Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2024
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 four of our nine most rigorous annual rankings in the prior year: the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, Future 50, Fortune 500 Europe, Change the World, World’s Most Admired Companies, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, or Most Powerful Women.
Twelve companies landed on five lists, and 43 additional companies made at least four appearances. This past year’s full Blue Ribbon list is below.
Companies with 5 list appearances
Twelve companies made a total of five list appearances:
Accenture
No. 41 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 2 on Most Powerful Women
No. 220 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 5 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Alphabet (GOOGL)
No. 8 on Most Powerful Women
No. 45 on Change the World
No. 17 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 8 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Apple (AAPL)
No. 43 on Most Powerful Women
No. 15 on Change the World
No. 8 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 4 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
DHL Group (DPSGY)
No. 20 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 52 on Most Powerful Women
No. 103 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 88 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Dow (DOW)
No. 17 on Change the World
No. 245 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 75 on the Fortune 500
No. 89 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Elevance Health (ELV)
No. 10 on Most Powerful Women
No. 51 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 22 on the Fortune 500
No. 57 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
No. 23 on Most Powerful Women
No. 33 on Change The World
No. 53 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 23 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Microsoft (MSFT)
No. 17 on Most Powerful Women
No. 24 on Change the World
No. 30 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 13 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Pfizer (PFE)
No. 85 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 29 on Most Powerful Women
No. 102 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 38 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Progressive (PGR)
No. 22 on Most Powerful Women
No. 287 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 88 on the Fortune 500
No. 54 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Tesla (TSLA)
No. 2 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 95 on Most Powerful Women
No. 1 on Change the World
No. 152 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 50 on the Fortune 500
Walmart (WMT)
No. 14 on Most Powerful Women
No. 3 on Change the World
No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 1 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Companies with 4 list appearances
Forty-three companies made a total of four list appearances:
Abbot Laboratories (ABT)
No. 10 on Change the World
No 338 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 99 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Amazon (AMZN)
No. 49 on Most Powerful Women
No. 4 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 2 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
American Express (AXP)
No. 253 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 77 on the Fortune 500
No. 3 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Banco Santander (SAN)
No. 21 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 19 on Most Powerful Women
No. 14 on Change the World
No. 104 on the Fortune Global 500
Bank of America (BAC)
No. 82 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 32 on the Fortune 500
No. 63 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Best Buy (BBY)
No. 42 on Most Powerful Women
No. 311 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 94 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Capital One Financial (COF)
No. 386 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 106 on the Fortune 500
No. 15 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Centene (CNC)
No. 40 on Most Powerful Women
No. 60 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 25 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
No. 28 on Change the World
No. 274 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 82 on the Fortune 500
No. 1 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
Citigroup (C)
No. 4 on Most Powerful Women
No. 99 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 36 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Comcast (CMCSA)
No. 77 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 29 on the Fortune 500
No. 9 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
ConocoPhillips (COP)
No. 34 on the Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 149 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 49 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
CVS Health (CVS)
No. 1 on Most Powerful Women
No. 11 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 6 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
No. 60 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 50 on Most Powerful Women
No. 7 on Fortune Global 500
No. 3 on Fortune 500
General Dynamics (GD)
No. 21 on Most Powerful Women
No. 379 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 105 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
General Motors (GM)
No. 3 on Most Powerful Women
No. 1 on Change the World
No. 50 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 21 on the Fortune 500
Goldman Sachs Group (GS)
No. 71 on Most Powerful Women
No. 185 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 55 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Home Depot (HD)
No. 34 on Most Powerful Women
No. 48 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 20 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
HP (HPQ)
No. 213 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 63 on the Fortune 500
No. 80 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
No. 79 on Most Powerful Women
No. 112 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 40 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Jones Financial (Edward Jones)
No. 69 on Most Powerful Women
No. 333 on the Fortune 500
No. 62 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Mastercard (MA)
No. 13 on Change the World
No. 177 on the Fortune 500
No. 93 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Merck (MRK)
No. 231 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 69 on the Fortune 500
No. 98 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Meta Platforms (META)
No. 18 on Most Powerful Women
No. 81 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 31 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
MetLife (MET)
No. 183 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 54 on the Fortune 500
No. 51 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Netflix (NFLX)
No. 53 on Most Powerful Women
No. 484 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 129 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Nike (NKE)
No. 76 on Most Powerful Women
No. 308 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 93 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
No. 20 on Most Powerful Women
No. 413 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 113 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Nucor (NUE)
No. 14 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 361 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 102 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Nvidia (NVDA)
No. 50 on the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 152 on the Fortune 500
No. 6 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
No. 38 on Most Powerful Women
No. 405 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 110 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
PepsiCo (PEP)
No. 98 on Most Powerful Women
No. 135 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 46 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Publix Super Markets
No. 255 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 78 on the Fortune 500
No. 91 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Salesforce (CRM)
No. 491 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 133 on the Fortune 500
No. 8 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
SAP (SAP)
No. 114 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 472 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 52 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Schneider Electric (SBGSY)
No. 98 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 29 on Change the World
No. 421 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
ServiceNow (NOW)
No. 19 on the Future 50
No. 499 on the Fortune 500
No. 74 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
Target (TGT)
No. 90 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 33 on the Fortune 500
No. 26 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies
TIAA
No. 16 on Most Powerful Women
No. 366 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 103 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
No. 27 on Most Powerful Women
No. 10 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 5 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Vodafone Group (VOD)
No. 66 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 36 on Most Powerful Women
No. 302 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Volvo (VLVY)
No. 67 on the Fortune 500 Europe
No. 31 on Change the World
No. 307 on the Fortune Global 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
Walt Disney (DIS)
No. 39 on Most Powerful Women
No. 145 on the Fortune Global 500
No. 48 on the Fortune 500
World’s Most Admired Companies
By sector
| Sector | Number of Fortune Blue Ribbon companies |
| Financials | 11 |
| Technology | 11 |
| Health Care | 8 |
| Retailing | 5 |
| Energy | 3 |
| Motor Vehicles & Parts | 3 |
| Aerospace & Defense | 2 |
| Media | 2 |
| Telecommunications | 2 |
| Apparel | 1 |
| Business Services | 1 |
| Chemicals | 1 |
| Food & Drug Stores | 1 |
| Food, Beverages & Tobacco | 1 |
| Industrials | 1 |
| Materials | 1 |
| Transportation | 1 |
| Grand Total | 55 |
