No. 5

IBM (IBM)

Country: U.S.
Revenue (Millions): 100,839
Revenue Growth: 0%
Return on Equity: 91%
Shareholder Return: -13%

Year after year, Big Blue seems to defy gravity. Right now, its software and services businesses are propping up a struggling computer hardware business. Acquisitions are a help. Also, the company is pushing a "smarter planet" strategy—providing the technology and expertise that companies and governments need to improve the effectiveness and productivity of their operations.

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