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.

  • ULTA
  • VVV
  • AZO

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

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

↘ Down 160 since 2020

VVV
Valvoline Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

Rank · 2025
#634
Final score
44.78
Years on list
6

↘ Down 337 since 2020

AZO
AutoZone, Inc.

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

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

↘ Down 103 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#664202020212022202320242025ULTAVVVAZO

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.

PillarULTAVVVAZO
Climate Change
60.7
49.0
59.1
Employee Relations
37.1
40.7
35.4
Environment
41.8
51.1
42.7
Stakeholders & Society
47.9
52.9
39.7
Human Rights
23.8
30.4
30.9
Governance
38.9
39.8
37.7
Performance Rating
41.1
36.2
52.5