Fortune's Top 20 Most Admired Companies

Fortune's Top 20 Most Admired Companies

To create the top 20, Fortune and its survey partners at Hay Group asked the experts -- in this case, more than 3,700 people from dozens of industries -- to select the 10 companies they admire most. This year's winners all have strong records of innovation, leadership, and financial strength -- and their employees know it.

RankCompanySector 
1 Apple AppleComputers 
2 Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire HathawayInsurance 
3 General Electric General ElectricElectronics 
4 Google GoogleInternet Services and Retailing 
5 Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor CorporationMotor Vehicles 
6 Starbucks StarbucksFood Services 
7 FedEx FedExDelivery and Logistics 
8 Procter & Gamble Procter & GambleSoaps and Cosmetics 
9 Johnson & Johnson Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceuticals 
10 Goldman Sachs Group Goldman Sachs GroupSecurities 
11 Target TargetGeneral Merchandisers 
12 Southwest Airlines Southwest AirlinesAirlines 
13 American Express American ExpressMegabanks 
14 BMW BMWMotor Vehicles 
14 Costco Wholesale Costco WholesaleSpecialty Retailers 
16 Microsoft MicrosoftComputer Software 
17 United Parcel Service United Parcel ServiceDelivery and Logistics 
18 Cisco Systems Cisco SystemsNetwork Communications 
19 3M 3MMedical and Other Precision Equipment 
20 Nordstrom NordstromGeneral Merchandisers 
Information Provided by Fortune Magazine
Fortune's Top 20 Most Admired Companies
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