List of the Largest Companies in Kentucky

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Humana NYSE : HUM Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Healthcare Services	117,761	39	33	6
Yum! Brands NYSE : YUM Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Restaurants	7,549	9	6	3
Kindred Acquired LifePoint Health 2021-06-21 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Healthcare Services	7,220	26	18	8
Texas Roadhouse NASDAQ : TXRH Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Restaurants	5,373	-	-	-
Tempur Sealy NYSE : TPX Lexington, Kentucky, United States website	Consumer Products	4,925	4	4	-
General Cable Corp. Acquired Prysmian 2017-12-04 $3B Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States website	Electrical Equipment	4,225	13	11	2
Brown-Forman NYSE : BF-B Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	4,178	18	11	7
Lexmark International Acquired Xerox 2024-12-23 $1.5B Lexington, Kentucky, United States website	Technology Hardware	3,551	14	11	3
Churchill Downs NASDAQ : CHDN Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Leisure	2,734	15	15	-
PharMerica PE Backed KKR Athyrium Capital Management Walgreens Boots Alliance 2017-08-02 $1.4B Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Life Science	2,091	15	15	-
Papa John’s NASDAQ : PZZA Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Franchising	2,059	5	5	-
Lightyear Network Solutions, Inc. Acquired Birch Communications, Inc. 2013-10-07 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Technology Hardware	2,013	1	1	-
Valvoline NYSE : VVV Lexington, Kentucky, United States website	Chemicals	1,619	9	8	1
Commonwealth Rolled Products PE Backed American Industrial Partners 2020-12-01 $171M Lewisport, Kentucky, United States website	Metals/Mining	1,000	-	-	-
Waystar NASDAQ : WAY Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Information Technology	944	10	10	-
Ramaco Resources NASDAQ : METC Lexington, Kentucky, United States website	Metals/Mining	666	1	1	-

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