From the Editor: Notable and Noteworthy
QuikTrip owns and operates over 1000 convenience stores and gasoline service stations throughout seventeen states in the South, Midwest, and Southwest. Chester Cadieux and partner Burt Holmes opened the first QuikTrip in 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Chester's son, Chet Cadieux III, is the current CEO. Around 20% of the privately-held company is owned by non-family members through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), while the Cadieux family controls most of the remainder.
QuikTrip Company Stats
As of July 2024
- Industry
- Retail and Wholesale
- Founded
- 1958
- Headquarters
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Country/Territory
- United States
- President and CEO
- Chet Cadieux
- Employees
- 31,000
Forbes Lists
#260
Best Employers for Women (2024)
Retail and Wholesale
#289
Best Employers for New Grads (2024)
Retail and Wholesale
#295
Best Brands For Social Impact (2024)
Convenience Stores
#18
Customer Experience - All Stars (2024)
Convenience Stores
#248
America's Best Large Employers (2024)
Retail and Wholesale
#17
Best Customer Service (2024)
Convenience Stores
#17
America's Largest Private Companies (2023)
America's Best Employers By State (2023)
Retail and Wholesale
#401
Best Employers for Diversity (2022)Dropped off in 2023
Retail and Wholesale
#36
The Halo 100 (2022)
Convenience Stores
#37
Best Employers for Veterans (2021)Dropped off in 2022
Retail and Wholesale
QuikTrip Financial Summary
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2022
2021
2020
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2012
Revenue
$20.3B
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$16.4B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$10.5B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$11.2B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$11.4B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$10.2B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$9.2B
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FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$9.1B
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$11B
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$11.5B
Assets
$1.8B
Profits
$129M
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$11.2B
Assets
$1.6B
Profits
$128M
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
Revenue
$10.8B
Assets
$1.5B
Profits
$111M
Sources
FactSet; Forbes.
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