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2006 Rank / Company Margin Growth 1995-2005 / % Stock Returns 1995-2005 %
1 Apple 7.1 24.6
2 Google NA** NA**
3 3M 3.4 11.2
4 Toyota 10.7 11.8
5 Microsoft 2.0 18.5
6 General Electric 5.7 13.4
7 Procter & Gamble 4.4 12.6
8 Nokia 0.0 34.6
9 Starbucks 2.2 27.6
10 IBM -0.7 14.4
11 Virgin NA** NA**
12 Samsung -4.5*** 22.7
13 Sony -11.0 5.1
14 Dell 2.0 39.4
15 IDEO NA** NA**
16 BMW 9.1 14.2
17 Intel -0.3 13.8
18 eBay 13.0*** NA**
19 IKEA NA** NA**
20 Wal-Mart 1.9 16.2
21 Amazon 25.0*** NA**
22 Target 7.4 25.2
23 Honda 8.0 12.9
24 Research In Motion 57.0*** NA**
25 Southwest -0.1 13.9
26 Porsche NA** 33.1
27 Genentech 5.7 29.3
28 Cisco -2.2 15.2
29 Nike 0.0 10.7
30 Motorola 0.7 3.8
31 DaimlerChrysler 4.8*** -1.8
32 Infosys 3.0*** 73.6