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These are 2016's companies of the year, according to Fortune

Silhouetted workers walk in front of office towers in the Canary Wharf financial district in London February 16, 2011. New Bank of England forecasts opened the door on Wednesday for interest rates to rise slowly in Britain but Governor Mervyn King warned against jumping to conclusions about when the central bank would pull the trigger.   REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - RTR2IOGT

Fortune's blue ribbon list looks at companies that have featured heavily in their corporate rankings across the year. Image: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Scott DeCarlo
Senior Editor, Fortune
Christina Austin
Web Producer, Fortune.com

Our 2016 Blue Ribbon list

Who are 2016’s top corporate dogs? This year, 34 names showed up on at least four of our seven most rigorous annual rankings—the Fortune 500, ­Global 500, Best Companies to Work For, Change the World list, World’s Most Admired Companies, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, and Businessperson of the Year. Now they’re on one more: our Blue Ribbon list.

If you’re in the hunt for a new job, these companies could be a good place to start your search. After all, they’re either profitable, helping to change the world, highly regarded by their own employees, admired by others, or a combination of these attributes.

Image: Fortune

5 List Appearances

Alphabet

No. 36 on the Fortune 500
No. 94 on the Global 500
No. 1 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
No. 4 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

Gilead Sciences

No. 86 on the Fortune 500
No. 316 on the Global 500
No. 4 on Change the World
No. 17 on Fastest-Growing Companies
World’s Most Admired Companies

Nike

No. 91 on the Fortune 500
No. 343 on the Global 500
No. 6 on Change the World
No. 24 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

4 List Appearances

Accenture

No. 312 on the Global 500
No. 84 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
No. 29 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Amazon

No. 18 on the Fortune 500
No. 44 on the Global 500
No. 2 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

American Express

No. 85 on the Fortune 500
No. 302 on the Global 500
No. 96 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Apple

No. 3 on the Fortune 500
No. 9 on the Global 500
No. 11 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

Bank of America

No. 26 on the Fortune 500
No. 64 on the Global 500
No. 16 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Capital One Financial

No. 112 on the Fortune 500
No. 430 on the Global 500
No. 88 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Centene

No. 124 on the Fortune 500
No. 470 on the Global 500
No. 41 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

Cisco Systems

No. 54 on the Fortune 500
No. 183 on the Global 500
No. 82 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Coca-Cola

No. 62 on the Fortune 500
No. 206 on the Global 500
No. 11 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

CVS Health

No. 7 on the Fortune 500
No. 18 on the Global 500
No. 28 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Facebook

No. 157 on the Fortune 500
No. 3 on Fastest Growing Companies
No. 1 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Dynamics

No. 88 on the Fortune 500
No. 330 on the Global 500
No. 31 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Electric

No. 11 on the Fortune 500
No. 26 on the Global 500
No. 3 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

General Motors

No. 8 on the Fortune 500
No. 20 on the Global 500
No. 12 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

Goldman Sachs Group

No. 74 on the Fortune 500
No. 252 on the Global 500
No. 51 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

IBM

No. 31 on the Fortune 500
No. 82 on the Global 500
No. 47 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Intel

No. 51 on the Fortune 500
No. 158 on the Global 500
No. 12 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Johnson & Johnson

No. 39 on the Fortune 500
No. 103 on the Global 500
No. 31 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

MasterCard

No. 294 on the Fortune 500
No. 7 on Change the World
No. 40 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

McDonald’s

No. 109 on the Fortune 500
No. 420 on the Global 500
No. 25 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Microsoft

No. 25 on the Fortune 500
No. 63 on the Global 500
No. 5 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

Netflix

No. 379 on the Fortune 500
No. 20 on Fastest-Growing Companies
No. 13 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

PepsiCo

No. 44 on the Fortune 500
No. 127 on the Global 500
No. 38 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Publix Super Markets

No. 87 on the Fortune 500
No. 317 on the Global 500
No. 67 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

salesforce

No. 386 on the Fortune 500
No. 23 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
No. 26 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Starbucks

No. 146 on the Fortune 500
No. 45 on Change the World
No. 29 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

United Continental

No. 80 on the Fortune 500
No. 265 on the Global 500
No. 20 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

United Technologies

No. 45 on the Fortune 500
No. 136 on the Global 500
No. 8 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

USAA

No. 114 on the Fortune 500
No. 444 on the Global 500
No. 36 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walmart

No. 1 on the Fortune 500
No. 1 on the Global 500
No. 15 on Change the World
World’s Most Admired Companies

Walt Disney

No. 53 on the Fortune 500
No. 164 on the Global 500
No. 22 on Businessperson of the Year
World’s Most Admired Companies

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