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Revenues, Profits
Profits as % of...
EPS, Total return, Employees
Revenues
Profits
Rank
Company
Fortune 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2010
$ millions
% change from 2010
1
United Parcel Service
52
53,105.0
7.2
3,804.0
9.1
2
FedEx
70
39,304.0
13.2
1,452.0
22.6
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
Stockholders'
Equity %
1
United Parcel Service
7.2
11.0
54.1
2
FedEx
3.7
5.3
9.5
Earnings Per Share
Total Return to Investors
Employees
Rank
Company
2001-2011 Annual growth (%)
2001-2011 Annual rate (%)
2011 (%)
Number
% change from 2010
1
United Parcel Service
6.2
5.4
3.9
310,010
-0.3
2
FedEx
8.7
5.3
-9.8
255,573
4.3
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52
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