Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2022
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
By sector
Sector | Number of Fortune Blue Ribbon companies |
Technology | 12 |
Financials | 11 |
Health Care | 7 |
Retailing | 5 |
Telecommunications | 3 |
Food and Drug Stores | 2 |
Aerospace and Defense | 1 |
Apparel | 1 |
Business Services | 1 |
Food, Beverages, and Tobacco | 1 |
Household Products | 1 |
Household and Personal Products | 1 |
Media | 1 |
Motor Vehicles and Parts | 1 |
Stores and Distributors | 1 |
Transport | 1 |
Transportation | 1 |
Grand Total | 51 |
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