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 | 1 | 6 | BNP Paribas – Rick Deutsch & team | 13.31% |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein – Arndt Muthreich & team | 11.47% |
| 3 | 6 | 12 | Barclays Capital – Laura Winchester & team | 10.51% |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | UBS – Duncan Warwick-Champion & team | 9.55% |
| 5 | 8 | 16 | Société Générale – Benoit Hubaud & team | 8.88% |