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U.S. Top 100 Largest Banks

May 01, 2000, 1:00 a.m. EDT 14 Min Read

U.S. Top 100 Banks
Overall
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1999
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1 Providian Financial Corp., San Francisco PVN 14.3 1.3 9.3 52.4 1 42.8 36.8 38.4 38.9 41.8 2 44.0 1 $3.78 $2.04 $1.33 $1.08 $0.89 $0.72 39.3% 5 51.8% 5 36.1% 8 22
2 Charles Schwab Corp., San Francisco SCH 29.3 2.3 7.8 31.8 3 27.1 27.0 31.4 31.4 29.8 4 28.60 3 $0.70 $0.42 $0.33 $0.29 $0.21 $0.17 32.70% 85 34.10% 12 29.10% 11 41
3 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., New York MWD 367.0 17.0 4.6 30.8 4 23.3 20.2 18.2 15.8 21.7 9 24.8 6 $4.10 $2.76 $2.08 $1.58 $1.13 $0.97 33.40% 7 37.40% 8 21.90% 16 50
4 North Fork Bancorporation, Melville, NY NFB 12.1 0.6 5.1 28.0 5 20.1 25.6 16.0 17.3 21.4 10 24.5 8 $1.62 $1.18 $1.22 $0.68 $0.70 $0.46 28.60% 13 33.60% 13 17.20% 21 70
5 Capital One Financial Corp., Falls Church, VA COF 13.3 1.5 11.4 25.8 7 25.3 23.0 22.9 23.3 24.1 5 24.7 7 $1.72 $1.32 $0.93 $0.77 $0.64 $0.48 29.10% 12 30.70% 15 14.20% 24 70
6 MBNA Corp., Wilmington, DE KRB 30.9 4.2 13.6 27.2 6 36.9 35.6 34.5 35.5 33.9 3 33.20 2 $1.21 $0.97 $0.76 $0.59 $0.46 $0.35 28.20% 145 27.10% 17 11.70% 32 74
7 Bank of New York Co., New York BK 74.6 5.1 6.9 34.0 2 24.3 21.9 19.7 19.2 23.8 6 26.7 4 $2.27 $1.53 $1.36 $1.20 $1.09 $0.92 19.80% 28 23.70% 19 21.80% 17 76
8 State Street Corp., Boston STT 60.9 2.7 4.4 25.0 9 20.2 20.6 18.1 16.7 20.1 13 21.9 11 $3.78 $2.66 $2.32 $1.78 $1.47 $1.32 23.40% 21 28.50% 16 19.20% 19 89
9 Household International Inc., Prospect Hill, IL HI 60.7 6.6 10.9 22.9 12 18.0 16.7 17.9 14.5 18.0 22 19.2 21 $3.07 $1.03 $1.93 $1.73 $1.24 $1.13 22.10% 23 21.10% 21 72.60% 3 102
10 Merrill Lynch & Co., New York MER 328.1 12.8 3.9 22.8 13 13.5 24.8 25.0 18.6 20.9 12 20.4 13 $6.17 $3.00 $4.79 $4.08 $2.68 $2.37 21.10% 26 14.80% 40 43.40% 6 110
11 Chase Manhattan Corp., New York CMB 406.1 23.6 5.8 23.7 10 16.7 17.6 11.9 15.1 17.0 28 19.4 19 $6.27 $4.24 $4.01 $2.47 $3.02 $2.49 20.30% 27 36.40% 9 21.60% 18 111
12 Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York DLJ 109.0 3.9 3.6 17.6 38 14.9 22.0 20.5 17.7 18.5 17 18.2 26 $4.18 $2.65 $3.16 $2.30 $1.55 $1.02 32.60% 9 22.00% 20 25.60% 12 122
13 Citigroup Inc., New York C 716.9 49.7 6.9 21.8 16 13.6 16.8 18.5 16.0 17.3 26 17.4 32 $2.86 $1.62 $1.83 $1.89 $1.46 $1.07 21.70% 25 14.80% 39 32.90% 10 148
14 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., New York LEH 192.2 6.3 3.3 19.4 27 14.8 15.4 11.0 6.8 13.5 70 16.5 37 $8.15 $5.19 $4.72 $3.24 $1.76 $0.81 58.70% 1 36.00% 10 25.30% 13 158
15 Hartford Life Inc., Simsbury, CT HLI 139.0 2.3 1.7 19.5 26 16.7 17.9 2.0 19.2 15.0 51 18.0 29 $3.33 $2.75 $2.28 $0.19 $1.19 $1.20 22.60% 22 159.80% 2 10.00% 36 166
16 Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh MEL 47.9 4.0 8.4 22.4 15 20.9 20.8 19.2 16.8 20.0 14 21.4 12 $1.85 $1.62 $1.44 $1.29 $1.13 $0.61 24.80% 18 12.80% 56 6.90% 53 168
17 American Express Co., New York AXP 148.5 10.1 6.8 25.3 8 24.0 23.5 22.8 22.0 23.5 7 24.3 9 $5.42 $4.63 $4.15 $3.89 $3.10 $2.69 15.00% 43 11.70% 58 8.20% 45 170
18 National City Corp., Cleveland NCC 87.1 5.7 6.6 22.6 14 15.4 18.2 16.7 15.4 17.7 24 18.7 23 $2.22 $1.61 $1.71 $1.48 $1.22 $1.21 12.90% 54 14.50% 43 17.40% 20 178
19 U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis USB 81.5 7.6 9.4 23.0 11 21.9 14.6 21.1 17.2 19.6 15 19.9 15 $2.06 $1.78 $1.11 $1.57 $1.16 $0.71 23.70% 19 9.50% 70 7.60% 49 179
20 Northern Trust Corp., Chicago NTRS 28.7 2.2 7.6 19.7 23 19.4 19.0 17.4 16.0 18.3 19 19.4 18 $1.74 $1.52 $1.33 $1.11 $0.93 $0.79 17.10% 34 16.20% 33 7.00% 52 179
21 *Conseco Inc., Carmel, IN CNC 52.1 5.8 11.2 17.3 40 8.9 18.4 16.0 31.0 18.3 18 14.9 60 $2.89 $1.40 $2.52 $1.69 $2.03 $1.32 17.00% 35 19.60% 24 43.70% 5 182
22 Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, GA SNV 12.5 1.2 9.8 19.3 28 19.4 19.8 19.1 17.9 19.1 16 19.5 17 $0.80 $0.71 $0.62 $0.53 $0.44 $0.35 18.00% 33 14.70% 41 6.10% 58 193
23 Comerica Inc., Detroit CMA 38.7 3.5 9.0 20.7 20 21.2 15.8 16.4 16.5 18.1 20 19.2 20 $4.14 $3.72 $3.19 $2.38 $2.37 $2.19 13.60% 50 20.30% 22 5.50% 61 193
24 Washington Mutual Inc., Seattle WM 186.5 9.1 4.9 19.7 25 16.6 11.7 4.7 10.0 12.5 76 16.0 47 $3.16 $2.56 $1.52 $0.54 $1.21 $1.17 22.00% 24 80.20% 3 11.10% 34 209
25 First Tennessee National Corp., Memphis FTN 18.4 1.2 6.8 21.5 18 22.7 22.5 20.1 20.0 21.4 11 22.2 10 $1.91 $1.72 $1.50 $1.32 $1.20 $1.07 12.30% 59 13.10% 50 5.40% 63 211
26 AXA Financial Inc., New York AXF 207.6 5.8 2.8 17.8 34 15.2 12.1 2.5 10.3 11.6 82 15.0 57 $2.39 $1.80 $1.43 $0.47 $0.87 $0.76 25.80% 16 72.00% 4 15.20% 22 215
27 Associates First Capital Corp., Dallas AFS 83.0 9.8 11.8 16.3 52 17.9 17.8 17.1 15.7 17.0 30 17.3 33 $2.04 $1.75 $1.48 $1.23 $1.04 $0.87 18.60% 31 18.40% 26 8.00% 48 220
28 Golden State Bancorp, San Francisco GSB 57.0 1.6 2.7 21.0 19 27.4 27.4 153.5 35.9 53.0 1 25.3 5 $2.32 $4.88 $1.67 $9.44 $2.56 $0.52 34.90% 6 -37.40% 97 -31.10% 96 224
29 First Union Corp., Charlotte, NC FTU 253.0 16.7 6.6 20.2 21 18.2 18.8 16.4 16.4 18.0 21 19.1 22 $3.33 $2.95 $2.80 $2.30 $2.17 $1.83 12.70% 56 13.10% 49 6.20% 57 226
30 Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Milwaukee MI 24.4 2.1 8.7 16.3 51 14.1 16.5 15.0 15.9 15.6 43 15.6 52 $3.14 $2.61 $2.43 $1.98 $1.91 $0.93 27.60% 15 16.60% 31 9.70% 39 231
31 PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh PNC 75.4 5.9 7.9 21.5 17 20.0 19.2 17.0 7.1 17.0 29 20.2 14 $4.15 $3.60 $3.28 $2.88 $1.19 $2.54 10.30% 69 12.90% 52 7.40% 50 231
32 AFLAC Inc., Columbus, GA AFL 37.0 3.9 10.4 15.0 63 13.5 21.1 18.5 18.0 17.2 27 16.5 38 $2.07 $1.76 $2.08 $1.36 $1.17 $0.95 16.90% 37 15.00% 37 8.40% 42 244
33 Compass Bancshares Inc., Birmingham, AL CBSS 18.2 1.2 6.6 18.1 32 15.9 16.5 16.4 16.8 16.7 34 16.9 34 $1.88 $1.57 $1.45 $1.29 $1.18 $1.07 11.90% 60 13.40% 48 9.40% 40 248
34 M&T Bank Corp., Buffalo, NY MTB 22.4 1.8 8.0 15.3 58 13.9 18.5 17.5 16.8 16.4 40 15.9 48 $32.83 $26.16 $25.26 $21.08 $17.98 $15.73 15.90% 41 15.90% 35 12.00% 30 252
35 Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati FITB 41.6 4.1 9.8 16.9 46 15.4 17.2 16.3 17.0 16.6 38 16.5 39 $2.15 $1.78 $1.75 $1.45 $1.32 $1.12 13.90% 48 14.00% 44 9.90% 38 253
36 BB&T Corp., Winston-Salem, NC BBT 43.5 3.2 7.4 19.2 29 18.5 15.6 15.9 12.0 16.2 42 17.8 31 $1.83 $1.71 $1.23 $1.17 $0.80 $0.96 13.80% 49 16.10% 34 3.40% 70 255
37 Old Kent Financial Corp., Grand Rapids, MI OK 18.0 1.2 6.8 20.2 22 16.9 16.3 15.2 14.4 16.6 37 17.8 30 $2.11 $1.81 $1.67 $1.47 $1.30 $1.27 10.70% 65 12.80% 55 8.00% 47 256
38 Protective Life Corp., Birmingham, AL PL 13.0 0.9 6.7 16.7 47 15.4 16.3 15.6 19.2 16.6 35 16.1 44 $2.32 $2.04 $1.78 $1.46 $1.33 $1.27 12.80% 55 16.70% 30 6.60% 54 265
39 Jefferson-Pilot Corp., Greensboro, NC JP 26.4 2.8 10.4 17.0 43 15.4 15.8 13.2 14.1 15.1 50 16.0 46 $4.42 $3.91 $3.47 $2.72 $2.53 $2.19 15.10% 42 17.60% 29 6.30% 55 265
40 Allstate Corp., Northbrook, IL ALL 98.1 16.6 16.9 13.0 76 20.1 21.4 15.9 18.0 17.7 23 18.1 27 $3.38 $3.94 $3.56 $2.31 $2.12 $0.54 44.30% 3 13.50% 47 -7.40% 89 265
41 Countrywide Credit Industries, Calabasas, CA CCR 15.8 2.9 18.3 14.5 67 16.7 18.7 17.6 17.3 16.9 31 16.6 35 $3.52 $3.29 $3.09 $2.44 $1.95 $0.96 29.70% 11 13.00% 51 3.40% 71 266
42 Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco WFC 218.1 22.1 10.1 17.5 39 9.8 12.7 12.5 20.6 14.6 54 13.3 73 $2.23 $1.17 $1.48 $1.36 $1.62 $1.36 10.40% 68 17.90% 27 38.10% 7 268
43 Astoria Financial Corp., Lake Success, NY ASFC 22.7 1.2 5.3 17.3 41 3.0 9.8 6.4 8.0 8.9 95 10.1 90 $4.37 $0.94 $2.39 $1.79 $2.10 $1.86 18.60% 30 34.70% 11 115.60% 2 269
44 Huntington Bancshares, Columbus, OH HBAN 29.0 2.2 7.5 19.7 24 14.6 15.5 17.1 16.2 16.6 36 16.6 36 $1.82 $1.41 $1.38 $1.42 $1.28 $1.26 7.60% 78 8.60% 73 13.60% 26 273
45 KeyCorp, Cleveland KEY 83.4 6.4 7.7 17.7 36 18.0 18.9 15.6 17.1 17.5 25 18.2 25 $2.45 $2.23 $2.07 $1.67 $1.63 $1.70 7.60% 79 13.60% 46 4.80% 65 276
46 Travelers Property Casualty Corp., Hartford, CT TAP 50.3 8.9 17.8 14.1 69 15.9 17.3 7.8 13.6 13.7 67 15.8 49 $3.27 $3.42 $3.12 $1.02 $1.28 $0.57 41.80% 4 47.50% 7 -2.20% 81 277
47 UnionBanCal Corp., San Francisco UB 33.7 3.0 8.9 15.0 61 16.4 15.8 10.1 13.4 14.2 62 15.7 50 $2.64 $2.65 $2.30 $1.36 $1.73 $0.67 31.60% 10 24.70% 18 -0.20% 78 279
48 American International Group, New York AIG 267.0 33.0 12.4 15.5 56 15.0 14.5 13.8 13.9 14.5 57 15.0 58 $3.23 $2.75 $2.40 $2.05 $1.75 $1.49 16.70% 38 16.40% 32 8.40% 43 284
49 Marsh & McLennan Cos., New York MMC 13.0 4.2 32.0 19.0 30 23.0 17.0 26.0 26.0 22.2 8 19.7 16 $2.62 $2.98 $1.73 $2.08 $1.82 $1.67 9.40% 72 8.00% 76 -6.20% 85 287
50 Wachovia Corp., Winston-Salem, NC WB 67.4 5.7 8.4 18.6 31 16.9 13.1 17.0 17.0 16.5 39 16.2 42 $4.90 $4.18 $2.94 $3.65 $3.36 $2.96 10.60% 67 10.30% 65 8.30% 44 288
51 FINOVA Group, Scottsdale, AZ FNV 14.1 1.7 11.8 14.4 68 14.2 14.1 13.4 12.3 13.7 68 14.2 66 $3.41 $2.70 $2.40 $2.08 $1.69 $1.46 18.50% 32 17.90% 28 12.40% 28 290
52 Bear Stearns Companies, New York BSC 153.9 5.5 3.5 16.4 49 17.5 20.4 19.3 10.7 16.8 33 18.1 28 $4.48 $4.38 $4.00 $3.11 $1.47 $2.50 12.40% 57 12.90% 53 1.10% 76 296
53 SouthTrust Corp., Birmingham, AL SOTR 43.3 2.9 6.8 15.8 55 14.5 15.7 15.9 15.8 15.5 44 15.3 54 $2.63 $2.25 $2.03 $1.79 $1.57 $1.43 13.00% 53 13.70% 45 8.10% 46 297
54 J.P. Morgan & Co., New York JPM 260.9 11.4 4.4 17.6 37 8.4 12.9 14.3 13.2 13.3 71 13.0 77 $10.39 $4.71 $7.17 $7.63 $6.42 $6.02 11.50% 63 10.80% 61 48.50% 4 313
55 Summit Bancorp, Princeton, NJ SUB 36.4 2.8 7.7 16.2 54 17.5 14.9 13.0 15.5 15.4 47 16.2 43 $2.54 $2.63 $2.09 $1.67 $1.87 $1.36 13.30% 51 15.00% 38 -1.70% 80 313
56 Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, NC BAC 632.6 44.4 7.0 16.9 45 11.5 15.0 15.8 17.0 15.3 49 14.5 64 $4.48 $2.90 $3.61 $3.36 $3.52 $3.03 8.10% 76 10.10% 67 24.30% 14 315
57 Zions Bancorp, Salt Lake City ZION 20.3 1.7 8.2 12.4 81 11.0 19.0 21.5 20.3 16.8 32 14.1 68 $2.26 $1.75 $1.91 $1.72 $1.36 $1.08 15.90% 40 9.50% 69 13.60% 25 315
58 Dime Bancorp, New York DME 23.9 1.5 6.3 16.5 48 17.8 11.0 10.4 6.6 12.5 77 15.1 55 $2.17 $2.09 $1.13 $0.96 $0.57 $1.12 14.10% 47 31.20% 14 1.90% 75 316
59 Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Portland, ME PHBK 13.9 0.9 6.1 16.4 50 13.1 13.3 14.4 13.5 14.1 63 14.2 65 $1.37 $1.07 $1.04 $1.03 $0.89 $0.68 15.00% 44 10.00% 68 13.20% 27 317
60 Regions Financial Corp., Birmingham, AL RGBK 42.7 3.1 7.2 17.1 42 14.6 15.4 15.2 14.3 15.3 48 15.7 51 $2.35 $1.88 $1.86 $1.81 $1.58 $1.53 9.00% 74 9.10% 71 11.80% 31 317
61 Hartford Fin’l Services Group Inc., Hartford, CT HIG 167.1 5.5 3.3 14.5 66 16.2 25.1 -2.2 14.2 13.6 69 18.6 24 $3.79 $4.30 $5.58 ($0.42) $2.38 $2.69 7.10% 81 500.00% 1 -6.10% 84 325
62 Associated Banc-Corp, Green Bay, WI ASBC 12.5 0.9 7.3 18.0 33 18.3 6.2 13.8 16.6 14.6 55 14.2 67 $2.57 $2.46 $0.82 $1.67 $1.79 $1.55 10.60% 66 15.50% 36 2.20% 74 331
63 Popular Inc., San Juan, PR BPOP 25.5 1.7 6.5 15.0 60 15.0 15.3 15.5 13.7 14.9 52 15.1 56 $1.84 $1.65 $1.50 $1.34 $1.05 $0.92 14.90% 46 11.10% 59 5.60% 60 333
64 First Security Corp., Salt Lake City FSCO 23.0 1.8 7.7 16.2 53 16.2 16.6 16.2 12.0 15.4 45 16.3 40 $1.38 $1.28 $1.18 $1.03 $0.69 $0.81 11.20% 64 10.20% 66 3.80% 67 335
65 American General Corp., Houston AGC 115.4 6.4 5.6 14.8 65 9.3 7.5 9.4 11.4 10.5 91 10.5 88 $4.40 $2.96 $2.19 $2.63 $2.66 $2.46 12.30% 58 18.70% 25 21.90% 15 342
66 SunTrust Banks, Atlanta STI 95.4 7.6 8.0 17.7 35 12.4 14.0 13.4 14.5 14.4 59 14.7 61 $3.50 $3.04 $3.04 $2.59 $2.47 $2.25 9.20% 73 10.60% 64 7.30% 51 343
67 Bank One Corp., Chicago ONE 269.4 20.1 7.5 17.0 44 15.8 15.6 17.6 15.7 16.3 41 16.1 45 $2.95 $2.61 $2.43 $2.57 $2.12 $1.96 8.50% 75 4.70% 83 6.30% 56 344
68 Golden West Financial Corp., Oakland, CA GDW 42.1 3.2 7.6 15.2 59 15.4 14.1 7.5 11.0 12.6 75 14.9 59 $2.87 $2.58 $2.04 $2.10 $1.31 $1.22 18.70% 29 11.00% 60 5.50% 62 344
69 Ambac Financial Group, New York ABK 11.3 2.0 17.8 15.0 62 12.8 12.8 18.3 13.8 14.5 58 13.5 71 $4.31 $3.56 $3.13 $3.91 $2.37 $1.99 16.70% 39 3.30% 85 10.00% 37 352
70 Commerce Bancshares Inc., Kansas City, MO CBSH 11.4 1.1 9.5 15.4 57 14.6 14.1 13.4 12.7 14.0 64 14.7 62 $2.59 $2.30 $2.03 $1.80 $1.57 $1.49 11.70% 61 12.90% 54 6.10% 59 357
71 Charter One Financial Inc., Cleveland CF 31.8 2.4 7.5 13.5 72 10.3 11.7 11.2 7.3 10.8 87 11.8 81 $1.53 $1.39 $1.16 $1.02 $0.62 $0.49 25.60% 17 14.50% 42 4.90% 64 363
72 Sovereign Bancorp, Philadelphia SVRN 26.6 1.8 6.8 13.2 74 12.4 10.9 10.3 12.6 11.9 81 12.2 80 $1.01 $0.85 $0.66 $0.59 $0.66 $0.63 9.90% 71 19.60% 23 9.00% 41 370
73 Union Planters Corp., Memphis UPC 33.3 2.8 8.3 13.8 71 7.7 12.3 12.1 14.1 12.0 80 11.3 85 $2.85 $1.58 $2.47 $2.21 $2.47 $1.76 10.10% 70 8.80% 72 34.30% 9 387
74 GreenPoint Financial Corp., New York GPT 15.4 2.0 12.9 10.8 85 10.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 9.5 93 10.6 87 $2.23 $1.77 $2.10 $1.56 $1.12 $1.11 15.00% 45 12.60% 57 12.20% 29 396
75 Lincoln National Corp., Ft. Wayne, IN LNC 103.1 4.3 4.1 9.5 90 9.8 19.8 11.6 13.0 12.7 74 13.0 76 $2.30 $2.51 $0.11 $1.69 $1.44 $0.80 23.50% 20 10.80% 62 -4.30% 83 405
76 FleetBoston Financial Corp., Boston FBF 190.7 15.3 8.0 13.8 70 17.0 18.0 16.2 9.3 14.9 53 16.3 41 $2.10 $2.41 $2.33 $1.99 $0.79 $1.55 6.30% 83 1.80% 86 -6.70% 88 421
77 Commercial Federal Corp., Omaha CFB 12.8 1.0 7.6 10.0 88 11.0 9.2 14.7 9.7 10.9 86 10.0 91 $1.54 $1.52 $1.17 $1.28 $0.91 $0.23 46.30% 2 6.40% 78 0.70% 77 422
78 ReliaStar Financial Corp., Minneapolis RLR 24.9 1.9 7.8 12.5 80 11.5 13.0 13.6 14.8 13.1 72 12.3 78 $2.85 $2.64 $2.51 $2.37 $2.06 $1.54 13.10% 52 6.30% 79 3.90% 66 427
79 CIT Group Inc., New York CIT 45.1 5.6 12.3 12.0 82 13.2 14.0 13.0 12.2 12.9 73 13.1 75 $2.22 $2.08 $1.95 $1.64 $1.43 $1.28 11.60% 62 10.60% 63 3.30% 72 427
80 Bank United Corp., Houston BNKU 16.2 0.8 4.6 14.8 64 17.8 13.5 23.1 7.9 15.4 46 15.4 53 $3.28 $3.51 $2.46 $3.87 $1.35 $3.55 -1.60% 96 -5.40% 94 -3.30% 82 435
81 St. Paul Companies Inc., St. Paul, MN SPC 38.9 6.5 16.6 12.7 79 1.4 14.9 11.6 16.1 11.4 85 9.7 93 $3.41 $0.32 $3.96 $3.26 $2.96 $2.85 3.70% 93 1.50% 87 226.40% 1 438
82 Firstar Corp., Milwaukee FSR 72.8 6.3 8.7 13.1 75 12.7 15.0 14.8 15.6 14.2 61 13.6 70 $0.87 $0.81 $0.82 $0.75 $0.74 $0.67 5.40% 88 5.10% 81 3.60% 69 444
83 Hibernia Corp., New Orleans HIB 15.3 1.4 9.0 12.9 78 14.1 12.8 13.6 18.6 14.4 60 13.2 74 $1.06 $1.09 $0.89 $0.84 $0.96 $0.76 6.90% 82 8.10% 75 -1.40% 79 448
84 Heller Financial Inc., Chicago HF 18.0 2.3 13.1 13.4 73 10.6 10.1 9.3 9.2 10.5 90 11.4 84 $2.74 $2.23 $2.82 $2.41 $2.25 $2.10 5.50% 85 4.40% 84 10.80% 35 451
85 Torchmark Corp., Birmingham, AL TMK 12.1 2.0 16.4 12.9 77 11.7 19.0 19.4 10.1 14.6 56 14.5 63 $1.93 $1.81 $1.84 $2.22 $1.89 $1.81 1.30% 94 -4.60% 93 3.30% 73 456
86 BancWest Corp., Honolulu BWE 16.7 1.8 11.0 9.6 89 9.0 11.6 11.8 11.8 10.8 88 10.1 89 $1.38 $1.05 $1.29 $1.20 $1.12 $1.13 4.10% 91 4.80% 82 14.60% 23 462
87 Pacific Century Financial Corp., Honolulu BOH 14.4 1.2 8.4 11.0 84 9.2 12.6 12.4 11.9 11.4 84 10.9 86 $1.64 $1.32 $1.72 $1.62 $1.45 $1.37 3.70% 92 0.40% 88 11.50% 33 467
88 Aetna Inc., Hartford, CT AET 112.8 10.7 9.5 6.5 94 7.5 8.2 7.2 3.9 6.7 100 7.4 96 $4.72 $5.41 $5.60 $1.36 $4.14 $3.62 5.50% 86 51.40% 6 -6.60% 87 469
89 Aon Corp., Chicago AOC 21.1 3.1 14.4 11.2 83 18.5 10.6 12.2 16.3 13.8 66 13.4 72 $1.33 $2.07 $1.12 $1.10 $1.14 $1.01 5.70% 84 6.50% 77 -19.80% 94 476
90 AmSouth Bancorp., Birmingham ASO 43.4 3.0 6.8 10.7 86 15.3 16.0 13.9 13.5 13.9 65 14.0 69 $0.86 $1.20 $1.18 $0.98 $0.88 $0.66 5.40% 87 -4.30% 92 -15.30% 93 492
91 Chubb Corp., Warren, NJ CB 23.5 6.3 26.6 10.4 87 12.5 13.8 9.6 14.7 12.2 79 12.3 79 $3.66 $4.19 $4.39 $2.88 $3.90 $2.96 4.30% 90 8.30% 74 -6.50% 86 495
92 CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia CI 95.3 6.1 6.5 9.3 91 14.5 10.6 11.1 11.7 11.4 83 11.5 82 $3.54 $5.56 $3.65 $3.52 $3.87 $2.50 7.20% 80 0.20% 89 -20.20% 95 520
93 Berkshire Hathaway, Omaha BRK.A 131.4 57.8 44.0 2.7 97 6.4 6.9 12.4 5.6 6.8 99 5.3 99 † † † † † † 16.90% 36 -20.80% 96 -32.70% 97 524
94 Cincinnati Financial Corp., Fairfield, OH CINF 11.4 5.4 47.6 4.6 96 4.7 7.6 7.7 9.9 6.9 98 5.6 98 $1.52 $1.41 $1.77 $1.31 $1.33 $1.18 5.20% 89 5.10% 80 3.80% 68 529
95 MBIA Inc., Armonk, NY MBI 12.3 3.5 28.6 8.8 92 12.1 13.3 13.2 13.8 12.2 78 11.4 83 $3.19 $4.32 $4.12 $3.62 $3.15 $3.09 0.60% 95 -4.10% 91 -14.10% 92 531
96 Liberty Financial Companies Inc., Boston L 18.4 1.2 6.5 8.1 93 9.3 11.5 10.0 9.4 9.7 92 9.6 94 $2.07 $2.63 $2.77 $2.24 $1.76 $1.43 7.70% 77 -2.60% 90 -11.30% 90 536
97 SAFECO Corp., Seattle SAFC 30.6 4.3 14.0 5.1 95 6.4 9.0 10.8 11.7 8.6 96 6.8 97 $1.90 $2.52 $3.33 $3.48 $3.17 $2.50 -5.30% 97 -18.30% 95 -13.20% 91 571
98 Reliance Group Holdings Inc., New York REL 14.6 1.0 7.0 -26.6 100 28.7 28.0 7.1 16.5 10.7 89 10.0 92 ($2.21) $2.78 $1.47 $0.41 $0.83 $0.38 -242.20% 100 -275.30% 100 -500.00% 100 581
99 UNUMProvident Corp., Portland, MEUNM 38.4 5.0 13.0 -3.3 99 10.4 15.8 10.4 13.3 9.3 94 7.6 95 ($0.77) $2.54 $2.59 $1.61 $1.92 $1.04 -194.20% 98 -178.20% 99 -500.00% 99 584
100 CNA Financial Corp., Chicago CNA 61.2 8.9 14.6 -1.6 98 3.2 12.6 14.0 13.4 8.3 97 4.7 100 ($0.77) $1.49 $5.17 $5.17 $4.05 $0.17 -235.30% 99 -153.00% 98 -500.00% 98 590
*In mid-April, too late to revise this ranking, Conseco restated its 1999 earnings downward.
† Because they would take up too much room on the table, Berkshire Hathaway's earnings per share were omitted. They were: 1999: $1,024.54; 1998: $2,261.53.; 1997:$1,542.01; 1996: $2,064.79; 1995: $669.61; and 1994: $469.00.
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