FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
Briggs & Stratton
Rank: 655 (Previous rank: 773)
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CEO: John S. Shiely
Address: 12301 W. Wirth St., Wauwatosa, WI 53222
Phone: 414-259-5333
Website: http://www.briggsandstratton.com
Revenues 2,654.9 36.3
Profits 136.6 .3
Assets 1,999.0
Stockholders' Equity 889.2
Market Value 3/17/2006 1,776.4
Revenues 5.1
Assets 6.8
Stockholders' equity 15.4
2005 $ 2.63
% change from 2004 -4.9
1995-2005 annual growth rate % 3.8
2005 -4.8
1995-2005 annual rate 8.7
Industry: Industrial & Farm Equipment
1 Caterpillar 55 36,339.0
2 Deere 96 21,930.5
3 Illinois Tool Works 173 12,921.8
4 Eaton 210 11,115.0
5 American Standard 230 10,264.4
6 Cummins 238 9,918.0
7 Parker Hannifin 279 8,270.6
8 ITT Industries 291 7,844.7
9 Black & Decker 330 6,583.8
10 Dover 342 6,307.0
11 Terex 355 6,117.0
12 AGCO 399 5,449.7
13 Timken 417 5,168.4
14 Lennox International 560 3,366.4
15 Nacco Industries 589 3,157.4
16 Pentair 626 2,946.6
17 Harsco 640 2,766.2
18 Briggs & Stratton 655 2,654.9
19 Teleflex 659 2,627.1
20 General Cable 716 2,380.8
21 International Game Technology 717 2,379.4
22 Snap-On 720 2,362.2
23 Manitowoc 724 2,356.5
24 Kennametal 739 2,304.2
25 Crane 790 2,061.2
26 Walter Industries 792 2,054.1
27 Nortek 820 1,959.2
28 Joy Global 827 1,927.5
29 Pall 835 1,902.3
30 Tecumseh Products 851 1,847.0
31 Toro 864 1,779.4
32 JLG Industries 882 1,735.0
33 Lincoln Electric Holdings 928 1,601.2
34 Donaldson 931 1,595.7
35 Sauer-Danfoss 947 1,547.8
From the April 17th, 2006 issue
Footnote:
Figures are for fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
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