The Future 120—How vital firms stay forever young
Source: Fortune ·
For the ranking, we analyzed more than 10 million data points and zeroed in on the 15 most predictive metrics, each robust and correlated with future revenue growth, to produce BCG’s Vitality Score.
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If there is one thing capital markets and corporate leaders never stop chasing, it’s sustainable growth. In 2026, it remains companies’ number one pursuit and—amid geopolitical uncertainty and rapid technological change—one of the hardest things to capture. Since 2017, Boston Consulting Group and Fortune have partnered to identify firms with long-term growth potential, screening more than 3,000 every year for their capacity to generate growth from within. We call that measurable and manageable trait “vitality,” which reflects the ambition of a firm’s growth agenda, the strength of its growth teams, and the inner dynamism of its culture. The most vital companies appear on our annual Fortune Future list, which we expanded this year from 50 companies to 120 to show that vitality reaches beyond software, which dominates the top 50, without lowering the bar. For the ranking, we analyzed more than 10 million data points and zeroed in on the 15 most predictive metrics, each robust and…