| Key financials |
$ millions |
% change
from 2008 |
| Revenues |
36,853.3 |
-1.8 |
| Profits |
1,055.9 |
-4.5 |
| Assets |
10,216.6 |
— |
| Stockholders' equity |
3,449.7 |
— |
| Market value (3/26/2010) |
17,284.6 |
— |
| Profits as % of |
|
| Revenues |
2.9 |
| Assets |
10.3 |
| Stockholders' equity |
30.6 |
| Earnings per share |
|
| 2009 $ |
1.77 |
| % change from 2008 |
-2.2 |
| 1999-2009 annual growth rate % |
12.6 |
| Total return to investors |
% |
| 2009 |
26.7 |
| 1999-2009 annual rate |
5.6 |
| Rank |
Company |
500
rank |
Revenues
($ millions) |
| 1 | Sysco | 55 | 36,853.3 | | 2 | CHS | 91 | 25,729.9 | | 3 | Nash-Finch | 400 | 5,212.7 |
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