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MagazineApple tops the 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies list—finishing No. 1 for the 19th year in a row
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloJanuary 21, 2026
Shailesh Jejurikar standing in a suit in front of a window.
C-SuiteCompetitive cricketer turned assistant brand manager is now heading a $368 billion giant. Meet P&G’s new CEO Shailesh Jejurikar
By Amanda GerutJuly 28, 2025
MagazineApple tops the 2025 World’s Most Admired Companies list for the 18th year in a row
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloJanuary 29, 2025
Moderna is recruiting adult participants for Nova 301, its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational norovirus vaccine called mRNA-1403.
HealthModerna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 11, 2025
Captain Brian Ferguson in the cabin of a Delta aircraft.
LifestyleDelta has been keeping a secret for the past 20 years—and pilots really want you to ask about it 
By Rachel VentrescaFebruary 16, 2024
NewslettersCEOs say long-term transformation continues unabated, despite recession fears
By David Meyer and Alan MurrayFebruary 2, 2023
Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental Petroleum
NewslettersHow Vicki Hollub’s Occidental Petroleum rejoined the ranks of the World’s Most Admired Companies
By Emma Hinchliffe and Kinsey CrowleyFebruary 1, 2023
Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon and Cathy Baron-Tamraz attend A Book Party For Tap Dancing To Work: Warren Buffett On Practically Everything, 1966-2012 By Carol Loomis at The Lambs Club on November 26, 2012 in New York City.
NewslettersRunning one of the World’s Most Admired Companies appears to be correlated with CEO longevity
By David Meyer and Alan MurrayFebruary 1, 2023
Jamie Dimon
MagazineCEO longevity pays off for JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and other chiefs of World’s Most Admired Companies
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloFebruary 1, 2023
MagazineApple, Microsoft, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway earn top performance marks from their business rivals—and they do it year after year
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloFebruary 1, 2023
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By Fortune EditorsFebruary 1, 2023
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, photographed on February 4, 2020 in Redmond, WA.
EyebrowHow Microsoft’s Satya Nadella rejected a ‘know-it-all’ mentality and earned the title of ‘most underrated CEO’
By Carmela ChirinosFebruary 4, 2022
MagazinePfizer’s COVID vaccine has revived its sagging reputation as a Big Pharma brand
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloFebruary 2, 2022
EyebrowWorld’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsFebruary 2, 2022
a man and a woman looking at an iPhone in a store
LeadershipApple, Walt Disney, and UnitedHealth have this in common: Their business rivals give them ultra-high performance scores
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloFebruary 2, 2022
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Even with $850 billion to his name, Elon Musk admits ‘money can’t buy happiness.’ But billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s not so simpleAn image of a popular article
By Preston ForeFebruary 6, 2026
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Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’An image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2026
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Gen Z Patriots quarterback Drake Maye still drives a 2015 pickup truck even after it broke down on the highway—despite his $37 million contractAn image of a popular article
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 7, 2026
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