Top-line growth is an important performance metric for analyzing a company’s investment prospects. If a company doesn’t grow its revenue, then it’s a sign of market underperformance and an overall inability to capture more customers. Although revenue growth is just one factor in an investment evaluation, it can still sway opinions. That being said, the U.S. large caps on our list face declining share prices in contrast to its growing sales.
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) – $36.54
Internet Services
Twitter, Inc. (Twitter) is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. The Company offers products and services for users, advertisers, developers and platform and data partners. Products and services for users enables a way for people to create, distribute and discover content, which enables a user on Twitter to create a tweet and a user to follow other users. Products and services for advertisers consist of promoted products, which enable its advertisers to promote their brands, products and services, and extend the conversation around their advertising message.
- Market Cap: $22,720,662,901
- Revenue (LTM): $1,588,449,000
- Revenue Growth (1 year): 63.10%
- Price Change (1 year): -9.07%
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) – $45.87
Integrated Telecommunications Services
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries, provides communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. Its segments include Wireless and Wireline. Verizon provides these products and services to consumers in the United States, as well as to carriers, businesses and government customers both in the United States and throughout the world.
- Market Cap: $186,917,062,647
- Revenue (LTM): $128,986,000,000
- Revenue Growth (1 year): 4.32%
- Price Change (1 year): -10.63%
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) – $28.96
Semiconductors
Intel Corporation is engaged in the design and manufacture of digital technology platforms. The Company sells these platforms to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), and industrial and communications equipment manufacturers in the computing and communications industries. The Company’s platforms are used to deliver a range of computing experiences in notebooks, 2 in 1 systems, desktops, servers, tablets, smartphones, and the Internet of Things. It also develops and sells software and services focused on security and technology integration. The Company’s operating segments include the PC Client Group (PCCG), the Data Center Group (DCG), the Internet of Things Group (IOTG), the Mobile and Communications Group (MCG), the software and services (SSG) and all other.
- Market Cap: $134,492,400,000
- Revenue (LTM): $55,251,000,000
- Revenue Growth (1 year): 2.48%
- Price Change (1 year): -17.23%
TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) – $81.54
Leisure & Recreation
TripAdvisor, Inc. (TripAdvisor) owns and operates a portfolio of online travel brands. The Company operates in two segments: Hotel and Other. Its Other segment consists of three operating segments, which include its vacation rentals, restaurants and attractions businesses. The Company’s branded websites, which are offered in 28 languages, include tripadvisor.com in the United States and localized versions of the TripAdvisor website in 45 other countries, including China under the brand, daodao.com. It features reviews and opinions on accommodations, including hotels and accommodations and vacation rentals, as well as restaurants and attractions in approximately 147,000 destinations throughout the world. In addition to user-generated content, its websites feature price comparison tools and links to partner websites, including travel advertisers, where users can book their travel arrangements.
- Market Cap: $11,614,166,858
- Revenue (LTM): $1,410,000,000
- Revenue Growth (1 year): 31.51%
- Price Change (1 year): -19.30%
