TIME has once again released its list of America’s Best Midsize Companies, in collaboration with Statista, a prominent international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. This year’s compilation features 500 top-performing, midsize companies identified as leaders in American business. The selection process for these recognized companies is detailed below.
Methodology
The “America’s Best Midsize Companies 2025” research initiative involved a comprehensive analysis designed to pinpoint the highest-performing midsize enterprises across the United States. The study was structured around three core criteria: Employee Satisfaction, Revenue Growth, and Sustainability Transparency (ESG).
The first criterion, Employee Satisfaction, was assessed through survey data collected from an extensive sample of approximately 217,000 employees from U.S. companies over the past three years. The evaluation incorporated verified employees’ recommendations of their companies, alongside their assessments of employers concerning aspects such as company image, work atmosphere, conditions, compensation, workplace environment, and equality.
The second criterion, Revenue Growth, was analyzed using information from Statista’s revenue database, which tracks company growth over the last three years. To qualify for consideration, companies were required to have generated revenues between US $100 million and US $10 billion in either 2023 or 2024, depending on the most recent data available during the research phase. Additionally, companies needed to demonstrate positive revenue growth over the previous three years. Both relative and absolute growth metrics were factored into the assessment.
The third criterion, Sustainability Transparency, was evaluated based on ESG data derived from standardized Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within Statista’s ESG Database, complemented by targeted data research. To construct a comprehensive ESG index, multiple KPIs were gathered. For environmental assessment, this included 2023 carbon emissions intensity, the reduction rate compared to 2021, and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) score. The social dimension examined the proportion of women on the board of directors and the presence of a human rights policy. The governance dimension assessed whether a company possessed a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report adhering to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines, along with a compliance or anti-corruption guideline.
Upon collection and evaluation, the data was consolidated and weighted within a proprietary scoring model. The scores from all three dimensions were combined on an equal percentage basis to yield a final ranking score, with a maximum of 100 points. The 500 companies achieving the highest scores were honored as America’s Best Midsize Companies 2025 by TIME and Statista.