This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in Philadelphia and its metropolitan area in the United States.
Active companies headquartered in the region NameCity IndustryFortune 1000rank (2018)Notes ACI Technologies Philadelphia electronics Alpha Video West Conshohocken, PA entertainment Cencora Conshohocken, PA pharmaceutical 10 Aramark Philadelphia hospitality 209 ASTM International West Conshohocken, PA publishing Audacy Philadelphia media Avantor Radnor, PA specialty chemicals Axalta Coating Systems Philadelphia coatings Ballard Spahr Philadelphia law Bentley Systems, Inc. Exton, PA software engineering Blank Rome Philadelphia law Brandywine Realty Trust Philadelphia real estate Burlington Stores Burlington, NJ apparel 459 (in 2017) Campbell's Camden, NJ food 315 Carpenter Technology Corporation Philadelphia metal Checkpoint Systems Thorofare, NJ manufacturing Chemours Wilmington, DE chemicals 454 Comcast Philadelphia telecommunications 32 Conrail Shared Assets Operations Philadelphia railroad Cozen O'Connor Philadelphia law Crown Holdings Yardley, PA packaging 313 CSS Industries Philadelphia manufacturing CubeSmart Malvern, PA self-storage facilities Day & Zimmermann Philadelphia construction Dechert Philadelphia law Disston Precision Philadelphia manufacturing Duane Morris Philadelphia law DuckDuckGo Paoli, PA internet search DuPont Wilmington, DE chemicals 35 Ellis Coffee Company Philadelphia coffee EPAM Systems Newtown, PA software engineering ERT Philadelphia healthcare Fanatics Conshohocken, PA ecommerce HQ in Jacksonville, FL Fiserv King of Prussia, PA financial HQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin Five Below Philadelphia retail FMC Philadelphia chemicals 581 Fox Rothschild Philadelphia law Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company Philadelphia food Fuji Advanced Sports Philadelphia bicycles Gaming and Leisure Properties Wyomissing, PA real estate Garfield Refining Philadelphia precious metal refining Genesis HealthCare Kennett Square, PA healthcare GoPuff Philadelphia delivery Harleysville Group Harleysville, PA insurance Hill International Philadelphia construction Holtec International Camden, NJ nuclear power equipment InterDigital Wilmington, DE telecommunications Iron Stone Real Estate Partners Philadelphia real estate League Collegiate Wear Bridgeport, PA apparel Lincoln National Corporation Radnor, PA insurance 232 Melior Discovery Exton, PA pharmaceuticals Money Mart Malvern, PA finance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphia law Nutrisystem Fort Washington, PA food PECO Energy Philadelphia energy Peddler's Village Lahaska, PA entertainment PEI-Genesis Philadelphia, PA Electronics Distribution HQ in Philadelphia, PA Penn Entertainment Wyomissing, PA entertainment 790 Penn Mutual Horsham, PA insurance Pepper Hamilton Philadelphia law PHH Mount Laurel, NJ financial The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia newspapers PREIT Philadelphia real estate Radian Group Philadelphia financial Rita's Italian Ice Trevose, PA Dessert Shop Saxbys Coffee Philadelphia beverage Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Philadelphia law Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis Philadelphia law Sunoco Philadelphia oil HQ in Dallas, TX Susquehanna International Group Bala Cynwyd, PA financial Teleflex Wayne, PA medical instruments TLA Entertainment Group Philadelphia entertainment Toll Brothers Fort Washington, PA construction 791 UGI King of Prussia, PA utilities 362 Unisys Blue Bell, PA information technology 664 Universal Health Services King of Prussia, PA healthcare 324 Urban Outfitters Philadelphia apparel 715 The Vanguard Group Malvern, PA financial Vishay Intertechnology Malvern, PA electronics 868 Wawa Wawa, PA convenience stores WSFS Bank Wilmington, DE financial
Nonprofit companies headquartered in the region NameCity Industry ACTS Retirement-Life CommunitiesACTS Retirement-Life Communities Employment Opportunities West Point, PA healthcare Aria HealthLocations & Directions Philadelphia healthcare Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia healthcare Cooper Health Camden, NJ healthcare Crozer-Keystone Health System Springfield, PA healthcare Elwyn Elwyn, PA healthcare Friends Hospital Philadelphia healthcare Drexel University Philadelphia education Immaculata University Malvern, PA education Independence Blue Cross Philadelphia insurance La Salle University Philadelphia education Lourdes Health System Camden, NJ healthcare Monell Chemical Senses Center Philadelphia research Peirce College Philadelphia education Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia education Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia education Temple University Philadelphia education The Food Trust Philadelphia nutrition access Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia education University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia education Villanova University Villanova, PA education Virtua Marlton, NJ healthcare
US headquarters of foreign corporations NameCity IndustryFortune 500rank (2009)Notes ACE USA Philadelphia insurance Arkema Philadelphia chemicals AstraZeneca Wilmington, DE pharmaceuticals 268 Endo International Malvern, PA pharmaceuticals Essity Philadelphia manufacturing GlaxoSmithKline Philadelphia pharmaceuticals HSBC Bank USA Wilmington, DE financial 21 ING Direct Wilmington, DE financial 8 IKEA USA Conshohocken, PA retail Ricoh USA Exton, PA business services Saint-GobainMalvern, PAbuilding materials SAP America Newtown Square, PA software Shire Pharmaceuticals Wayne, PA pharmaceuticals Siemens Healthcare Malvern, PA medical 30 SKF Blue Bell, PA manufacturing Subaru of America Camden, NJ automotive TD Bank, N.A. Cherry Hill, NJ financial
Divisions of US corporations NameCity IndustryParentFortune 1000rank (2014)Notes Acme Markets Malvern, PA retail Albertsons 94 Boeing Rotorcraft Ridley Township, PA aviation Boeing 30 Centocor Malvern, PA pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson 39 Colonial Penn Philadelphia insurance Conseco Comcast Spectacor Philadelphia entertainment Comcast Delmarva Power Wilmington, DE energy Exelon 561 GSI Commerce King of Prussia, PA retail eBay Harrah's Philadelphia Chester, PA entertainment Caesars Entertainment Janney Montgomery Scott Philadelphia investment Penn Mutual Keystone Helicopter Coatesville, PA aviation United Technologies 45 Knoll East Greenville, PA furniture Herman Miller MAB Paints Broomall, PA paint Sherwin-Williams 278 McNeil Consumer Healthcare Fort Washington, PA pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson 36 Mitchell & Ness Philadelphia apparel Juggernaut Capital Partners Moody's Economy.com West Chester, PA economic research Moody's Analytics PECO Energy Philadelphia energy Exelon 119 Pep Boys Bala Cynwyd, PA automotive Icahn Enterprises 945 Qurate Retail Group West Chester, PA retail Liberty Media Rohm and Haas Philadelphia chemicals Dow Chemical 48 Sesame Place Langhorne, PA entertainment SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Tastykake Philadelphia food Flowers Foods VWR International Radnor, PA scientific products Avantor 583
Divisions of foreign corporations NameCity IndustryParentNotes Ikon Office Solutions Malvern, PA office supplies Ricoh Philly Shipyard Philadelphia shipbuilding American Shipping Company Radial King of Prussia, PA retail Bpost
Defunct corporations NameCity IndustryFateNotes Actua Corporation Wayne, PA finance failed American Line Philadelphia maritime merged amalgamated into IMMAgustaWestland Philadelphia aviation acquired by Finmeccanica, today Leonardo; Headquartered in Rome, Italy Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia and Eddystone, PA manufacturing failed Brand.com Philadelphia public relations failed J. G. Brill Company Philadelphia railcars merged Brown Bros. & Co. Philadelphia financial merged moved to NYC, now called Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Cephalon West Chester, PA pharmaceutical acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals in Oct. 2011; small R&D presence still in original location Chemtura Philadelphia manufacturing acquired by Lanxess E.W. Clark & Co. Philadelphia financial merged Ultimately became part of Penn Mutual Commodore International West Chester, PA electronics failed Office complex is now home to QVC. Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphia railroad split into: Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Conrail Shared Assets Operations Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia publishing assets sold Delaware Investments Philadelphia financial acquired by Macquarie Group Drexel and Company Philadelphia financial failed Transformed several times, eventually failed as part of the 1980s junk bond fiasco. Drinker Biddle & Reath Philadelphia law merged with Faegre Baker Daniels EB Games West Chester, PA electronics and gaming acquired by GameStop eGames Langhorne, PA electronics and gaming failed Ensoniq Malvern, PA electronics acquired by Creative Labs, which dissolved the brand. ePrivacy Group Malvern, PA software acquired by Symantec, which dissolved the brand. Extreme Championship Wrestling Philadelphia entertainment acquired by World Wrestling Entertainment Genuardi's Norristown, PA retail acquired by Safeway Happy Harry's Newark, DE retail acquired by Walgreens Hercules Wilmington, DE chemicals acquired by Ashland International Mercantile Marine Co. Philadelphia maritime failed Owned the Titanic J & W Van Duzen & Company Philadelphia shipbuilding uncertain Built the first marine railway in Philadelphia Lanston Monotype Company Philadelphia printing failed successor company moved to Buffalo, NY Loud Brothers Philadelphia manufacturing failed Liberty Property Trust Malvern, PA real estate acquired by Prologis MBNA Wilmington, DE financial acquired by Bank of America Midvale Steel Philadelphia steelmaking; fabrication merged Name survives in Heppenstall-Midvale AG MOS Technology Norristown, PA electronics acquired by Commodore, which failed Muskogee Company Philadelphia mining acquired by Missouri Pacific Railroad Neafie & Levy Philadelphia shipbuilding failed Neoware King of Prussia, PA electronics acquired by Hewlett-Packard Penn Central Transportation Philadelphia railroad failed most of it became SEPTA with merger of other railroads; parts are now Amtrak Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia railroad merged with New York Central to become Penn Central. Philadelphia Media Holdings Philadelphia newspapers bankrupt Philadelphia National Bank Philadelphia financial acquired by Wachovia which was then acquired by Wells Fargo Philco Philadelphia manufacturing acquired by Ford, moved to Lansdale, Blue Bell, and Willow Grove before moving to Michigan where part lives on as Visteon. Was renamed Ford Aerospace and sold to Loral in 1990. Another part of the original Philco International moved to Pittsburgh in 1988. Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Philadelphia financial failed seized by the FDIC and sold to Mellon Financial Reading Company Philadelphia railroad failed became SEPTA. A piece lives on as Reading Entertainment/Reading International, a real estate company. Red Star Line Philadelphia maritime merged amalgamated into IMM. Strawbridge's Philadelphia retail acquired restructured, renamed. SunGard Wayne, PA information technology acquired by FIS Synygy Chester, PA consulting and outsourcing failed The Blum Store Philadelphia women’s clothing and accessories failed ViroPharma Exton, PA pharmaceuticals acquired by Shire Wanamaker's Philadelphia retail acquired restructured, renamed. William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia maritime failed William Sellers & Co. Philadelphia machine tools, industrial plant equipment merged Wilmington Trust Wilmington, DE financial acquired WolfBlock Philadelphia law failed Wyeth Collegeville, PA pharmaceuticals acquired by Pfizer
Corporations that moved to a different region Amkor Technology - moved from West Chester, Pennsylvania to Chandler, Arizona Bell Atlantic - after merger with NYNEX, headquarters moved from Philadelphia to New York City; a significant workforce remains in the area Breyers - acquired by Kraft Foods and then by Unilever Jones Apparel Group - moved to New York City