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.
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
| Sector | Number of Fortune Blue Ribbon companies |
| Technology | 8 |
| Financials | 6 |
| Media | 3 |
| Transportation | 3 |
| Health Care | 2 |
| Retailing | 2 |
| Aerospace and Defense | 1 |
| Household roducts | 1 |
| Grand Total | 26 |