The Most Admired Companies list is a definitive report card on corporate reputation, recognizing the world’s most respected and admired companies. The list measures corporate reputation and performance, by ranking the best-regarded companies worthy of admiration within their industries and across all industries. Attributes of corporate reputation used determine the industry rankings, are; 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.
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 |