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All-time best performers in Globe 100

Ranked by total points accumulated over 18 years.
20062005CompanyTotal pointsTop rankYearGlobe 100 appearances
1 1 TJX Cos. 1,466 1 1997 18
2 2 State Street Corp. 1,388 2 2003 18
3 3 Eaton Vance Corp. 1,230 1 2000 18
4 5 Staples 1,188 6 2002, 2003 16
5 7 EMC Corp. 1,149 1 1994, 1995 13
6 4 Gillette Co. 1,136 3 2005 14
7 6 Reebok International Ltd. 1,065 1 1992 15
8 8 FleetBoston Financial Corp. 1,045 3 2004 15
9 9 Analog Devices 977 2 2000, 2001 17
10 10 Keane 970 1 1990, 1999 17
11 15 Raytheon Co. 954 8 1990 18
12 12 Millipore Corp. 936 7 2001 16
13 14 Thermo Electron Corp. 923 27 1992 17
14 11 Parametric Technology Corp. 909 2 1993 10
15 13 New England Business Service 889 7 1990 14
16 16 Watts Water Technologies 858 20 1999 15
17 18 Cognex Corp. 773 6 1991 11
18 17 Cabot Corp. 772 14 1996 15
19 22 Biogen IDEC 762 4 1998 11
20 21 Kronos 762 9 2003 13
21 19 PerkinElmer 753 11 1999 13
22 20 Stride Rite Corp. 741 2 1990 15
23 23 UniFirst Corp. 723 28 1991 18
24 -- Dynamics Research Corp. 656 18 1989 12
25 25 Talbots 654 8 2001 11
Points awarded by rank in Globe 100 each year; a first-place ranking earns 100 points, second place 99 points, and so on.
SOURCE: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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