The companies on the World’s Most Admired list are rated based on nine key attributes, including innovativeness, sound financials, value as a long-term investment, and more. See how the top 10 rank in each category below. Ties are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Management Quality
Company (Score)
1. Walt Disney (8.94)
2. U.S. Bancorp (8.57)
3. Wells Fargo (8.55)
4*. Goldman Sachs Group (8.46)
4*. Comcast (8.46)
6. Google (8.42)
7. Nike (8.40)
8. Nordstrom (8.37)
9. Starbucks (8.33)
10. Nestlé (8.30)
Quality of Products/Services Offered
Company (Score)
1. Nordstrom (9.13)
2. Walt Disney (9.08)
3. Amazon.com (8.76)
4. Apple (8.62)
5. Google (8.60)
6. Nestlé (8.43)
7. Whole Foods Market (8.23)
8. Wells Fargo (8.15)
9. Costco Wholesale (8.11)
10. Facebook (8.05)
Innovativeness
Company (Score)
1. Apple (8.77)
2. Google (8.71)
3. Walt Disney (8.62)
4. Amazon.com (8.54)
5. Nike (8.44)
6. Netflix (8.41)
7. Nordstrom (7.90)
8. Starbucks (7.75)
9. Ingersoll-Rand (7.68)
10. NextEra Energy (7.66)
Value as a Long-term Investment
Company (Score)
1. Walt Disney (9.05)
2. Nestlé (8.60)
3. Google (8.38)
4. Wells Fargo (8.33)
5. Nike (8.32)
6. U.S. Bancorp (8.10)
7. Apple (8.00)
8. Goldman Sachs Group (7.98)
9. Johnson & Johnson (7.91)
10.* Berkshire Hathaway (7.89)
10.* Comcast (7.89)
Soundness of Financial Position
Company (Score)
1. Google (9.39)
2. Comcast (8.89)
3. Apple (8.86)
4. Nestlé (8.81)
5. Walt Disney (8.72)
6. Wells Fargo (8.67)
7. U.S. Bancorp (8.60)
8. Nike (8.54)
9. Facebook (8.37)
10*. Cisco Systems (8.29)
10*. Costco Wholesale (8.29)
Ability to Attract, Develop, and Retain Talent
Company (Score)
1. Goldman Sachs Group (9.00)
2. Google (8.91)
3. Facebook (8.78)
4. Walt Disney (8.63)
5. Apple (8.60)
6. Nike (8.09)
7. Nestlé (8.03)
8. U.S. Bancorp (7.93)
9. Nordstrom (7.90)
10. Amazon.com (7.87)
Community Responsibility
Company (Score)
1. Walt Disney (8.33)
2. Whole Foods Market (7.97)
3. Nestlé (7.96)
4. Unilever (7.88)
5. Johnson & Johnson (7.77)
6. Toyota Motor (7.72)
7. Deere (7.71)
8. Wells Fargo (7.67)
9. U.S. Bancorp (7.53)
10*. NextEra Energy (7.47)
10*. Cisco Systems (7.47)
Wise Use of Corporate Assets
Company (Score)
1. Walt Disney (8.61)
2*. Wells Fargo (7.99)
2*. Costco Wholesale (7.99)
4. U.S. Bancorp (7.96)
5. Nestlé (7.84)
6. Nordstrom (7.81)
7. Comcast (7.75)
8. VF (7.74)
9. Apple (7.73)
10. Goldman Sachs Group (7.72)
Effectiveness in Conducting a Global Business
Company (Score)
1. Walt Disney (9.20)
2. Nestlé (8.81)
3. Apple (8.72)
4. Caterpillar (8.50)
5. Google (8.47)
6. Nike (8.45)
7. IBM (8.39)
8. Toyota Motor (8.34)
9. McDonald’s (8.32)
10. Facebook (8.23)