Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Aramark | 198 | 13,470.2 | 8.8 | 39.5 | 27.9 |
| 2 | Automatic Data Processing | 297 | 8,776.5 | -5.8 | 1,235.7 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Cintas | 561 | 3,937.9 | 6.2 | 335.4 | 0.3 |
| 4 | ABM Industries | 581 | 3,738.5 | 31.5 | 45.4 | -13.4 |
| 5 | Brink's | 600 | 3,605.9 | 11.0 | 183.3 | 33.5 |
| 6 | ServiceMaster | 635 | 3,362.3 | -2.0 | -126.4 | N.A. |
| 7 | Hewitt Associates | 653 | 3,227.6 | 7.9 | 188.1 | N.A. |
| 8 | Iron Mountain | 681 | 3,055.1 | 11.9 | 82.0 | -46.4 |
| 9 | Convergys | 721 | 2,785.8 | -2.1 | -92.9 | -154.8 |
| 10 | Source Interlink Cos. | 780 | 2,488.3 | 10.3 | -360.8 | N.A. |
| 11 | West | 832 | 2,247.4 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 262.4 |
| 12 | Paychex | 885 | 2,066.3 | 9.5 | 576.1 | 11.8 |
| 13 | Covance | 956 | 1,827.1 | 12.0 | 196.8 | 11.8 |
| 14 | Watson Wyatt Worldwide | 980 | 1,760.1 | 18.4 | 155.4 | 33.7 |
| 15 | Administaff | 997 | 1,724.4 | 9.8 | 45.8 | -3.6 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramark | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2 | Automatic Data Processing | 14.1 | 5.2 | 24.3 |
| 3 | Cintas | 8.5 | 8.8 | 14.9 |
| 4 | ABM Industries | 1.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Brink's | 5.1 | 10.1 | 85.7 |
| 6 | ServiceMaster | -3.8 | -1.7 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Hewitt Associates | 5.8 | 6.3 | 28.9 |
| 8 | Iron Mountain | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Convergys | -3.3 | -3.3 | -8.1 |
| 10 | Source Interlink Cos. | -14.5 | -16.4 | -446.9 |
| 11 | West | 0.9 | 0.6 | N.A. |
| 12 | Paychex | 27.9 | 10.9 | 48.1 |
| 13 | Covance | 10.8 | 11.2 | 16.5 |
| 14 | Watson Wyatt Worldwide | 8.8 | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| 15 | Administaff | 2.7 | 7.4 | 22.0 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Aramark | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 217,500 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Automatic Data Processing | 9.0 | 2.2 | -9.2 | 47,000 | 2.2 |
| 3 | Cintas | 10.5 | -6.1 | -29.8 | 34,000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | ABM Industries | 2.0 | 3.3 | -4.2 | 100,000 | 29.9 |
| 5 | Brink's | 6.9 | 4.8 | -18.5 | 56,900 | 5.6 |
| 6 | ServiceMaster | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 27,000 | -6.9 |
| 7 | Hewitt Associates | N.A. | N.A. | -25.9 | 23,000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Iron Mountain | N.A. | 8.8 | -33.2 | 21,000 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Convergys | N.A. | -11.8 | -61.1 | 75,000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Source Interlink Cos. | N.A. | -36.0 | -95.4 | 6,450 | 0.0 |
| 11 | West | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 37,600 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Paychex | 18.9 | 3.1 | -24.6 | 12,200 | 4.3 |
| 13 | Covance | 14.0 | 4.7 | -46.9 | 9,213 | 10.3 |
| 14 | Watson Wyatt Worldwide | N.A. | N.A. | 3.7 | 7,230 | 9.5 |
| 15 | Administaff | 19.2 | 6.2 | -21.8 | 2,060 | 11.4 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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