Market capitalization is a key indicator of a company's size and overall value. In this blog post, we will be exploring the largest companies by market capitalization and examining what factors contribute to their success. From technology giants like Apple and Microsoft, to multinational conglomerates like Saudi Aramco and Walmart, these companies dominate the global economy and play a significant role in shaping market trends. Join us as we delve into the world of corporate giants and analyze how these powerhouse companies continue to thrive in today's competitive business landscape.
| Symbol | Exchange | Name | MCAP | Price | Change | PE Ratio | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN | NYSE | Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) | 119.23B | 8.02 | 0.63 | 8.96 | 0.03 |
| MUFG | NYSE | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock | 159.03B | 13.96 | 1.24 | 12.56 | 0.03 |
| PFE | NYSE | Pfizer Inc | 137.76B | 24.23 | 0.17 | 18.39 | 0.07 |
| SONY | NYSE | Sony Group Corporation American Depositary Shares | 153.55B | 25.58 | -0.51 | 19.52 | 0.01 |
| T | NYSE | AT&T Inc | 202.56B | 28.15 | -0.20 | 17.40 | 0.04 |
| UBS | NYSE | UBS Group AG Registered Ordinary Shares | 107.81B | 33.82 | 1.14 | 23.10 | 0.03 |
| IBN | NYSE | ICICI Bank Limited Common Stock | 121.28B | 33.99 | -0.06 | 20.34 | 0.01 |
| CMCSA | NASDAQ | Comcast Corp | 135.65B | 36.33 | 1.80 | 8.73 | 0.04 |
| VZ | NYSE | Verizon Communications Inc | 176.87B | 41.95 | -0.42 | 10.37 | 0.06 |
| BTI | NYSE | British American Tobacco Industries, p.l.c. Common Stock ADR | 103.57B | 47.34 | 0.81 | 25.88 | 0.06 |
| SNY | NASDAQ | Sanofi - American Depositary Shares | 117.49B | 48.25 | -0.11 | 16.40 | 0.05 |
| BHP | NYSE | BHP Group Limited American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares) | 123.42B | 48.64 | 1.15 | 11.02 | 0.05 |
| BAC | NYSE | Bank of America Corp | 371.10B | 49.27 | 1.15 | 14.53 | 0.02 |
| MO | NYSE | Altria Group Inc | 100.29B | 59.54 | 0.26 | 10.11 | 0.07 |
| HSBC | NYSE | HSBC Holdings, plc. Common Stock | 210.51B | 60.33 | -0.76 | 11.18 | 0.05 |
| TTE | NYSE | TotalEnergies SE | 138.19B | 62.72 | -1.22 | 10.51 | 0.06 |
| UL | NYSE | Unilever PLC Common Stock | 154.78B | 63.13 | 0.08 | 22.70 | 0.03 |
| SHEL | NYSE | Shell PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing two (2) Ordinary Shares) | 199.01B | 67.74 | 0.70 | 16.42 | 0.04 |
| BUD | NYSE | Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium) | 132.52B | 68.40 | -0.15 | 20.27 | 0.02 |
| CSCO | NASDAQ | Cisco Systems Inc | 274.07B | 69.21 | 0.81 | 28.31 | 0.02 |
| AZN | NASDAQ | AstraZeneca PLC - American Depositary Shares | 216.16B | 69.72 | -1.17 | 27.95 | 0.02 |
| NEE | NYSE | NextEra Energy Inc | 145.61B | 70.73 | -1.12 | 28.00 | 0.03 |
| KO | NYSE | Coca-Cola Co | 300.18B | 71.01 | -0.48 | 28.65 | 0.03 |
| NKE | NYSE | Nike Inc | 106.33B | 72.04 | 15.19 | 35.43 | 0.02 |
| TD | NYSE | Toronto Dominion Bank (The) Common Stock | 127.29B | 73.90 | 0.62 | 10.47 | 0.04 |
| WFC | NYSE | Wells Fargo & Co | 241.23B | 74.13 | -0.87 | 15.04 | 0.02 |
| NVO | NYSE | Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock | 333.56B | 75.07 | 3.34 | 18.71 | 0.02 |
| HDB | NYSE | HDFC Bank Limited Common Stock | 191.95B | 75.10 | 0.16 | 23.67 | 0.01 |
| MRK | NYSE | Merck & Co Inc | 190.39B | 75.82 | -1.33 | 11.76 | 0.04 |
| MDT | NYSE | Medtronic PLC | 109.80B | 85.70 | -0.55 | 24.29 | 0.03 |
| C | NYSE | Citigroup Inc | 161.13B | 86.27 | 1.36 | 13.84 | 0.03 |
| COP | NYSE | ConocoPhillips | 110.57B | 87.59 | 2.63 | 11.87 | 0.03 |
| SCHW | NYSE | Charles Schwab Corp | 162.29B | 89.32 | 1.07 | 27.72 | 0.01 |
| SO | NYSE | Southern Co | 100.68B | 91.51 | 0.40 | 21.94 | 0.03 |
| SBUX | NASDAQ | Starbucks Corp | 104.21B | 91.70 | -0.70 | 34.34 | 0.03 |
| UBER | NYSE | Uber Technologies Inc | 193.04B | 92.31 | 0.86 | 16.40 | 0.00 |
| ANET | NYSE | Arista Networks Inc | 120.61B | 96.03 | 1.16 | 43.26 | 0.00 |
| WMT | NYSE | Walmart Inc | 782.88B | 98.10 | -1.26 | 42.03 | 0.01 |
| LRCX | NASDAQ | Lam Research Corp | 126.42B | 98.83 | 2.09 | 27.34 | 0.01 |
| BSX | NYSE | Boston Scientific Corp | 153.85B | 103.99 | -1.21 | 75.79 | 0.00 |
| PDD | NASDAQ | Pinduoduo Inc | 148.42B | 104.55 | -0.90 | 11.08 | 0.00 |
| BABA | NYSE | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 269.83B | 106.27 | -2.24 | 14.53 | 0.01 |
| GILD | NASDAQ | Gilead Sciences Inc | 133.87B | 107.62 | 1.60 | 23.48 | 0.03 |
| MU | NASDAQ | Micron Technology Inc | 123.65B | 110.49 | 3.95 | 21.61 | 0.00 |
| XOM | NYSE | Exxon Mobil Corp | 481.56B | 111.11 | -0.98 | 14.74 | 0.04 |
| SHOP | NYSE | Shopify Inc | 150.57B | 116.06 | -0.40 | 94.73 | 0.00 |
| NVS | NYSE | Novartis AG Common Stock | 229.92B | 116.41 | -1.43 | 19.14 | 0.03 |
| TJX | NYSE | TJX Companies Inc | 139.50B | 125.04 | -0.66 | 29.61 | 0.01 |
| RY | NYSE | Royal Bank Of Canada Common Stock | 179.88B | 127.55 | 0.15 | 14.41 | 0.03 |
| KKR | NYSE | KKR & Co Inc | 113.80B | 127.77 | 4.61 | 59.74 | 0.01 |
| PEP | NASDAQ | PepsiCo Inc | 180.79B | 131.86 | 0.63 | 19.91 | 0.04 |
| ABT | NYSE | Abbott Laboratories | 233.26B | 134.07 | 0.30 | 17.46 | 0.02 |
| AMD | NASDAQ | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 223.72B | 137.98 | -0.40 | 98.39 | 0.00 |
| RTX | NYSE | RTX Corp | 187.61B | 140.43 | 0.98 | 42.79 | 0.02 |
| MS | NYSE | Morgan Stanley | 226.24B | 141.02 | 0.12 | 16.85 | 0.03 |
| CVX | NYSE | Chevron Corp | 248.20B | 143.30 | -0.35 | 16.96 | 0.05 |
| BX | NYSE | Blackstone Inc | 117.15B | 153.19 | -1.26 | 47.01 | 0.03 |
| JNJ | NYSE | Johnson & Johnson | 369.52B | 153.58 | 0.24 | 17.35 | 0.03 |
| ARM | NASDAQ | Arm Holdings plc - American Depositary Shares | 165.68B | 156.41 | 4.75 | 206.79 | 0.00 |
| NVDA | NASDAQ | NVIDIA Corp | 3.83T | 157.25 | 2.58 | 51.05 | 0.00 |
| PG | NYSE | Procter & Gamble Co | 372.97B | 159.08 | -0.49 | 25.53 | 0.03 |
| QCOM | NASDAQ | Qualcomm Inc | 175.46B | 159.80 | 0.80 | 16.55 | 0.02 |
| ORCL | NYSE | Oracle Corp | 486.94B | 173.36 | 1.30 | 54.68 | 0.01 |
| AMAT | NASDAQ | Applied Materials Inc | 139.71B | 174.09 | -1.40 | 23.21 | 0.01 |
| GOOGL | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc | 2.14T | 175.95 | -0.47 | 20.04 | 0.00 |
| ICE | NYSE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 101.10B | 176.25 | 0.81 | 37.91 | 0.01 |
| GOOG | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock | 2.15T | 177.19 | -0.61 | 20.15 | 0.00 |
| PM | NYSE | Philip Morris International Inc | 282.91B | 181.76 | 0.41 | 28.17 | 0.03 |
| GE | NYSE | GE Aerospace | 195.80B | 183.61 | 8.41 | 38.94 | 0.00 |
| ABBV | NYSE | AbbVie Inc | 326.43B | 184.80 | 0.57 | 80.89 | 0.03 |
| TM | NYSE | Toyota Motor Corporation Common Stock | 246.77B | 189.35 | -1.08 | 6.98 | 0.03 |
| DHR | NYSE | Danaher Corp | 136.80B | 191.15 | -1.00 | 39.38 | 0.01 |
| COF | NYSE | Capital One Financial Corp | 126.15B | 197.22 | -0.15 | 18.56 | 0.01 |
| BA | NYSE | Boeing Co | 149.97B | 198.90 | -1.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AAPL | NASDAQ | Apple Inc | 3.01T | 201.56 | 0.63 | 33.26 | 0.00 |
| PANW | NASDAQ | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 135.53B | 203.25 | 1.34 | 115.99 | 0.00 |
| TXN | NASDAQ | Texas Instruments Inc | 186.58B | 205.38 | -0.21 | 40.91 | 0.02 |
| TSM | NYSE | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | 1.09T | 210.32 | 0.39 | 26.58 | 0.01 |
| AMT | NYSE | American Tower Corp | 100.80B | 215.33 | 0.09 | 35.60 | 0.03 |
| MMC | NYSE | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc | 106.44B | 216.02 | -0.14 | 26.15 | 0.02 |
| AMZN | NASDAQ | Amazon.com Inc | 2.33T | 219.39 | -1.76 | 36.40 | 0.00 |
| HON | NASDAQ | Honeywell International Inc | 144.69B | 224.93 | 1.42 | 27.63 | 0.02 |
| LOW | NYSE | Lowe's Companies Inc | 127.43B | 227.38 | -0.56 | 18.61 | 0.02 |
| UNP | NYSE | Union Pacific Corp | 136.44B | 228.36 | 0.69 | 21.29 | 0.02 |
| TMUS | NASDAQ | T-Mobile US Inc | 268.76B | 236.70 | 0.62 | 23.51 | 0.01 |
| ADI | NASDAQ | Analog Devices Inc | 118.12B | 238.02 | 0.45 | 66.76 | 0.02 |
| PGR | NYSE | Progressive Corp | 155.24B | 264.81 | 0.32 | 17.64 | 0.02 |
| AVGO | NASDAQ | Broadcom Inc | 1.25T | 266.62 | 1.09 | 100.07 | 0.01 |
| IBM | NYSE | International Business Machines Corp | 247.93B | 266.76 | 0.03 | 49.91 | 0.02 |
| CRM | NYSE | Salesforce Inc | 258.89B | 270.81 | 1.38 | 42.59 | 0.01 |
| AMGN | NASDAQ | Amgen Inc | 150.13B | 279.21 | 0.76 | 26.70 | 0.03 |
| MCD | NYSE | McDonald's Corp | 204.18B | 285.55 | -2.04 | 25.91 | 0.02 |
| CB | NYSE | Chubb Ltd | 116.05B | 289.59 | -0.05 | 13.49 | 0.01 |
| SAP | NYSE | SAP SE ADS | 342.36B | 293.47 | -1.22 | 53.27 | 0.01 |
| JPM | NYSE | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 816.58B | 293.83 | -0.74 | 14.52 | 0.02 |
| AXP | NYSE | American Express Co | 207.35B | 295.96 | 0.01 | 22.54 | 0.01 |
| TSLA | NASDAQ | Tesla Inc | 972.57B | 301.95 | -4.95 | 180.20 | 0.00 |
| ACN | NYSE | Accenture PLC | 188.81B | 303.14 | -0.54 | 24.25 | 0.02 |
| UNH | NYSE | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 276.33B | 304.62 | 0.87 | 12.92 | 0.03 |
| ADP | NASDAQ | Automatic Data Processing Inc | 125.02B | 308.00 | -0.39 | 31.62 | 0.02 |
| ETN | NYSE | Eaton Corp PLC | 127.45B | 325.71 | 0.46 | 36.55 | 0.01 |
| V | NYSE | Visa Inc | 673.63B | 344.83 | -0.13 | 36.07 | 0.01 |
| APP | NASDAQ | AppLovin Corp | 120.21B | 355.24 | -1.45 | 61.78 | 0.00 |
| CAT | NYSE | Caterpillar Inc | 172.24B | 366.23 | 1.59 | 19.10 | 0.01 |
| HD | NYSE | The Home Depot Inc | 369.79B | 371.68 | -0.05 | 25.23 | 0.02 |
| ADBE | NASDAQ | Adobe Inc | 164.11B | 386.88 | 0.28 | 24.30 | 0.00 |
| SYK | NYSE | Stryker Corp | 149.66B | 391.62 | -1.30 | 53.42 | 0.01 |
| TMO | NYSE | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 152.16B | 403.09 | -0.15 | 25.18 | 0.00 |
| MSTR | NASDAQ | MicroStrategy Inc | 113.42B | 406.01 | 0.93 | 535.41 | 0.00 |
| VRTX | NASDAQ | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 112.64B | 438.65 | 0.99 | 25.71 | 0.00 |
| LMT | NYSE | Lockheed Martin Corp | 107.28B | 457.89 | -0.01 | 20.22 | 0.03 |
| LIN | NASDAQ | Linde PLC | 220.13B | 467.64 | 0.83 | 34.51 | 0.01 |
| GEV | NYSE | GE Vernova Inc | 133.07B | 487.54 | -0.23 | 76.19 | 0.00 |
| MSFT | NASDAQ | Microsoft Corp | 3.66T | 492.05 | -1.08 | 38.46 | 0.01 |
| DE | NYSE | Deere & Co | 137.72B | 508.50 | -0.63 | 25.17 | 0.01 |
| CRWD | NASDAQ | CrowdStrike Holdings Inc | 126.94B | 509.31 | 2.00 | 147.06 | 0.00 |
| SPGI | NYSE | S&P Global Inc | 157.95B | 515.02 | -1.21 | 41.60 | 0.01 |
| ISRG | NASDAQ | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 186.96B | 521.63 | -0.28 | 79.72 | 0.00 |
| MA | NYSE | Mastercard Inc | 499.17B | 549.70 | -1.41 | 39.63 | 0.01 |
| GS | NYSE | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 185.73B | 605.30 | 1.02 | 16.80 | 0.02 |
| INTU | NASDAQ | Intuit Inc | 178.84B | 641.14 | 2.33 | 63.73 | 0.01 |
| META | NASDAQ | Meta Platforms Inc | 1.81T | 719.01 | 0.77 | 28.11 | 0.00 |
| SPOT | NYSE | Spotify Technology SA | 158.43B | 772.60 | -0.43 | 109.68 | 0.00 |
| LLY | NYSE | Eli Lilly and Co | 698.51B | 778.08 | 0.97 | 62.89 | 0.01 |
| ASML | NASDAQ | ASML Holding N.V. - New York Registry Shares | 308.70B | 785.09 | -1.19 | 30.43 | 0.01 |
| KLAC | NASDAQ | KLA Corp | 120.05B | 907.83 | -1.82 | 33.63 | 0.01 |
| BLK | NYSE | BlackRock Inc | 154.30B | 995.98 | 1.07 | 26.13 | 0.02 |
| NOW | NYSE | ServiceNow Inc | 209.40B | 1,010.86 | 0.57 | 141.75 | 0.00 |
| COST | NASDAQ | Costco Wholesale Corp | 468.17B | 1,055.68 | 1.49 | 55.99 | 0.00 |
| NFLX | NASDAQ | Netflix Inc | 548.83B | 1,289.62 | -0.59 | 60.95 | 0.00 |
| ORLY | NASDAQ | O'Reilly Automotive Inc | 1.17T | 1,371.24 | 0.28 | 33.57 | 0.00 |
| MELI | NASDAQ | MercadoLibre Inc | 125.33B | 2,472.05 | -1.18 | 61.85 | 0.00 |
| BKNG | NASDAQ | Booking Holdings Inc | 189.25B | 5,815.92 | 1.74 | 35.64 | 0.01 |
| BRK.A | NYSE | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.05T | 729,807.77 | -0.03 | 12.73 | 0.00 |
Introduction: Market capitalization, often referred to as market cap, is a measure of a company's total value based on the current share price and the total number of outstanding shares. The largest companies by market capitalization are typically well-established companies with a significant global presence. These companies often set the trends for their respective industries and play a key role in the global economy.
Apple Inc., based in Cupertino, California, is a multinational technology company known for its popular products such as the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. With a market capitalization that frequently exceeds $2 trillion, Apple is often touted as one of the most valuable companies in the world.
Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, is a software and technology giant that dominates the tech industry with products like Windows, Office, and Azure. Microsoft's market capitalization consistently ranks it among the largest companies globally.
Amazon.com Inc., known for its e-commerce platform and cloud services, is based in Seattle, Washington. Amazon's market cap has surged in recent years, making it one of the top contenders in the market capitalization race.
Market capitalization is a valuable metric for investors and analysts to evaluate a company's size, performance, and standing in the market. The largest companies by market capitalization generally reflect the most powerful and influential players in the corporate world. Tracking market cap can provide insights into market trends, competition, and the overall health of the economy.
Q: How is market capitalization calculated?
A: Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares of a company's stock.
Q: Why are companies with high market capitalization seen as significant?
A: Companies with high market capitalization are often considered significant because they tend to be leaders in their industries, have a strong global presence, and play a key role in the economy.
Q: Do market capitalization rankings change frequently?
A: Market capitalization rankings can change regularly depending on stock price fluctuations and financial performance. Companies may move up or down the rankings based on various factors.