For more than 40 years, The Top 50 has provided a snapshot of the major moves made by the major US companies in the household and personal products industry. Key personnel changes, new product introductions, acquisitions and, of course, sales results, are dutifully noted on the following pages. What you won’t read too much about in this edition of The Top 50 is the extraordinary steps our industry is making to make the planet better.

Nearly every multibillion company on our list issues some kind of sustainability report, detailing how they’ve cut carbon emissions, reduced packaging, improved water and other initiatives. These moves come at a critical time. Last month, BP reported that global power generation rose 2.8% last year, close to its 10-year average, driven by the developing world. There was a strong expansion in renewable energy, as solar accounted for 35% and wind 17% of the new generation, according to the BP study. China on its own added more than 50 gigawatts of solar capacity. Unfortunately, global carbon emissions rose 1.6% in 2017, after three years of virtually no increase. We will be reporting on many of our industry’s efforts to reduce its footprint in upcoming issues.

For now, read more about many of the biggest US players in the global household and personal care industry. As for the past 40 years, P&G is No. 1 on our list, but there are a couple of new entrants (Monat and SeneGence), as well as the return of a direct seller (Melaleuca). And watch your inbox in August for The International Top 30, our annual report on the biggest household and personal products companies with headquarters outside the US.

The Top 50

1. Procter & Gamble  Cincinnati, OH $40.3 billion
2. Colgate-Palmolive  New York, NY  $13.1 billion
3. Estée Lauder New York, NY $11.8 billion
4. SC Johnson Racine, WI $10.0 billion
5. Coty New York, NY $7.6 billion
6. Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, NJ $7.4 billion
7. Ecolab St. Paul, MN $4.8 billon
8. L Brands Columbus, OH $4.7 billion
9. Mary Kay Addison, TX $3.2 billion
10. Amway Ada, MI $2.9 billion

11. Clorox Oakland, CA $2.7 billion
12. Church & Dwight Ewing, NJ $2.6 billion
12. Diversey Charlotte, NC $2.6 billion
12. Revlon New York, NY $2.6 billion
15. Guthy-Renker El Segundo, CA $1.6 billion
16. Rodan + Fields San Francisco, CA $1.5 billion
16. Young Living Lehi, UT $1.5 billion
18. Nu Skin Provo, UT $1.4 billion
19. New Avon New York, NY $900 million
20. Newell Brands Hoboken, NJ $820 million

21. Melaleuca Idaho Falls, ID $700 million
22. Zep Atlanta, GA $693 million
23. Inter Parfums New York, NY $591 million
24. SeneGence Foothill Ranch, CA $580 million
25. Arbonne  Irvine, CA $553 million
26. Nerium International Addison, TX $530 million
27. Luminex Cincinnati, OH $483 million
28. John Paul Mitchell Systems Beverly Hills, CA $456 million
29. Scentsy Meriden, ID $450 million
30. Edgewell St. Louis, MO $436 million

31. Prestige Brands  Tarrytown, NY $400 million
32. Markwins City of Industry, CA $398 million
33. Jafra Westlake Village, CA $388 million
34. WD-40 San Diego, CA $380 million
35. High Ridge Brands Stamford, CT $347 million
36. Tupperware Orlando, FL $339 million
37. Gojo Akron, OH $327 million
38. Monat Global  Doral, FL $314 million
39. The Honest Company Los Angeles, CA $300 million
40. Combe White Plains, NY $282 million

41. e.l.f. beauty  Oakland, CA $270 million
41. PDC  Stamford, CT $270 million
43. Sundial Brands  Amityville, NY $240 million
44. Perfumania Bellport, NY $215 million
45. Spartan Maumee, OH $193 million
46. Hain Celestial Lake Success, NY $176 million
47. Atlantic Coast Brands  Jersey City, NJ $163 million
48. Farouk Systems  Houston, TX $142 million
49. Helen of Troy El Paso, TX $116 million
50. Herbalife Los Angeles, CA $105 million