Schneider Electric retained its top position on the Gartner, Inc. 2026 Global Supply Chain Top 25, which recognizes leading supply chain organizations and identifies the underlying trends that drove their performance. What distinguished the winners was their comprehensive use of artificial intelligence. “Leading supply chains are embracing AI not simply to automate tasks, but to fundamentally redesign how work gets done between people and machines,” said Laura Rainier, Senior Director Analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice. 

Schneider, a French multinational corporation that specializes in energy technology, held top spot for the fourth consecutive year; technology hardware and software maker NVIDIA placed second; and retail giant Walmart climbed 10 spots to third in this year’s rankings.

“This year, leaders are differentiating themselves by building autonomous workforces, investing in network-centric strategies and orchestrating supply chains end-to-end across increasingly complex ecosystems,” said Rainier.

For example, Schneider Electric maintained its leadership position by integrating autonomous workforce capabilities and end-to-end resource orchestration across its operations. Gartner said the company is prioritizing generative and agentic AI to support human decision-making, enhancing real-time visibility, predictive insights, and coordinated action across the entire supply chain.

The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 recognizes the outstanding long-term supply chain excellence, maturity and leadership of a select group of companies through the Masters category. The Masters are recognized with their own distinguished category. They remain part of Gartner’s annual evaluation. To maintain Masters status, they must attain one of the five highest composite scores for all companies for at least seven out of the last 10 years.

Amazon, Apple, Procter & Gamble and Unilever all retain their Masters category status this year.