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Business Rankings Annual

Business Rankings Annual compiles business rankings published in periodicals, newspapers, financial services, directories, statistical annuals and other sources. The "top ten" of each of these rankings appear, covering a wide range of industries. Over 5,000 rankings are published each year.

ONLINE ACCESS: Business Rankings Annual is available online via the Gale: Business Insights database.

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Other Business Rankings Resources

100 Best Corporate Citizens
Annual list. As of 2019 this list is published by 3BL Media; formerly published by CR Magazine (Corporate Responsibility Magazine). Archived lists available back to 2009.
Best Global Brands
Annual best brands lists from Interbrand for a variety of categories.
Book of Lists (Boston Business Journal)
*Print Resource. The lastest Book of Lists is held on reserve at the Library Services Desk. Older editions are kept at the Reference Desk.
Boston area businesses ranked by various criteria.
Corporate Equality Index
From the Human Rights Campaign. "The Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees."
DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity
The Top 50 Companies for Diversity list assesses the performance of companies in six key areas of workplace fairness: Human Capital Metrics, Leadership Accountability, Talent Programs, Workforce Practices, Supplier Diversity, and Philanthropy. Archived lists available back to 2001.
Forbes Lists
Explore dozens of lists in the categories of People, Companies, and Places.
Fortune Lists
Includes the Fortune 500, Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, Most Admired Companies, The Best Companies to Work For, Greatest Leaders, Most Powerful Women, and more.
Inc. 5000
The most inspiring, fastest-growing private companies in America.
Industry Week (IW) 500
Ranking of America's largest public manufacturing companies.
Mergent's Industry Review
* Print Resource. Located at the Reference Desk.
Includes comparisons and rankings of 3,000 major public companies within 137 industries.
Rankings include: revenues, net income, profit margins, assets, returns on equity, returns on investment, cash position, evaluation of stock performance, price/earning ratios, yields, Mergent's short- and long-term price scores.
National Retail Federation (NRF) Top Retailers
Annual lists include Top 100 Retailers, Hot 100 Retailers, and Top 50 Global Retailers
S&P Sustainability Yearbook
Ranking of sustainability leaders selected based on their S&P Global ESG Scores calculated from the annual S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).