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366. W.W. Grainger
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Rank: 366 (Previous rank: 377)
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CEO: James T. Ryan
Address: 100 Grainger Pkwy.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: 847-535-1000
Website: www.grainger.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 6,850.0 6.7
Profits 475.4 13.1
Assets 3,515.4 —
Stockholders' equity 2,033.8 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 5,366.4 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 6.9
Assets 13.5
Stockholders' equity 23.4
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 6.04
% change from 2007 22.3
1998-2008 annual growth rate % 9.5
Total return to investors %
2008 -8.1
1998-2008 annual rate 8.3
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 World Fuel Services 137 18,509.4
2 Genuine Parts 247 11,015.3
3 Reliance Steel & Aluminum 298 8,718.8
4 W.W. Grainger 366 6,850.0
5 Anixter International 404 6,136.6
6 Wesco International 406 6,110.8
7 Graybar Electric 439 5,400.2
8 Airgas 553 4,017.0
9 VWR Funding 579 3,759.2
10 Andersons 617 3,489.5
11 BlueLinx Holdings 722 2,779.7
12 Metals USA Holdings 858 2,156.2
13 Applied Industrial Technologies 880 2,089.5
14 Beacon Roofing Supply 965 1,784.5
15 Pool 966 1,783.7
16 MSC Industrial Direct 969 1,779.8
17 KAR Holdings 973 1,771.4
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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