GeoEye in '100 Fastest-Growing Companies'

GeoEye qualified for the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list by meeting the following criteria: posting an annualised growth in revenue and earnings per share of at least 15% annually over the three years ended on or before 30th April 2010; trading on a major US stock exchange continuously since 30th June 2007; filing quarterly reports with the SEC; having a minimum market capitalization of USD250 million; and having a stock price of at least USD5 on 30th June 2010. The Company also had revenue and net income of at least USD50 million and USD10 million, respectively, for the four quarters ended on or before 30th April 2010.

Companies that met the above criteria were ranked by revenue growth rate; EPS growth rate; and three-year annualised total return for the period ended 30th June 2010. To compute the revenue and EPS growth rates, FORTUNE used a trailing four quarters log linear least square regression fit. The overall rank was based on the sum of the three ranks.