5 food retailers among 50 ‘Most Admired’ companies.

Food retailers Costco, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart and Publix are all ranked among a list of top 50 «Most Admired» U.S. companies, according to a ranking published this week by Fortune.

The annual list rates companies in attributes of their reputation including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value, quality of products and services and global competitiveness. Apple was the No. 1 ranked company, followed by Alphabet (Google) and Amazon.

Among food retailers, Costco ranked No. 12, Whole Foods 24, Target 39, Walmart 42 and Publix 49.

1.
Apple aapl, -1.24 %
Cupertino, Calif.

Computers
2.
Alphabet googl, -1.46 %
Mountain View, Calif.

Internet Services and Retailing
3.
Amazon.com amzn, -2.96 %
Seattle, Wash.

Internet Services and Retailing
4.
Berkshire Hathaway brka, -0.78 %
Omaha, Neb.

Insurance: Property and Casualty
5.
Walt Disney dis, -1.67 %
Burbank, Calif.

Entertainment
6.
Starbucks sbux, -2.87 %
Seattle, Wash.

Food Services
7.
Southwest Airlines luv, -1.75 %
Dallas, Texas

Airlines
8.
FedEx fdx, -1.36 %
Memphis, Tenn.

Delivery
9.
Nike nke, -1.43 %
Beaverton, Ore.

Apparel
10.
General Electric ge, -2.19 %
Fairfield, Conn.

Electronics
11.
American Express axp, -2.61 %
New York, N.Y.

Consumer Credit Card and Related Services
12.
Costco cost, 0.18 %
Issaquah, Wash.

Specialty Retailers
13.
Nordstrom jwn, -2.12 %
Seattle, Wash.

General Merchandisers
14.
Facebook fb, -1.45 %
Menlo Park, Calif.

Internet Services and Retailing
15.
Coca-Cola ko, -0.60 %
Atlanta, Ga.

Beverages
15.
Johnson & Johnson jnj, -0.86 %
New Brunswick, N.J.

Pharmaceuticals
17.
Microsoft msft, -1.54 %
Redmond, Wash.

Computer Software
18.
BMW bamxy, -5.17 %
Munich, Germany

Motor Vehicles
19.
Netflix nflx, -2.35 %
Los Gatos, Calif.

Entertainment
20.
JP Morgan Chase jpm, -3.01 %
New York, N.Y.

Megabanks
21.
Procter & Gamble pg, -1.10 %
Cincinnati, Ohio

Soaps and Cosmetics
22.
Boeing ba, -2.69 %
Chicago, Ill.

Aerospace and Defense
23.
Goldman Sachs Group gs, -2.80 %
New York, N.Y.

Megabanks
24.
Whole Foods Market wfm, -1.88 %
Austin, Texas

Food and Drug Stores
25.
Wells Fargo wfc, -2.94 %
San Francisco, Calif.

Megabanks
26.
BlackRock blk, -3.21 %
New York, N.Y.

Securities and Asset Management
27.
CVS Health cvs, -1.12 %
Woonsocket, R.I.

Food and Drug Stores
28.
Toyota Motor tm, -2.35 %
Toyota, Japan

Motor Vehicles
29.
Marriott International mar, -1.39 %
Bethesda, Md.

Hotels, Casinos, Resorts
30.
Delta Air Lines dal, -2.27 %
Atlanta, Ga.

Airlines
31.
Home Depot hd, -0.76 %
Atlanta, Ga.

Specialty Retailers
32.
IBM ibm, -1.74 %
Armonk, N.Y.

Information Technology Services
33.
UPS ups, -1.39 %
Atlanta, Ga.

Delivery
34.
salesforce.com crm, -3.13 %
San Francisco, Calif.

Computer Software
35.
Samsung Electronics
Suwon, South Korea

Electronics
36.
Accenture acn, -1.67 %
Dublin, Ireland

Information Technology Services
37.
Exxon Mobil xom, -1.42 %
Irving, Texas

Petroleum Refining
38.
Nestle nsrgy, -0.89 %
Vevey, Switzerland

Consumer Food Products
39.
Target tgt, 1.66 %
Minneapolis, Minn.

General Merchandisers
40.
St. Jude Medical stj, -1.61 %
St. Paul, Minn.

Medical Products and Equipment
41.
Unilever ul, -1.44 %
London, United Kingdom

Consumer Food Products
42.
Walmart wmt, -0.69 %
Bentonville, Ark.

General Merchandisers
43.
Intel intc, -1.15 %
Santa Clara, Calif.

Semiconductors
44.
PepsiCo pep, -0.87 %
Purchase, N.Y.

Consumer Food Products
45.
Caterpillar cat, -3.74 %
Peoria, Ill.

Construction and Farm Machinery
46.
Deere de, -0.16 %
Moline, Ill.

Construction and Farm Machinery
47.
Visa v, -2.05 %
Foster City, Calif.

Consumer Credit Card and Related Services
48.
AT&T t, -0.14 %
Dallas, Texas

Telecommunications
49.
Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, Fla.

Food and Drug Stores
50.

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