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Help Fortune find America’s Most Innovative Companies 2026

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Honoring 300 companies transforming industries from the inside out, the America's Most Innovative Companies list is built around three pillars: product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.Surasak Suwanmake—Getty Images

Fortune is partnering with market research and data firm Statista to look for America’s Most Innovative Companies, and you can help with the search.

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Honoring 300 companies transforming industries from the inside out, the list is built on three pillars: product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.

Innovation can spark in a multitude of ways: research and development teams that invent new products; efficient processes adding to a company’s bottom line; leaders who foster the brainstorming and collaboration that inspire original creations.

While Statista will be independently evaluating thousands of companies, we encourage you to register for consideration in this ranking to help us create a comprehensive overview.

Company representatives can register their businesses for consideration via this online form.

The deadline to register a company for consideration is Sept. 30, 2025.

The Fortune 500 Innovation Forum will convene Fortune 500 executives, U.S. policy officials, top founders, and thought leaders to help define what’s next for the American economy, Nov. 16-17 in Detroit. Apply here.
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