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238. Praxair
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Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 238 (Previous rank: 241)
CEO: Stephen F. Angel
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2010
Revenues 11,252.0 11.2
Profits 1,672.0 39.9
Assets 16,356.0 —
Stockholders' equity 5,488.0 —
Market value (3/29/2012) 34,132.1 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 14.9
Assets 10.2
Stockholders' equity 30.5
Earnings per share  
2011 $ 5.45
% change from 2010 41.9
2001-2011 annual growth rate % 15.3
Total return to investors %
2011 14.2
2001-2011 annual rate 16.5
Industry: Chemicals
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Dow Chemical 47 59,985.0
2 DuPont 72 38,719.0
3 PPG Industries 180 14,885.0
4 Monsanto 224 11,822.0
5 Huntsman 237 11,259.0
6 Praxair 238 11,252.0
7 Air Products & Chemicals 265 10,082.0
8 Mosaic 268 9,937.8
9 Sherwin-Williams 293 8,765.7
10 Ashland 307 8,370.0
11 Eastman Chemical 346 7,283.0
12 Ecolab 365 6,798.5
13 Avery Dennison 367 6,786.7
14 Celanese 368 6,763.0
15 CF Industries Holdings 402 6,097.9
16 Momentive Specialty Chemicals 452 5,352.0
Issue date: May 21, 2012
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39 Old Ridgebury Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810
203-837-2000
www.praxair.com
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