2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winners
These world-class organizations are transforming the way people work. By prioritizing engagement, investing in strengths and developing their people to reach their full potential, they build workplaces where employees feel valued, understood and connected to a greater purpose.
This commitment creates lasting momentum, driving sustainable high performance, improving business outcomes, deepening customer engagement and accelerating growth.
Changing the Way the World Works
Exceptional workplaces feel different. They stand out because they’re rare. Being the best doesn’t come easily — it requires consistent commitment. We honor these organizations for showing us what’s possible when leaders intentionally build cultures where employees can thrive. Our 2026 winners continue to push the boundaries of what a workplace can be, inspiring all of us to strive for exceptional every day.
Congratulations to our 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners.
Click the links below to explore each award.
Winners With Distinction
This award is given to a select few organizations. Winners are chosen by our review panel and recognized for the effective work they’ve done this year implementing strategic initiatives to further engagement and help employees thrive.
Engagement Winners
Winners weave employee engagement — an employee's involvement in and enthusiasm for their work and workplace — throughout each stage of the employee life cycle. From attracting potential talent to providing a positive exit experience for departing employees and every stage in between, these organizations embed engagement in their culture.
Aarti Industries Limited 
Abbott (20-time winner)
ABC Supply Co., Inc. (five-time winner)
AIA Group Limited (five-time winner)
Alimentation Couche-Tard/CIRCLE K (three-time winner)
Allegion 
Alta Resources (nine-time winner)
Atria Convergence Technologies Limited (three-time winner)
Avalara (five-time winner)
Banco Davivienda (two-time winner)
BOK Financial 
Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC (five-time winner)
Children's Health (four-time winner)
Children's Wisconsin (two-time winner)
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (nine-time winner)
City of Centennial Colorado 
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) 
ConstructConnect (five-time winner)
Cooperative Education Services Agency 6 (three-time winner)
Credit Union of Southern California, a Federal Credit Union (14-time winner)
DTE Energy (two-time winner)
Dubai Airports 
Ent Credit Union (DBA Wings Credit Union) (four-time winner)
Enterprise Mobility (three-time winner)
Exact Sciences Corporation (two-time winner)
First Financial Bank (two-time winner)
First United Bank 
FMOL Health (nine-time winner)
Foster Group, Inc. (two-time winner)
GB Group plc (GBG) (two-time winner)
General Dynamics Mission Systems 
GKN Aerospace (three-time winner)
Great Southern Bank (three-time winner)
Greif (two-time winner)
Gwinnett County Public Schools (nine-time winner)
Hawai'i Pacific Health (20-time winner)
Hendrick Health (six-time winner)
Hologic, Inc. 
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey 
Indiana University Health (IU Health) (13-time winner)
Indus Towers Ltd. 
Ivy Rehab Network (five-time winner)
Jollibee Foods Corporation (three-time winner)
JPS Health Network (two-time winner)
Jumeirah International LLC (five-time winner)
Kerzner International Management (10-time winner)
KinderCare Learning Companies 
Lakeland Regional Health 
Langley Federal Credit Union (five-time winner)
Life.Church (three-time winner)
Macquarie Technology Group 
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (four-time winner)
Manulife Financial Corporation 
Merit Medical Systems 
Minto Group 
Montage International 
National Life Group (11-time winner)
NFU Mutual (three-time winner)
Ochsner Health (two-time winner)
Pearson (six-time winner)
Phelps Memorial Health Center (four-time winner)
PPG (six-time winner)
Progressive (12-time winner)
Regions Bank (three-time winner)
San Pablo Farmacia 
Sapphire Foods India Ltd 
SCG Packaging Public Company Limited 
SeekWell Group LLC (three-time winner)
Smith + Nephew (15-time winner)
Stryker Corporation (two-time winner)
TDECU (three-time winner)
The Lifetime Healthcare Companies (nine-time winner)
The Palace Group (four-time winner)
Travel + Leisure Co. (four-time winner)
Virginia Federal Credit Union (four-time winner)
Vizo Financial (six-time winner)
White Lodging (four-time winner)
Żabka GroupStrengths Winners
Strengths winners have workplace cultures that put the strengths of leaders, managers and employees at the core of how they work every day. These organizations achieve more by helping employees focus on what they do best, maximizing potential within teams and integrating strengths-accelerated development into their mission, vision and values.
Accenture (two-time winner) Allegion (two-time winner)
Atlanta Public Schools 
California Department of Human Resources (two-time winner)
Charles Schwab 
Farmers Mutual Group (FMG) (three-time winner)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals First Financial Bank FMOL Health 
IDFC First Bank 
L'Oreal (three-time winner) Macquarie Technology Group 
MYOB 
Oriental Bank (five-time winner)
PTC Therapeutics 
SEI 
Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (four-time winner)
Southwest Airlines (seven-time winner) Stryker Corporation (two-time winner)
U.S. Bank Virginia Federal Credit Union (three-time winner)
West Virginia University
"Exceptional workplaces feel different. There's an energy, a rhythm to how their people work together to achieve more and create engaged customers. These workplaces stand out because they're rare — only two in 10 employees globally are engaged."
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Full Winners List
- AIA Group Limited
- Alimentation Couche-Tard/CIRCLE K
- Allegion
- Greif
- Jollibee Foods Corporation
- Aarti Industries Limited
- Abbott
- ABC Supply Co., Inc.
- AIA Group Limited
- Alimentation Couche-Tard/CIRCLE K
- Allegion
- Alta Resources
- Atria Convergence Technologies Limited
- Avalara
- Banco Davivienda
- BOK Financial
- Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC
- Children's Health
- Children's Wisconsin
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- City of Centennial Colorado
- College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
- ConstructConnect
- Cooperative Education Services Agency 6
- Credit Union of Southern California, a Federal Credit Union
- DTE Energy
- Dubai Airports
- Ent Credit Union (DBA Wings Credit Union)
- Enterprise Mobility
- Exact Sciences Corporation
- First Financial Bank
- First United Bank
- FMOL Health
- Foster Group, Inc.
- GB Group plc (GBG)
- General Dynamics Mission Systems
- GKN Aerospace
- Great Southern Bank
- Greif
- Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Hawai'i Pacific Health
- Hendrick Health
- Hologic, Inc.
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Indiana University Health (IU Health)
- Indus Towers Ltd.
- Ivy Rehab Network
- Jollibee Foods Corporation
- JPS Health Network
- Jumeirah International LLC
- Kerzner International Management
- KinderCare Learning Companies
- Lakeland Regional Health
- Langley Federal Credit Union
- Life.Church
- Macquarie Technology Group
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
- Manulife Financial Corporation
- Merit Medical Systems
- Minto Group
- Montage International
- National Life Group
- NFU Mutual
- Ochsner Health
- Pearson
- Phelps Memorial Health Center
- PPG
- Progressive
- Regions Bank
- San Pablo Farmacia
- Sapphire Foods India Ltd
- SCG Packaging Public Company Limited
- SeekWell Group LLC
- Smith + Nephew
- Stryker Corporation
- TDECU
- The Lifetime Healthcare Companies
- The Palace Group
- Travel + Leisure Co.
- Virginia Federal Credit Union
- Vizo Financial
- White Lodging
- Żabka Group
- Accenture
- Allegion
- Atlanta Public Schools
- California Department of Human Resources
- Charles Schwab
- Farmers Mutual Group (FMG)
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- First Financial Bank
- FMOL Health
- IDFC First Bank
- L'Oreal
- Macquarie Technology Group
- MYOB
- Oriental Bank
- PTC Therapeutics
- SEI
- Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited
- Southwest Airlines
- Stryker Corporation
- U.S. Bank
- Virginia Federal Credit Union
- West Virginia University*
*Strengths-Based Campus