By CP StaffWednesday, March 11, 2026Aerial view of the Austin skyline at sunset over Barton Springs in Austin, Texas. Aerial view of the Austin skyline at sunset over Barton Springs in Austin, Texas. | iStock/BackyardProduction

They say everything’s bigger in Texas — and that includes the number of U.S. corporate headquarters, which has jumped sharply in the last decade.

Roughly 200 companies have moved their headquarters to Texas since 2020, including some of the nation’s biggest brands like KFC and the New York Stock Exchange.

But it’s California that has been perhaps the biggest loser when it comes to watching corporate revenue flee the state for Texas.

Here are five of the biggest companies that have left California for Texas.