Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is one of America's largest and best-performing
multi-industry companies. Headquartered in Providence, R.I., Textron ranks
158th on the FORTUNE 500 list of largest U.S. companies.
Textron has achieved an average annual earnings-per-share growth rate of 16
percent since 1991, and has reported 31 consecutive quarters of year-to-year
earnings growth (4Q 1989-2Q 1997). Familiar brand names in our family of
companies include: Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Avco Financial Services,
and E-Z-GO.
Since the founding of our company in 1923, Textron has grown to become a
successful, tightly managed, multi-industry company, with revenues of $9.3
billion; assets of $18.2 billion; 57,000 employees; and a diverse, global
customer base. Today, we are expanding our leadership positions in four core
business segments:
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