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What makes a top corporate performer? To determine how the companies in the S&P 500 index stack up against one another, BusinessWeek ranked all 500 using eight key criteria of financial success. We looked at growth in sales, profits, and return to shareholders. To reward consistency, we measured performance over both one year and three years. And to get a better fix on which companies squeeze the most out of operations, we analyzed profit margins and return on equity. Using those rankings, we assigned grades for each measure. The top 20% received an A, the next 20% got a B and so on, down to the F's in the bottom quintile. Finally, we combined the individual category rankings and added a weighting for sales volume to come up with our overall ranking.

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PERFORMANCE GRADES
Rank Company Total Return Sales GrowthProfit GrowthProfit
Margin		Ret. on
Equity		Industry
Group
2001 2000* Name 1-yr. 3-yr. 1-yr. 3-yr. 1-yr. 3-yr.
1 23 Tyco International B A B B A A A B Manufacturing
2 372 Anadarko Petroleum A A A A A A A D Fuel
3 - Calpine A A A A A A A C Utilities
4 - Dynegy A A A A A A F C Services
5 22 Applied Materials F A A A A A A A Manufacturing
6 76 Providian Financial B A A A B A B A Banks
7 245 Occidental Petroleum B C A B A A B A Fuel
8 209 Apache A B A B A A A B Fuel
9 294 Kerr-McGee B C A A A A A A Fuel
10 4 Oracle F A C B A A A A Computers
11 102 Lehman Brothers Holdings A A A C A A C B Financial Serv.
12 5 EMC F A B A A A A B Computers
13 82 AES C A A A A A B C Utilities
14 - Forest Laboratories A A A A B A A C Health Care
15 176 FleetBoston Financial B C C A A B A B Banks
16 188 Micron Technology F A A A A A A B Electronics
17 29 Xilinx F A A A A A A A Electronics
18 299 Amerada Hess B C A C A A C A Fuel
19 250 Duke Energy A B A A A C D C Utilities
20 89 ADC Telecommunications F B A A A A A A Telecom
21 42 Capital One Financial B A A A B B B B Financial Serv.
22 255 Phillips Petroleum B C A C A B B A Fuel
23 63 Analog Devices F A A A A A A A Electronics
24 - EOG Resources A A A B F A A A Fuel
25 164 Cardinal Health A B B A B B F C Health Care
26 104 Verizon Communications D C C A B A A A Telecom
27 280 Alza A A B A A A A C Health Care
28 51 Citigroup C B B B B B B A Financial Serv.
29 12 Sun Microsystems F A A A A A B B Computers
30 48 Merck C C B B B C A A Health Care
31 330 El Paso A A A A D A D C Utilities
32 - Altera F A A A A A A A Electronics
33 81 Marsh & McLennan B A C B A B B B Financial Serv.
34 62 Household International A B B C C B A B Financial Serv.
35 222 Chevron C C A C A B B A Fuel
36 83 SBC Communications C B D A B A A A Telecom
37 - Mercury Interactive F A A A A A A B Computers
38 33 AOL Time Warner F A A A C A A C Computers
39 158 Washington Mutual A C B B C A B B Financial Serv.
40 40 General Dynamics B B B A C A B A Aerospace
41 201 Comcast D A B B A A A C Publishing
42 7 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter D A B B C B B A Financial Serv.
43 17 Tellabs D B A A B A A A Telecom
44 150 Exxon Mobil C B B B A B C B Fuel
45 72 Scientific-Atlanta D A A B A A B B Telecom
46 161 U.S. Bancorp C C C A B A A B Banks
47 68 Paychex C A B B B A A A Services
48 78 Merrill Lynch C B B C B B C B Financial Serv.
49 73 Bed Bath & Beyond A A B A B B C B Consumer Goods
50 41 Texas Instruments F A B D A A A B Electronics
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