| May 2008 | May 2007 | May 2006 | May 2005 | |
| Sales | 18.63B | 16.33B | 14.95B | 13.74B |
| Cost of Sales | 9.92B | 8.90B | 8.08B | 7.34B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 8.71B | 7.43B | 6.88B | 6.40B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 5.95B | 5.03B | 4.48B | 4.22B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 2.76B | 2.40B | 2.40B | 2.18B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 321.50M | 270.20M | 290.90M | 287.70M |
| Interest Income | 77.10M | 67.20M | 36.80M | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | -7.90M | 900.00K | -4.40M | -29.10M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 2.50B | 2.20B | 2.14B | 1.86B |
| Interest Expense | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.80M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 2.50B | 2.20B | 2.14B | 1.86B |
| Income Taxes | 619.50M | 708.40M | 749.60M | 648.20M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 1.88B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.21B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 1.88B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.21B |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 1.88B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.21B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.88B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.21B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 1.88B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.21B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.80 | 2.96 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.80 | 2.96 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 3.80 | 2.96 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.80 | 2.96 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 3.74 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.24 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 3.74 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.24 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 3.74 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.24 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
3.74 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.24 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.48 |