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Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2022

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Making it onto a single Fortune list is impressive. Those that rank on several deserve a list of their very own.

To qualify for Fortune’s annual Blue Ribbon list, a company must appear on at least four of our nine most rigorous 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, and Most Powerful Women International.

Two companies landed on a total of six lists, while eight companies made it onto five. This year’s full Blue Ribbon list is below.

Companies with 6 list appearances

Two companies made a total of six list appearances:

Progressive (PGR)

No. 86 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 21 on Most Powerful Women
No. 275 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 74 on the Fortune 500
No. 40 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walmart (WMT)

No. 14 on Most Powerful Women
No. 29 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 15 on Change the World
No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 1 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Companies with 5 list appearances

Eight companies made a total of five list appearances:

Adobe (ADBE)

No. 56 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 42 on Change the World
No. 234 on the Fortune 500
No. 18 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Alphabet (GOOGL)

No. 72 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 9 on Most Powerful Women
No. 21 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 9 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Amazon (AMZN)

No. 30 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 17 on Most Powerful Women
No. 3 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 2 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Anthem (ANTM)

No. 7 on Most Powerful Women
No. 50 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 23 on the Fortune 500
No. 71 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Apple (AAPL)

No. 27 on Most Powerful Women
No. 11 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 6 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 3 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Bank of America (BAC)

No. 9 on Change the World
No. 77 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 29 on the Fortune 500
No. 22 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

HP (HPQ)

No. 52 on Change the World
No. 182 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 56 on the Fortune 500
No. 82 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Netflix (NFLX)

No. 40 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 36 on Most Powerful Women
No. 484 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 115 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Companies with 4 list appearances

Forty-one companies made a total of four list appearances:

Nvidia (NVDA)

No. 49 on the Future 50
No. 184 on the Fortune 500
No. 12 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

AbbVie (ABBV)

No. 247 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 68 on the Fortune 500
No. 58 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Accenture (ACN)

No. 3 on Most Powerful Women
No. 358 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 44 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

No. 10 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 31 on Most Powerful Women
No. 309 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

American Express (AXP)

No. 312 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 83 on the Fortune 500
No. 10 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

No. 27 on Change the World
No. 146 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 51 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

AT&T (T)

No. 44 on Most Powerful Women
No. 26 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 11 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Best Buy (BBY)

No. 13 on Most Powerful Women
No. 238 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 66 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Capital One Financial (COF)

No. 389 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 99 on the Fortune 500
No. 9 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

No. 221 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 63 on the Fortune 500
No. 1 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Citigroup (C)

No. 2 on Most Powerful Women
No. 82 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 33 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Comcast (CMCSA)

No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 26 on the Fortune 500
No. 21 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Costco Wholesale (COST)

No. 3 on Change the World
No. 27 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 12 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

CVS Health (CVS)

No. 1 on Most Powerful Women
No. 7 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 4 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Meta Platforms (Formely Facebook) (FB)

No. 90 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 12 on Most Powerful Women
No. 86 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 34 on the Fortune 500

General Dynamics (GD)

No. 20 on Most Powerful Women
No. 316 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 84 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Motors (GM)

No. 5 on Most Powerful Women
No. 49 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 22 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

No. 49 on Most Powerful Women
No. 193 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 59 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Home Depot (HD)

No. 19 on Most Powerful Women
No. 41 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 18 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

IBM (IBM)

No. 121 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 42 on the Fortune 500
No. 72 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

No. 32 on Most Powerful Women
No. 94 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 36 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Jones Financial (Edward Jones)

No. 34 on Most Powerful Women
No. 295 on the Fortune 500
No. 20 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)

No. 22 on Most Powerful Women
No. 43 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 19 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

L’Oréal (LRLCY)

No. 36 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 48 on Change the World
No. 387 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Merck (MRK)

No. 232 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 65 on the Fortune 500
No. 100 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Microsoft (MSFT)

No. 16 on Most Powerful Women
No. 33 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 15 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Morgan Stanley (MS)

No. 33 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 204 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 61 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nike (NKE)

No. 45 on Most Powerful Women
No. 321 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 85 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Northrop Grumman (NOC)

No. 23 on Most Powerful Women
No. 326 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 86 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

PayPal Holdings (PYPL)

No. 74 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 7 on Change the World
No. 134 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Pfizer (PFE)

No. 11 on Most Powerful Women
No. 281 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 77 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Procter & Gamble (PG)

No. 37 on Most Powerful Women International
No. 128 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 43 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Publix Super Markets

No. 253 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 69 on the Fortune 500
No. 42 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Salesforce (CRM)

No. 37 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 137 on the Fortune 500
No. 2 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Stryker (SYK)

No. 50 on Change the World
No. 212 on the Fortune 500
No. 88 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Target (TGT)

No. 78 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 30 on the Fortune 500
No. 14 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

TIAA

No. 10 on Most Powerful Women
No. 285 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 79 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

UPS (UPS)

No. 4 on Most Powerful Women
No. 89 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 35 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

USAA

No. 320 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 87 on the Fortune 500
No. 87 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Verizon Communications (VZ)

No. 46 on Most Powerful Women
No. 45 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 20 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)

No. 6 on Most Powerful Women
No. 36 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 16 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

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By sector

SectorNumber of Fortune Blue Ribbon companies
Technology12
Financials11
Health Care7
Retailing5
Telecommunications3
Food and Drug Stores2
Aerospace and Defense1
Apparel1
Business Services1
Food, Beverages, and Tobacco1
Household Products1
Household and Personal Products1
Media1
Motor Vehicles and Parts1
Stores and Distributors1
Transport1
Transportation1
Grand Total51

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