© 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and ...

© 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and ...

Enron had the title of the fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in 2002 despite its 2001 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing — the largest filing in American history at that time with an estimated ...

During its run from the mid-1980s to its collapse in the early aughts, Fortune named Enron "America's Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years. Then, in a flash, it was all gone.