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EPS, Total return, Employees
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Profits
Rank
Company
Fortune 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2008
$ millions
% change from 2008
1
Walt Disney
57
36,149.0
-4.5
3,307.0
-25.3
2
News Corp.
76
30,423.0
-7.8
-3,378.0
-162.7
3
Time Warner
82
28,842.0
-38.6
2,468.0
N.A.
4
Viacom
170
13,619.0
-6.9
1,611.0
28.8
5
CBS
177
13,014.6
-6.7
226.5
N.A.
6
CC Media Holdings
376
5,551.9
-17.9
-4,034.1
N.A.
7
Live Nation Entertainment
490
4,232.0
-2.2
-60.2
N.A.
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
Stockholders'
Equity %
1
Walt Disney
9.1
5.2
9.8
2
News Corp.
-11.1
-6.4
-14.5
3
Time Warner
8.6
3.8
7.4
4
Viacom
11.8
7.4
18.5
5
CBS
1.7
0.8
2.5
6
CC Media Holdings
-72.7
-22.4
N.A.
7
Live Nation Entertainment
-1.4
-2.6
-9.2
Earnings Per Share
Total Return to Investors
Employees
Rank
Company
1999-2009 Annual growth (%)
1999-2009 Annual rate (%)
2009 (%)
Number
% change from 2008
1
Walt Disney
11.0
2.1
44.6
144,000
-4.0
2
News Corp.
N.A.
N.A.
68.0
55,000
-14.1
3
Time Warner
8.7
-17.4
6.2
31,000
-64.4
4
Viacom
N.A.
N.A.
56.0
11,200
-2.6
5
CBS
-9.5
-13.1
81.1
25,580
-1.3
6
CC Media Holdings
N.A.
-27.7
37.2
19,295
-12.7
7
Live Nation Entertainment
N.A.
N.A.
48.3
4,300
-8.5
Issue date: May 3, 2010.
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