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Revenues Profits
Rank Company Fortune 500 rank $ millions % change from 2008 $ millions % change from 2008
1 Archer Daniels Midland 27 69,207.0 -0.9 1,707.0 -5.3
2 Tyson Foods 87 27,165.0 -3.4 -537.0 -724.4
3 Smithfield Foods 163 14,190.5 -0.5 -190.3 -247.6
4 Pilgrim's Pride 317 7,113.8 -17.4 -151.6 N.A.
Rank Company Revenues % Assets % Stockholders'
Equity %
1 Archer Daniels Midland 2.5 5.4 12.6
2 Tyson Foods -2.0 -5.1 -12.3
3 Smithfield Foods -1.3 -2.6 -7.4
4 Pilgrim's Pride -2.1 -5.0 -100.4
Earnings Per Share Total Return to Investors Employees
Rank Company 1999-2009 Annual growth (%) 1999-2009 Annual rate (%) 2009 (%) Number % change from 2008
1 Archer Daniels Midland 21.1 12.8 10.7 28,200 2.2
2 Tyson Foods N.A. -1.6 42.0 117,000 9.3
3 Smithfield Foods N.A. 2.4 8.0 52,400 -9.8
4 Pilgrim's Pride N.A. N.A. N.A. 41,240 -17.1
Issue date: May 3, 2010.
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