Retailers on Time’s first-ever list of America’s ‘Best Companies’ list include...
Six retailers made the upper tier of a ranking of the 1,000 best companies in the United States by Time Magazine.
To identify the country's top-performing companies, Time partnered with Statista to evaluate and rank the most prominent companies in the country based on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency. The top 1,000 companies were named as “America’s Best Companies of 2026.”
Tech companies dominated the very upper tier of the ranking, with Nvidia and Apple taking the top two spots, scoring 98.88 and 93.71 respectively. Salesforce, Cigna and Eli Lily and Company rounded out the top five.
The only retailer to crack the top 25 was Costco Wholesale Corp, ranked No. 23 with an overall score of 90,81.
Here are the retailers and restaurant brands that made the top 200 on the list. (To see the full list of 1,000 companies, click here.
•Abercrombie & Fitch: No. 40
•Amazon: No. 47
•CVS Health: No. 75
•TJX Cos. No. 78
•Home Depot: No. 91
•Nike: No. 104
•Ralph Lauren: No. 105
•Chipotle Mexican Grill: No. 113
•Burlington Stores: No. 117
•American Eagle Outfitters: No.118
•Ulta Beauty: No. 122
•Walmart: No. 145
•AutoZone: No. 149
•Levi Strauss & Co.: No. 155
•Deckers Brands: No.156
•Yum Brands; No. 158
•Starbucks: No. 159
•Steve Madden: No. 162
•Tapestry: No. 169
•Kroger Co. No. 187
•PVH Corp. No. 194
•Ross Stores: No. 214
•Tractor Supply Co.: No. 242
•O'Reilly Auto Parts; No. 248
•Bath & Body Works: No. 260
•Gap Inc.: No. 278
•Brinker International: No.283
•Domino's: No. 286
•Constellation Brands: No. 297
•Texas Roadhouse: No. 335
•The Wendy's Company: No. 343
•Warby Parker: No. 352
•Dutch Bros: No. 353
•Wingstop Restaurants: No. 379
•Dick's Sporting Goods: No. 384
•Williams-Sonoma Inc.: No. 388
•The Cheesecake Factory: No. 392
•McDonald's: No. 395
•Victoria's Secret & Co.: No. 396
•Darden Restaurants; No. 400
(To see the full list of 1,000 companies, click here.)
