At the top 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.
See which companies made the past year’s Fortune Blue Ribbon list below. And be sure to check back for the first Fortune ranking of 2026, the World’s Most Admired Companies, which will publish Weds., Jan. 21.
Companies with seven list appearances
Only one company, Nvidia, made a total of seven list appearances:
