World’s Most Admired Companies

March 23, 2010 by George Van Antwerp 1 Comment

Fortune published their annual list of most admired companies.  Only one of the top 50 is a healthcare company – Johnson & Johnson. 

The top 10…

  1. Apple
  2. Google
  3. Berkshire Hathaway
  4. Johnson & Johnson
  5. Amazon.com
  6. Procter & Gamble [some healthcare business but still primarily consumer products]
  7. Toyota Motor [survey was before all the recent issues]
  8. Goldman Sachs Group
  9. Wal-Mart Stores [some healthcare business]
  10. Coca-Cola

But, let’s look at some of the subgroups.

Insurance and Managed Care:

  1. Aetna
  2. United Health Group
  3. Wellpoint
  4. Humana
  5. Amerigroup

Pharmacy and Other Services:

  1. Medco Health Services
  2. US Oncology Holdings
  3. Quest Diagnostics
  4. Catalyst Health Solutions
  5. IMS Health

Pharmaceuticals:

  1. Abbott Laboratories
  2. Johnson & Johnson
  3. Novartis
  4. Roche Group
  5. GlaxoSmithKline
  6. AstraZeneca
  7. Amgen

Food & Drug Stores:

  1. CVS Caremark
  2. Publix Super Markets
  3. Tesco
  4. Kroger
  5. Safeway
  6. Walgreen
  7. J. Sainsbury
  8. Carrefour

Wholesalers:

  1. McKesson
  2. Owens & Minor
  3. Cardinal Health
  4. Henry Schein
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One Response to “World’s Most Admired Companies”

  1. Metro Square Reply February 28, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Apple again topped Fortune’s annual list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies”, claiming the title for the seventh year in a row. Apple’s ranking on the list was followed by Amazon, Google. I’d like to work for them and they produce awesome products.

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