| THE AYALA WAY

Vol 6 No 64 · 23 Jun 2025

"We are honored that global institutional investors and financial analysts hold Ayala in high esteem. How our many stakeholders, including customers, the public, regulators, and local and national government view us is very important. These awards are reminders that we have to work to keep the trust and confidence of our various stakeholders every single day."

CEZAR P. CONSING
AC President and CEO

Ayala Corporation CFO Albert de Larrazabal and Head of Investor Relations Martin Lopez receive the company's multiple citatons from the FinanceAsia poll at the awarding ceremony held on June 17 in Hong Kong

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Ayala leads PHL firms in FinanceAsia awards

Ayala Corporation led the roster of winning Filipino companies in the 2025 FinanceAsia Asia's Best Companies Poll, taking home a total of seven prizes, including five golds, the most among Philippine firms.

Ayala won the gold award for the Philippines’ Best Managed Company for the ninth time. It also received gold for Best Conglomerate, Best Real Estate Company, Best Infrastructure Company, and Most Committed to ESG (environmental, social, and governance), reinforcing its position as a leader across industries. Ayala also took the silver prize for Best in Investor Relations and Most Committed to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion).

The conglomerate’s latest wins affirm Ayala’s reputation as among the most trusted names in the investment community. The annual poll, created in 1999 by leading financial publication FinanceAsia, recognizes companies from around the world that have shown outstanding performance in financial markets. Investors and financial analysts evaluate companies based on corporate behavior and performance alongside Asian peers over the past 12 months.

Other Ayala companies also figured prominently in their respective industries, namely, Bank of the Philippine Islands (Gold, Financials); Globe Telecom (Gold, Telecommunication Services); ACEN (Silver, Energy and Renewable Energy); AREIT (Bronze, Real Estate); and IMI (Gold, Technology).

In addition, parent Ayala ranked 47th in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500, up 23 spots from 70th in the inaugural index last year. BPI and Globe placed 90th and 114th, respectively.

Ayala was also named to the Forbes Global 2000, ranking among the world’s largest companies, in June.