See the 10 Most Admired companies in social responsibility, people management, product quality, and more.
Quality of management
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1. Exxon Mobil (8.66)
2. VF (8.60)
3. McDonald's (8.54)
4. Marriott International (8.45)
5. Starbucks (8.37)
6. Qualcomm (8.36)
7. Royal Dutch Shell (8.32)
8. J.P. Morgan Chase (8.30)
9. Nestlé (8.27)
10. IBM (8.15)
Innovation
1. Apple (9.43)
2. Amazon.com (8.51)
3. Google (8.30)
4. Qualcomm (7.98)
5. Whole Foods Market* (7.96)
6. Royal Dutch Shell* (7.96)
7. Nike (7.91)
8. Starbucks (7.80)
9. Facebook (7.77)
10. Starwood Hotels & Resorts (7.73)
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Long-term investment
1. Nestlé (8.31)
2. VF (8.30)
3. Qualcomm (8.00)
4. Visa (7.99)
5. Caterpillar (7.97)
6. Hyatt Hotels (7.95)
7. Nike (7.93)
8. Walt Disney (7.91)
9. Sysco (7.89)
10. Exxon Mobil (7.84)
Financial soundness
1. Google (9.22)
2. Apple (9.14)
3. Exxon Mobil (8.94)
4. McDonald's (8.78)
5. Qualcomm (8.74)
6. Marriott International (8.52)
7. Nestlé (8.51)
8. Nike (8.39)
9. Berkshire Hathaway (8.38)
10. Oracle (8.36)
Social responsibility
1. Walt Disney (8.11)
2. Deere (8.01)
3. Cisco Systems (7.91)
4. Starbucks (7.84)
5. Unilever (7.60)
6. Whole Foods Market (7.59)
7. BMW (7.58)*
8. Johnson & Johnson (7.58)*
9. Nestlé (7.56)**
10. Alcoa (7.56)**
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Use of corporate assets
1. Walt Disney (8.17)
2. Nestlé (7.89)
3. U.S. Bancorp (7.87)
4. Accenture (7.82)
5. Chevron (7.68)
6. Costco Wholesale (7.66)
7. Simon Property Group (7.61)
8. Starbucks (7.59)
9. Deere (7.58)*
10. Wells Fargo (7.58)*
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Quality of products/services
1. Apple (8.93)
2. Nordstrom (8.92)
3. Amazon.com (8.76)
4. Whole Foods Market (8.64)
5. Qualcomm (8.47)
6. Caterpillar (8.44)
7. Exxon Mobil (8.20)*
8. Royal Dutch Shell (8.20)*
9. Walt Disney (8.18)
10. Procter & Gamble (8.15)
People management
1. Apple (8.61)
2. Walt Disney (8.49)
3. Facebook (8.43)
4. Google (8.36)
5. Accenture (8.29)
6. Goldman Sachs (8.28)
7. Comcast (7.92)
8. BMW (7.85)
9. Nestlé (7.81)*
10. Whole Foods Market (7.81)*
Global competitiveness
1. Walt Disney (8.55)
2. Coca-Cola (8.54)
3. Caterpillar (8.53)
4. Nestlé (8.51)
5. Boeing (8.38)
6. IBM (8.25)
7. McDonald's (8.23
8. Accenture (8.22)
9. ArcelorMittal (8.17)
10. L'Oréal (8.00)