Companies
An alphabetical index of all the Most Admired companies and contenders this year.
Company Industry Overall score
GameStop Specialty Retailers: Diversified 4.76
Gap Specialty Retailers: Apparel 5.27
Gas Natural Fenosa Energy 6.66
GasTerra Energy 6.22
Gazprom Energy 6.97
GDF Suez Energy 7.33
General Dynamics Aerospace and Defense 6.57
General Electric Electronics 6.82
General Growth Properties Real Estate 4.14
General Mills Consumer Food Products 6.24
General Motors Motor Vehicles 5.86
Genuine Parts Wholesalers: Diversified 5.86
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals 5.97
Glencore International Mining, Crude-Oil Production 5.02
Global Payments Consumer Credit Card and Related Services 5.53
Goldman Sachs Group Megabanks 7.04
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Motor Vehicle Parts 5.20
Google Internet Services and Retailing 7.74
Graphic Packaging Holding Packaging, Containers 5.14
Graybar Electric Wholesalers: Diversified 6.33
Guess Apparel 5.72
From the March 19, 2012 issue
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Where are the Most Admired?
Heat Map
The Most Admired companies in America are spread out across the country, but a few states dominate.
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Most Admired Industry Stars
These 20 Most Admired companies have landed among the top in their industries for multiple years.
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The experts chose the top 50. Now it's your turn. 'Like' the company you most admire to vote. The top 5 reader favorites are below.

Company # of 'Likes'
1. Apple 1,188
2. Teradata 651
3. Tupperware Brands 564
4. FedEx 391
5. IBM 304
The Most Admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Our survey partners at Hay Group start with about 1,400 companies... More
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