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Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2020

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These 51 companies appeared on at least four of our ten most rigorous 2019 annual rankings—the Fortune 500, Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, Change the World, Future 50, World’s Most Admired Companies, Fastest-Growing Companies, Most Powerful Women, Most Powerful Women International and Businessperson of the Year. Now they’re on one more: our Blue Ribbon list.

Here are the companies that made the Blue Ribbon list this year:

Companies with 7 list appearances

Accenture (ACN)

No. 15 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 21 on Change the World
No. 46 on Future 50
No. 9 on Most Powerful Women
No. 298 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 61 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Facebook (FB)

No. 49 on Future 50
No. 6 on Most Powerful Women
No. 48 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 22 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 184 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 57 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies


Companies with 6 list appearances

Alibaba (BABA)

No. 16 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 37 on Change the World
No. 11 on Future 50
No. 10 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 182 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Apple (AAPL)

No. 16 on Change the World
No. 32 on Most Powerful Women
No. 11 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 11 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 3 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Bank of America (BAC)

No. 8 on Change the World
No. 50 on Most Powerful Women
No. 58 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 25 on the Fortune 500
No. 92 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

IBM (IBM)

No. 22 on Change the World
No. 4 on Most Powerful Women
No. 30 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 114 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 38 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

JPMorgan (JPM)

No. 10 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 38 on Change the World
No. 26 on Most Powerful Women
No. 41 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 18 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Progressive (PGR)

No. 6 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 11 on Most Powerful Women
No. 391 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 99 on the Fortune 500
No. 76 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Salesforce (CRM)

No. 49 on Change the World
No. 9 on Future 50
No. 39 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 240 on the Fortune 500
No. 2 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies


Companies with 5 list appearances

Adobe (ADBE)

No. 25 on Future 50
No. 33 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 339 on the Fortune 500
No. 22 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Alphabet (GOOGL)

No. 18 on Future 50
No. 10 on Most Powerful Women
No. 37 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 15 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Amazon (AMZN)

No. 31 on Future 50
No. 11 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 13 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 5 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Best Buy (BBY)

No. 32 on Change the World
No. 18 on Most Powerful Women
No. 276 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 74 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Centene (CNC)

No. 7 on Change the World
No. 78 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 168 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 51 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Mastercard (MA)

No. 8 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 2 on Change the World
No. 33 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 210 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Microsoft (MSFT)

No. 1 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 16 on Most Powerful Women
No. 60 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 26 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nvidia (NVDA)

No. 26 on Future 50
No. 7 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 268 on the Fortune 500
No. 38 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

SAP (SAP)

No. 43 on Most Powerful Women
No. 27 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 427 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 28 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)

No. 13 on Change the World
No. 26 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 40 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 17 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walmart (WMT)

No. 5 on Change the World
No. 15 on Most Powerful Women
No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 1 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies


Companies with 4 list appearances

AbbVie (ABBV)

No. 381 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 96 on the Fortune 500
No. 63 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

American Express (AXP)

No. 270 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 72 on the Fortune 500
No. 13 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Anthem (ANTM)

No. 5 on Most Powerful Women
No. 79 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 33 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Boeing (BA)

No. 25 on Most Powerful Women
No. 68 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 28 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Capital One Financial (COF)

No. 387 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 98 on the Fortune 500
No. 39 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Cisco (CSCO)

No. 225 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 64 on the Fortune 500
No. 6 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Costco Wholesale (COST)

No. 9 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 35 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 14 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

CVS (CVS)

No. 17 on Most Powerful Women
No. 19 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 8 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Delta Airlines (DAL)

No. 260 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 69 on the Fortune 500
No. 97 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

FedEx (FDX)

No. 152 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 47 on the Fortune 500
No. 95 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Dynamics (GD)

No. 7 on Most Powerful Women
No. 343 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 92 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Motors (GM)

No. 2 on Most Powerful Women
No. 32 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 13 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Goldman Sachs (GS)

No. 204 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 62 on the Fortune 500
No. 62 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Hilton (HLT)

No. 41 on Change the World
No. 345 on the Fortune 500
No. 1 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Home Depot (HD)

No. 20 on Most Powerful Women
No. 62 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 27 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Intel (INTC)

No. 24 on Change the World
No. 135 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 43 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Intuit (INTU)

No. 21 on Future 50
No. 482 on the Fortune 500
No. 24 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

No. 35 on Most Powerful Women
No. 109 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 37 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

No. 1 on Most Powerful Women
No. 197 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 60 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Micron Technology (MU)

No. 3 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 409 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 105 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Morgan Stanley (MS)

No. 45 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 218 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 63 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Northrop Grumman (NOC)

No. 13 on Most Powerful Women
No. 416 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 108 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Paypal Holdings (PYPL)

No. 11 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 24 on Future 50
No. 204 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

PepsiCo (PEP)

No. 42 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 154 on Fortune Global 50
No. 48 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Procter & Gamble (PG)

No. 36, 37 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 146 on Fortune Global 500
No. 45 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Prudential Financial (PRU)

No. 30 on Change the World
No. 156 on Fortune Global 500
No. 50 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Publix Super Markets

No. 342 on Fortune Global 50
No. 91 on Fortune 500
No. 12 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Starbucks (SBUX)

No. 28 on Most Powerful Women
No. 40 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 121 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Synchrony Financial (SYF)

No. 4 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 24 on Most Powerful Women
No. 173 on Fortune 500
No. 51 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

USAA

No. 400 on Fortune Global 500
No. 101 on Fortune 500
No. 30 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Yum China Holdings (YUMC)

No. 14 on Businessperson of the Year
No. 17 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 362 on Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

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