Public US companies ranked by total full-time employee count.
Headcount is a practical proxy for a company's footprint in the real economy — a single retailer or logistics operator with hundreds of thousands of workers can move local labor markets and consumer spending more than a far smaller company with a bigger market cap. Wage changes and union negotiations at these employers also ripple into broader inflation and labor-market narratives. This page ranks public US companies by reported full-time headcount, drawn from the latest 10-K and proxy filings.
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Employees | Price | DividendYield | Ex Dividend Date | Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | CONSUMER DEFENSIVE | 2.1M | 129.17 | 0.78 | Dec 11, 2026 | Jan 04, 2027 |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 1.58M | 266.03 | 0 | - | - |
| JD | JD.com Inc Adr | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 900K | 27.73 | 3.89 | Apr 09, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 |
| ACN | Accenture plc | TECHNOLOGY | 814K | 264.27 | 2.56 | Oct 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | INDUSTRIALS | 530K | 329.4 | 1.78 | Sep 14, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 |
| HD | The Home Depot Inc | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 472.4K | 355.44 | 1.41 | Sep 03, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc | INDUSTRIALS | 460K | 114.31 | 6.06 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 |
| CNXC | Concentrix Corporation | TECHNOLOGY | 455K | 30.93 | 4.78 | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 03, 2026 |
| TGT | Target Corporation | CONSUMER DEFENSIVE | 415K | 163.1 | 2.95 | Nov 10, 2026 | Dec 01, 2026 |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 414K | 424.87 | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| KR | Kroger Company | CONSUMER DEFENSIVE | 403K | 68.97 | 2.16 | Nov 16, 2026 | Dec 01, 2026 |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corporation ADR | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 390.93K | 199.46 | 3.2 | Mar 31, 2026 | Jun 08, 2026 |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | HEALTHCARE | 390K | 409.38 | 0.54 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 381K | 109.7 | 2.4 | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 |
| TJX | The TJX Companies Inc | CONSUMER CYCLICAL | 377K | 144.76 | 1.29 | Nov 12, 2026 | Dec 03, 2026 |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | CONSUMER DEFENSIVE | 368.78K | 130.18 | 0 | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A | TECHNOLOGY | 356.7K | 65.78 | 2.03 | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 25, 2026 |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | CONSUMER DEFENSIVE | 355K | 1046.47 | 0.55 | Oct 30, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| INFY | Infosys Ltd ADR | TECHNOLOGY | 328.59K | 12.24 | 4.17 | Jun 10, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 322.96K | 352.11 | 1.82 | Oct 06, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 |