Amazon is the best company in America, according to Forbes.
The Seattle tech giant took the No. 1 spot on the publication’s 2027 “America’s Best Companies” list, moving up from No. 2 last year and edging out Apple.
Three other Washington state companies landed in the top 50: Microsoft at No. 6, Costco at No. 13 and Alaska Air Group at No. 39.
Last year’s No. 1, Berkshire Hathaway, slipped to No. 4. Nvidia ranked No. 3 on the same day CEO Jensen Huang resigned, following his admission of an extramarital affair. JPMorganChase, Alphabet, Royal Caribbean Group, Walmart and Marriott International round out the top 10.
Now in its third year, the ranking scores thousands of the largest public and private U.S. companies on factors including customer and employee sentiment, financial performance, creditworthiness, cybersecurity and innovation. Forbes said it worked with 12 data organizations to build the index.
Forbes said Amazon’s financial strength and size, its standing in news and social media, and the range of voices across the company and its leadership lifted it to No. 1. Apple scored especially well on employee satisfaction, customer loyalty, financial strength and innovation.
Forbes also pointed to Amazon’s speed, citing a feature that lets customers shop by text message. An employee suggested it in October and it launched Nov. 6.
“Innovating for customers, doing it fast, working backwards from their needs, that’s really at our core,” Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people, experience and technology, told Forbes.
In its own blog post Thursday, Amazon highlighted everything from faster delivery and custom AI chips to warehouse robotics and higher pay for frontline workers.
The ranking comes after a year of workforce cuts at Amazon. The company eliminated about 30,000 corporate jobs in rounds announced in October 2025 and January 2026, including more than 4,500 in Washington state. Smaller cuts followed throughout the year, including layoffs of fewer than 1,000 corporate employees in October, mainly in its Stores unit.