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Profits as % of...
EPS, Total return, Employees
Revenues
Profits
Rank
Company
Fortune 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2008
$ millions
% change from 2008
1
CVS Caremark
18
98,729.0
12.9
3,696.0
15.1
2
Kroger
23
76,733.2
1.0
70.0
-94.4
3
Walgreen
32
63,335.0
7.3
2,006.0
-7.0
4
Supervalu
47
44,564.0
1.2
-2,855.0
-581.5
5
Safeway
52
40,850.7
-7.4
-1,097.5
-213.7
6
Rite Aid
89
26,289.5
7.7
-2,915.4
N.A.
7
Publix Super Markets
99
24,515.0
1.7
1,161.4
6.6
8
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
247
9,516.2
36.7
-139.9
N.A.
9
Whole Foods Market
284
8,031.6
1.0
146.8
28.2
10
Winn-Dixie Stores
306
7,367.0
1.2
39.8
210.6
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
Stockholders'
Equity %
1
CVS Caremark
3.7
6.0
10.3
2
Kroger
0.1
0.3
1.4
3
Walgreen
3.2
8.0
14.0
4
Supervalu
-6.4
-16.2
-110.6
5
Safeway
-2.7
-7.3
-22.2
6
Rite Aid
-11.1
-35.0
N.A.
7
Publix Super Markets
4.7
12.9
18.4
8
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
-1.5
-3.9
-52.3
9
Whole Foods Market
1.8
3.9
7.3
10
Winn-Dixie Stores
0.5
2.2
4.5
Earnings Per Share
Total Return to Investors
Employees
Rank
Company
1999-2009 Annual growth (%)
1999-2009 Annual rate (%)
2009 (%)
Number
% change from 2008
1
CVS Caremark
12.6
5.6
13.1
169,000
-0.6
2
Kroger
-17.2
1.3
-21.0
334,000
2.5
3
Walgreen
12.5
3.0
51.2
202,000
1.0
4
Supervalu
N.A.
-1.7
-8.8
178,000
-7.3
5
Safeway
N.A.
-4.6
-8.9
186,000
-5.6
6
Rite Aid
N.A.
-18.1
387.1
80,340
-7.5
7
Publix Super Markets
13.1
N.A.
N.A.
105,500
-1.4
8
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
N.A.
-5.8
88.0
31,680
-5.2
9
Whole Foods Market
8.2
10.0
190.8
47,750
-4.1
10
Winn-Dixie Stores
N.A.
N.A.
-37.6
36,500
0.7
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