Philippine firms in 2025 World's Best Companies list
Manila Times
12 September 2025
TEN Philippine firms made it to Time and Statista’s World’s Best Companies list for 2025, with Ayala Corp. the highest in 210th place.
The 1,000 firms on the list were measured on employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability transparency.
Ayala, the country’s oldest conglomerate, scored an overall 86.26 out of a possible 100. It ranked high in employee satisfaction (95th) and placed 587th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank # 1; World Rank # 210 |
“This recognition inspires us to be an even better Ayala as we journey to our 200th year,” Ayala President and CEO Cezar Consing said in a statement on Thursday.
“We share this with our employees and partners, whose hard work and support helped Ayala earn this honor,” he added
Security Bank Corp. followed in 369th place with a score of 84.04, ranking 146th in employee satisfaction and 534th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #2; World Rank #369 |
SM Investments Corp., the parent firm of the SM group, placed 407th with a score of 83.46. It ranked 522nd in employee satisfaction and 747th in sustainability transparency, while its affiliate, China Banking Corp., also made the list at 882nd place with a score of 75.62, ranking 639th in employee satisfaction and 927th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #3; World Rank #407 |
“This recognition inspires us to keep strengthening our efforts in creating value for our stakeholders and contributing positively to our communities,” SM Investments President and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said in a separate statement.
“It also reflects our balanced approach to growth, delivering strong results for shareholders while also fostering long-term value and resilience for employees, partners and communities.”
Other Philippine companies on the list were:
– Jollibee Foods Corp. (685th with a score of 79.29), 211th in employee satisfaction and 913th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #4; World Rank #685 |
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| PH Rank #5; World Rank #764 |
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| PH Rank #6; World Rank #828 |
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| PH Rank #7; World Rank #882 |
– JG Summit Holdings Inc. (949th, 73.13), 858th in employee satisfaction, 949th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #8; World Rank #949 |
– Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (962nd, 72.69), 527th in employee satisfaction, 848th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #9; World Rank # 962 |
– Filinvest Development Corp. (995th, 71.42), 988th in employee satisfaction, 936th in sustainability transparency.
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| PH Rank #10; World Rank # 988 |
Ayala and SM Investments were said to have recorded “very high” revenue growth while Security Bank, Jollibee, ICTSI, Chinabank, JG Summit and Filinvest were scored “high.” UnionBank and Robinsons Retail revenues, meanwhile, were “moderate.”
Nvidia, which in the summer became the first public company to hit $4 trillion in market value, topped the 2025 ranking. Time said it “rose through the ranks on a wave of growing artificial intelligence (AI) demand and a well-performing gaming division.”
Microsoft, second on this list and just behind Nvidia in market value, was also said to have seen revenue surge last year due to AI and cloud computing.
Last year’s No. 1, Apple, was dropped from the list due to a decline in revenue from 2022 to 2024. Time noted that Wall Street analysts had linked the revenue drop to Apple having fallen behind on AI.
To measure employee satisfaction, Time and Statista used surveys of over 200,000 workers worldwide, while revenue growth was assessed using data for the last three years.
Companies should have generated at least $100 million in revenues in 2023 and 2024 depending on the most recent data and also needed to have recorded growth over the last three years.
As for sustainability transparency, environmental, social and governance data were considered, including carbon emissions reduction, the share of women in the companies’ boards, the existence of human rights policies, corporate social responsibility reporting and corruption/anti-corruption guidelines.
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