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Cash Returned
to Stockholders
($ millions)
Total Sales
($ billions)
Earnings Per Share Return on Average
Stockholders’ Equity
$7.9
$7.2
$6.5
$6.0
$5.6
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$4.63
$3.54
$2.33
$1.90
$1.70
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45%
41%
31%
28%
28%
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07
08
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$452
$355
$350
$241
$234
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1At fi scal year end.
Financial Highlights
($000, except per share data) 2010 2009 2008
Total Sales $ 7,866,100 $ 7,184,213 $ 6,486,139
Comparable Store Sales Increase 5% 6% 2%
Net Earnings $ 554,797 $ 442,757 $ 305,441
Diluted Earnings per Share $ 4.63 $ 3.54 $ 2.33
Return on Average Stockholders’ Equity 45% 41% 31%
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share $ .700 $ .490 $ .395
Number of Stores1 1,055 1,005 956
Number of Employees1 49,500 45,600 40,000