2007 FORTUNE 500

Top performing stocks of 2006

These 20 stocks produced the largest total returns to shareholders in 2006. For this list, we included only Fortune 500 companies that traded for at least $2.

By Katie Benner, David Ellis, Steve Hargreaves, Rob Kelley and Keisha Lamothe
CarMax (<a href='http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=KMX'>KMX</a>)
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CarMax (KMX)
Total return: 93%
Fortune 500 rank: 365
The largest used car retailer in the U.S. blew past earnings projections in 2006, nearly doubling its stock price over the year. The company showed no sign of a slowdown after it replaced retiring president and CEO Austin Ligon with veteran Thomas Folliard. In a year that saw a host of developments that were hard on used auto retailers - soaring gas prices and deep discounts on new cars - CarMax grew its net earnings by 31 percent.

The retailer distinguishes itself from legions of competitors with an emphasis on customer service - clear, no-haggle pricing and outgoing employees who aren't paid on commission. And there's lots of expansion ahead: the company plans to increase its store base by 17 percent over fiscal 2008.

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Total return to investors includes both price appreciation and dividend yield to an investor in the company's stock. The figures shown assume sales at the end of 2006 of stock owned at the end of 2005.
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