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Company Name
Revenue
(millions)
Revenue
Rank
1998
Total
Return
Return on
Investment
Barron's
Formula
1
America Online
$3,304
422
585.5%
13.8%
299.65%
2
Dell Computer
18,242
76
251.5
59.4
155.45
3
Best Buy
9,472
164
232.9
18.7
125.80
4
EMC Corp.
3,974
367
209.8
22.3
116.05
5
Apple Computer
6,073
262
211.8
15.2
113.50
6
MediaOne Group
3,835
377
62.7
159.1
110.90
7
Lucent Technologies
30,627
27
175.7
26.6
101.15
8
Lexmark International
3,021
448
164.5
36.6
100.55
9
The Gap
9,054
171
138.1
47.1
92.60
10
Unisys Corp.
7,208
221
148.1
32.2
90.15
11
Cisco Systems
9,989
156
149.7
16.7
83.20
12
Ford Motor
144,416
2
87.3
68.2
77.75
13
Staples
6,970
230
136.2
10.5
73.35
14
Microsoft
16,660
87
114.6
29.4
72.00
15
Sun Microsystems
10,518
145
115.2
21.5
68.35
16
Solectron
6,097
259
123.6
13.1
68.35
17
MCI WorldCom
17,678
77
137.2
-4.4
66.40
18
Express Scripts
2,825
476
123.8
7.5
65.65
19
Amgen
2,718
488
93.2
33.6
63.40
20
Transamerica Corp.
5,165
295
120.7
5.4
63.05
21
Lowe's Cos.
12,245
128
114.9
11.1
63.00
22
Oracle
7,966
197
93.1
32.7
62.90
23
Home Depot
30,219
29
108.3
16.8
62.55
24
Schering-Plough
8,077
193
79.3
43.8
61.55
25
First American Financial
2,877
465
97.3
25.4
61.35
26
Wal-Mart Stores
137,634
3
107.3
15.1
61.20
27
Charles Schwab
2,736
485
101.3
21.0
61.15
28
WellPoint Health Networks
6,478
250
105.9
15.1
60.50
29
Bindley Western Industries
7,623
207
113.0
4.7
58.85
30
Shaw Industries
3,542
401
109.2
1.8
55.50
31
Warner-Lambert
10,214
153
83.4
26.6
55.00
32
Safeway
24,484
44
92.7
15.2
53.95
33
Walgreen
15,838
92
87.4
18.8
53.10
34
Pfizer
13,544
107
68.7
36.5
52.60
35
Avon Products
5,213
291
46.4
55.5
50.95
36
TJX Cos.
7,949
199
69.4
32.4
50.90
37
Time Warner
14,582
102
100.8
0.9
50.85
38
Maytag
4,069
363
68.7
31.6
50.15
39
The Limited
9,347
166
17.7
81.2
49.45
40
Cablevision Systems
3,265
425
109.4
-11.1
49.15
41
Comcast
5,145
296
86.2
11.1
48.65
42
Texas Instruments
8,460
186
91.0
5.4
48.20
43
Intel
26,273
36
69.0
27.1
48.05
44
IBM
81,667
6
77.1
18.8
47.95
45
BellSouth
23,123
49
79.7
14.2
46.95
46
Kohl's Corp.
3,682
396
80.4
13.4
46.90
47
TRICON Global Restaurants
8,468
185
72.5
18.9
45.70
48
ITT Industries
4,493
331
28.6
62.4
45.50
49
Micron Technology
2,851
470
94.9
-5.3
44.80
50
Carnival Corp.
3,009
449
74.3
14.3
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