Forbes says this large employer in Fort Worth is the best in North Texas
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.
Here’s a look at which North Texas employers made the list.
North Texas companies
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
- 255. CMC in Irving
- 259. Tyler Technologies in Plano
- 367. Jacobs Solutions in Dallas
- 373. Brink’s 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
- 514. McKesson in Irving
- 566. Fluor in Irving
- 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
- 639. Alcon in Fort Worth
- 675. Cinemark Holdings in Plano
- 679. Global Medical Response in Lewisville
- 689. CBRE Group in Dallas
This story was originally published February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM.
