Each year since 1992, Fortune Magazine has been selected its picks for stocks that could provide market-beating returns over the long run. Last year's Fortune 40 turned in a banner year, trouncing even the S&P's glitzy performance. From June 2, 2006 to June 1, 2007, our diversified group returned 27.4%, compared with 21.5% for the S&P. Since its inception in 2002, the Fortune 40 has delivered an 18.3% annualized return, easily besting the S&P's 14.7%.
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| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) |
33.8% |
| Altria (MO) |
37.0% |
| Coca-Cola (KO) |
23.7% |
| Colgate-Palmolive (CL) |
14.3% |
| General Mills (GIS) |
21.3% |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
6.9% |
| Procter & Gamble (PG) |
20.1% |
| Wyeth (WYE) |
29.6% |
| Accenture (ACN) |
49.6% |
| American International Group (AIG) |
20.0% |
| Chubb (CB) |
12.1% |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) |
25.1% |
| EOG Resources (EOG) |
17.5% |
| McKesson (MCK) |
28.5% |
| Progressive Corp. (PGR) |
-15.9% |
| Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) |
43.9% |
| Banta |
6.4% |
| Crane (CR) |
9.1% |
| Curtiss-Wright (CW) |
37.0% |
| Liz Claiborne (LIZ) |
-8.8% |
| Loews (LTR) |
46.8% |
| Lubrizol (LZ) |
66.7% |
| VF Corp (VFC) |
50.6% |
| UST (UST) |
28.7% |
| Adtran (ADTN) |
3.0% |
| Chattem (CHTT) |
81.9% |
| Emulex (ELX) |
17.1% |
| Heidrick & Struggles (HSII) |
39.3% |
| Helen of Troy (HELE) |
42.0% |
| Navigant Consulting (NCI) |
0.3% |
| Penn Virginia Resource (PVR) |
19.2% |
| Worthington Industries (WOR) |
20.8% |
| AstraZeneca (AZN) |
0.3% |
| Diageo (DEO) |
32.0% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) |
29.3% |
| Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) |
2.3% |
| Telefonos de Mexico (TMX) |
103.5% |
| Total (TOT) |
19.2% |
| Unilever (UL) |
38.9% |
| Vodafone (VOD) |
42.0% |
| Average of all securities |
27.4% |
| S&P 500 Index |
21.5% |
