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39. Apple

Rank: 39 (Previous rank: 31)
CEO: Steven P. Jobs
Address: 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014

The cooler computer company sold 2.6 million Macs and 5.2 million iPhones in the most recent quarter.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues**	33,689.0	27	78
Net income**	5,018.0	—	—
Total return	—	35	14
Earnings per share	—	46	55

Share price
As of 8/3/09	$166.43
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	29

Industry: Technology

Industry rank	Company	Fastest-Growing rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Research In Motion	1	11,065.2
2	Sigma Designs	2	209.2
3	Sohu.com	3	460.0


4	Ebix	4	78.8
5	Millicom International Cellular	14	3,464.6
6	Open Text	15	782.6
7	Pegasystems	19	225.5
8	ANSYS	33	485.1
9	Apple	39	33,689.0
10	AsiaInfo Holdings	40	191.5
11	Synaptics	43	454.8
12	FLIR Systems	57	1,112.1
13	Dolby Laboratories	59	701.8
14	Google	68	22,118.5
15	Telvent GIT	70	1,080.2
16	China Medical Technologies	73	144.9
17	Syntel	81	408.3
18	Garmin	84	3,267.0
19	Atlantic Tele-Network	87	217.7
20	Sapient	88	676.3
21	Vasco Data Security International	89	127.2
22	Cognizant Technology Solutions	90	2,919.1
23	Western Digital	97	7,517.0
24	Infosys Technologies	100	4,663.0

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From the August 31, 2009 issue

Notes:
* Through June 30, 2009. The S&P 500 returned -8.22% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended on or before April 30, 2009.

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