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324. Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
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Rank: 324 (Previous rank: 369)
Compare tool: Whole Foods Market vs. Top 10
CEO: John P. Mackey
Address: 550 Bowie St.
Austin, TX 78703
Phone: 512-477-4455
Website: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 7,953.9 20.7
Profits 114.5 -37.3
Assets 3,380.7 —
Stockholders' equity 1,506.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 2,523.0 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 1.4
Assets 3.4
Stockholders' equity 7.6
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 0.82
% change from 2007 -36.4
1998-2008 annual growth rate % 7.2
Total return to investors %
2008 -76.4
1998-2008 annual rate -1.6
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 CVS Caremark 19 87,471.9
2 Kroger 22 76,000.0
3 Walgreen 36 59,034.0
4 Safeway 50 44,104.0
5 Supervalu 51 44,048.0
6 Rite Aid 100 24,417.7
7 Publix Super Markets 101 24,109.6
8 Whole Foods Market 324 7,953.9
9 Winn-Dixie Stores 340 7,281.4
10 Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea 360 6,963.8
11 Ruddick 555 3,992.4
12 Stater Bros. Holdings 580 3,741.3
13 Ingles Markets 650 3,238.0
14 Weis Markets 796 2,422.4
15 Fred's 963 1,798.8
16 Duane Reade Holdings 971 1,774.0
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Figures are for fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2008.
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