100 Fastest-growing companies

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Top companies: Sales growth

Rank	Company	Fastest-growing rank	Revenue growth (3-year annual rate)
1	Allis-Chalmers Energy	3	124%
2	Arena Resources	1	117%
3	Nutrisystem	20	110%
4	Sigma Designs	7	108%
5	BlackRock	25	93%
6	Freeport-McMoRan	10	92%
7	Iconix Brand Group	47	81%
8	Gulfport Energy	23	75%
9	Google	24	66%
10	NASDAQ OMX Group	17	64%
11	Intuitive Surgical	9	62%
12	Hansen Natural	13	62%
13	GameStop	27	62%
14	Bucyrus International	4	60%
15	Natus Medical	29	57%
16	HealthExtras	70	57%
17	Cognizant Technology Solutions	62	54%
18	National Oilwell Varco	6	52%
19	Perini	14	52%
20	Metalico	26	51%
21	Vasco Data Security International	41	50%
22	DXP Enterprises	5	50%
23	Huron Consulting Group	43	50%
24	Dawson Geophysical	35	48%
25	Helix Energy Solutions Group	59	48%
26	Perficient	79	48%
27	T-3 Energy Services	2	47%
28	PetroQuest Energy	37	46%
29	Allscripts Healthcare Solutions	94	46%
30	Baldor Electric	83	46%
31	Gilead Sciences	46	45%
32	Gulf Island Fabrication	40	45%
33	Ensco	18	45%
34	Dynamic Materials	44	44%
35	Psychiatric Solutions	64	44%
36	NRG Energy	21	44%
37	Kendle International	67	44%
38	LKQ	58	44%
39	Atheros Communications	19	44%
40	Ceradyne	56	43%
41	Atwood Oceanics	8	43%
42	Tower Group	93	43%
43	Amedisys	76	43%
44	Superior Energy Services	15	41%
45	First Advantage	85	40%
46	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	50	40%
47	Concur Technologies	54	40%
48	Helmerich & Payne	16	39%
49	Layne Christensen	63	39%
50	Goldman Sachs Group	75	39%
51	Ion Geophysical	52	39%
52	General Cable	12	38%
53	NII Holdings	86	38%
54	Steel Dynamics	51	38%
55	Darling International	11	38%
56	Hornbeck Offshore Services	30	37%
57	optionsXpress Holdings	91	37%
58	Rowan Cos.	55	37%
59	RTI International Metals	57	36%
60	CME Group	100	36%
61	Copano energy	71	36%
62	Zumiez	97	36%
63	BE Aerospace	78	36%
64	Morningstar	68	35%
65	Sepracor	61	35%
66	Precision Castparts	32	35%
67	Cameron International	34	34%
68	XTO Energy	72	34%
69	CB Richard Ellis Group	99	34%
70	Jones Lang LaSalle	87	33%
71	Apple	31	33%
72	Guess	22	33%
73	Genentech	89	33%
74	Greenhill	90	33%
75	Watson Wyatt Worldwide	88	33%
76	Central European Distribution	49	32%
77	Netflix	74	32%
78	Cohen & Steers	65	32%
79	AZZ	28	31%
80	Titanium Metals	95	31%
81	Atlantic Tele-Network	77	31%
82	Team	45	31%
83	Manitowoc	33	30%
84	Oceaneering International	42	30%
85	Western Digital	60	29%
86	Gardner Denver	48	29%
87	Navigators Group	92	28%
88	OYO Geospace	39	28%
89	Brush Engineered Materials	84	27%
90	Lindsay	38	27%
91	Holly	96	27%
92	Kansas City Southern	81	26%
93	Dril-Quip	36	26%
94	Omnicell	66	26%
95	Dolby Laboratories	82	25%
96	Ladish Co.	80	25%
97	Buffalo Wild Wings	98	25%
98	K-Tron International	53	25%
99	Gulfmark Offshore	69	25%
100	Smith International	73	25%

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Company	Revenue growth (3-year annual rate)
Allis-Chalmers Energy	124%
Arena Resources	117%
Nutrisystem	110%

Company	EPS growth (3-year annual rate)
Sigma Designs	294%
Sepracor	228%
Hornbeck Offshore Services	214%

Company	Total return (3-year annual rate)
Arena Resources	107%
T-3 Energy Services	101%
Steel Dynamics	84%

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