1
Microsoft
CEO
Satya Nadella
Headquarters
Redmond
Sales, 2014
$86.8 billion
Cash flow
In billions of dollars
What it does
Creates software, services and hardware.
What sets it apart
Among the first giant tech companies, its size and diversity of lines of business continue to grow.
Employees
128,000
2
Symetra Financial
CEO
Thomas Marra
Headquarters
Bellevue
Sales, 2014
$2.2 billion
Cash flow
In millions of dollars
What it does
Provides life insurance, employee benefits and retirement investments through brokers, agents and banks.
What sets it apart
Retirement investments, such as annuities, represent half its revenues.
Employees
1,400
3
Micron Technology
CEO
Mark Durcan
Headquarters
Boise, Idaho
Sales, 2014
$16.4 billion
Cash flow
In millions of dollars
What it does
Makes semiconductor memory components such as DRAM and NAND flash memory chips, as well as a variety of solid state drives.
What sets it apart
It has the broadest memory chip and drive portfolio in the industry, with over 20,000 patents.
Employees
30,400
4
F5 Networks
CEO
John McAdam
Headquarters
Seattle
Sales, 2014
$1.7 billion
Cash flow
In millions of dollars
What it does
Offers software and hardware that optimizes application delivery and security over data networks.
What sets it apart
It holds more than a 50 percent share of the application delivery controller market.
Employees
3,834
5
Expedia
CEO
Dara Khosrowshahi
Headquarters
Bellevue
Sales, 2014
$5.8 billion
Cash flow
In millions of dollars
What it does
Through more than a dozen different brands — Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, CarRentals.com, Travelocity — Expedia allows travelers to research, plan and book travel around the world.
What sets it apart
This spinoff from Microsoft has grown into one of the largest online travel agencies in the world.
Employees
18,210
