NJ companies make Forbes rankings for best, most trusted firms

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Several companies based in New Jersey have earned spots on two of Forbes‘ most respected lists.

Most Trusted Companies in America

To determine its second annual list of the 300 Most Trusted Companies, the publication analyzed 2,000 public and private businesses across dozens of metrics, such as financial performance, consumer trust, employee ratings and media treatment. In order to be eligible for consideration, companies must have at least 10,000 employees, Forbes said.

According to the ranking, the top three companies are Silicon Valley-based tech company Nvidia, Seattle e-commerce giant Amazon and Los Angeles-headquartered entertainment company Netflix.

New Jersey companies on the 2026 Most Trusted Companies in America ranking:

• No. 149: Weichert Realtors Morris Plains
• No. 153: Tokio Marine Management Jersey City
• No. 190: PSE&G Newark
• No. 220: Quest Diagnostics Secaucus
• No. 249: Cognizant Teaneck
• No. 259: Merck & Co. Rahway

Several firms with a local presence were also recognized in the top 25, including Chick-fil-A (No. 6), Bank of America (No. 8), Nordstrom (No. 15), JPMorgan Chase (No. 16), Costco Wholesale (No. 17), Trader Joe’s (No. 18), Wegmans Food Markets (No. 20) and Wawa (No. 25).

America’s Best Companies

The America’s Best Companies list highlights organizations that excel in employee satisfaction, customer experience, company leadership, sustainability, cybersecurity and financial strength. To produce the ranking of 500 honorees, nearly 1,500 firms were evaluated based on more than 60 measures across 11 categories, Forbes said.

Companies with a headquarters in the United States that employ more than 7,000 workers were eligible, according to Forbes.

Within New Jersey, the following were recognized:

• No. 119: Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick
• No. 137: PSE&G Newark
• No. 141: Prudential Financial Newark
• No. 154: Avis Budget Group Parsippany
• No. 221: UBS Financial Services Weehawken
• No. 224: Cognizant Teaneck
• No. 280: Merck & Co. Rahway
• No. 329: Tokio Marine Management Jersey City
• No. 331: Ansell Healthcare Iselin
• No. 347: Becton Dickinson Franklin Lakes
• No. 386: dsm-firmenich Plainsboro
• No. 411: The Campbell’s Co. Camden
• No. 423: Maersk Madison
• No. 428: Weichert Realtors Morris Plains
• No. 436: Quest Diagnostics Secaucus
• No. 460: Zoetis Parsippany
• No. 475: Virtua Marlton

Overall, real estate company Berkshire Hathaway came in at No. 1, Amazon at No. 2 and cruise line Royal Caribbean at No. 3.

The top 25 also includes Morgan Stanley (No. 4), Delta Air Lines (No. 5), Apple (No. 8), JPMorgan Chase (No. 9), Bank of America (No. 17), Walmart (No. 18), Costco Wholesale (No. 20), State Farm (No. 23), Texas Roadhouse (No. 24) and Darden Restaurants (No. 25).