Provisionalpending validation

NASDAQ-100

How mature is each company’s AI governance? We score it from primary evidence (regulatory filings, job postings, and governance disclosures), never from press releases.

How we score this

91%

Board Oversight

Boards enact oversight more than they announce it — substance leads signal.

91% carry an operative board mechanism vs 68% that only state one · +23pp · Nasdaq-100 · n=66

Governance Is Not Bought

Firm size and resources explain almost none of it. Governance maturity is not a function of how big you are.

Apparatus depth vs. size: R²≈0.06 · confound-independent

15%

Who Actually Staffs It

Most "AI-governance" roles are mislabeled build roles. Only ~15% actually govern.

Role-anchored govern-share · covered panel · bank-weighted

0.82κ

Media DO / SAY Reversal

Some govern quietly; others announce it loudly. The two rarely coincide.

M-channel DO vs SAY · agreement κ=0.82

+25pp

Substance Leads or Lags

On the board channel, substance comes before the announcement, not after.

Board substance premium +25pp · cross-channel timing pending

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Firm

Ranked by

Ethical Advancement

L4 · Sustained

MicrosoftMSFT

81.0

AdobeADBE

70.0

L3 · Emerging

WorkdayWDAY

64.3

AlphabetGOOGL

60.9

Intel CorporationINTC

60.8

Cisco SystemsCSCO

60.4

NVIDIA CorporationNVDA

58.9

GE HealthCare TechnologiesGEHC

58.2

AmazonAMZN

57.5

MetaMETA

54.8

AutodeskADSK

54.6

IntuitINTU

52.7

Verisk AnalyticsVRSK

50.3

Foundational Obligations

L2 · Core Compl.

AmgenAMGN

49.7

Palo Alto NetworksPANW

49.1

Axon EnterpriseAXON

47.2

AirbnbABNB

45.2

AtlassianTEAM

44.6

DatadogDDOG

44.4

Analog DevicesADI

43.7

Intuitive SurgicalISRG

42.9

AMDAMD

42.8

CognizantCTSH

42.2

Apple Inc.AAPL

41.7

Booking HoldingsBKNG

39.8

Walmart Inc.WMT

38.8

T-Mobile USTMUS

38.4

InsmedINSM

38.2

Arm HoldingsARM

37.5

BroadcomAVGO

37.3

Regeneron PharmaceuticalsREGN

36.9

Charter CommunicationsCHTR

36.7

PaychexPAYX

36.0

QualcommQCOM

35.8

Tesla, Inc.TSLA

35.8

ComcastCMCSA

35.6

Electronic ArtsEA

34.6

L1 · Reactive

DoorDashDASH

32.9

Thomson ReutersTRI

32.4

Starbucks CorporationSBUX

32.3

Warner Bros. DiscoveryWBD

32.1

Automatic Data ProcessingADP

31.7

CSXCSX

31.6

MercadoLibreMELI

31.6

CostcoCOST

31.3

Marriott InternationalMAR

31.1

Roper TechnologiesROP

30.9

ExelonEXC

30.6

Alnylam PharmaceuticalsALNY

28.7

HoneywellHON

28.3

Mondelez InternationalMDLZ

27.6

Keurig Dr PepperKDP

27.2

KLA CorpKLAC

26.5

ShopifySHOP

26.3

Applied MaterialsAMAT

25.6

Baker HughesBKR

25.4

CoStar GroupCSGP

25.2

CrowdStrikeCRWD

25.0

PACCARPCAR

24.6

MicronMU

24.3

PalantirPLTR

23.9

SynopsysSNPS

23.3

NXP SemiconductorsNXPI

23.1

NetflixNFLX

22.7

FortinetFTNT

22.5

American Electric PowerAEP

22.1

Gilead SciencesGILD

21.2

Kraft HeinzKHC

20.8

Monolithic Power SystemsMPWR

20.8

PepsiCoPEP

20.7

ZscalerZS

20.6

Lam ResearchLRCX

20.4

DexComDXCM

19.8

PayPalPYPL

19.8

Xcel EnergyXEL

19.8

AppLovinAPP

19.6

Constellation EnergyCEG

19.5

IDEXX LaboratoriesIDXX

19.5

Marvell TechnologyMRVL

19.5

Cadence DesignCDNS

19.4

Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTX

19.4

FastenalFAST

19.3

ASMLASML

19.2

Take-Two InteractiveTTWO

19.2

Microchip TechnologyMCHP

19.2

Western DigitalWDC

18.0

Below Expectations

L0 · Non-Compl.

PDD HoldingsPDD

16.7

O'Reilly AutomotiveORLY

16.7

Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersCCEP

16.7

FerrovialFER

16.7

CopartCPRT

16.7

LindeLIN

16.7

Seagate TechnologySTX

16.7

Ethical AdvancementL3–L413 firms

L4 · Sustained

1Microsoft

Software · MSFT

81.01

2Adobe

Software · ADBE

70.01

L3 · Emerging

3Workday

Software · WDAY

64.30

4AlphabetUnder

Internet Media · GOOGL

60.94

5Intel Corporation

Semis · INTC

60.78

6Cisco Systems

Software · CSCO

60.40

7NVIDIA Corporation

Semis · NVDA

58.86

8GE HealthCare Technologies

Healthcare · GEHC

58.16

9Amazon

Internet Media · AMZN

57.54

10Meta

Internet Media · META

54.81

11Autodesk

Software · ADSK

54.56

12Intuit

Software · INTU

52.74

13Verisk Analytics

Data Services · VRSK

50.32

Foundational ObligationsL1–L273 firms

L2 · Core Compl.

14Amgen

Healthcare · AMGN

49.70

15Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity · PANW

49.10

16Axon Enterprise

Software · AXON

47.20

17Airbnb

Internet Media · ABNB

45.18

18Atlassian

Software · TEAM

44.60

19Datadog

Software · DDOG

44.38

20Analog Devices

Semis · ADI

43.70

21Intuitive Surgical

Healthcare · ISRG

42.86

22AMD

Semis · AMD

42.83

23Cognizant

Software · CTSH

42.24

24Apple Inc.

Internet Media · AAPL

41.70

25Booking Holdings

Internet Media · BKNG

39.77

26Walmart Inc.

Consumer · WMT

38.79

27T-Mobile US

Telecom · TMUS

38.37

28Insmed

Healthcare · INSM

38.17

29Arm Holdings

Semis · ARM

37.49

30Broadcom

Semis · AVGO

37.31

31Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare · REGN

36.92

32Charter Communications

Telecom · CHTR

36.66

33Paychex

Data Services · PAYX

35.98

34Qualcomm

Semis · QCOM

35.82

35Tesla, Inc.

Industrials · TSLA

35.81

36Comcast

Telecom · CMCSA

35.65

37Electronic Arts

Internet Media · EA

34.62

L1 · Reactive

38DoorDash

Internet Media · DASH

32.89

39Thomson Reuters

Data Services · TRI

32.35

40Starbucks Corporation

Consumer · SBUX

32.34

41Warner Bros. Discovery

Internet Media · WBD

32.07

42Automatic Data Processing

Data Services · ADP

31.73

43CSX

Industrials · CSX

31.64

44MercadoLibre

Internet Media · MELI

31.56

45Costco

Consumer · COST

31.30

46Marriott International

Consumer · MAR

31.06

47Roper Technologies

Software · ROP

30.90

48Exelon

Utilities · EXC

30.62

49Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare · ALNY

28.69

50Honeywell

Industrials · HON

28.26

51Mondelez International

Consumer · MDLZ

27.58

52Keurig Dr Pepper

Consumer · KDP

27.16

53KLA Corp

Semis · KLAC

26.46

54Shopify

Software · SHOP

26.25

55Applied Materials

Semis · AMAT

25.61

56Baker Hughes

Utilities · BKR

25.37

57CoStar Group

Data Services · CSGP

25.20

58CrowdStrike

Cybersecurity · CRWD

24.97

59PACCAR

Industrials · PCAR

24.57

60Micron

Semis · MU

24.29

61Palantir

Software · PLTR

23.94

62Synopsys

Semis · SNPS

23.32

63NXP Semiconductors

Semis · NXPI

23.12

64Netflix

Internet Media · NFLX

22.70

65Fortinet

Cybersecurity · FTNT

22.50

66American Electric Power

Utilities · AEP

22.10

67Gilead Sciences

Healthcare · GILD

21.20

68Kraft Heinz

Consumer · KHC

20.81

69Monolithic Power Systems

Semis · MPWR

20.79

70PepsiCo

Consumer · PEP

20.74

71Zscaler

Cybersecurity · ZS

20.56

72Lam Research

Semis · LRCX

20.41

73DexCom

Healthcare · DXCM

19.84

74PayPal

Data Services · PYPL

19.80

75Xcel Energy

Utilities · XEL

19.76

76AppLovin

Internet Media · APP

19.57

77Constellation Energy

Utilities · CEG

19.48

78IDEXX Laboratories

Healthcare · IDXX

19.47

79Marvell Technology

Semis · MRVL

19.47

80Cadence Design

Semis · CDNS

19.37

81Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare · VRTX

19.36

82Fastenal

Industrials · FAST

19.34

83ASML

Semis · ASML

19.23

84Take-Two Interactive

Internet Media · TTWO

19.19

85Microchip Technology

Semis · MCHP

19.18

86Western Digital

Semis · WDC

18.01

Below ExpectationsL07 firms

87PDD Holdings

Internet Media · PDD

16.67

88O'Reilly Automotive

Consumer · ORLY

16.67

89Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Consumer · CCEP

16.67

90Ferrovial

Industrials · FER

16.67

91Copart

Industrials · CPRT

16.67

92Linde

Industrials · LIN

16.67

93Seagate Technology

Semis · STX

16.67

Prior only · no direct evidence · 7

Prior Only

Ross Stores

Consumer · ROST

Cintas

Industrials · CTAS

Texas Instruments

Semis · TXN

Monster Beverage

Consumer · MNST

Diamondback Energy

Utilities · FANG

Old Dominion Freight Line

Industrials · ODFL

100

Strategy

Software · MSTR

94Ross Stores

Consumer · ROST

95Cintas

Industrials · CTAS

96Texas Instruments

Semis · TXN

97Monster Beverage

Consumer · MNST

98Diamondback Energy

Utilities · FANG

99Old Dominion Freight Line

Industrials · ODFL

100Strategy

Software · MSTR

How the score works

The Governance Score sums L0 + P>=L1...P>=visible rung across 10 factors, then divides by 60.
The scorecard rung is the ceiling; a small capped bump can reward well-supported L4/L5 evidence.
Coverage (factors seen / 10) is shown on hover.
The floor tick marks the independently corroborated score — [floor, DA] is corroboration depth, not a confidence interval.
It is demonstrated governance — it correlates with disclosure, so a mature non-discloser scores low.
Cross-sector ranks are provisional (llm_inferred), pending the invariance + coverage checks; L5 (Ethical Vanguard *) is defined within a firm’s own sector.