These are the best survivor firms from the past 50 years. Top 10 with annual return.
| Stock | Annual Return |
| Phillip Morris | 19.75% |
| Abbot Labs | 16.51% |
| Bristol Myers | 16.36% |
| Tootsie Roll | 16.11% |
| Pfizer | 16.03% |
| Coca Cola | 16.02% |
| Merk | 15.90% |
| PepsiCo | 15.54% |
| Colgate Palmolive | 15.22% |
| Crane | 15.14% |
| Heinz | 14.78% |
| Wrigley | 14.65% |
| Fortune Brands | 14.55% |
| Kroger | 14.41% |
| Schering-Plough | 14.36% |
| Proctor & Gamble | 14.26% |
| Hershey Foods | 14.22% |
| Wyeth | 13.99% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 13.64% |
| General Mills | 13.58% |
Note that all are either consumer brand names or pharmaceutical with the exception of Royal Dutch Shell and Crane. There are no tech stocks with the exception of Crane (industrial products). None of these obtained a 20% return by themself. If you wanted to beat Buffett's 22% you needed to buy and sell.
