Stories
- Globe 100 Year of the short list
- No. 1 - TJX Cos. Stellar seller
- No. 2 - Raytheon Co. The best defense
- No. 4 - Biogen Idec The triple play
- No. 5 - Hanover Insurance Group Return to strength
- No. 13 - Boston Properties Quality is the strategy
- No. 14 - American Science and Engineering A force for security
- No. 16 - Sapient Corp. Science of selling
- No. 22 - Haemonetics Corp. Machines for healing
- No. 27 - Akamai Technologies Order on the Web
- Mass. Economy Global appeal
- The Century Club The class of 1910
- Executive Roundtable Where do we go now?
- Globe 100 Letter from the business editor
- Methodology How we calculate the numbers
- Road Warrior Don't leave home without these gadgets
True Green
Creative approaches to energy conservation and efficiency
- Ladybug, fly away
- Cycling may be the new golf
- What you can save if you put your mind to it
- Flying the earth-friendly skies
- A bit of flexibility goes a long way
- Full disclosure, beyond the numbers
- It's personal, not just business
- Lower emissions, one loan at a time
- The footprint is smaller, but the paycheck is bigger
Charts
2010 Globe 100
Top 100 publicly held companies based in Massachusetts, ranked by composite performance score.
Performance measures
Growth 50
Publicly traded companies ranked by two-year average revenue growth.
National 50
Publicly held companies based outside Massachusetts with a major presence in the state, ranked by composite performance.
Return on equity 50
Top 50 companies, measured by return on average equity in 2008.
Sales 50
Top 50 companies ranked by net revenue.
Largest profits
Ranked by absolute profit from continuing operations.
Largest losses
Ranked by absolute loss from continuing operations.
Most profitable
Ranked by 2009 profit margin.
Biggest nosedives
Ranked by one-year change in net income
Biggest turnarounds
Ranked by one-year change in net income
Industry charts
Performance by sector
How the major sectors of the Massachusetts economy performed in 2009.
Market measures
Market value 50
Top 50 companies, ranked by market capitalization on March 31, 2009.
Market value darlings
Ranked by ratio of market value to revenue.
Market value wallflowers
Ranked by ratio of market value to revenue.
Stock market bears
Ranked by percent loss in stock price over a one-year period.
Stock market bulls
Ranked by percent gain in stock price over a one-year period.
Employment measures
Largest Massachusetts-based employers
Public companies based in Massachusetts ranked by total worldwide work force.