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Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2024

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At the top of each year, Fortune takes a look back and tallies the companies that have shown up again and again, on ranking after ranking.

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To qualify for Fortune’s Blue Ribbon list, a company must have appeared on at least four of our nine most rigorous annual rankings in the prior year: the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, Future 50, Fortune 500 Europe, Change the World, World’s Most Admired Companies, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, or Most Powerful Women.

Twelve companies landed on five lists, and 43 additional companies made at least four appearances. This past year’s full Blue Ribbon list is below.

Companies with 5 list appearances

Twelve companies made a total of five list appearances:

Accenture

No. 41 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 2 on Most Powerful Women
No. 220 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 5 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Alphabet (GOOGL)

No. 8 on Most Powerful Women
No. 45 on Change the World
No. 17 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 8 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Apple (AAPL)

No. 43 on Most Powerful Women
No. 15 on Change the World
No. 8 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 4 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

DHL Group (DPSGY)

No. 20 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 52 on Most Powerful Women
No. 103 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 88 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Dow (DOW)

No. 17 on Change the World
No. 245 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 75 on the Fortune 500
No. 89 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Elevance Health (ELV)

No. 10 on Most Powerful Women
No. 51 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 22 on the Fortune 500
No. 57 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)

No. 23 on Most Powerful Women
No. 33 on Change The World
No. 53 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 23 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Microsoft (MSFT)

No. 17 on Most Powerful Women
No. 24 on Change the World
No. 30 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 13 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Pfizer (PFE)

No. 85 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 29 on Most Powerful Women
No. 102 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 38 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Progressive (PGR)

No. 22 on Most Powerful Women
No. 287 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 88 on the Fortune 500
No. 54 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Tesla (TSLA)

No. 2 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 95 on Most Powerful Women
No. 1 on Change the World
No. 152 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 50 on the Fortune 500

Walmart (WMT)

No. 14 on Most Powerful Women
No. 3 on Change the World
No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 1 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Companies with 4 list appearances

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

Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

No. 10 on Change the World
No 338 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 99 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Amazon (AMZN)

No. 49 on Most Powerful Women
No. 4 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 2 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

American Express (AXP)

No. 253 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 77 on the Fortune 500
No. 3 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Banco Santander (SAN)

No. 21 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 19 on Most Powerful Women
No. 14 on Change the World
No. 104 on the Fortune Global 500

Bank of America (BAC)

No. 82 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 32 on the Fortune 500
No. 63 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Best Buy (BBY)

No. 42 on Most Powerful Women
No. 311 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 94 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Capital One Financial (COF)

No. 386 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 106 on the Fortune 500
No. 15 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Centene (CNC)

No. 40 on Most Powerful Women
No. 60 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 25 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

No. 28 on Change the World
No. 274 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 82 on the Fortune 500
No. 1 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For

Citigroup (C)

No. 4 on Most Powerful Women
No. 99 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 36 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Comcast (CMCSA)

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

ConocoPhillips (COP)

No. 34 on the Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 149 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 49 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

CVS Health (CVS)

No. 1 on Most Powerful Women
No. 11 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 6 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

No. 60 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 50 on Most Powerful Women
No. 7 on Fortune Global 500
No. 3 on Fortune 500

General Dynamics (GD)

No. 21 on Most Powerful Women
No. 379 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 105 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Motors (GM)

No. 3 on Most Powerful Women
No. 1 on Change the World
No. 50 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 21 on the Fortune 500

Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

No. 71 on Most Powerful Women
No. 185 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 55 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Home Depot (HD)

No. 34 on Most Powerful Women
No. 48 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 20 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

HP (HPQ)

No. 213 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 63 on the Fortune 500
No. 80 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

No. 79 on Most Powerful Women
No. 112 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 40 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Jones Financial (Edward Jones)

No. 69 on Most Powerful Women
No. 333 on the Fortune 500
No. 62 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Mastercard (MA)

No. 13 on Change the World
No. 177 on the Fortune 500
No. 93 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Merck (MRK)

No. 231 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 69 on the Fortune 500
No. 98 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Meta Platforms (META)

No. 18 on Most Powerful Women
No. 81 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 31 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

MetLife (MET)

No. 183 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 54 on the Fortune 500
No. 51 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Netflix (NFLX)

No. 53 on Most Powerful Women
No. 484 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 129 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nike (NKE)

No. 76 on Most Powerful Women
No. 308 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 93 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Northrop Grumman (NOC)

No. 20 on Most Powerful Women
No. 413 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 113 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nucor (NUE)

No. 14 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 361 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 102 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nvidia (NVDA)

No. 50 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 152 on the Fortune 500
No. 6 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

No. 38 on Most Powerful Women
No. 405 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 110 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

PepsiCo (PEP)

No. 98 on Most Powerful Women
No. 135 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 46 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Publix Super Markets

No. 255 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 78 on the Fortune 500
No. 91 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Salesforce (CRM)

No. 491 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 133 on the Fortune 500
No. 8 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

SAP (SAP)

No. 114 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 472 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 52 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Schneider Electric (SBGSY)

No. 98 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 29 on Change the World
No. 421 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

ServiceNow (NOW)

No. 19 on the Future 50
No. 499 on the Fortune 500
No. 74 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Target (TGT)

No. 90 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 33 on the Fortune 500
No. 26 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

TIAA

No. 16 on Most Powerful Women
No. 366 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 103 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

No. 27 on Most Powerful Women
No. 10 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 5 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Vodafone Group (VOD)

No. 66 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 36 on Most Powerful Women
No. 302 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Volvo (VLVY)

No. 67 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 31 on Change the World
No. 307 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walt Disney (DIS)

No. 39 on Most Powerful Women
No. 145 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 48 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies

By sector

SectorNumber of Fortune Blue Ribbon companies
Financials11
Technology11
Health Care8
Retailing5
Energy3
Motor Vehicles & Parts3
Aerospace & Defense 2
Media2
Telecommunications2
Apparel1
Business Services1
Chemicals1
Food & Drug Stores1
Food, Beverages & Tobacco1
Industrials1
Materials1
Transportation1
Grand Total55

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