Publix is the world’s largest employee-owned company, operating 1,215 supermarkets in seven Southeast states. And although the Lakeland, Fla.-based supermarket chain’s stock isn’t publicly traded, it’s available for purchase to the company’s 200,000 employees—approximately half of whom are millennials. Workers who bought in saw earnings per share soar to $1.37 in the first quarter of 2019 from 93 cents 12 months prior. In that time, Publix’s profit jumped 44% from $680.3 million in the year-earlier quarter to $981 million.
Company Info
| CEO | Randall T. Jones Sr. |
| CEO Title | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director |
| Sector | Food & Drug Stores |
| Industry | Food and Drug Stores |
| HQ Location | Lakeland, Fla. |
| Website | www.publix.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 25 |
| Employees | 202,000 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $36,395.7 |
| Profits ($M) | $2,381.2 |
| Assets ($M) | $18,982.5 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $14,958.3 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 6.5% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 12.5% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 15.9% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 328 |
| EPS % Change (from 2017) | 7.9% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 9.1% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | 9.4% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2018) | - |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | - |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | - |
