Percentiles
The following list contains P/E ratios (price of stock divided by projected earnings per share) for health care companies.
Walgreen 58
Becton, Dickinson 36
Guidant 405
Mallinckrodt 21
Baxter International 65
Merck 38
Longs Drug Stores 22
CVS 54
Johnson & Johnson 38
Abbott Laboratories 31
Tenet Healthcare 16
Bristol-Myers Squibb 41
Warner-Lambert 46
Cardinal Health 47
Schering-Plough 47
MckessonHBOC 53
Medtronic 81
St. Jude Medical 17
Pharmacia & Upjohn 42
Eli Lilly 51
Find 25th and 70th percentiles for these ratios.
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