11 Greatest IPOs (1000% gain)

1) Whole Foods Markets -- 1000% growth in 25 quarters

Market cap in Q2 1992: $104 million

Market cap in Q1 1998: $1.29 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $6.38 billion

2)Qualcomm -- 1000% growth in 24 quarters

Market cap in Q1 1991: $412 million

Market cap in Q2 1997: $4.14 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $80.8 billion

3) Staples -- 1000% growth in 19 quarters

Market cap in Q1 1990: $204 million

Market cap in Q2 1995: $2.34 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $15 billion

4)Express Scripts -- 1000% growth in 18 quarters
Market cap in Q2 1992: $92.4 million

Market cap in Q4 1997: $990 million

Market cap in Q4 2010: $28.5 billion

5) WellPoint -- 1000% growth in 16 quarters
Market cap in Q4 2001: $5.11 billion

Market cap in Q4 2005: $52.7 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $21.5 billion

6) IAC Interactive -- 1000% growth in 15 quarters

Market cap in Q1 1993: $51 million

Market cap in Q2 1997: $514 million

Market cap in Q4 2010: $2.75 billion


7)Starbucks -- 1000% growth in 12 quarters

Market cap in Q3 1992: $111 million

Market cap in Q3 1995: $1.26 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $24 billion

8) Yahoo -- 1000% growth in 8 quarters

Market cap in Q2 1996: $551 million

Market cap in Q2 1998: $7.38 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $19.1 billion

9) Cisco -- 1000% growth in 7 quarters
Market cap in Q3 1990: $279 million

Market cap in Q4 1992: $3.11 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $115.7 billion

10) Amazon.com -- 1000% growth in 4 quarters

Market cap in Q2 1997: $441 million

Market cap in Q2 1998: $4.95 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $81.2 billion

11) eBay -- 1000% growth in 2 quarters

Market cap in Q3 1998: $1.81 billion

Market cap in Q1 1999: $16.6 billion

Market cap in Q4 2010: $36.7 billion
 
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