Fortune has revealed its annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for 2025. Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized among the world’s most respected and reputable organizations for the tenth consecutive year.
The ranking from Fortune is based on feedback from executives, directors and analysts. Executives are asked to rate organizations within an industry based on specific criteria requirements, choosing the top ten companies they admired most.
“We’re thrilled to again be recognized among the most admired companies,” said Robin Kranich, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer. “At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world. We have a clear strategy along with the proven practices and passion to sustain our track record of growth. All of this is brought to life by our remarkable associates who embody and strengthen our purposeful culture.”
Additionally, Gartner has ranked within the top five for all nine of the criteria requirements within its industry.
Innovation
People Management
Use of Corporate Assets
Social Responsibility
Quality of Management
Financial Soundness
Long-Term Investment Value
Quality of Products/Services
Global Competitiveness
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How Fortune Ranks the Most Admired Companies:
Fortune collaborated with our partner Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputations. We began with a universe of about 1,500 candidates: the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue, along with non-U.S. companies in Fortune’s Global 500 database that have revenues of $10 billion or more. We winnowed the assortment to the highest-revenue companies in each industry, a total of 650 in 30 countries. The top-rated companies were picked from that pool of 650; the executives who voted work at the companies in that group.
To determine the best-regarded companies in 51 industries, Korn Ferry asked executives, directors, and analysts to rate enterprises in their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value and quality of management and products to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. A company’s score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.
Results were not published in the following categories due to insufficient response rates: Food and Drug Stores, Mining-Crude Oil Production, Motor Vehicles, and Network and Communications Equipment.
To select our 50 All-Stars, Korn Ferry asked 3,380 executives, directors, and securities analysts who had responded to the industry surveys to select the 10 companies they admired most. They chose from a list made up of the companies that ranked in the top 25% in last year’s surveys, plus those that finished in the top 20% of their industry. Anyone could vote for any company in any industry.