Several North Texas companies appear on Forbes’ Best Large Employers list for 2026.
The publication recently released its annual list that ranks companies with more than 5,000 employees. Some of the metrics factored by Forbes are employee count, location, industry category, number of years in business and more.
California-based Trader Joe’s topped the list of 700 companies, with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Google, Microsoft and Stanford University not far behind.
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Here’s a look at which North Texas employers made the list.
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Cook Children’s Health Care System is the top North Texas entry on the list at No. 41.
The Fort Worth-based company employs more than 9,000 people, according to Forbes. Cook Children’s was founded in 1993.
Here’s which other North Texas companies made the list:
52. Toyota North America in Plano
95. Atmos Energy in Dallas
99. Texas Health Resources in Arlington
111. Southwest Airlines in Dallas
112. JPS Health Network in Fort Worth
143. Energy Transfer in Dallas
165. Christus Health in Irving
199. D.R. Horton in Arlington
259. Tyler Technologies in Plano
367. Jacobs Solutions in Dallas
382. Texas Instruments in Dallas
407. ExxonMobil in Irving
412. Kimberly-Clark in Irving
442. 2020 Companies in Southlake
478. Taco Cabana in Addison
578. Caliber in Lewisville
579. City of Fort Worth in Fort Worth
592. Brinker International in Coppell
596. NCH Corporation in Irving
608. Lennox International in Richardson
675. Cinemark Holdings in Plano
679. Global Medical Response in Lewisville
689. CBRE Group in Dallas