Investors were asked to rate named analysts and teams for the categories indicated. The credit research houses themselves nominated teams. Scores were given in the ratio 5:4:3:2:1 for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place nominations respectively, then summed and divided by the total score in each category to produce a percentage. See full Credit research poll methodology
| ‘06 | ‘05 | ‘02 | Team | Score |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Credit Suisse – Richard Phelan & Ben Booth | 12.12% |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Deutsche Bank – Lee Hope | 11.39% |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | JPMorgan Chase | 10.17% |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | BNP Paribas – Aizaz Shaikh & team | 8.55% |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Merrill Lynch – Christian Dinesen & team | 7.94% |