 graph
Eiffage Construction $19.57 graph $0.27graph $36.23 graph $3.95 graph
Thales Aerospace and Defense $17.96 graph $-0.28graph $25.81 graph $7.67 graph
Air Liquide Chemicals $17.16 graph $1.76graph $28.15 graph $31.49 graph
Rexel Business Services $16.22 graph $0.12graph $12.99 graph $3.32 graph
Safran Aerospace and Defense $14.72 graph $0.89graph $26.04 graph $9.32 graph
Areva Energy $12.22 graph $0.79graph $32.95 graph $16.58 graph
Capgemini Technology $11.99 graph $0.26graph $11.11 graph $7.13 graph
Lagardère SCA Media and Communications $11.44 graph $0.83graph $16.86 graph $4.70 graph
Valeo Transport Manufacturing $10.46 graph $-0.21graph $9.14 graph $2.28 graph
Financière de l'Odet Business Services $10.20 graph $0.03graph $8.89 graph $1.96 graph
Pernod Ricard Food and Beverage $10.10 graph $1.33graph $33.33 graph $20.40 graph
Accor Hospitality and Travel $9.72 graph $-0.39graph $16.83 graph $11.64 graph
SCOR Financial Services $9.33 graph $0.53graph $37.42 graph $4.49 graph
Technip Industrial Manufacturing $9.25 graph $0.24graph $11.92 graph $7.82 graph
Wendel Investissement Financial Services $7.54 graph $0.22graph $23.01 graph $2.87 graph
Nexans Industrial Manufacturing $7.23 graph $0.01graph $6.83 graph $2.04 graph
Publicis Groupe Media and Communications $6.48 graph $0.58graph $18.16 graph $7.52 graph
Vallourec Mining, Minerals, Metals $6.41 graph $0.74graph $8.85 graph $10.76 graph
Eurazeo Financial Services $6.11 graph $-0.08graph $21.42 graph $3.49 graph
Dassault Aviation Aerospace and Defense $5.22 graph $0.52graph $13.54 graph $7.40 graph
LeGrand Industrial Manufacturing $5.13 graph $0.42graph $7.94 graph $8.48 graph
Essilor International Pharmaceuticals $4.68 graph $0.56graph $5.90 graph $13.22 graph
Eramet Mining, Minerals, Metals $3.85 graph $-0.38graph $7.46 graph $7.92 graph
Aéroports de Paris Hospitality and Travel $3.77 graph $0.39graph $11.45 graph $7.76 graph
Unibail-Rodamco Financial Services $2.49 graph $-1.55graph $34.57 graph $16.96 graph
Hermès International Apparel and Textiles $2.46 graph $0.40graph $3.04 graph $14.18 graph
Icade Financial Services $2.10 graph $0.74graph $8.59 graph $4.87 graph
Dassault Systèmes Technology $1.74 graph $0.24graph $3.30 graph $6.85 graph
Foncière des Régions Financial Services $1.38 graph $-0.37graph $20.00 graph $4.84 graph
Eutelsat Communications Media and Communications $1.32 graph $0.35graph $6.41 graph $7.38 graph
Gecina Financial Services $1.02 graph $-1.22graph $16.35 graph $6.30 graph
Groupe Eurotunnel Transport Manufacturing $0.98 graph $0.06graph $10.12 graph $4.82 graph

Sources: Forbes 2000, April 2010

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