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REVENUES PROFITS
Rank Company Fortune 1000 rank $ millions % change from 2007 $ millions % change from 2007
1 Alcoa 90 28,119.0 -8.6 -74.0 -102.9
2 United States Steel 105 23,754.0 40.8 2,112.0 140.3
3 Nucor 106 23,663.3 42.6 1,831.0 24.4
4 Commercial Metals 251 10,764.6 23.0 232.0 -34.7
5 Steel Dynamics 318 8,080.5 84.3 463.4 17.4
6 AK Steel Holding 334 7,644.3 9.2 4.0 -99.0
7 Aleris International 413 5,968.2 -8.6 -305.4 N.A.
8 Allegheny Technologies 448 5,309.7 -2.6 565.9 -24.3
9 Schnitzer Steel Industries 595 3,641.6 41.6 248.7 89.4
10 Worthington Industries 680 3,067.2 3.2 107.1 -6.0
11 Carpenter Technology 890 2,042.4 5.0 277.7 22.2
12 Century Aluminum 907 1,970.8 9.6 -898.3 N.A.
Rank Company Revenues % Assets % Stockholders'
Equity %
1 Alcoa -0.3 -0.2 -0.6
2 United States Steel 8.9 13.1 43.1
3 Nucor 7.7 13.2 23.1
4 Commercial Metals 2.2 4.9 14.2
5 Steel Dynamics 5.7 8.8 28.5
6 AK Steel Holding 0.1 0.1 0.4
7 Aleris International -5.1 -6.3 -49.4
8 Allegheny Technologies 10.7 13.6 28.9
9 Schnitzer Steel Industries 6.8 16.0 25.4
10 Worthington Industries 3.5 5.4 12.1
11 Carpenter Technology 13.6 16.2 33.1
12 Century Aluminum -45.6 -44.1 -93.6
EARNINGS PER SHARE TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS EMPLOYEES
Rank Company 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) 2008 (%) Number % change from 2007
1 Alcoa N.A. -3.1 -68.2 87,000 -18.7
2 United States Steel N.A. N.A. -68.8 49,000 0.0
3 Nucor 23.1 18.3 -18.6 21,700 20.6
4 Commercial Metals 18.8 14.9 -58.7 15,276 20.0
5 Steel Dynamics 30.8 15.1 -61.7 6,652 12.0
6 AK Steel Holding -32.1 -7.9 -79.7 6,800 -1.4
7 Aleris International N.A. N.A. N.A. 8,400 -4.5
8 Allegheny Technologies 8.8 -0.8 -69.9 9,600 -1.0
9 Schnitzer Steel Industries 39.4 23.7 -45.5 3,669 4.9
10 Worthington Industries 0.7 3.1 -35.4 6,900 0.0
11 Carpenter Technology 11.5 4.7 -72.0 3,400 -18.1
12 Century Aluminum N.A. 1.3 -81.5 1,370 -25.1
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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