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financial highlights
Total Sales
$ Billions
04 05 06 07 08
Earnings
Per Share
04 05 06 07 08
$2.33
$1.90
$1.70
$1.36
$1.13
$4.9
$4.2
$6.5
$6.0
$5.6
Return on
Average
Stockholders’
Equity
04 05 06 07 08
31%
28%
28%
25%
22%
($000, except per share data) 2008 2007 2006
Total Sales $ 6,486,139 $ 5,975,212 $ 5,570,210
Comparable Store Sales Increase (52-week basis) 2% 1% 4%
Net Earnings $ 305,441 $ 261,051 $ 241,634
Diluted Earnings per Share $ 2.33 $ 1.90 $ 1.70
Return on Average Stockholders’ Equity 31% 28% 28%
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share $ .395 $ .320 $ .255
Number of Stores2 956 890 797
Number of Employees2 40,000 39,100 35,800
1 Fiscal 2006 was a 53-week year; all other fiscal years presented were 52 weeks.
2 At fiscal year end.
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