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Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2025

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December 30, 2024, 3:30 PM ET

At the turn 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 five of our 10 most rigorous annual rankings in the prior year: the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, Fortune 500 Europe, 100 Best Companies to Work For, Future 50, Change the World, World’s Most Admired Companies, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, Most Powerful Women, or Most Powerful People.

This past year’s full Blue Ribbon list is below.

Companies with eight list appearances

Only one company, Nvidia, made a total of eight list appearances:

Nvidia (NVDA)

No. 2 on Most Powerful People
No. 16 on Most Powerful Women
No. 34 on Future 50
No. 8 on Fastest Growing Companies
No. 222 on Fortune Global 500
No. 65 on Fortune 500
No. 3 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Semiconductors

Companies with seven list appearances

Only one company, Walmart, made a total of seven appearances:

Walmart (WMT)

No. 18 on Most Powerful People
No. 9 on Most Powerful Women
No. 11 on Change the World
No. 1 on Fortune Global 500
No. 1 on Fortune 500
No. 97 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in General Merchandisers

Companies with six list appearances

Four companies made a total of six appearances:

Accenture (ACN)

No. 23 on Most Powerful People
No. 4 on Most Powerful Women
No. 48 on Fortune Europe 500
No. 211 on Fortune Global 500
No. 7 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Information Technology Services

Banco Santander (SAN)

No. 67 on Most Powerful People
No. 15 on Most Powerful Women
No. 10 on Fortune Europe 500
No. 14 on Change the World
No. 62 on Fortune Global 500
No. 7 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Megabanks

Elevance Health (ELV)

No. 60 on Most Powerful People
No. 11 on Most Powerful Women
No. 40 on Fortune Global 500
No. 20 on Fortune 500
No. 58 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 2 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care

Progressive (PGR)

No. 100 on Most Powerful People
No. 27 on Most Powerful Women
No. 218 on Fortune Global 500
No. 62 on Fortune 500
No. 35 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 5 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Insurance: Property and Casualty

Companies with five list appearances

Twenty companies made a total of five list appearances:

Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL)

No. 10 on Most Powerful People
No. 6 on Most Powerful Women
No. 17 on Fortune Global 500
No. 8 on Fortune 500
No. 2 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Internet Services and Retailing

Amazon (AMZN)

No. 11 on Most Powerful People
No. 56 on Most Powerful Women
No. 2 on Fortune Global 500
No. 2 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Internet Services and Retailing

Apple (AAPL)

No. 6 on Most Powerful People
No. 59 on Most Powerful Women
No. 7 on Fortune Global 500
No. 3 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Computers

Bank of America (BAC)

No. 13 on Most Powerful People
No. 38 on Fortune Global 500
No. 18 on Fortune 500
No. 33 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Megabanks

Comcast (CMCSA)

No. 88 on Most Powerful Women
No. 76 on Fortune Global 500
No. 33 on Fortune 500
No. 10 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 3 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Entertainment

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

No. 12 on Fastest Growing Companies
No. 237 on Fortune Global 500
No. 70 on Fortune 500
No. 94 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Airlines

DHL Group (DPSGY)

No. 73 on Most Powerful Women
No. 33 on Fortune Europe 500
No. 134 on Fortune Global 500
No. 57 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 1 World’s Most Admired Companies in Delivery

Walt Disney (DIS)

No. 47 on Most Powerful People
No. 34 on Most Powerful Women
No. 131 on Fortune Global 500
No. 47 on Fortune 500
No. 4 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Entertainment

General Dynamics (GD)

No. 98 on Most Powerful People
No. 26 on Most Powerful Women
No. 362 on Fortune Global 500
No. 104 on Fortune 500
No. 6 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Aerospace and Defense

Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

No. 20 on Most Powerful People
No. 69 on Most Powerful Women
No. 87 on Fortune Global 500
No. 35 on Fortune 500
No. 4 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Megabanks

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)

No. 5 on Most Powerful People
No. 18 on Most Powerful Women
No. 21 on Fortune Global 500
No. 12 on Fortune 500
No. 2 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Megabanks

Eli Lilly (LLY)

No. 31 on Most Powerful People
No. 47 on Future 50
No. 455 on Fortune Global 500
No. 127 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Pharmaceuticals

L’Oréal (LRLCY)

No. 65 on Most Powerful People
No. 91 on Fortune Europe 500
No. 44 on Change the World
No. 348 on Fortune Global 500
No. 2 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Soaps and Cosmetics

Meta Platforms (META)

No. 7 on Most Powerful People
No. 21 on Most Powerful Women
No. 66 on Fortune Global 500
No. 30 on Fortune 500
No. 4 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Internet Services and Retailing

Microsoft (MSFT)

No. 3 on Most Powerful People
No. 20 on Most Powerful Women
No. 26 on Fortune Global 500
No. 13 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Computer Software

Netflix (NFLX)

No. 41 on Most Powerful People
No. 49 on Most Powerful Women
No. 468 on Fortune Global 500
No. 131 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Entertainment

Oracle (ORCL)

No. 35 on Most Powerful People
No. 7 on Most Powerful Women
No. 299 on Fortune Global 500
No. 89 on Fortune 500
No. 6 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Computer Software

Salesforce (CRM)

No. 24 on Most Powerful People
No. 445 on Fortune Global 500
No. 123 on Fortune 500
No. 70 on Best Companies to Work For
No. 6 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Computer Software

TIAA

No. 66 on Most Powerful People
No. 14 on Most Powerful Women
No. 333 Fortune Global 500
No. 96 on Fortune 500
No. 1 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Insurance: Life and Health

UPS (UPS)

No. 59 on Most Powerful People
No. 12 on Most Powerful Women
No. 124 on Fortune Global 500
No. 45 on Fortune 500
No. 2 on World’s Most Admired Companies in Delivery

By sector

SectorNumber of FortuneBlue Ribbon companies
Technology8
Financials6
Media3
Transportation3
Health Care2
Retailing2
Aerospace and Defense1
Household roducts1
Grand Total26

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