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Now get even more company insights: Like Fortune magazine on Facebook for the latest in-depth business reporting and analysis. Rank in Electronics: 1 (Previous rank: 1) Overall score: 6.82 Ticker: GE Why it's admired: GE continues to struggle through the challenges that hit during the recession. During the fourth quarter of 2011, profit increased to 39 cents per-share, which beat analyst expectations.The company is making strides towards tightening its financials, but still needs to push more products. Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011 dropped 8% to $38 billion. On the other hand, the company's industrial order backlog grew to $200 billion, the largest backlog in GE history. CEO Jeff Immelt still holds tremendous clout as its leader, implementing his plan to slowly steer the giant corporation away from finance and back to manufacturing. |
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The Most Admired companies in America are spread out across the country, but a few states dominate.
Winning streaks
These 20 Most Admired companies have landed among the top in their industries for multiple years.
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The experts chose the top 50. Now it's your turn. 'Like' the company you most admire to vote. The top 5 reader favorites are below.
| Company | # of 'Likes' |
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| 1. Apple | 1,188 |
| 2. Teradata | 651 |
| 3. Tupperware Brands | 564 |
| 4. FedEx | 391 |
| 5. IBM | 304 |
