25 Most Innovative Companies in the World

How would you define innovation? Well, in business this term often refers to a company’s ability to stay ahead of its competitors by coming up with new, unique, and often times revolutionary products and/or services. Today, we would like to present you with a list we have compiled of the top most innovative companies in the world, based on the latest report released by Forbes Magazine.

Only companies with a capital over $10 billion and financial data spreading for over 7 years were taken into account for the purposes of this countdown. Following, the companies were ranked according to an indicator named the Innovation Premium, which takes into account income, anticipated value, and current net value.

Below you can find the top 25 most innovative companies in the world, ranked according to Forbes’ statistics. Let’s take a look at the countdown.

No. 25: Grifols SA, Barcelona (NASDAQ:GRFS)

Grifols

Country: Spain
Innovation Premium: 38.2%
Sales growth (12 months): 4.7%

No. 24: Beiersdorf

Beiersdorf

Country: Germany
Innovation Premium: 38.3%
Sales growth (12 months): 2.4%

No. 23: Essilor International

Essilor International

Country: France
Innovation Premium: 39.3%
Sales growth (12 months): 5%

No. 22: Perrigo Company (NASDAQ:PRGO)

Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 39.9%
Sales growth (12 months): 11.8%

No. 21: BEAM Inc (NYSE:BEAM)

BEAM Inc (NYSE:BEAM)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 40%
Sales growth (12 months): 8.8%

No. 20: Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard

Country: France
Innovation Premium: 40.5%
Sales growth (12 months): -1.4%

No. 19: Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 40.6%
Sales growth (12 months): 11.5%

No. 18: Tencent Holdings

Tencent Holdings

Country: China

Innovation Premium: 40.7%

Sales growth (12 months): 52.8%

No. 17: FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI)

FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 40.8%
Sales growth (12 months): 16.5%

No. 16: Jeronimo Martins

Jeronimo Martins

Country: Portugal

Innovation Premium: 41.3%

Sales growth (12 months): 8.1%

No. 15: Estee Lauder Cos

Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 41.4%
Sales growth (12 months): 5.3%

No. 14: Unicharm

Unicharm

Country: Japan
Innovation Premium: 43.5%
Sales growth (12 months): 4.9%

No. 13: Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN)

Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 45.9%
Sales growth (12 months): 12.5%

No. 12: Coloplast

Coloplast

Country: Denmark
Innovation Premium: 46.5%
Sales growth (12 months): 1.1%

No. 11: Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development

Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development

Country: China
Innovation Premium: 48%
Sales growth (12 months): 5.2%

No. 10: Natura Cosmeticos

Natura Cosmeticos

Country: Brazil
Innovation Premium: 48.5%
Sales growth (12 months): -4%

No. 9: Rakuten

Rakuten

Country: Japan
Innovation Premium: 50.7%
Sales growth (12 months): 14.1%

No. 8: Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 53.9%
Sales growth (12 months): 18.3%

No. 7: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 60.2%
Sales growth (12 months):  23%

No. 6: Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)

Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)

Country: China
Innovation Premium: 60.6%
Sales growth (12 months): 44.6%

No. 5: ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ARMH)

ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM)

Country: United Kingdom
Innovation Premium: 61.2%
Sales growth (12 months): 22.45%

No. 4: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 63.1%
Sales growth (12 months): 128.3%

No. 3: VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW)

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 63.7%
Sales growth (12 months): 16.3%

No. 2: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN)

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 72.3%
Sales growth (12 months): 39.2%

No. 1: salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM)

salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM)

Country: United States
Innovation Premium: 72.8%
Sales growth (12 months): 32.1%