| Oct 2008 | Oct 2007 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2005 | |
| Sales | 6,754.90 | 6,193.03 | 5,745.48 | 5,414.00 |
| Cost of Sales | 5,106.97 | 4,651.77 | 4,241.19 | 4,016.20 |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1,647.94 | 1,541.26 | 1,504.29 | 1,397.80 |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 1,012.32 | 934.08 | 937.03 | 864.03 |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 635.62 | 607.19 | 567.26 | 533.76 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 126.19 | 126.74 | 121.10 | 115.19 |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 13.62 | 5.47 | 8.53 |
| Other Income - Net | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 513.66 | 497.54 | 456.18 | 432.63 |
| Interest Expense | 56.12 | 27.71 | 25.64 | 27.74 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 457.54 | 469.84 | 430.54 | 404.89 |
| Income Taxes | 172.04 | 167.94 | 144.40 | 151.43 |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 285.50 | 301.89 | 286.14 | 253.46 |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 285.50 | 301.89 | 286.14 | 253.46 |
| 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 | 285.50 | 301.89 | 286.14 | 253.46 |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
285.50 | 301.89 | 286.14 | 253.46 |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 285.50 | 301.89 | 286.14 | 253.46 |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| 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 | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.82 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.82 |
| 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 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.82 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.08 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.82 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.50 |