Florida Companies Get Worldwide Admiration

Fortune Magazine is out with its list of the world's most admired companies, and Florida makes some appearances in the rankings.

Disney came in fourth which is up two spots from last year. Disney came in first in the entertainment industry category. Lakeland based Publix ranks first in the food and drug stores industry category.

Apple was the world's most admired company for the 13th straight year according to a survey of thousands of executives, directors and analysts.

The top 50:

1. Apple

2. Amazon

3. Microsoft

4. Walt Disney

5. Berkshire Hathaway

6. Starbucks

7. Alphabet

8. JPMorgan Chase

9. Costco Wholesale

10. Salesforce

11. Southwest Airlines

12. Coca-Cola

13. Nike

14. American Express

15. FedEx

16. Netflix

17. Marriott International

18. Walmart

19. Delta Air Lines

20. Nordstrom

21. Home Depot

22. Target

23. Procter & Gamble

24. USAA

25. BlackRock

26. Johnson & Johnson

27. Goldman Sachs Group

28. Singapore Airlines

29. 3M

30. Toyota Motor

31. Unilever

32. BMW

33. UPS

34. Accenture

35. IBM

36. Visa

37. Charles Schwab

38. CVS Health

39. Nestlé

40. Adidas

41. McDonald's

42. Mastercard

43. PepsiCo

44. Caterpillar

45. L'Oréal

46. Lockheed Martin

47. Adobe

48. Publix Super Markets

49. Merck

50. Exxon Mobil


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