Textron Inc. (
NYSE: TXT) is an American
multi-industry company headquartered in
Providence,
RI. It ranks 150
th on the
Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. companies, and is ranked among
Fortune's "Global Most Admired Companies". This family of companies includes
Bell Helicopter,
Cessna Aircraft,
E-Z-GO, and
Greenlee, among others.
Since it's founding in 1923, the company has grown to $12 billion in revenue and 51,000 employees. The company is divided into five main segments:
- Aircraft (45% revenue)
- Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Lycoming
- Fastening Systems (16% revenue)
- Textron Fastening Systems
- Industrial Components (14% revenue)
- Kautex, Textron Fluid Handling Products, Textron Power Transmission
- Industrial Products (19% revenue)
- Greenlee, OmniQuip, Tempo, Textron Golf, Turf & Specialty Products, Textron Systems
- Finance (6% revenue)
- Textron Financial
info from www.textron.com