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Philippine firms in 2025 World's Best Companies list
The Manila Timesยท2025-09-11 16:21

Group 1: Core Insights - Ten Philippine firms made it to Time and Statista's World's Best Companies list for 2025, with Ayala Corp. ranking the highest at 210th place, scoring 86.26 out of 100 [1] - The ranking criteria included employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency [1][9] - Ayala Corp. ranked 95th in employee satisfaction and 587th in sustainability transparency [1] Group 2: Company Rankings and Scores - Security Bank Corp. ranked 369th with a score of 84.04, placing 146th in employee satisfaction and 534th in sustainability transparency [2] - SM Investments Corp. placed 407th with a score of 83.46, ranking 522nd in employee satisfaction and 747th in sustainability transparency [3] - China Banking Corp. was ranked 882nd with a score of 75.62, placing 639th in employee satisfaction and 927th in sustainability transparency [3] Group 3: Additional Companies on the List - Jollibee Foods Corp. ranked 685th with a score of 79.29, 211th in employee satisfaction and 913th in sustainability transparency [4] - Union Bank of the Philippines ranked 764th with a score of 78.15, 321st in employee satisfaction and 771st in sustainability transparency [5] - International Container Terminal Services Inc. ranked 828th with a score of 76.87, 790th in employee satisfaction and 846th in sustainability transparency [5] Group 4: Revenue Growth Insights - Ayala and SM Investments recorded "very high" revenue growth, while Security Bank, Jollibee, ICTSI, Chinabank, JG Summit, and Filinvest scored "high" [7] - UnionBank and Robinsons Retail revenues were categorized as "moderate" [7] Group 5: Global Context - Nvidia topped the 2025 ranking, becoming the first public company to reach a $4 trillion market value, driven by AI demand and a strong gaming division [7] - Microsoft ranked second, benefiting from revenue surges due to AI and cloud computing [7] - Apple, last year's No. 1, was dropped from the list due to a revenue decline linked to falling behind in AI [8]