Globe 100

All-time performers

Ranked by total points accumulated over 20 years. Points are awarded by rank in Globe 100 each year; a first-place ranking earns 100 points, second place 99 points, and so on.
2008 rank 2007 rank Company Total points Highest rank Year of highest rank Globe 100 appearances
1 1 TJX Cos. 1,629 1 1997 20
2 2 State Street Corp. 1,549 2 2003 20
3 3 Eaton Vance Corp. 1,386 1 2000 20
4 4 Staples 1,354 6 2002, 2003 18
5 5 EMC Corp. 1,300 1 1994, 1995 15
6 6 Gillette Co. 1,136 3 2005 14
7 10 Raytheon Co. 1,104 8 1990 20
8 8 Analog Devices 1,100 2 2000, 2001 12
9 11 Millipore Corp. 1,087 7 2001 17
10 7 Reebok International Ltd. 1,065 1 1992 15
11 13 Thermo Fisher Scientific 1,049 7 2008 19
12 9 FleetBoston Financial Corp. 1,045 3 2004 15
13 12 Keane 989 1 1990, 1999 18
14 14 Watts Water Technologies 982 18 2007 17
15 15 Parametric Technology Corp. 909 2 1993 10
16 18 Biogen Idec 895 4 1998 13
17 16 New England Business Service 889 7 1990 14
18 19 PerkinElmer 858 11 1999 15
19 17 Stride Rite Corp. 813 2 1990 16
20 24 Waters Corp. 810 11 1997, 2000, 2003 10
21 23 UniFirst Corp. 804 28 1991 20
22 22 Cabot Corp. 802 14 1996 16
23 20 Kronos 792 9 2003 14
24 21 Cognex Corp. 791 6 1991 12
25 -- Perini Corp. 756 1 2007, 2008 10
SOURCE: Standard & Poor's Compustat

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