The self-titled “definitive report card on corporate reputations”, Fortune magazine has released its latest list of the World’s Most Admired Companies.
Running since 1983, the list is compiled from 1400 companies based in the US and 400 from around the globe, all with revenues above $US10 billion.
This starting list is then ranked by 3,800 executives who judge the companies on innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of products or services, and global competitiveness.
Apple was seen topping the list for the eighth year in a row, but has been joined in the top 50 by beauty companies including Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
See below for the full list of Fortune’s top 50 most admired companies:
1. Apple
2. Google
3. Berkshire Hathaway
4. Amazon.com
5. Starbucks
6. Walt Disney
7. Southwest Airlines
8. American Express
9. General Electric
10. Coca-Cola
11. Johnson & Johnson
12. FedEx
13. Nike
14. Nordstrom
15. BMW
16. Costco Wholesale
17. Procter & Gamble
18. Whole Foods Market
19. Singapore Airlines
20. Microsoft
21. 3M
22. Wells Fargo
23. Goldman Sachs Group
24. Toyota Motor
25. IBM
26. Facebook
27. Boeing
28. Caterpillar
29. USAA
30. Samsung Electronics
31. BlackRock
32. Exxon Mobil
33. Nestle
34. UPS
35. JP Morgan Chase
36. Unilever
37. Marriott International
38. Wal-Mart Stores
39. Delta Air Lines
40. Intel
41. Home Depot
42. PepsiCo
43. Volkswagon
44. Chipotle Mexican Grill
45. CVS Health
46. McDonald's
47. AT&T
48. Target
49. Accenture
50. salesforce.com
Image: Fortune magazine.
