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)NETFLIX
LAM RESEARCH
AMAZON.COM
PATRICK INDUSTRIES
NVIDIA
ABIOMED
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WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES
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A total of 56 companies on
this year’s list have made it
before (and 38 are returnees
from last year). A smaller
group—14 companies—are
on for at least a fourth time.
The exclusive club includes
RV powerhouses Winnebago
and Patrick Industries as
well as tech giants Netflix
and Facebook.AN ELITE CLUB OF
REPEAT GROWERS
51 PENUMAlameda, Calif.BRA 25 87 12 32 44 471 39 25 20752 56 ESSENT GROUPHamilton, Bermuda 45 49 484 27 66 752 29 42 953 MVonore, Tenn.ASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS 80 23 45 24 74 439 21 61 554 43 NOVA MNess-Ziona, IsraelEASURING INSTRUMENTS 69 28 48 21 93 245 33 37 25(^55) KnoxvilleSMARTFINANCIAL 37 58 19 42 14 107 11 88 13
56 28 MDenverOLSON COORS BREWING 39 55 990 56 7 10,741 –16 99 12
57 67 FIVE BELOWPhiladelphia 38 57 154 24 75 1,628 37 29 40
58 PLANET FITNESSHampton, N.H. 42 53 96 20 100 600 63 8 51
(^59) Forest City, IowaWINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES 33 68 106 35 33 2,025 21 62 11
60 PBF ENERGYParsippany, N.J. 59 36 327 30 47 26,599 14 81 22
(^61) Santa Clara, Calif.SVB FINANCIAL GROUP 42 51 1,068 23 79 2,958 33 35 11
62 E*TRADE FINANCIALNew York City 54 39 1,095 26 71 3,123 24 56 12
63 MRacine, Wis.ODINE MANUFACTURING 146 7 85 22 88 2,213 18 72 9
(^64) HoustonWESTLAKE CHEMICAL 40 54 781 31 45 8,510 19 69 18
65 CBOE GLOBAL MChicago ARKETS 25 90 403 75 3 2,594 17 76 25
66 NANOMMilpitas, Calif.ETRICS 120 11 44 21 90 309 19 70 25
67 33 APPLIED MSanta Clara, Calif.ATERIALS 49 42 3,485 23 82 15,761 25 54 17
68 BMRaleigh, N.C.C STOCK HOLDINGS 170 4 125 23 80 3,674 6 94 14
69 30 PATRICK INDUSTRIESElkhart, Ind. 39 56 111 36 31 2,319 7 93 11
(^70 12) Goleta, Calif.INOGEN 46 46 46 31 46 369 10 89 38
71 EPAMNewtown, Pa. SYSTEMS 25 89 237 26 69 1,940 39 24 47
(^72) Portland, MaineWEX 37 59 132 22 89 1,520 33 36 25
73 FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MWashington, D.C. ORTGAGE 26 85 107 27 61 595 31 39 9
(^74) Montebello, N.Y.STERLING BANCORP 24 91 450 48 9 1,329 12 86 10
75 RMNewton, Mass.R GROUP 46 47 77 26 68 538 17 75 10
† Through the quarter ended April 30, 2019.
- Through June 28, 2019. The S&P 500 returned 14.2% annually over the same period. (Company returns lower than that of the S&P are bolded.)