Biggest Profits
Ranked by absolute profit from continuing operations.
| Rank |
Company
|
1999
income
(millions) |
| 1 |
FleetBoston Financial Corp. |
$1,982.00 |
| 2 |
Gillette Co.. |
$1,256.00 |
| 3 |
EMC Corp. |
$1,010.57 |
| 4 |
State Street Corp. |
$619.00 |
| 5 |
TJX Cos. |
$526.82 |
| 6 |
Raytheon Co.. |
$457.00 |
| 7 |
Boston Scientific Corp. |
$371.00 |
| 8 |
Allmerica Financial Corp. |
$345.10 |
| 9 |
Staples Inc. |
$314.99 |
| 10 |
Analog Devices |
$259.93 |
| Data compiled by COMPUSTAT. |
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