| Key financials |
$ millions |
% change
from 2008 |
| Revenues |
7,184.2 |
10.8 |
| Profits |
442.8 |
45.0 |
| Assets |
2,768.6 |
— |
| Stockholders' equity |
1,157.3 |
— |
| Market value (3/26/2010) |
6,568.8 |
— |
| Profits as % of |
|
| Revenues |
6.2 |
| Assets |
16.0 |
| Stockholders' equity |
38.3 |
| Earnings per share |
|
| 2009 $ |
3.54 |
| % change from 2008 |
51.9 |
| 1999-2009 annual growth rate % |
15.7 |
| Total return to investors |
% |
| 2009 |
45.7 |
| 1999-2009 annual rate |
17.9 |
| 4 | Best Buy | 45 | 45,015.0 | | 5 | Staples | 101 | 24,275.5 | | 6 | TJX | 119 | 20,288.4 | | 7 | Gap | 162 | 14,197.0 | | 8 | Toys "R" Us | 171 | 13,568.0 | | 9 | Office Depot | 192 | 12,144.5 | | 10 | BJ's Wholesale Club | 232 | 10,187.0 | | 11 | GameStop | 255 | 9,078.0 | | 12 | Limited Brands | 269 | 8,632.5 | | 13 | OfficeMax | 313 | 7,212.1 | | 14 | Bed Bath & Beyond | 314 | 7,208.3 | | 15 | Ross Stores | 316 | 7,184.2 | | 16 | AutoZone | 329 | 6,816.8 | | 17 | Barnes & Noble | 372 | 5,596.3 | | 18 | Pantry | 382 | 5,472.0 | | 19 | Advance Auto Parts | 389 | 5,412.6 | | 20 | PetSmart | 393 | 5,336.4 | | 21 | Dollar Tree | 397 | 5,231.2 | | 22 | Foot Locker | 428 | 4,854.0 | | 23 | O'Reilly Automotive | 429 | 4,847.1 | | 24 | Big Lots | 436 | 4,726.8 | | 25 | TravelCenters of America | 440 | 4,699.8 | | 26 | Dick's Sporting Goods | 466 | 4,412.8 | | 27 | RadioShack | 481 | 4,276.0 | | 28 | Casey's General Stores | 485 | 4,251.5 | | 29 | Blockbuster | 500 | 4,161.8 |
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