Which companies were on the most Fortune lists -- including the Fortune 500, Fastest-Growing and Best Companies to Work For -- this year? Here are 2012's all-star companies.
American Express
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No. of list appearances:
5
Ranked: 95 on Fortune 500
344 on Global 500
2 in Consumer Credit Card and Related Services on World's Most Admired Companies
60 on 100 Best Companies to Work For
25 on 100 Top MBA Employers
To make Fortune's list of Blue-Ribbon companies, a company must appear on at least 4 Fortune lists in a calendar year. Those include: the FORTUNE 500, Global 500, World's Most Admired Companies, 100 Best Companies to Work For, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies and CNNMoney's 100 Most Desirable MBA Employers. For Most Admired, a company must either appear on World's Most Admired Companies Top 50 overall, or rank in the top half of its industry to count toward inclusion on the Blue-Ribbon list.