World's Most Admired Companies
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Caterpillar **
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Top 50 rank: 33 (TIE)
Rank in Construction and Farm Machinery: 1 *
(Previous rank: 1*)
Overall score: 7.80
Ticker:CAT

Headquarters:
Peoria, IL
Website: www.caterpillar.com
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Nine key attributes of reputation
Industry rank
Innovation
2
People management
2
Use of corporate assets
2
Social responsibility
2
Quality of management
1
Financial soundness
1
Long-term investment
2
Quality of products/services
1
Global competitiveness
1
From the March 17, 2014, issue.

Notes:
* Rank in industrial and farm equipment last year.
** One of two new industries derived from industrial & farm equipment.

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