Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters
Wal-Mart Stores has topped Fortune's list of the 500 biggest US companies by revenue.
With robust sales, the company bounced back to the top spot in the Fortune 500 list after slipping to No. 2 last year.
The 500 largest US companies made a stellar performance with the combined earnings at $820 billion in 2012.
Take a look at the biggest companies in the US...
Wal-Mart Stores
Rank: 1
Revenues: $469.2 billion
Profit: $16,999 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
Exxon Mobil
Rank: 2
Revenues: $449.9 billion
Profit: $44,880 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Mike Blake/Reuters
Chevron
Rank: 3
Revenues: $233.9 billion
Profit: $26,179 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Phillips 66
Rank: 4
Revenues: $169.6 billion
Profit: $4,124 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Berkshire Hathaway
Rank: 5
Revenues: $162.5 billion
Profit: $14,824 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Apple Inc
Rank: 6
Revenues: $156.5 billion
Profit: $41,733 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
General Motors
Rank: 7
Revenues: $152.3 billion
Profit: $6,188 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Gary Cameron/Reuters
General Electric
Rank: 8
Revenues: $146.9 billion
Profit: $13,641 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
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Valero Energy
Rank: 9
Revenues: $138.3 billion
Profit: $2,083 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Ford Motor
Rank: 10
Revenues: $134.3 billion
Profit: $5,665 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters
AT&T
Rank: 11
Revenues: $127.4 billion
Profit: $7,264 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Fannie Mae
Rank: 12
Revenues: $127.2 billion
Profit: $17,220 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Mike Segar/Reuters
CVS Caremark
Rank: 13
Revenues: $123.1 billion
Profit: $3,876.9 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
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McKesson
Rank: 14
Revenues: $122.7 billion
Profit: $1,403 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Thierry Roge/Reuters
Hewlett-Packard
Rank: 15
Revenues: $120.4 billion
Loss: $12,650 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Joe Skipper/Reuters
Verizon Communications
Rank: 16
Revenues: $115.8 billion
Profit: $875 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Courtesy, United Health Group.
United Health Group
Rank: 17
Revenues: $110.6 billion
Profit: $5,526 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
J P Morgan Chase & Co
Rank: 18
Revenues: $108.2 billion
Profit: $21,284 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Courtesy, Cardinal Health.
Cardinal Health
Rank: 19
Revenues: $107.6 billion
Profit: $1,069 million
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20 biggest firms in the United States
Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
IBM
Rank: 20
Revenues: $104.5 billion
Profit: $16,604 million
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