Below is the list of the Top 10 Most Profitable Companies for 2011 brought to you courtesy of 24/7 Wall Street.
1. Exxon Mobil Projected profits 2011: $32.3 Billion (NYSE: XOM) 12 month price change: 5.33% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $417.6 Billion, up 10.2%
2. Microsoft Projected profits 2011: $21 Billion (NASDAQ: MSFT) 12 month price change: -9.85% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $73.4 Billion, up 7%
3. Chevron Projected profits 2011: $19.8 Billion (NYSE: CVX) 12 Month Price Change: 14.61% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $247.23 Billion, up 21.8%
4. JPMorgan Chase Projected profits 2011: $19.1 Billion (NYSE: JPM) 12 Month Price Change: -2.88% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $101.57 Billion, down 1.1%
5. Pfizer Projected profits 2011: $18.3 Billion (NYSE: PFE) 12 Month Price Change: -6.16% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $66.09 Billion, down 1.8%
6. Apple Projected profits 2011: $18.2 Billion (NASDAQ: AAPL) 12 Month Price Change: 50.46% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $103.3 Billion, up 16.7%
7. Bank of America Projected profits 2011: $16.3 Billion (NYSE: BAC) 12 Month Price Change: -17.65% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $109.7 Billion, down 3.5%
8. IBM Projected profits 2011: $15.6 Billion (NYSE: IBM) 12 Month Price Change: 12.16% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $103.15 B, up 4%
9. Wells Fargo & Co. Projected profits 2011: $15.3 Billion (NYSE: WFC) 12 Month Price Change: 10.4% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $84.79 B, up 0%
10. Wal-Mart Projected profits 2011: $15.7 Billion (NYSE: WMT) 12 Month Price Change: .5% Consensus Revenue Est. 2011: $444.2 B, up 4.8%
Listed below are the top industry political donations for 2010 compiled by OpenSecrets.org.
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $241,075,934 |
| Electric Utilities | $191,304,085 |
| Business Associations | $170,571,675 |
| Insurance | $156,668,740 |
| Oil & Gas | $146,577,043 |
| Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $128,403,130 |
| Computers/Internet | $121,373,773 |
| TV/Movies/Music | $109,316,237 |
| Hospitals/Nursing Homes | $107,311,228 |
| Securities & Investment | $103,311,230 |
| Education | $98,513,998 |
| Air Transport | $88,681,610 |
| Health Professionals | $85,936,882 |
| Civil Servants/Public Officials | $79,699,459 |
| Health Services/HMOs | $73,262,592 |
| Misc Energy | $66,718,453 |
| Real Estate | $64,693,168 |
| Misc Issues | $62,315,202 |
| Automotive | $59,383,319 |
| Defense Aerospace | $59,378,630 |
