This Charlotte company is on Forbes’ list of America’s best. Here’s why

Bank of America earned a No. 17 ranking on Forbes’ America’s Best Companies list, putting the Charlotte-based company among the nation’s most respected employers.

Forbes arrived at its rankings after evaluating over 2,000 U.S.-headquartered companies with at least 7,000 employees, using a comprehensive scoring system spanning more than 60 individual metrics across categories such as employee sentiment, customer satisfaction, financial strength, diversity and inclusion, cybersecurity, sustainability and media perception.

The ranking comes just weeks after Bank of America came in at No. 16 on Forbes’ list of dream employers, The Charlotte Observer reported. The company was also recognized by Forbes as the 45th best tech company for tech workers earlier this year.

Best companies in NC

Only one other North Carolina company cracked Forbes’ top 100: Lowe’s, headquartered in Mooresville. Duke Energy was ranked just outside the top 100, at No. 108.

Here are all the North Carolina companies included on the list, along with their rankings:

• No. 17: Bank of America, Charlotte
• No. 79: Lowe’s, Mooresville
• No. 108: Duke Energy, Charlotte
• No. 109: Investor’s Management, Raleigh
• No. 157: Honeywell International, Charlotte
• No. 196: Nucor, Charlotte
• No. 250: Labcorp Holdings, Burlington
• No. 262: SAS, Cary
• No. 313: Volvo Group, Greensboro
• No. 319: CommScope, Claremont
• No. 338: Sandvik, Mebane
• No. 390: Trane, Davidson
• No. 409: Home Life Care, Ahoskie
• No. 421: Hendrick Automotive Group, Charlotte
• No. 431: First Citizens Bank, Raleigh
• No. 462: Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh
• No. 486: Syngenta, Greensboro
• No. 499: Hanesbrands, Winston-Salem

Forbes’ Top 10 Companies in America

Here are the top 10 Companies in America, according to Forbes:

• 1. Berkshire Hathaway, Omaha, Nebraska
• 2. Amazon, Seattle, Washington
• 3. Royal Caribbean Group, Miami, Florida
• 4. Morgan Stanley, New York, New York
• 5. Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia
• 6. NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California
• 7. Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Texas
• 8. Apple, Cupertino California
• 9. JPMorganChase, New York, New York
• 10. Publix Super Markets, Lakeland, Florida

This story was originally published December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM with the headline "This Charlotte company is on Forbes’ list of America’s best. Here’s why."

Evan Moore

The Charlotte Observer

Evan Moore is a service journalism reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He grew up in Denver, North Carolina, where he previously worked as a reporter for the Denver Citizen, and is a UNC Charlotte graduate.