NEW YORK, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newsweek, in partnership with Statista, today announced America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2026, recognizing 700 companies across 23 industries that have earned the confidence of U.S. consumers, employees, and investors. The annual ranking is designed to help readers identify companies that stand out for credibility, integrity, and long-term trust in an increasingly skeptical business environment.
Trust remains one of the most important and difficult-to-measure assets in business. It shapes the brands consumers choose, the companies investors back, and the employers workers want to join. Yet recent research continues to show a gap between how companies perceive their own trustworthiness and how they are viewed by the public. To help close that gap, Newsweek and Statista developed this ranking to spotlight the organizations that Americans trust most.
This year’s list was based on an independent survey of 25,000 U.S. residents, who submitted 101,000 company evaluations, as well as a social listening analysis of more than 307,000 online mentions. Companies were assessed across the three core dimensions: customer trust, investor trust, and employee trust.
“As trust becomes harder to earn, integrity is more important than ever,” said Jennifer H. Cunningham, Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. “The strongest companies are those that lead with transparency and ensure their actions match how they are perceived by the public.”
To be eligible, companies had to be headquartered in the United States and generate at least $500 million in annual revenue. Survey results accounted for 80 percent of each company’s overall score, while 20 percent came from social listening analysis that measured sentiment, reach, and virality. Companies associated with significant recent scandals or lawsuits were excluded.
The 2026 ranking spans industries including retail, travel, dining and leisure, food and beverage, financial services, software and telecommunications, health care and life sciences, and energy and utilities, offering a broad view of trust across the American economy. Noteworthy companies on this year’s list include:
- Aerospace & Defense - GE Aerospace
- Appliances & Electronics - Bose
- Automotive & Components - Harley-Davidson
- Banks - Navy Federal
- Construction - Perry Homes
- Consulting & Professional Services - ABM
- Consumer Goods - The Clorox Company
- Energy & Utilities - Golden State Water
- Financial Services - Fidelity
- Food & Beverage - Quaker
- Grocery & Convenience Stores - Whole Foods Market
- Health Care & Life Sciences - ICU Medical
- Insurances - Globe Life
- Machines & Industrial Equipment - Stanley Black & Decker
- Materials & Chemicals - The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Media & Entertainment - DreamWorks Animation
- Real Estate & Housing - Kraft Group
- Retail - Chewy
- Software & Telecommunications - Palo Alto Networks
- Technology Hardware - Dell
- Textiles, Clothing & Luxury Goods - Levi Strauss
- Transport, Logistics & Packaging - United Parcel Service
- Travel, Dining & Leisure - Chick-fil-A
To view the full list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2026 and learn more about the methodology, visit: rankings.newsweek.com/most-trustworthy-companies-in-america-2026.
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