Nearly a dozen distinguished Dallas-Fort Worth-based companies have been hailed among the best places to work in 2025 by U.S. News and World Report.

The annual "U.S. News Best Companies to Work For" report examines thousands of publicly-traded companies around the world to determine the best employers based on six metrics including work-life balance and flexibility; quality of pay and benefits; job and company stability; career opportunities and professional development; and more. The companies were not ranked, but included based on reader surveys and publicly available data about each workplace.

New for the 2025-2026 ratings, U.S. News expanded its methodology to include privately owned companies and companies with internship opportunities for recent graduates and new, current, and prospective students. Companies were also grouped into job-specific and industry-specific lists, and the publication also added a new list highlighting "employers that are particularly friendly to employees who are also caregivers in their personal lives."

U.S. News included four publicly-traded companies and seven privately owned companies across DFW on the lists, with eight of them located in Dallas, and one each in Plano, Fort Worth, and Grand Prairie.

It may not come as a surprise that Texas Instruments has once again landed among the top publicly traded Dallas-based companies, especially after making the list in 2024. The company currently employs more than 34,000 people, generates $15.64 billion in annual revenue, and has a market cap of $138.44 billion, according to the report. It received high ratings for its job stability, work environment, quality of pay, and professional development opportunities.

Though Texas Instruments is a semiconductor company, U.S. News included it in its "Best in Manufacturing and Agriculture" list. It also appeared in the "Best Companies in the South" and "Best Companies for Internships" lists.

Event services company Freeman was named among the top privately owned employers based in Dallas, specializing in corporate events like trade show, conferences, and exhibits. In addition to being included in the list of best overall companies to work for, Freeman was also highlighted in the "Best in Media and Communications" list.

"The company provides audio-visual services including stage rigging, lighting designs, creative direction and live streaming, as well as event technology services including polling and audience engagement enhancements, artificial intelligence solutions, and platforms for hosting virtual events," U.S. News said in the company's profile.

Other top companies to work for across Dallas-Fort Worth include:

• Aimbridge Hospitality, Plano
• Ben E. Keith, Fort Worth
• Coach America, Grand Prairie
• Integrity Marketing Group, Dallas
• Lincoln Property Company, Dallas
• RGP, Dallas
• Sammons Enterprises, Dallas
• Veritex Community Bank, Dallas

Other top Texas employers
In all, 30 employers headquartered in the Lone Star State made it onto U.S. News' 2025-2026 "Best Places to Work For" lists. Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth tied for the most employers to make the list, at 11 companies each. Diamondback Energy in Midland was the only company from West Texas to make it on the list for the second year in a row.

"'Best' is a subjective term relative to career satisfaction, and many aspects factor into someone’s decision to apply for a job with any given company," U.S. News said. "But some universally desired factors can contribute to a good workplace, such as quality pay, good work-life balance, and opportunities for professional development and advancement."

The best places to work for in Houston are:

• American Bureau of Shipping
• Calpine
• Chevron
• ConocoPhillips
• Hines
• Insperity, Kingwood
• KBR
• Men's Warehouse
• Occidental
• PROS
• Skyward Specialty Insurance