4 SM firms named among Asia’s best companies

MANILA, Philippines —  Four companies under the Sy family’s SM Group have been named in Asia’s Best Companies 2026 poll by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia.

The poll reflected the views of institutional investors and financial analysts across the region after they assessed corporate performance and governance over the past 12 months.

The SM companies that were included are SM Investments Corp., the parent company of the SM Group, SM Retail Inc., SM Prime Holdings Inc. and BDO Unibank Inc., garnering a combined eight awards.

SM Investments received Gold for Best Large Cap Company and Most Committed to ESG, as well as Silver for Best Managed Company in the conglomerates category in the Philippines.

“We appreciate the recognition. It reflects our continued focus on delivering consistent results and creating long-term value for our stakeholders through disciplined execution,” SM Investments president and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said.

SM Retail was recognized as Best Managed Company in both Retail and Consumer Durables and Apparel.

“This recognition reflects our team’s ability to execute consistently across our retail platforms, anchored on serving Filipino consumers while delivering sustainable long?term value,” SM Retail president Jonathan Ng said.

Integrated property developer SM Prime was named as Best Managed Company in Real Estate.

“Earning the trust of the investment community affirms the discipline and consistency of our execution. We are grateful for this vote of confidence and remain focused on strengthening the business and creating long-term value for our stakeholders,”  SM Prime president Jeffrey Lim said.

BDO was awarded as Best Managed Company in Financials, while the bank’s president and CEO Nestor Tan received Bronze in the Best CEO (Philippines) category.

“These recognitions underscore BDO’s disciplined pursuit of operational excellence, enabled by managers across the organization who consistently lead with accountability and keep our customers’ needs firmly in mind,” Tan said.