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FORTUNE's 100 Fastest-growing companies 
Corporate America's supercharged performers
Full list
2 Hansen Natural 177% 61% 344%
73 Dynamic Materials 42% 30% 208%
26 Tesoro 119% 31% 121%
1 VAALCO Energy 147% 81% 116%
6 Palomar Medical Technologies 122% 46% 112%
11 Frontier Oil 678% 30% 108%
5 LCA-Vision 154% 51% 108%
35 Southwestern Energy 81% 39% 103%
23 Joy Global 245% 25% 101%
45 PrimeEnergy 106% 28% 101%
4 Southern Copper 173% 51% 96%
16 Valero Energy 142% 40% 95%
14 Holly 96% 48% 93%
81 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings 45% 28% 93%
15 inVentiv Health 98% 47% 91%
7 Amedisys 121% 49% 89%
22 JLG Industries 85% 45% 88%
68 Range Resources 34% 41% 87%
21 Celgene 75% 55% 84%
42 LifeCell 77% 43% 82%
34 Psychiatric Solutions 33% 80% 81%
13 Commercial Metals 163% 42% 81%
24 Deckers Outdoor 99% 43% 81%
25 Encore Wire 108% 42% 80%
31 Cognizant Technology Solutions 63% 57% 77%
84 Quality Systems 47% 28% 75%
38 RPC 197% 28% 72%
64 Lufkin Industries 75% 32% 72%
82 Diodes 68% 26% 69%
46 Steel Dynamics 66% 45% 69%
10 Nucor 172% 44% 68%
70 Wilshire Bancorp 45% 40% 68%
27 Phelps Dodge 199% 35% 68%
85 TETRA Technologies 64% 29% 66%
44 United States Steel 182% 28% 64%
62 Autodesk 115% 26% 63%
51 Reliance Steel & Aluminum 122% 29% 60%
3 Armor Holdings 250% 89% 60%
67 Urban Outfitters 66% 40% 57%
41 Building Materials Holding 130% 39% 57%
59 Berry Petroleum 65% 45% 57%
40 Swift Energy 107% 42% 57%
39 XTO Energy 67% 64% 57%
65 Sunoco 86% 33% 57%
69 Gardner Denver 38% 50% 56%
52 World Fuel Services 34% 71% 56%
48 Grant Prideco 196% 28% 56%
50 Helix Energy Solutions Group 121% 37% 55%
36 Euronet Worldwide 57% 89% 53%
76 Rush Enterprises 71% 38% 52%
8 Edge Petroleum 139% 81% 52%
53 EOG Resources 93% 42% 50%
94 Quanex 52% 30% 50%
49 Penn Virginia 45% 72% 50%
9 Maverick Tube 350% 52% 49%
12 Jupitermedia 374% 48% 48%
17 ASV 109% 72% 47%
33 CompuCredit 116% 47% 47%
58 TTM Technologies 143% 35% 46%
29 Red Hat 143% 47% 46%
30 Chesapeake Energy 79% 74% 45%
80 Greenbrier Cos. 86% 33% 45%
47 Children’s Place Retail Stores 167% 39% 44%
88 St. Mary Land & Exploration 45% 44% 44%
93 National Oilwell Varco 34% 43% 42%
95 Oil States International 43% 37% 41%
28 Overseas Shipholding Group 134% 54% 41%
37 Unit 98% 67% 40%
63 Vineyard National Bancorp 46% 70% 38%
100 Chico’s FAS 40% 38% 37%
54 Lam Research 256% 32% 37%
75 ConocoPhillips 107% 37% 37%
60 SanDisk 69% 59% 36%
32 ValueClick 105% 71% 36%
71 Schnitzer Steel 98% 41% 34%
20 Leucadia National 110% 126% 34%
91 Comtech Telecommunications 81% 36% 33%
90 Corus Bankshares 46% 44% 33%
96 SEACOR Holdings 67% 36% 31%
79 Genentech 104% 38% 31%
78 Murphy Oil 77% 44% 30%
56 Gilead Sciences 84% 59% 29%
18 Netflix 253% 66% 29%
61 Resources Connection 81% 55% 28%
77 Digital River 78% 45% 28%
72 Commercial Capital Bancorp 41% 91% 28%
19 Yahoo 170% 84% 26%
55 Oneok 67% 118% 25%
99 Meritage Homes 56% 40% 24%
83 Sonic Solutions 43% 67% 24%
98 Toll Brothers 57% 40% 22%
92 Cimarex Energy 42% 53% 22%
66 YRC Worldwide 78% 57% 22%
57 American Capital Strategies 106% 58% 21%
89 Pioneer Natural Resources 78% 43% 21%
87 Epicor Software 155% 32% 21%
43 Patterson-UTI Energy 270% 47% 21%
86 Headwaters 41% 72% 21%
97 Energy Partners 71% 40% 18%
74 OmniVision Technologies 74% 65% 11%
From the September 18, 2006 Issue
Footnote:
*Three-year annual rate
How we pick the Fastest-Growing
To qualify for this year's listing, a company must be incorporated in the U.S.; have a minimum market capitalization of $250 million; have a stock price of at least $5.00... (more)
Fastest growing by EPS growth
Frontier Oil 678%
Jupitermedia 374%
Maverick Tube 350%
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Fastest growing by revenue growth
Leucadia National 126%
Oneok 118%
Commercial Capital Bancorp 91%
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Fastest growing by total return
Hansen Natural 344%
Dynamic Materials 208%
Tesoro 121%
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