County Home to One-Third of Largest Publicly Traded Companies

Thirty of the 100 largest publicly traded companies call Montgomery County home according to a recent ranking by the Washington Business Journal.

Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corporation is the County's highest ranking company on the list, coming in at #3 with 2012 revenue of more than $47.1 billion.

Also making the top 25 are:

• Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $11.81 billion
• Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $5.29 billion
• Discovery Communications, Inc., Silver Spring - 2012 revenue of $4.49 billion
• American Capital Agency Corp., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $2.11 billion

The other Montgomery County companies making the list are:

• USEC, Inc. , Bethesda
• United Therapeutics Corp., Silver Spring
• LaSalle Hotel Properties , Bethesda
• RLJ Lodging Trust, Bethesda
• DiamondRock Hospitality, Bethesda
• Choice Hotels Intl., Rockville
• Federal Realty Investment Trust, Rockville
• American Capital, Ltd., Bethesda
• Radio One, Inc., Silver Spring
• Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Bethesda
• Synutra International, Inc., Rockville
• Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, Rockville
• Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., Rockville
• Argan Inc., Rockville
• Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Bethesda
• First Potomac Realty Trust, Bethesda
• Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., Olney
• Saul Centers, Inc. , Bethesda
• Broadsoft, Inc., Gaithersburg
• Eagle Bancorp, Inc., Bethesda
• Chindex International, Inc., Bethesda
• American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp., Bethesda
• Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bethesda
• Novavax, Inc., Rockville
• OBA Financial Services, Inc., Germantown