FORTUNE 500 2006
Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations
W.W. Grainger
Rank: 391 (Previous rank: 385)
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CEO: Richard L. Keyser
Address: 100 Grainger Pkwy., Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: 847-535-1000
Website: http://www.grainger.com
Revenues 5,526.6 9.4
Profits 346.3 20.7
Assets 3,107.9 ó
Stockholders' Equity 2,289.0 ó
Market Value 3/17/2006 6,752.7 ó
Revenues 6.3
Assets 11.1
Stockholders' equity 15.1
2005 $ 3.78
% change from 2004 20.8
1995-2005 annual growth rate % 7.6
2005 8.3
1995-2005 annual rate 9.5
Industry: Wholesalers: Diversified
1 Genuine Parts 245 9,783.1
2 World Fuel Services 264 8,733.9
3 Ryerson 371 5,782.0
4 BlueLinx Holdings 387 5,622.1
5 Fisher Scientific Intl. 389 5,589.8
6 W.W. Grainger 391 5,526.6
7 Hughes Supply 400 5,437.7
8 Wesco International 466 4,421.1
9 Graybar Electric 476 4,288.0
10 Anixter International 509 3,847.4
11 Reliance Steel & Alum. 559 3,370.7
12 Airgas 709 2,411.4
13 Builders FirstSource 730 2,337.8
14 True Value 798 2,043.0
15 Applied Ind. Technologies 888 1,717.1
16 Watsco 903 1,682.7
17 Earle M. Jorgensen 927 1,608.9
18 SCP Pool 945 1,552.7
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