Apple ranks third on TIME’s World’s Best Companies list after last year’s absence
TIME’s “The World’s Best Companies 2026” list is out, with Apple returning at No. 3 after dropping off the ranking last year. Here are the details. more…
TIME has released its "The World's Best Companies 2026" list, and Apple has made a comeback, securing the third spot after being absent last year. The ranking factors are employee satisfaction, revenue growth over the past three years, and sustainability transparency, each equally weighted. Apple's overall score is 93.16, trailing only Cigna (94.37) and Nvidia (97.51).
Apple ranked third for employee satisfaction, just behind Microsoft and IBM, who led the pack. However, Apple's sustainability transparency score dropped to 24th, down from the top position it held in 2024. Apple received a "Very High" rating for revenue growth, the highest of the four designations, surpassing "Outstanding," "High," and "Moderate."
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