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How the Top 500 rankings are compiled

The list is not a popularity contest, and the method is deliberately boring.

How the Top 500 rankings are compiled

Companies are assessed against a consistent set of financial and governance measures, applied the same way across sectors and years so the list stays comparable over time.

Why the method is public

A ranking is only as credible as its method. Publishing the criteria lets a company see why it placed where it did — and lets readers weigh the list for themselves.

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