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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.
201 447 St. Jude Medical A B D D A C B C Health Care
202 - Agilent Technologies F INC B B B A C C Electronics
203 193 Centex A C C B D B D C Housing
204 145 Masco C D C B C C C C Housing
205 - Starbucks C A B A D B D D Food
206 380 MBIA A C C C A D A D Financial Serv.
207 242 Public Service Enterprise Group A B D D C C B C Utilities
208 177 MGIC Investment B F C C B B A B Financial Serv.
209 132 Colgate-Palmolive C B F F C C B A Consumer Goods
210 215 PepsiCo B C F F C C B A Consumer Goods
211 - Convergys C INC B A B B B C Services
212 6 Citrix Systems F A B A D A A C Computers
213 88 Costco Wholesale D B B C B B F C Retail
214 154 Gannett D C B C C C A B Publishing
215 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts B F C C B B B D Leisure
216 138 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. C B D D C D B A Manufacturing
217 - Progress Energy B C B C B C B D Utilities
218 99 Interpublic Group D B C B C B C B Services
219 199 Dover D D B D B C B B Manufacturing
220 100 Bear Stearns C C B C D C C C Financial Serv.
221 173 Molex D B B C B C B C Electronics
222 124 WorldCom F F C A C A B D Telecom
223 163 Quaker Oats A A D F D C C A Food
224 421 Torchmark A D D D B C A C Financial Serv.
225 363 B.F. Goodrich A D F D A B C B Aerospace
226 234 Pharmacia C D C A D A D D Health Care
227 246 Equifax B D C C C C B A Financial Serv.
228 131 Honeywell International D C D B C C C B Conglomerates
229 31 Lexmark International F A C C D B C A Computers
230 103 Johnson Controls C C D B C B F C Manufacturing
231 - NiSource A C A A D D F F Utilities
232 344 Cigna B B D F B D D B Financial Serv.
233 183 Sempra Energy C C B C C D C C Utilities
234 155 LSI Logic F B B A A C B D Electronics
235 236 Countrywide Credit Industries A D A B D D B D Financial Serv.
236 266 Parker Hannifin C D B C B C C C Manufacturing
237 151 National City B D C D D C A B Banks
238 211 FedEx C C C D C B D C Transportation
239 111 Carnival C C D B D C A C Leisure
240 402 Pall C C D D A B B B Conglomerates
241 70 Staples F C B B C B D C Retail
242 178 Regions Financial B D C C C C A C Banks
243 141 American General B B D D D B B D Financial Serv.
244 346 Aon A D D C B C C C Financial Serv.
245 - Noble Drilling C B B D A F A D Fuel
246 146 McDonald's D C D D C C A B Leisure
247 381 American Electric Power A C C A F C D D Utilities
248 419 Hartford Financial Services Grp. A B D F C D C C Financial Serv.
249 168 Boeing A C F D D A D C Aerospace
250 306 Ameren B B C D B D B D Utilities
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