Fast-growing giants

15 of the companies on this year's list are also big enough to rank on the FORTUNE 500.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum <span class='quoteLink'>(<a href='/quote/quote.html?symb=RS'>RS</a>)</span>
Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Los Angeles, CA

Fastest-Growing rank: 70
2007 Fortune 500 rank: 402

Earnings-per-share growth*:75%
Revenue growth*:40%
Total return*:42%

Maker of finished metal products for small customers is riding the commodities wave.

See more Fastest-Growing data for Reliance Steel & Aluminum

*3-year annual rate
Source: Zacks Investment Research

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