Even amid the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, some companies just keep growing.
And not only in the U.S. For the first time, Fortune opened its 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list to businesses around the world (if they trade on a U.S. exchange and file quarterly reports)—a change that landed Canada's Research in Motion in the No. 1 spot and two Chinese companies in the top 10.
To compile the list, Fortune ranked companies based on three years of revenue and profit growth and total return, using data provided by Zacks Investment Research.
Company Name & 2009 Rank / Market Cap (in Millions)
1. Research in Motion $40,264
2. Sigma Designs $427
3. Sohu.com $2,404
4. Ebix $319
5. DG Fastchannel $428
6. CF Industries $3,589
7. Shanda Interactive Entertainment $3,632
8. Arena Resources $1,217
9. Bruker $1,519
10. Potash $27,486
11. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters $2,221
12. IntercontinentalExchange $8,320
13. Darling International $543
14. Millicom International Cellular $6,093
15. Open Text $1,917
16. Vistaprint $1,803
17. Elbit Systems $2,607
18. ITC $2,257
19. Pegasystems $941
20. HMS $1,053
21. AZZ $418
22. Celgene $22,020
23. Natus Medical $323
24. Diana Shipping $1,085
25. Stifel Financial $1,317
26. Spartan Motors $368
27. Bucyrus International $2,146
28. M&F Worldwide $387
29. Foster Wheeler $3,002
30. Transocean $23,826
31. Lindsay $407
32. Force Protection $618
33. Ansys $2,731
34. LSB Inds $341
35. Deckers Outdoor $922
36. Guess $2,372
37. LKQ $2,306
38. CTRIP.com $3,099
39. Apple $127,063
40. Asiainfo $756
41. Monsanto $40,571
42. Nasdaq OMX
43. Synaptics $1,326
44. Gamestop $3,623
45. Atwood Oceanics $1,599
46. General Cable $1,952
47. National Oilwell Varco $13,657
48. Intuitive Surgical $6,195
49. Icon Pub $1,264
. BlackRock $23,068
51. Transdigm $1,749
52. Amazon.com $35,944
. Gigamedia $321
. Schering Plough $41,032
. PriceSmart $495
. Teva Pharmaceuticals $43,962
57. Flir Systems $3,390
. Gilead Sciences $42,456
. Dolby Laboratories $4,215
60. NRG Energy $6,885
. FTI Consulting $2,604
62. Balchem $450
. Dreamworks Animation $2,418
. Marvel Enertainment $2,792
65. Quanta Services $4,571
. Noble Corporation $7,903
67. Activision Blizzard $16,252
. Google $133,197
69. Thermo Fisher Scientific $17,055
. Telvent GIT $739
71. Iconix Brand $1,065
. Huron Consulting Group $995
. China Medical Technologies $545
74. Royal Gold $1,698
75. Ralcorp $3,446
. Team Industrial Services $295
77. WebMD Health $1,745
. Precision Castparts $10,229
. Cameron $6,688
. Amedisys $903
81. Syntel $1,305
82. Buffalo Wild Wings $585
83. Chipotle Mexican Grill $2,548
84. Garmin $4,771
85. Zoll Medical $408
86. Gulfmark Offshore $713
87. Atlantic Tele-Network $598
88. Sapient $801
89. Vasco Data $274
90. Cognizant Technology Solution $7,800
91. McDermott $4,641
92. Diamond Offshore Drilling $11,544
93. Catalyst Health Solutions $1,093
94. Helmerich & Payne $3,255
95. True Religion Apparel $565
96. Treehouse Foods $908
97. Western Digital $5,907
98. Psychiatric Solutions $1,279
99. Enbridge $13,003
100. Infosys Technologies $21,069