The World's Most Innovative Companies
2006 Rank
Company
Margin Growth
Stock Returns
1
Apple 7.1
24.6
2
Google NA**
NA**
3
3M 3.4
11.2
4
Toyota 10.7
11.8
5
Microsoft 2.0
18.5
6
General Electric 5.7
13.4
7
Procter & Gamble 4.4
12.6
8
Nokia
0.0
34.6
9
Starbucks 2.2
27.6
10
IBM -0.7
14.4
11
Virgin
NA**
NA**
12
Samsung
-4.5***
22.7
13
Sony -11.0
5.1
14
Dell 2.0
39.4
15
IDEO
NA**
NA**
16
BMW
9.1
14.2
17
Intel -0.3
13.8
18
eBay 13.0***
NA**
19
IKEA
NA**
NA**
20
Wal-Mart 1.9
16.2
21
Amazon 25.0***
NA**
22
Target 7.4
25.2
23
Honda
8.0
12.9
24
Research In Motion 57.0***
NA**
25
Southwest -0.1
13.9
26
Porsche
NA**
33.1
27
Genentech 5.7
29.3
28
Cisco -2.2
15.2
29
Nike 0.0
10.7
30
Motorola 0.7
3.8
31
DaimlerChrysler
4.8***
-1.8
32
Infosys
3.0***
73.6
33
Ryanair
2.7
28.4
34
Pixar 24.2
13.8
35
SonyEricsson
NA**
NA**
36
Whole Foods 4.1
36.6
37
Capital One -2.1
27.4
38
Tesco
-0.3
16.2
39
Danone
4.7
13.3
40
BP
-0.2
12.3
41
PepsiCo 4.9
10.2
42
Hewlett Packard -6.6
7.1
43
Disney -3.7
2.9
44
jetBlue NA**
0.9
45
W.L. Gore & Associates
NA**
NA**
46
Skype Technologies
NA**
NA**
47
FedEx 4.3
18.9
48
Bang & Olufsen
2.4
16.3
49
Renault
23.7
14.8
50
L'Oreal
2.3
14.2
51
ExxonMobil 5.8
13.6
52
Siemens
2.0***
12.6
53
Johnson & Johnson 3.6
12.6
54
Shell
2.4
11.0
55
Pfizer 1.8
9.9
56
Singapore Airlines
-5.8
7.7
57
Nissan
30.2
5.4
58
DuPont -1.8
4.9
59
Zara
NA**
NA**
60
TiVo NA**
-24.6
61
Yahoo! NA**
42.9
62
Macquarie Bank
NA**
35.0
63
Audi
9.2
30.1
64
Harley Davidson 7.1
22.3
65
Progressive Insurance 1.1
22.0
66
Volvo
-2.7
17.1
67
Philips Electronics
3***
16.2
68
ING Bank
3.0
15.7
69
Nestle
1.2***
13.9
70
Boeing 0.1
7.6
71
Matsushita Electric Industrial
-1.4
3.9
72
easyJet
0.0***
3.7
73
UPS 3.4
3.6
74
Coca-Cola 1.3
2.4
75
Cirque du Soleil (tied)
NA**
NA**
75
McKinsey (tied)
NA**
NA**
75
Woolworths (tied)
5.6***
NA**
78
Hutchison Telecommunications
NA**
88.1
79
Salesforce.com NA**
58.4
80
ACS
NA**
35.1
81
ITC
NA**
25.4
82
Time Warner 8.1
22.3
83
Danaher 2.7
21.7
84
Costco Wholesale 1.7
20.7
85
LG Electronics
NA**
19.1
86
bankinter
NA**
18.3
87
Amgen -0.3
18.2
88
Caterpillar 0.3
17.5
89
Accenture NA**
16.3
90
SAP
1.3
15.7
91
SK Telecom
1.5
15.7
92
Home Depot 4.3
14.9
93
LVMH
-2.6***
12.3
94
Gap -1.7
11.6
95
Unilever
5.0***
11.2
96
Goldman Sachs -4.9***
10.9
97
John Deere & Co. -1.1
8.9
98
Whirlpool 2.0
7.2
99
Entel
NA**
6.2
100
McDonald's -2.4
5.2
* Insufficient data ** Based on fewer than 10 years of data 2006 RANK: In the 2006 rankings, we broke ties by comparing 10-year annualized total shareholder returns between 1995 and 2005. In ties between a public and a private company, the public company was favored. MARGIN GROWTH: Annualized based on 1995-2005 fiscal year earnings before interest and taxes as percent of revenues.STOCK RETURNS: Annualized, Dec. 29, 1995 to Dec. 30, 2005, price appreciation and dividends.DATA: Analysis and data provided in collaboration with the innovation practice of The Boston Consulting Group. Also, Standard & Poor’s Compustat® data and company reports. 
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