TOTAL RETURN
Three-year
annual rate*
(%)P/E, current
fiscal year
profits (est.)Past four
quarters†
($ millions) RankREVENUE revenue
Three-year
annual growth
rate (%) RankFor an explanation of
Fortune’s methodology,
go to the end of the list.RANK EARNINGS PER SHARE
2019 2018
Three-year
annual growth
rate (%) RankNET INCOME
Past four
quarters†
($ millions)NUMBER OF COMPANIES
IN EACH SECTOR >
0
10
20
30
1997 2019
2
ENERGY 1997 2019
22
FINANCIALS 1997 2019
13
HEALTH CARE
12
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^ P/E estimates for the current fiscal year are not available. The figure shown is the trailing 12-months P/E ratio.
For the second year in
a row, the technology
sector placed the most
companies on the list,
matching last year’s total
of 32. The once-dominant
energy industry, mean-
while, continues to lag.
TECH STILL REIGNS
SUPREME
1 MBeijingOMO^119323401411 2,142 53 14 18(^2) DallasTEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST 95 16 306 85 2 432 68 4 19 ˆ
3 MBoiseICRON TECHNOLOGY 173 3 13,060 38 23 29,985 41 22 8
4 CORCEPT THERAPEUTICSMenlo Park, Calif. 295 1 76 74 4 258 27 49 15
5 19 NETFLIXLos Gatos, Calif. 129 9 1,265 33 43 16,614 59 12 102
6 5 PAYCOMOklahoma City SOFTWARE 80 22 143 34 41 612 74 3 90
7 7 NVIDIASanta Clara, Calif. 82 21 3,291 35 32 10,729 52 15 42
(^8 36) Irving, TexasNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP 73 26 396 52 8 2,778 31 40 16
(^9) Hamilton, BermudaTRITON INTERNATIONAL 98 15 361 30 50 1,464 44 19 7
(^10 38) Windsor, Conn.SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 71 27 133 44 12 4,136 28 46 17
11 9 AMSeattleAZON.COM 112 12 12,005 30 49 241,545 38 26 73
(^12 20) San JoseBROADCOM 141 8 3,473 36 29 21,813 26 52 17
(^13) BeijingWEIBO^11486623586 1,768 15 80 16
(^14 18) Pleasanton, Calif.VEEVA SYSTEMS 63 32 259 27 58 911 68 5 107
(^15) Brisbane, Calif.INNOVIVA 161 5 399 59 5 264 11 87 7
(^16) BrooklynETSY 49 43 96 28 55 652 86 2 90
17 8 ARISTA NETWSanta Clara, Calif.ORKS 34 65 385 38 25 2,274 59 11 32
(^18) Watertown, Mass.ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS 28 79 78 45 11 234 56 13 41
19 ABIOMDanvers, Mass.ED 64 31 259 33 42 769 34 32 61
(^20 23) Hollywood, Fla.NV5 GLOBAL 34 66 28 40 18 441 42 21 21
(^21 17) Andover, Mass.MKS INSTRUMENTS 68 29 300 40 19 1,984 23 58 17
(^22 6) Menlo Park, Calif.FACEBOOK 65 30 19,553 45 10 58,949 19 67 25
23 13 GRUBHUBChicago 34 67 55 41 15 1,098 36 30 92
(^24) Schiphol, NetherlandsYANDEX 85 18 750 34 36 2,130 20 64 31
25 40 ALIGN TECHNOLOGYSan Jose 35 64 376 34 40 2,079 50 16 38