Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Danaher | 213 | 12,697.5 | 14.3 | 1,317.6 | -3.8 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 258 | 10,498.0 | 7.7 | 994.2 | 30.6 |
| 3 | Eastman Kodak | 284 | 9,416.0 | -16.0 | -442.0 | -165.4 |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 425 | 5,774.0 | 6.5 | 693.0 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Ametek | 770 | 2,531.1 | 18.5 | 247.0 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Roper Industries | 820 | 2,306.4 | 9.7 | 286.5 | 14.6 |
| 7 | PerkinElmer | 894 | 2,022.9 | 13.2 | 126.4 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Mettler-Toledo International | 904 | 1,973.3 | 10.0 | 202.8 | 13.6 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danaher | 10.4 | 7.5 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 9.5 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Eastman Kodak | -4.7 | -4.8 | -46.0 |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 12.0 | 9.3 | 27.1 |
| 5 | Ametek | 9.8 | 8.1 | 19.2 |
| 6 | Roper Industries | 12.4 | 7.2 | 14.3 |
| 7 | PerkinElmer | 6.2 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Mettler-Toledo International | 10.3 | 12.2 | 40.3 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Danaher | 19.6 | 7.8 | -35.4 | 50,300 | 0.6 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 7.9 | 8.8 | -40.9 | 34,500 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Eastman Kodak | N.A. | -18.5 | -68.2 | 24,400 | -9.3 |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | N.A. | N.A. | -57.5 | 19,600 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Ametek | 18.7 | 15.9 | -35.1 | 11,700 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Roper Industries | 17.3 | 16.4 | -30.2 | 7,900 | 11.3 |
| 7 | PerkinElmer | -0.4 | 1.5 | -45.9 | 7,900 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Mettler-Toledo International | 20.2 | 9.2 | -40.8 | 9,900 | 4.2 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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