2026 Stevie Award Winners
These are the Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, which recognizes achievement in the workplace worldwide. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 professionals (opens in new tab) during two months of judging. Learn about the judging and awards process here (opens in new tab).
Achievement in Management Categories
Achievement in Marketing Categories
Achievement in Public Relations Categories
AI Innovation & Transformation Categories
Company/Organization Categories
New Product & Product Management Categories
Public Sector & Government Innovation Categories
2026 Grand Stevie Award Winners
Grand Stevie Award winners are best-of-competition prizes awarded to the organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition, in their own name or in the names of one or more clients. Nominees in The 2026 International Business Awards were not able to apply for Grand Stevie Awards directly. Learn how Grand Stevie Award winners are determined here. (opens in new tab)
Organization of the Year
Cathay Financial Holding, including Cathay Life and Cathay United Bank, wins this year’s top honor with 76.5 award points, earned on the basis of 13 Gold, nine Silver, and 13 Bronze Stevie wins. Cathay Financial is a major financial holding company offering a range of financial products and services through its subsidiaries, including insurance, banking, and investment services. Cathay Financial is known for its strong presence in Taiwan and its expanding reach in the Asia Pacific region. This is the second year in a row Cathay Financial Holding has won this Grand Stevie Award.
Most Honored Marketing Agency
Above The Line Company Limited, Hong Kong wins this top honor on the basis of nine Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze Stevie Awards (36 points) for nominations submitted on behalf of clients the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government and the Construction Industry Council.
Most Honored Public Relations Agency
LLYC, Madrid, Spain, with 28.5 points, is the Most Honored Public Relations Agency of the Year for the fifth time in the IBAs, this year with seven Gold, three Silver, and one Bronze Stevie Awards. LLYC is a global public relations, digital marketing, and corporate affairs consulting firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with extensive operations across Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Most Honored Awards Agency
Purpol Marketing, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom earned 39 points, the most among award agencies, for nominations prepared on behalf of themselves and clients CeCe Digital, Cherishers 811 CIC, SME Today, and W B Griffiths And Son Ltd. This marks the fifth Grand Stevie win for the firm, but the first in The International Business Awards.
Highest-rated Nomination of the Year
There is a three-way tie this year for the highest-rated nomination of the year, all scoring 9.71 out of a possible 10. The winners are:
Brasilprev Seguros E Previdência SA, São Paulo, Brazil for their nomination “Accessibility as a Strategy for Excellence In Serving Deaf Customers,” which won the Gold Stevie for Achievement In Customer Satisfaction. This is the first-ever Grand Stevie win, in any Stevie Awards competition, for Brazil.
Grundfos Holding A/S, Bjerringbro, Denmark for their nomination “Stay or ALPHA GO,” winner of the Gold Stevie Award for Achievement in Agricultural / Industrial / Building Marketing. This marks Denmark’s first-ever Grand Stevie Award win.
MilliporeSigma, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA for their nomination “One Community at a Time,” Gold Stevie winner for Achievement In Corporate Social Responsibility. MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Highest-rated New Product or Service Nomination of the Year
This year’s honor goes to Beyaz Kağıt San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Adana, Türkiye, for the nomination entitled “Asperox Sparx Hand Dishwashing Liquid,” which won the Gold Stevie for New Product or Service Introduction of the Year. One judge acclaimed the nomination, “The company identified a genuine consumer frustration and turned it into a simple, practical, and easy-to-understand solution with Asperox Sparx. The combination of strong product performance, innovative packaging, and a well-integrated communication strategy made the launch stand out.”