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352. Discover Financial Services
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Rank: 352 (Previous rank: N.A.)
Compare tool: Discover Financial Services vs. Top 10
CEO: David W. Nelms
Address: 2500 Lake Cook Rd.
Riverwoods, IL 60015
Phone: 224-405-0900
Website: www.discover.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 7,088.0 N.A.
Profits 927.8 N.A.
Assets 39,892.4 —
Stockholders' equity 5,915.8 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 3,273.9 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 13.1
Assets 2.3
Stockholders' equity 15.7
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 1.92
% change from 2007 N.A.
1998-2008 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2008 -35.7
1998-2008 annual rate N.A.
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 First Data 295 8,811.3
2 Discover Financial Services 352 7,088.0
3 Visa 394 6,263.0
4 SunGard Data Systems 435 5,596.0
5 Western Union 451 5,282.0
6 MasterCard 474 4,991.6
7 Fiserv 482 4,873.0
8 Fidelity National Information Services 612 3,503.6
9 DST Systems 825 2,285.4
10 Broadridge Financial Solutions 835 2,234.1
11 Alliance Data Systems 843 2,199.0
12 Total System Services 913 1,938.6
13 Equifax 915 1,935.7
14 Lender Processing Services 943 1,861.9
15 Dun & Bradstreet 995 1,730.4
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Spun off from Morgan Stanley (2008 rank: 30), June 30, 2007.
Figures are for fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2008.
Became a commercial bank holding company, March 13, 2009.
Revenues: Includes revenues from discontinued operations.
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