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IBD's 100 Best ESG Companies For 2022

Despite a tough year for stocks, the best ESG companies remain committed to sustainable and ethical business practices, while still exceeding profitability and return-on-investment goals.

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Below, IBD presents its fourth annual Best ESG Companies list. Public companies that made our 2022 list combine high Dow Jones sustainability scores with superior IBD technical and fundamental stock ratings. They are standouts for ESG investing.

2022 best ESG companiesTo build the 2022 100 Best ESG Companies list, we started with each company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability score created by Dow Jones Newswires, an IBD affiliate. These scores capture a broad spectrum of information on the ESG profile of more than 6,000 global companies. To create the scores, Dow Jones combines publicly available company data with an analysis of media coverage on each company. Thousands of English-language sources available via Factiva, Dow Jones' media aggregation and business intelligence platform, were analyzed to build these scores.

On Aug. 24, IBD asked Dow Jones for an ESG-scored list of all the U.S.-traded companies it tracks, a total of 2,208. We then cut the list to 1,693 companies on Aug. 31. We did this by removing nonpublic companies and companies with stock prices below $10 a share. We also removed any companies that lacked sufficient data to create an IBD Composite Rating.

Next step: further qualify the list. We did that by cutting it to the top 15% of the 1,693, using their ESG scores. Then, we selected the 100 with the highest IBD Composite Rating — all with scores of 81 or better. To break any ties, we looked at companies' Relative Strength Rating and then, if needed, their EPS Rating. Finally, we ranked the 100 companies by Dow Jones' ESG score.

Best ESG Companies, Stocks

How to use our ESG ranking: Our 2022 list can help you find ESG stocks that fit your sustainability and other investing criteria. If you're unfamiliar with any of the investing terms, click on the column head for detailed explanations.

Click on Worthington Industries, Verisk Analytics, Apple and First Solar to read our profiles of these top ESG Companies and their environmental, social and governance practices. Or click on their stock symbols. Those links will bring you to IBD's stock charts for these companies.

For current technical stock information and charts on any of these companies, visit IBD's Stock Checkup page.

Review our 2021 ESG Investing report here.

Note: At the bottom of the table, be sure to scroll to the right to see all the columns. Data are as of Aug. 31, 2022, except for ESG Scores (Aug. 24).

Rank Company Symbol Industry ESG Score Comp Rtg RS Rtg EPS Rtg SMR Rtg 3-Yr EPS Growth Rate ROE Last Qtr Sales % Chg Last Qtr EPS % Chg Div Yld
1 Worthington Industries WOR Metal-Processes/Fabrication 75.82 88 75 61 B 61 26 55 -32 2.4
2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services JBHT Transportation-Trucking 73.09 93 64 95 B 21 27 32 50 0.9
3 Verisk Analytics VRSK Commercial Services-Market Research 72.79 84 73 89 A 10 31 0 31 0.7
4 Texas Instruments TXN Electronics-Semiconductor Mfg 72.63 84 55 92 A 23 69 14 20 2.8
5 Apple AAPL Telecom-Consumer Products 72.36 89 75 84 A 34 147 2 -8 0.6
6 First Solar FSLR Energy-Solar 71.79 81 98 14 D 0 8 -1 -32 N.A.
7 ConocoPhillips PSX Oil & Gas-Refining/Marketing 71.72 96 89 80 B N.A. 13 77 815 4.3
8 Stepan SCL Chemicals-Specialty 71.55 87 61 84 B 13 14 26 27 1.3
9 Merck MRK Medical-Ethical Drugs 70.98 92 86 93 A 11 48 28 43 3.2
10 Host Hotels & Resorts HST Finance-Property REIT 70.71 84 73 78 C N.A. 0 113 500 2.7
11 Cheniere Energy LNG Oil & Gas-Transportation/Pipeline 70.64 88 97 41 N.A. N.A. 0 165 323 0.8
12 MasterCard MA Finance-Credit Card/Payment Processing 70.61 86 62 94 A 8 122 21 31 0.6
13 Sempra SRE Utility-Diversified 69.84 86 92 56 B 40 11 29 21 2.8
14 Chevron CVX Oil & Gas Integrated 69.75 97 93 81 A N.A. 12 83 240 3.6
15 Marathon Petroleum MPC Oil & Gas-Refining/Marketing 69.60 91 97 78 D N.A. -28 82 189 2.3
16 Exelon EXC Utility-Diversified 69.44 84 85 83 B -2 8 5 22 3.1
17 Exponent EXPO Commercial Services-Consulting 69.29 81 61 82 A 11 23 9 2 1.0
18 Bunge BG Agricultural Operations 69.05 91 83 95 B 65 29 17 14 2.5
19 ConocoPhillips COP Oil & Gas-International Exploration & Products 69.00 97 96 81 A N.A. 21 115 208 1.7
20 Air Products and Chemicals APD Chemicals-Specialty 68.90 91 73 85 A 6 16 22 13 2.6
21 Williams Cos. WMB Oil & Gas Integrated 68.33 94 90 96 A 19 14 9 48 5.0
22 Dominion Energy D Utility-Diversified 68.27 86 85 63 B -1 12 18 1 3.3
23 Insperity NSP Commercial Services-Outsourcing 68.15 96 87 87 B -1 727 21 27 1.9
24 Cabot CBT Chemicals-Specialty 67.89 99 91 82 A 20 35 25 28 2.1
25 Packaging Corp. of America PKG Paper & Paper Products 67.83 82 55 90 A 10 26 19 49 3.7
26 Arthur J. Gallagher AJG Insurance-Brokers 67.78 97 93 93 B 28 17 6 14 1.1
27 Cummins CMI Trucks & Parts-Heavy Duty 67.70 81 79 77 B 1 26 8 23 2.9
28 CommScope COMM Telecom-Infrastructure 67.40 86 94 39 B -15 347 5 -5 N.A.
29 AES AES Utility-Electric Power 67.39 92 91 72 B 6 52 14 10 2.5
30 IBM IBM Computer-Technology Services 67.38 81 71 74 B -21 36 9 43 5.1
31 Coca-Cola KO Beverages-Non-Alcoholic 67.29 89 85 75 A 6 48 12 3 2.9
32 Livent LTHM Chemicals-Specialty 67.16 99 95 78 B N.A. 5 114 825 N.A.
33 Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Medical-Research Equipment/Services 67.15 85 64 84 A 39 27 18 -2 0.2
34 CMS Energy CMS Utility-Diversified 67.10 89 83 71 B 7 13 23 -4 2.7
35 Antero Midstream AM Oil & Gas-Integrated 67.00 85 72 82 B 27 17 -2 0 8.9
36 Keysight Technologies KEYS Electronic-Scientific Measurement 66.92 96 79 96 A 18 33 10 31 N.A.
37 Gartner IT Commercial Services-Market Research 66.88 93 75 94 A 43 109 18 27 N.A.
38 WEC Energy Group WEC Utility-Diversified 66.60 89 88 79 B 8 12 27 5 2.8
39 Valero Energy VLO Oil & Gas-Refining/Marketing 66.57 95 97 80 C N.A. 6 86 1703 3.3
40 Occidental Petroleum OXY Oil & Gas-International Exploration & Products 66.56 99 99 80 A N.A. 17 79 888 0.7
41 Valvoline VVV Chemicals-Specialty 66.31 85 47 79 A 17 1210 21 5 1.7
42 Analog Devices ADI Electronics-Semiconductor Mfg 66.19 86 51 90 A 19 10 77 47 2.0
43 Hess HES Oil & Gas-International Exploration & Products 66.10 97 96 79 A N.A. 12 87 796 1.2
44 Exxon Mobil XOM Oil & Gas-Integrated 66.01 97 96 81 A N.A. 14 71 276 3.7
45 Mattel MAT Leisure-Toys/Games/Hobby 65.74 86 61 78 A 156 42 20 500 N.A.
46 Sunstone Hotel Investors SHO Finance-Property REIT 65.57 84 65 78 C N.A. 2 114 194 N.A.
47 PepsiCo PEP Food-Packaged 65.48 91 86 74 B 6 59 5 8 2.7
48 Avery Dennison AVY Office Supplies Mfg 65.43 88 71 88 B 17 44 12 17 1.6
49 Greif GEF Containers/Packaging 65.37 98 91 95 A 19 25 24 113 3.0
50 NextEra Energy NEE Utility-Electric Power 65.17 97 86 87 B 10 14 32 14 2.0
51 Marathon Oil MRO Oil & Gas-Integrated 65.03 98 97 82 A N.A. 12 101 500 1.1
52 ON Semiconductor ON Electronics-Semiconductor Mfg 65.00 98 94 92 A 40 32 25 113 N.A.
53 Darling Ingredients DAR Agricultural Operations 64.92 95 75 92 A 91 21 38 5 N.A.
54 Consolidated Edison ED Utility-Diversified 64.92 86 91 76 C 0 8 15 21 3.2
55 Mondelez International MDLZ Food-Confectionery 64.92 81 73 72 B 7 15 10 2 2.5
56 Amdocs DOX Computer-Technology Services 64.87 92 88 79 B 7 17 9 -6 1.8
57 H.B. Fuller FULL Chemicals-Specialty 64.80 90 58 88 B 9 13 20 18 1.2
58 Halliburton HAL Oil & Gas-Field Services 64.73 80 87 81 B -6 17 37 88 1.6
59 Ashland ASH Chemicals-Specialty 64.62 99 84 96 C 26 8 19 93 1.3
60 Deere DE Machinery-Farm 64.62 95 79 94 A 36 38 22 16 1.2
61 Oneok OKE Oil & Gas-Transportation/Pipeline 64.60 92 73 83 A 5 25 77 19 6.1
62 Deckers Outdoor DECK Apparel-Shoes & Related Mfg 64.59 95 85 93 A 25 30 22 -3 N.A.
63 Arista Networks ANET Computer-Networking 64.51 99 92 95 A 12 25 49 59 N.A.
64 Kinder Morgan KMI Oil & Gas-Transportation/Pipeline 64.45 92 85 77 B 11 9 64 17 6.1
65 Kroger KR Retail-Super/Mini Markets 64.35 93 79 92 C 27 29 8 22 2.2
66 Public Storage PSA Finance-Property REIT 64.34 88 71 88 A 11 22 24 74 2.4
67 American Electric Power AEP Utility-Electric Power 64.33 91 89 71 B 6 11 21 2 3.1
68 Eli Lilly LLY Medical-Diversified 64.23 86 90 86 B 16 98 -4 -32 1.3
69 DTE Energy DTE Utility-Diversified 64.17 85 86 61 B 1 11 63 -28 2.7
70 XCEL Energy XEL Utility-Diversified 64.02 81 86 70 C 7 11 12 3 2.6
71 Jabil JBL Electronics-Contract Mfg 63.85 98 79 96 B 39 43 15 32 0.5
72 Marriott International MAR Leisure-Lodging 63.85 85 71 78 A N.A. 114 70 128 0.8
73 Danaher DHR Medical-Diversified 63.54 87 61 91 A 46 18 7 12 0.4
74 Cal-Maine Foods CALM Food-Meat Products 63.45 97 96 79 B N.A. 13 70 2600 5.6
75 Archer Daniels Midland ADM Food-Grain & Related 63.44 96 94 96 B 31 14 19 62 1.8
76 Wesco International WCC Electronics-Parts 63.44 96 87 97 B 39 16 19 59 N.A.
77 Peabody Energy BTU Energy-Coal 63.41 93 97 51 A N.A. 25 83 1081 N.A.
78 FMC FMC Chemicals-Agriculture 63.33 84 71 89 A 7 30 17 7 2.0
79 Cadence Design Systems CDNS Computer Software-Design 63.00 97 89 97 A 24 35 18 26 N.A.
80 Broadridge Financial Solutions BR Financial Services-Specialty 62.96 92 90 91 A 12 42 12 21 1.7
81 Keurig Dr Pepper KDP Beverages-Non-Alcoholic 62.90 88 88 54 B 17 9 13 3 2.0
82 Ameren AEE Utility-Diversified 62.84 88 85 70 B 8 11 17 0 2.5
83 Federal Signal FSS Security/Safety 62.82 84 87 78 C 1 15 10 6 0.9
84 Agilent Technologies A Medical-Research Equipment/Services 62.81 81 55 93 A 19 26 8 22 0.7
85 Eversource Energy ES Utility-Electric Power 62.75 90 83 83 C 4 9 21 9 2.8
86 NRG Energy NRG Utility-Diversified 62.70 91 73 87 B 105 83 39 -51 3.4
87 ConAgra Brands CAG Food-Packaged 62.55 89 86 79 C 8 13 6 20 3.8
88 Alliant Energy LNT Utility-Diversified 62.45 92 79 83 B 6 12 15 9 2.8
89 Albemarle ALB Chemicals-Specialty 62.39 99 93 89 B -3 10 91 288 0.6
90 Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG Retail-Restaurants 62.27 98 86 93 A 37 34 17 25 N.A.
91 Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO Machinery-Tools & Related 62.10 97 83 92 A 16 45 17 31 1.6
92 MSC Industrial Direct MSM Retail/Wholesale-Building Products 62.02 82 69 86 B 0 22 11 28 3.8
93 Visteon VC Auto/Trucking-Original Equipment 61.99 93 89 73 C 6 13 39 519 N.A.
94 Epam Systems EPAM Computer-Technology Services 61.90 96 92 96 A 28 24 36 16 N.A.
95 Range Resources RRC Oil & Gas-US Exploration & Products 61.69 99 97 82 A N.A. 27 182 429 N.A.
96 American Tower AMT Finance-Property REIT 61.56 92 71 92 A 20 56 16 18 2.2
97 Arch Resources ARCH Energy Coal 61.55 99 97 80 A N.A. 70 152 1063 0.7
98 KBR KBR Building-Heavy Construction 61.55 89 88 94 B 19 21 5 31 1.0
99 Ormat Technologies ORA Energy-Alternative/Other 61.55 88 94 38 C -7 4 15 -4 0.5
100 Hormel Foods HRL Food-Meat Products 61.43 88 88 75 B -1 14 19 14 2.1
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