The World’s Most Admired Companies list is a definitive report card on corporate reputation, recognizing the world’s most respected and admired companies. Fortune Magazine surveys thousands of executives, directors and analysts to measure corporate reputation and performance, and ultimately rank the best-regarded companies worthy of admiration within their industries and across all industries.
The survey evaluates nine attributes of corporate reputation to determine the industry rankings: financial soundness, long-term investment value, people management, social responsibility, use of corporate assets, quality of management, quality of products/services, innovation and global competitiveness. A company’s overall score is determined through an average of the individual attribute scores.
Here are the top 100 most admired companies in the world.
Rank | Company | Industry | Industry rank |
1. | Apple | Computers | 1 |
2. | Amazon | Internet Services and Retailing | 1 |
3. | Microsoft | Computer Software | 1 |
4. | Walt Disney | Entertainment | 1 |
5. | Berkshire Hathaway | Insurance: Property and Casualty | 1 |
6. | Starbucks | Food Services | 1 |
7. | Alphabet | Internet Services and Retailing | 2 |
8. | JPMorgan Chase | Megabanks | 1 |
9. | Costco Wholesale | General Merchandisers | 2 |
10. | Salesforce | Computer Software | 2 |
11. | Southwest Airlines | Airlines | 7 |
12. | Coca-Cola | Beverages | 1 |
13. | Nike | Apparel | 1 |
14. | American Express | Consumer Credit Card and Related Services | 4 |
15. | FedEx | Delivery | 2 |
16. | Netflix | Entertainment | 2 |
17. | Marriott International | Hotels, Casinos, and Resorts | 2 |
18. | Walmart | General Merchandisers | 3 |
19. | Delta Air Lines | Airlines | 1 |
20. | Nordstrom | General Merchandisers | 4 |
21. | Home Depot | Specialty Retailers | 2 |
22. | Target | General Merchandisers | 1 |
23. | Procter & Gamble | Soaps and Cosmetics | 1 |
24. | USAA | Insurance: Property and Casualty | 4 |
25. | BlackRock | Securities and Asset Management | 1 |
26. | Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 1 |
27. | Goldman Sachs Group | Megabanks | 3 |
28. | Singapore Airlines | Airlines | 2 |
29. | 3M | Chemicals | 1 |
30. | Toyota Motor | Motor Vehicles | 1 |
31. | Unilever | Soaps and Cosmetics | 4 |
32. | BMW | Motor Vehicles | 2 |
33. | UPS | Delivery | 1 |
34. | Accenture | Information Technology Services | 1 |
35. | IBM | Information Technology Services | 3 |
36. | Visa | Consumer Credit Card and Related Services | 1 |
37. | Charles Schwab | Securities and Asset Management | 2 |
38. | CVS Health | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 1 |
39. | Nestlé | Consumer Food Products | 1 |
40. | Adidas | Apparel | 4 |
41. | McDonald’s | Food Services | 3 |
42. | Mastercard | Consumer Credit Card and Related Services | 2 |
43. | PepsiCo | Consumer Food Products | 2 |
44. | Caterpillar | Construction and Farm Machinery | 2 |
45. | L’Oréal | Soaps and Cosmetics | 3 |
46. | Lockheed Martin | Aerospace and Defense | 2 |
47. | Adobe | Computer Software | 3 |
48. | Publix Super Markets | Food and Drugstores | 1 |
49. | Merck | Pharmaceuticals | 2 |
50. | Exxon Mobil | Petroleum Refining | – |
51. | ABB | Industrial Machinery | 4 |
52. | Abbott Laboratories | Medical Products and Equipment | 1 |
53. | AbbVie | Pharmaceuticals | 8 |
54. | Activision Blizzard | Entertainment | 4 |
55. | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | Semiconductors | 4 |
56. | AECOM | Engineering, Construction | 2 |
57. | Aflac | Insurance: Life and Health | 2 |
58. | Air France-KLM Group | Airlines | 5 |
59. | Airbus Group | Aerospace and Defense | 5 |
60. | Alcoa | Metals | 4 |
61. | Allstate | Insurance: Property and Casualty | 6 |
62. | América Móvil | Telecommunications | 6 |
63. | American Electric Power | Electric and Gas Utilities | 4 |
64. | American Tower | Real Estate | 5 |
65. | AmerisourceBergen | Wholesalers: Health Care | 3 |
66. | Amgen | Pharmaceuticals | 5 |
67. | Anheuser-Busch InBev | Beverages | 5 |
68. | Anthem | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 3 |
69. | Apache | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 4 |
70. | Applied Materials | Semiconductors | 7 |
71. | Aramark | Diversified Outsourcing Services | 2 |
72. | ArcelorMittal | Metals | 3 |
73. | Archer Daniels Midland | Food Production | 2 |
74. | Arrow Electronics | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | 1 |
75. | Asustek Computer | Computers | 6 |
76. | AT&T | Telecommunications | 1 |
77. | Autodesk | Computer Software | 8 |
78. | Automatic Data Processing | Financial Data Services | 1 |
79. | AutoNation | Specialty Retailers | 6 |
80. | Bank of America | Megabanks | 2 |
81. | Bank of New York Mellon | Superregional Banks | 4 |
82. | BASF | Chemicals | 4 |
83. | Best Buy | Specialty Retailers | 1 |
84. | BHP Group | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 5 |
85. | Boise Cascade | Wholesalers: Diversified | 4 |
86. | Booking Holdings | Internet Services and Retailing | 5 |
87. | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding | Information Technology Services | 2 |
88. | Bosch | Motor Vehicle Parts | 1 |
89. | Boston Scientific | Medical Products and Equipment | 4 |
90. | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Pharmaceuticals | 6 |
91. | Broadridge Financial Solutions | Financial Data Services | 4 |
92. | Bunge | Food Production | 5 |
93. | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | Trucking, Transportation, Logistics | 5 |
94. | CACI International | Information Technology Services | 7 |
95. | Canon | Computers | 5 |
96. | Capital One Financial | Consumer Credit Card and Related Services | 5 |
97. | Cardinal Health | Wholesalers: Health Care | 4 |
98. | CBRE Group | Real Estate | 1 |
99. | Centene | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 2 |
100. | Cerner | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 4 |
