3 Bergen Companies Make New Fortune 500 List

Three Bergen County companies were named to Forbes' annual 500 list for the most recent fiscal year.

New Jersey had 20 companies on the list, including four in the top 100.

With combined revenues of $38.5 billion, the three Bergen County companies named to the list were:

• No. 193: Cognizant Technology Solutions, Teaneck $16.1 billion
• No. 195: Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, $15.9 billion
• No. 457: Ascena Retail Group, Mahwah $6.5 billion

Johnson & Johnson was the top New Jersey company on the list at No. 37 with a revenue of $81.5 billion. Prudential Financial was the next highest Garden State company ranked at No. 50 with $62.9 billion in revenue.

Walmart was followed by Exxon Mobil and Apple on the 2019 list. Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon ranked No.4 and No.5, rounding out the top five spots on the list.

This week's release of information marked the 65th annual list, Fortune said. To put the list in context, Fortune writes that just a tenth of the companies on the list are responsible for nearly half of the total $13.7 trillion in revenue. (You can read more in detail about the list via Fortune here).

Click here to see the complete list of New Jersey companies to make the list.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com