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CONTRIBUTORS: DANIELLE ABRIL, EAMON BARRET T, KRISTEN BELLSTROM, LEE CLIFFORD, SCOT T DECARLO, NAOMI ELEGANT,
ARIC JENKINS, RACHEL KING, BETH KOWIT T, ADAM LASHINSKY, POLINA MARINOVA, REY MASHAYEKHI, GRADY MCGREGOR,
SY MUKHERJEE, ANDREW NUSCA, BRIAN O’KEEFE, & NICOLAS RAPP
THERE ARE A GAZILLION FACTORS that determine a company’s future success—many of them
impossible to predict. A disruptive new technology might emerge. A trade war could drive up the
price of key materials. A junior researcher may file for a patent that ends up being worth billions. But
with the right data, investors and executives can see past the randomness. Two years ago, Fortune
teamed up with management consulting firm BCG to create the Future 50, a system that analyzes
dozens of factors to identify companies with the strongest long-term growth potential. The picks
from each of the first two years have easily outpaced the market. Read on for this year’s ranking.
T HE FU TURE 50
ILLUSTRATION BY CARL DE TORRES
