Financial Summary (All financials)
| In millions, except per share items | Aug-30-14 | Aug-31-13 | Aug-25-12 | Aug-27-11 | Aug-28-10 | Aug-29-09 | Aug-30-08 | Sep-01-07 |
| Revenues | 10,489.3 | 10,391.5 | 9,331.0 | 8,547.8 | 7,867.0 | 7,400.6 | 6,983.6 | 6,834.3 |
| Revenue growth | 0.9% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 6.9% |
| Cost of goods sold | 6,946.1 | 6,836.7 | 6,071.1 | 5,515.5 | 5,059.0 | 4,822.4 | 4,637.8 | 4,512.2 |
| Gross profit | 3,543.2 | 3,554.7 | 3,259.9 | 3,032.3 | 2,808.0 | 2,578.2 | 2,345.8 | 2,322.1 |
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 35.5% | 35.7% | 34.8% | 33.6% | 34.0% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,022.2 | 2,876.2 | 2,596.5 | 2,427.3 | 2,261.2 | 2,155.2 | 1,980.5 | 1,933.4 |
| EBIT | 521.0 | 688.0 | 675.7 | 622.8 | 575.6 | 457.3 | 365.3 | 388.6 |
| EBIT margin | 5.0% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Pre-tax income | 422.8 | 690.7 | 663.9 | 617.2 | 563.9 | 450.9 | 361.8 | 381.9 |
| Income taxes | 138.3 | 247.1 | 241.7 | 228.7 | 205.7 | 159.7 | 128.7 | 139.0 |
| Tax rate | 32.7% | 35.8% | 36.4% | 37.1% | 36.5% | 35.4% | 35.6% | 36.4% |
| Net income | 284.5 | 443.6 | 422.2 | 388.4 | 358.1 | 291.3 | 233.1 | 242.9 |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.6% |
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| Diluted EPS | $2.49 | $3.83 | $3.58 | $3.12 | $2.62 | $2.07 | $1.66 | $1.62 |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) | 114.4 | 115.8 | 118.1 | 124.5 | 136.6 | 140.5 | 140.5 | 149.6 |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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