100 Best Corporate Citizens 2025

Compare · Up to four Russell 1000 companies

Put them side by side

Select two, three, or four Russell 1000 companies to compare their overall rank, year-by-year trajectory, and scores down to the category level.

  • AZO
  • ULTA
  • ROST

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

AZO
AutoZone, Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

Rank · 2025
#662
Final score
43.08
Years on list
6

↘ Down 103 since 2020

ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

Rank · 2025
#651
Final score
43.54
Years on list
6

↘ Down 160 since 2020

ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

Rank · 2025
#698
Final score
41.29
Years on list
6

↘ Down 193 since 2020

Figure 02 · Rank trajectory

Where each line is going

Lower is better. The y-axis is inverted so a rising line means an improving rank. Missing years mean the company didn't make the top 100 that year.

#1#25#50#75#698202020212022202320242025AZOULTAROST

Figure 03 · Pillar profile · 2025

Where each one wins

Latest-year ESG pillar scores, 0–100. The shaded bar shows relative strength across the selected companies for each pillar.

PillarAZOULTAROST
Climate Change
59.1
60.7
63.9
Employee Relations
35.4
37.1
33.1
Environment
42.7
41.8
29.7
Stakeholders & Society
39.7
47.9
47.2
Human Rights
30.9
23.8
30.9
Governance
37.7
38.9
39.1
Performance Rating
52.5
41.1
28.5