The Future 50 | Fortune

Every successful business starts with an act of imagination. But the most innovative companies are those that continually reimagine their potential—even if it means embracing radical shifts in strategy. That relentless focus on the future typically pays off handsomely for investors. Three years ago, Fortune teamed up with management consulting firm BCG to create the Future 50, using a proprietary system that analyzes dozens of factors to identify companies with the best long-term growth potential. The 50 companies on last year’s list produced a cumulative shareholder return of 71% since publication vs. 21% for the S&P 500 over the same span. Read on to explore this year’s ranking.

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The Top 10

ServiceNow

Prev. #3

Information Technology

An enterprise software firm that helps businesses manage digital workflows, ServiceNow’s stock has been on ... View profile

Veeva Systems

Health Care

The cloud-computing revolution has at last come for life sciences, thanks to Veeva’s industry-targeted ... View profile

Atlassian

Prev. #6

Information Technology

The Australian maker of popular software development, planning, and collaboration tools Jira and Trello has ... View profile

Workday

Prev. #1

Information Technology

A dominant force in cloud-based programs for HR management and financial planning, Workday’s reach belies ... View profile

Splunk

Information Technology

Investors have a big appetite for Big Data. Splunk, which helps companies turn data into usable information ... View profile

The Full List

Rank	Company name	Overall Score	Revenue ($M)	Profits ($M)	Market value ($M)	Employees	Fortune 500 Rank	Global 500 Rank	World's Most Admired Companies Rank	Best Companies Rank	Fastest Growing Companies Rank
1	1 ServiceNow	Overall Score3.4	Revenue ($M)$4,221	Profits ($M)$701	Market value ($M)$101,074	Employees10,371	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank4	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
2	2 Veeva Systems	Overall Score3.3	Revenue ($M)$1,283	Profits ($M)$329	Market value ($M)$41,364	Employees3,501	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank15
3	3 Atlassian	Overall Score3.3	Revenue ($M)$1,710	Profits ($M)-$442	Market value ($M)$51,941	Employees4,907	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank85	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
4	4 Workday	Overall Score3.3	Revenue ($M)$4,163	Profits ($M)-$339	Market value ($M)$50,256	Employees12,200	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank5	Best Companies Rank5	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
5	5 Splunk	Overall Score3.2	Revenue ($M)$2,343	Profits ($M)-$647	Market value ($M)$31,909	Employees5,800	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
6	6 Adyen	Overall Score3.1	Revenue ($M)$3,398	Profits ($M)$210	Market value ($M)$57,770	Employees1,182	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
7	7 MercadoLibre	Overall Score2.9	Revenue ($M)$3,320	Profits ($M)-$4	Market value ($M)$70,533	Employees9,703	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
8	8 DexCom	Overall Score2.8	Revenue ($M)$1,821	Profits ($M)$231	Market value ($M)$30,332	Employees3,900	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
9	9 Block	Overall Score2.8	Revenue ($M)$7,652	Profits ($M)$310	Market value ($M)$88,370	Employees3,835	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—
10	10 Spotify Technology	Overall Score2.8	Revenue ($M)$8,476	Profits ($M)-$745	Market value ($M)$49,292	Employees4,405	Fortune 500 Rank—	Global 500 Rank—	World's Most Admired Companies Rank—	Best Companies Rank—	Fastest Growing Companies Rank—

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