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262. Praxair
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 262 (Previous rank: 249)
CEO: Stephen F. Angel
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2008
Revenues 8,956.0 -17.0
Profits 1,254.0 3.6
Assets 14,317.0
Stockholders' equity 5,315.0
Market value (3/26/2010) 24,989.7
Profits as % of  
Revenues 14.0
Assets 8.8
Stockholders' equity 23.6
Earnings per share  
2009 $ 4.01
% change from 2008 5.5
1999-2009 annual growth rate % 11.7
Total return to investors %
2009 38.3
1999-2009 annual rate 14.2
Industry: Chemicals
Rank Company 500
rank
Revenues
($ millions)
1 Dow Chemical 46 44,945.0
2 DuPont 86 27,328.0
3 PPG Industries 190 12,239.0
4 Monsanto 197 11,740.0
5 Mosaic 231 10,298.0
6 Praxair 262 8,956.0
7 Air Products & Chemicals 273 8,381.4
8 Ashland 280 8,106.0
9 Huntsman 293 7,763.0
10 Sherwin-Williams 319 7,094.2
11 Avery Dennison 362 5,952.7
12 Ecolab 365 5,900.6
13 Celanese 414 5,082.0
14 Eastman Chemical 415 5,047.0
15 Lubrizol 453 4,586.3
Issue date: May 3, 2010.
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Praxair
39 Old Ridgebury Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810
203-837-2000
www.praxair.com
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