Fastest-growing large US companies
Revenue growth in the latest fiscal year against the year before, for companies with at least $1bn of revenue and $500m the year before, so a small base does not flatter the rate. Growth includes acquisitions. Micron Technology leads with 256.3% in fiscal 2026. The top 100 of 1,751 companies with a figure on file.
Would buying this list have paid?
Buying the top 100 companies by revenue growth, as the list stood each quarter since June 30, 2010, would have returned +15.5% a year against +15.1% for the S&P 500. It beat the index, but mostly by moving more than the market (beta 1.29); after allowing for that, the extra return could be chance.
| Return a year | Typical yearly swing | Sharpe ratio | Biggest drop | Moves with market (beta) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 by revenue growth | +15.5% | 20.6% | 0.74 | -28.5% | 1.29 |
| S&P 500, buy and hold | +15.1% | 14.7% | 0.95 | -23.9% | 1.00 |
- Ahead of the S&P 500 in 49.2% of 65 quarters.
- Extra return after allowing for market risk (alpha): −2.6% a year No reliable evidence t = -1.15
- Against the S&P 500: +0.5% a year in 2010–2017, +0.2% in 2018–2026.
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