| 2016 S&P 500 Wealth Creation Index | |||||||||
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| Rank | Company | CEO | 2015 Score | 2014 Score | Change in Score | 3 Yr. EVA Momentum | EVA Margin | Market-implied Momentum | MVA Margin |
| 1 | Mark Zuckerberg | 100 | 99.7 | 0.3 | A | A | A | A | |
| 2 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Leonard S. Schleifer | 99.7872 | 74.7 | 25.0872 | A | A | A | A |
| 3 | Visa | Charles W. Scharf | 99.5745 | 100 | -0.4255 | A | A | A | A |
| 4 | Monster Beverage | Rodney C. Sacks | 99.3617 | 98.9 | 0.4617 | A | A | A | A |
| 5 | Mastercard | Ajay Banga | 98.9362 | 99.5 | -0.5638 | A | A | A | A |
| 6 | Illumina | Jay Flatley | 98.7234 | A | A | A | A | ||
| 7 | Edwards Lifesciences | Michael A. Mussallem | 98.5106 | 92.5 | 6.0106 | A | A | A | A |
| 8 | Texas Instruments | Richard K. Templeton | 98.2979 | 82.2 | 16.0979 | A | A | B | A |
| 9 | Avago Technologies | Hock E. Tan | 98.0851 | 93.8 | 4.2851 | A | B | A | A |
| 10 | Paychex | Martin Mucci | 97.8723 | 95.9 | 1.9723 | B | A | A | A |
| 11 | Linear Technology | Lothar Maier | 97.4468 | 84.3 | 13.1468 | B | A | B | A |
| 12 | Alphabet | Larry Page | 97.234 | 72.8 | 24.434 | B | A | A | A |
| 13 | Red Hat | James M. Whitehurst | 97.0213 | 85.5 | 11.5213 | B | B | A | A |
| 14 | Transdigm | W. Nicholas Howley | 96.8085 | A | A | C | A | ||
| 15 | Fiserv | Jeffery W. Yabuki | 96.5957 | 90.6 | 5.9957 | B | B | B | A |
| 16 | Adobe Systems | Shantanu Narayen | 96.383 | 35.8 | 60.583 | B | B | A | A |
| 17 | Analog Devices | Vincent T. Roche | 95.3191 | 75.2 | 20.1191 | A | A | C | B |
| 18 | Constellation Brands | Robert S. Sands | 95.1064 | 96.6 | -1.4936 | A | B | C | A |
| 19 | Cincinnati Financial | Steven J. Johnston | 94.8936 | 73.7 | 21.1936 | A | A | C | B |
| 20 | Zoetis | Juan Ramón Alaix | 94.6809 | 66.7 | 27.9809 | B | B | B | A |
| 21 | AbbVie | Richard A. Gonzalez | 94.4681 | 60.8 | 33.6681 | A | A | C | B |
| 22 | Charles Schwab | Walter W. Bettinger II | 94.2553 | 74.5 | 19.7553 | B | B | B | B |
| 23 | C.R. Bard | Timothy M. Ring | 94.0426 | 52.9 | 41.1426 | B | B | B | A |
| 24 | Equifax | Richard F. Smith | 93.8298 | 89.8 | 4.0298 | B | B | B | A |
| 25 | Microchip Technology | Steve Sanghi | 93.617 | 65.2 | 28.417 | B | B | B | B |
| 26 | Waters | Douglas A. Berthiaume | 93.4043 | 65.4 | 28.0043 | B | A | C | A |
| 27 | Cerner | Neal Patterson | 93.1915 | 95.1 | -1.9085 | B | B | B | B |
| 28 | Starbucks | Howard D. Schultz | 92.9787 | 96.3 | -3.3213 | B | B | B | B |
| 29 | Xilinx | Moshe N. Gavrielov | 92.766 | 72.4 | 20.366 | B | A | C | B |
| 30 | Brown-Forman | Paul C. Varga | 92.5532 | 97.8 | -5.2468 | C | A | B | A |
| 31 | Centene | Michael F. Neidorff | 92.3404 | A | B | C | C | ||
| 32 | Biogen Idec | George A. Scangos, Ph.D. | 92.1277 | 57.6 | 34.5277 | A | A | C | B |
| 33 | Acuity Brands | Vernon J. Nagel | 91.9149 | B | C | B | B | ||
| 34 | BlackRock | Laurence D. Fink | 91.7021 | 70.5 | 21.2021 | B | B | C | B |
| 35 | O'Reilly Automotive | Gregory L. Henslee | 91.0638 | 99.3 | -8.2362 | B | B | C | B |
| 36 | Johnson & Johnson | Alex Gorsky | 90.8511 | 38.1 | 52.7511 | B | B | C | B |
| 37 | NVIDIA | Jen-Hsun Huang | 90.6383 | 33.6 | 57.0383 | C | B | B | B |
| 38 | Ulta Salon Cosmetcs & Fragrances | Mary Dillon | 90.4255 | B | C | B | B | ||
| 39 | UnitedHealth Group | Stephen J. Hemsley | 90.2128 | 62.2 | 28.0128 | B | B | C | B |
| 40 | Intuit | Brad D. Smith | 90 | 67.1 | 22.9 | C | A | A | A |
| 41 | Amgen | Robert A. Bradway | 89.7872 | 44 | 45.7872 | A | A | C | B |
| 42 | NetFlix | Reed Hastings | 89.5745 | 81.7 | 7.8745 | B | C | A | A |
| 43 | Illinois Tool Works | Scott Santi | 89.3617 | 91.7 | -2.3383 | B | B | C | B |
| 44 | Moody's | Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr. | 89.1489 | 96.1 | -6.9511 | B | A | D | A |
| 45 | Yahoo! | Marissa Mayer | 88.7234 | 79 | 9.7234 | C | B | B | B |
| 46 | Nike | Mark G. Parker | 88.5106 | 90.8 | -2.2894 | B | B | C | B |
| 47 | Abbott Laboratories | Miles D. White | 88.2979 | 20.3 | 67.9979 | A | C | C | C |
| 48 | Mead Johnson Nutrition | P. Kasper Jakobsen | 88.0851 | 82.4 | 5.6851 | B | A | C | A |
| 49 | Verisk Analytics | Scott G. Stephenson | 87.6596 | C | B | B | A | ||
| 50 | Automatic Data Processing | Carlos A. Rodriguez | 87.4468 | 66.1 | 21.3468 | C | B | B | B |
| 51 | Walt Disney | Robert A. Iger | 87.0213 | 91.1 | -4.0787 | B | B | C | C |
| 52 | CME Group | Phupinder Gill | 86.8085 | 29.6 | 57.2085 | A | D | A | B |
| 53 | Amazon.com | Jeffrey P. Bezos | 86.383 | 67.7 | 18.683 | B | C | B | B |
| 54 | Under Armour | Kevin A. Plank | 85.9574 | 94 | -8.0426 | C | C | B | B |
| 55 | Stryker | Kevin A. Lobo | 85.3191 | 43.2 | 42.1191 | C | B | B | B |
| 56 | Affiliated Managers Group | Sean M. Healey | 85.1064 | 88.5 | -3.3936 | A | B | C | C |
| 57 | Amphenol | Adam Norwitt | 84.8936 | 94.9 | -10.0064 | C | C | C | B |
| 58 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | Francisco D'Souza | 84.6809 | 96.8 | -12.1191 | B | B | C | C |
| 59 | NextEra Energy | James L. Robo | 84.4681 | 85.8 | -1.3319 | B | C | C | C |
| 60 | Cintas | Scott D. Farmer | 84.2553 | 93.4 | -9.1447 | B | C | C | C |
| 61 | Nasdaq OMX Group | Robert Greifeld | 84.0426 | 4.8 | 79.2426 | B | C | C | C |
| 62 | Verisign | D. James Bidzos | 83.617 | 69.2 | 14.417 | A | F | A | C |
| 63 | Pfizer | Ian C. Read | 83.4043 | 28.3 | 55.1043 | B | B | C | C |
| 64 | 3M | Inge G. Thulin | 83.1915 | 95.5 | -12.3085 | C | B | B | B |
| 65 | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group | Larry D. Young | 82.9787 | 72 | 10.9787 | C | B | C | C |
| 66 | Lam Research | Martin B. Anstice | 82.766 | 74.3 | 8.466 | A | B | D | C |
| 67 | Clorox | Donald R. Knauss | 82.3404 | 76.4 | 5.9404 | C | B | C | B |
| 68 | Michael Kors | John D. Idol | 82.1277 | 80.7 | 1.4277 | A | B | D | C |
| 69 | Roper Industries | Brian D. Jellison | 81.7021 | 99.1 | -17.3979 | C | C | B | B |
| 70 | TripAdvisor. | Stephen Kaufer | 81.4894 | 97 | -15.5106 | C | B | A | A |
| 71 | Ameriprise Financial | James M. Cracchiolo | 81.2766 | 72.6 | 8.6766 | A | A | F | C |
| 72 | Verizon | Lowell C. McAdam | 80.8511 | 77.1 | 3.7511 | A | B | D | C |
| 73 | PerkinElmer | Robert F. Friel | 80.6383 | 39.8 | 40.8383 | B | C | C | C |
| 74 | Scripps Networks Interactive | Kenneth W. Lowe | 80.2128 | 78.1 | 2.1128 | A | A | F | C |
| 75 | Snap-On | Nicholas T. Pinchuk | 80 | 90.2 | -10.2 | C | C | C | C |
| 76 | Hasbro | Brian Goldner | 79.7872 | 68.2 | 11.5872 | C | C | C | C |
| 77 | Northern Trust | Frederick H. Waddell | 79.5745 | 43.6 | 35.9745 | B | C | C | C |
| 78 | Apple | Timothy D. Cook | 79.3617 | 88.1 | -8.7383 | B | A | D | C |
| 79 | Aetna | Mark T. Bertolini | 79.1489 | 55 | 24.1489 | B | B | D | C |
| 80 | Progressive | Glenn M. Renwick | 78.9362 | 71.3 | 7.6362 | B | A | D | C |
| 81 | Hormel Foods | Jeffrey M. Ettinger | 78.7234 | 64.1 | 14.6234 | C | C | C | C |
| 82 | KLA-Tencor | Richard P. Wallace | 78.5106 | 50.6 | 27.9106 | C | A | B | B |
| 83 | Salesforce.com | Marc Benioff | 78.0851 | 40.8 | 37.2851 | C | D | A | A |
| 84 | Rockwell Automation | Keith D. Nosbusch | 77.8723 | 87.7 | -9.8277 | C | B | C | C |
| 85 | Alaska Air | Brad Tilden | 77.234 | A | B | F | C | ||
| 86 | Intuitive Surgical | Gary S. Guthart | 77.0213 | 58.4 | 18.6213 | D | A | A | A |
| 87 | Southwest Airlines | Gary C. Kelly | 76.5957 | 73 | 3.5957 | A | C | D | C |
| 88 | Berkshire Hathaway | Warren E. Buffett | 76.383 | 35.5 | 40.883 | C | C | C | C |
| 89 | Motorola Solutions | Gregory Q. Brown | 76.1702 | 63.9 | 12.2702 | A | F | B | D |
| 90 | Aon | Gregory C. Case | 75.9574 | 11.2 | 64.7574 | B | C | B | C |
| 91 | Comcast | Brian L. Roberts | 75.7447 | 77.5 | -1.7553 | C | C | C | C |
| 92 | Hanesbrands | Rich Noll | 75.5319 | 93.6 | -18.0681 | B | C | C | C |
| 93 | PPG Industries | Charles E. Bunch | 75.3191 | 87.5 | -12.1809 | B | C | C | C |
| 94 | Activision Blizzard | Bobby Kotick | 75.1064 | C | C | A | A | ||
| 95 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Steve Ells | 74.8936 | 97.6 | -22.7064 | C | C | C | B |
| 96 | Tractor Supply | Gregory A. Sandfort | 74.2553 | 87.2 | -12.9447 | C | C | C | C |
| 97 | Altria Group | Martin J. Barrington | 74.0426 | 42.5 | 31.5426 | C | A | C | A |
| 98 | Autozone | William C. Rhodes, III | 73.4043 | 84.7 | -11.2957 | C | B | C | B |
| 99 | Akamai Technologies | Thomson F. Leighton | 72.9787 | 80.9 | -7.9213 | C | D | B | C |
| 100 | Coca-Cola | Muhtar Kent | 72.5532 | 56.1 | 16.4532 | C | B | C | B |
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