No. 1: Apple
2. Nordstrom
3. Amazon.com
4. Whole Foods Market
5. Qualcomm
6. Caterpillar
7. Exxon Mobil*
7. Royal Dutch Shell*
9. Walt Disney
10. Procter & Gamble
*Tie
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Asked to name the best of the best, 3,800 executives, directors, and analysts chose these businesses