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AMERICA'S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES

Top 20 Most Admired Companies

To create the top 20 for our 25th annual rankings, Fortune and its survey partners at Hay Group asked 3,322 executives, directors, and securities analysts to select the 10 companies they admire most. Having fresh ideas and being green are among the qualities that distinguish this year's winners.

6 of 20

FedEx

Top 20 Rank: 6

Rank among: Delivery: 1

When Hurricane Katrina hit in late August 2005, businesses became the heroes: FedEx delivered 440 tons of relief supplies, mostly at no charge. No wonder it ranked no. 2 on last year's list. This year, it slipped a bit to no. 6.

More: See how FedEx rates in 8 key areas.

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Target's fashion statement

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Toyota's all-American ads

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