America's Most Admired Companies
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A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies.
The list was originally created in 1983, when the top five most admired companies were IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Eastman Kodak, and Merck. [1]
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[edit] 2008 list
This list is accurate as of February 29, 2008.
* Indicates a tie.
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Apple Inc. |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 3 | General Electric |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Toyota Motor |
| 6 | Starbucks |
| 7 | FedEx |
| 8 | Procter & Gamble |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs Group |
| 11 | Target |
| 12 | Southwest Airlines |
| 13 | American Express |
| 14* | BMW |
| 14* | Costco Wholesale |
| 16 | Microsoft |
| 17 | United Parcel Service |
| 18 | Cisco Systems |
| 19 | 3M |
| 20 | Nordstrom |
[edit] 2007 list
This is the list of the top twenty companies for the 2007 ranking.
* Indicates a tie.
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric |
| 2 | Starbucks |
| 3 | Toyota Motor |
| 4 | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 5 | Southwest Airlines |
| 6 | FedEx |
| 7 | Apple Inc. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson |
| 10 | Procter & Gamble |
| 11 | Goldman Sachs |
| 12 | Microsoft |
| 13 | Target |
| 14 | Amazon.com |
| 15 | Nordstrom |
| 16 | United Parcel Service |
| 17 | American Express |
| 18 | Costco |
| 19* | PepsiCo |
| 19* | Wal-Mart |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Fisher, Anne. "America's Most Admired Companies 2006:History Lesson", Fortune Magazine, 2006-2-22. Retrieved on April 18, 2007
