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.

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.

To 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.

• See The Best ESG Companies In Each Of Eight Categories
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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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