Procter & Gamble (PG)

• Market cap: $340B
• 1 day: -0.97%
• 5 days: 2.95%
• 1 month: -2.08%
• 3 months: -10.67%
• 6 months: -1.42%
• Year to date: 3.01%
• 1 year: -12.73%
• 5 years: 8.31%
• 10 years: 80.23%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household & Personal Products

About: Since its founding in 1837, Procter & Gamble has become one of the world's largest consumer product manufacturers, with annual sales of nearly $85 billion. It operates with a lineup of leading brands, including more than 20 that generate annual global sales of more than $1 billion each, such as Tide laundry detergent, Charmin toilet paper, Pantene shampoo, and Pampers diapers. Sales outside its home turf represent just more than half of the firm's consolidated total.

Employees: 109,000