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) | 117.38B | 7.89 | -0.64 | 8.76 | 0.03 |
| MUFG | NYSE | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock | 142.34B | 12.37 | -2.14 | 12.67 | 0.01 |
| PFE | NYSE | Pfizer Inc | 132.58B | 23.32 | 1.22 | 17.11 | 0.07 |
| SONY | NYSE | Sony Group Corporation American Depositary Shares | 152.47B | 25.33 | -2.60 | 20.19 | 0.00 |
| T | NYSE | AT&T Inc | 190.03B | 26.39 | -1.64 | 16.80 | 0.04 |
| CMCSA | NASDAQ | Comcast Corp | 126.72B | 33.94 | 0.51 | 8.61 | 0.04 |
| IBN | NYSE | ICICI Bank Limited Common Stock | 121.19B | 33.99 | -0.06 | 20.55 | 0.01 |
| VZ | NYSE | Verizon Communications Inc | 182.56B | 43.30 | -1.73 | 10.36 | 0.06 |
| BAC | NYSE | Bank of America Corp | 326.21B | 43.31 | 0.14 | 13.20 | 0.02 |
| BHP | NYSE | BHP Group Limited American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares) | 126.36B | 49.80 | -0.18 | 11.11 | 0.05 |
| SNY | NASDAQ | Sanofi - American Depositary Shares | 121.59B | 49.96 | -2.16 | 18.46 | 0.04 |
| RELX | NYSE | RELX PLC PLC American Depositary Shares (Each representing One Ordinary Share) | 101.40B | 54.94 | -1.31 | 39.89 | 0.01 |
| TTE | NYSE | TotalEnergies SE | 127.30B | 57.77 | 1.62 | 9.80 | 0.06 |
| HSBC | NYSE | HSBC Holdings, plc. Common Stock | 207.48B | 59.04 | -0.35 | 10.85 | 0.06 |
| MO | NYSE | Altria Group Inc | 100.63B | 59.74 | 0.75 | 10.00 | 0.07 |
| CSCO | NASDAQ | Cisco Systems Inc | 249.92B | 63.11 | -0.40 | 26.02 | 0.03 |
| UL | NYSE | Unilever PLC Common Stock | 155.43B | 63.37 | -0.15 | 24.48 | 0.03 |
| SHEL | NYSE | Shell PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing two (2) Ordinary Shares) | 194.32B | 65.67 | -1.04 | 15.23 | 0.04 |
| NVO | NYSE | Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock | 299.26B | 67.35 | -1.21 | 19.68 | 0.02 |
| NEE | NYSE | NextEra Energy Inc | 139.55B | 67.79 | 0.05 | 25.48 | 0.03 |
| AZN | NASDAQ | AstraZeneca PLC - American Depositary Shares | 210.39B | 67.86 | 2.47 | 28.56 | 0.02 |
| TD | NYSE | Toronto Dominion Bank (The) Common Stock | 117.51B | 68.22 | 0.77 | 9.72 | 0.04 |
| C | NYSE | Citigroup Inc | 128.65B | 68.88 | 0.88 | 11.92 | 0.03 |
| KO | NYSE | Coca-Cola Co | 296.82B | 68.96 | -0.82 | 28.83 | 0.03 |
| BUD | NYSE | Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium) | 134.40B | 69.28 | 1.37 | 20.64 | 0.02 |
| HDB | NYSE | HDFC Bank Limited Common Stock | 182.93B | 71.66 | -1.01 | 22.80 | 0.01 |
| WFC | NYSE | Wells Fargo & Co | 237.59B | 73.01 | -0.52 | 13.31 | 0.02 |
| MRK | NYSE | Merck & Co Inc | 194.81B | 77.58 | -0.34 | 11.28 | 0.04 |
| MDT | NYSE | Medtronic PLC | 108.21B | 81.41 | 0.29 | 22.49 | 0.03 |
| COP | NYSE | ConocoPhillips | 107.54B | 85.19 | -1.10 | 10.84 | 0.04 |
| SCHW | NYSE | Charles Schwab Corp | 158.37B | 87.16 | 1.09 | 26.86 | 0.01 |
| SO | NYSE | Southern Co | 100.70B | 91.53 | -0.40 | 21.56 | 0.03 |
| UBER | NYSE | Uber Technologies Inc | 193.35B | 92.46 | 0.73 | 15.59 | 0.00 |
| ANET | NYSE | Arista Networks Inc | 116.96B | 93.13 | 0.76 | 39.03 | 0.00 |
| MU | NASDAQ | Micron Technology Inc | 104.35B | 93.37 | -1.54 | 23.06 | 0.00 |
| WMT | NYSE | Walmart Inc | 768.57B | 96.06 | -0.39 | 41.70 | 0.01 |
| PDD | NASDAQ | Pinduoduo Inc | 164.96B | 97.88 | -4.96 | 9.76 | 0.00 |
| GILD | NASDAQ | Gilead Sciences Inc | 127.50B | 102.50 | 2.16 | 22.92 | 0.03 |
| BSX | NYSE | Boston Scientific Corp | 154.60B | 104.50 | 0.00 | 77.50 | 0.00 |
| XOM | NYSE | Exxon Mobil Corp | 451.26B | 104.71 | 1.40 | 13.73 | 0.04 |
| FMX | NYSE | Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Common Stock | 183.64B | 105.86 | -1.47 | 30.37 | 0.03 |
| SHOP | NYSE | Shopify Inc | 139.70B | 107.68 | 3.21 | 86.78 | 0.00 |
| NVDA | NASDAQ | NVIDIA Corp | 2.66T | 108.92 | -0.10 | 46.09 | 0.00 |
| AMD | NASDAQ | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 179.51B | 110.71 | -1.21 | 83.62 | 0.00 |
| NVS | NYSE | Novartis AG Common Stock | 224.07B | 113.45 | 0.73 | 17.74 | 0.04 |
| RY | NYSE | Royal Bank Of Canada Common Stock | 178.64B | 126.47 | 0.52 | 14.40 | 0.03 |
| ABT | NYSE | Abbott Laboratories | 222.30B | 127.77 | 2.63 | 17.26 | 0.02 |
| KKR | NYSE | KKR & Co Inc | 114.92B | 129.03 | 1.68 | 52.12 | 0.01 |
| MS | NYSE | Morgan Stanley | 207.29B | 129.21 | 2.50 | 15.15 | 0.03 |
| PEP | NASDAQ | PepsiCo Inc | 177.34B | 129.34 | -0.60 | 19.32 | 0.04 |
| TJX | NYSE | TJX Companies Inc | 146.06B | 130.82 | -0.51 | 30.11 | 0.01 |
| BABA | NYSE | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 314.06B | 131.65 | -0.68 | 16.07 | 0.01 |
| RTX | NYSE | RTX Corp | 176.81B | 132.35 | -0.78 | 39.35 | 0.02 |
| ARM | NASDAQ | Arm Holdings plc - American Depositary Shares | 141.06B | 133.45 | 5.35 | 178.61 | 0.00 |
| CVX | NYSE | Chevron Corp | 236.49B | 136.54 | 0.93 | 15.75 | 0.05 |
| AMAT | NASDAQ | Applied Materials Inc | 120.01B | 149.55 | -0.83 | 19.69 | 0.01 |
| BX | NYSE | Blackstone Inc | 114.56B | 149.80 | 0.54 | 42.21 | 0.03 |
| JNJ | NYSE | Johnson & Johnson | 367.38B | 152.69 | -0.32 | 17.05 | 0.03 |
| QCOM | NASDAQ | Qualcomm Inc | 168.76B | 153.70 | 0.79 | 15.17 | 0.02 |
| ORCL | NYSE | Oracle Corp | 437.38B | 155.97 | -0.86 | 38.01 | 0.01 |
| GOOGL | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc | 1.94T | 160.16 | -0.28 | 19.30 | 0.00 |
| PG | NYSE | Procter & Gamble Co | 388.87B | 165.86 | 0.51 | 26.63 | 0.02 |
| AMZN | NASDAQ | Amazon.com Inc | 1.78T | 167.32 | -3.07 | 33.55 | 0.00 |
| GOOG | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock | 2.06T | 169.59 | -1.39 | 19.42 | 0.00 |
| ICE | NYSE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 101.10B | 176.25 | 0.81 | 36.96 | 0.01 |
| PM | NYSE | Philip Morris International Inc | 277.36B | 178.19 | 1.69 | 28.23 | 0.03 |
| ABBV | NYSE | AbbVie Inc | 316.06B | 178.93 | -4.83 | 79.37 | 0.03 |
| TM | NYSE | Toyota Motor Corporation Common Stock | 238.85B | 183.27 | -1.83 | 7.42 | 0.01 |
| GE | NYSE | GE Aerospace | 195.80B | 183.61 | 8.41 | 38.14 | 0.01 |
| TXN | NASDAQ | Texas Instruments Inc | 167.88B | 184.79 | -0.34 | 34.70 | 0.03 |
| DHR | NYSE | Danaher Corp | 132.39B | 184.99 | -0.98 | 36.66 | 0.01 |
| PANW | NASDAQ | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 124.52B | 186.75 | 0.33 | 107.74 | 0.00 |
| TSM | NYSE | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | 1.02T | 196.11 | 2.16 | 23.77 | 0.01 |
| COF | NYSE | Capital One Financial Corp | 126.25B | 197.22 | -0.15 | 16.14 | 0.01 |
| AAPL | NASDAQ | Apple Inc | 3.01T | 201.75 | -0.17 | 31.19 | 0.01 |
| BA | NYSE | Boeing Co | 155.51B | 206.24 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| HON | NASDAQ | Honeywell International Inc | 135.56B | 210.74 | 0.12 | 26.03 | 0.02 |
| AMT | NYSE | American Tower Corp | 100.06B | 211.43 | -1.07 | 34.58 | 0.03 |
| UNP | NYSE | Union Pacific Corp | 127.91B | 214.08 | -0.74 | 20.21 | 0.02 |
| FI | NYSE | Fiserv Inc | 118.81B | 214.29 | 3.30 | 28.34 | 0.00 |
| LOW | NYSE | Lowe's Companies Inc | 127.26B | 227.37 | -1.68 | 18.68 | 0.02 |
| MMC | NYSE | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc | 113.43B | 230.21 | 1.31 | 28.41 | 0.01 |
| AVGO | NASDAQ | Broadcom Inc | 1.09T | 232.13 | 0.01 | 109.10 | 0.01 |
| TMUS | NASDAQ | T-Mobile US Inc | 275.78B | 242.88 | 0.86 | 23.77 | 0.01 |
| JPM | NYSE | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 732.04B | 263.41 | 1.29 | 13.02 | 0.02 |
| IBM | NYSE | International Business Machines Corp | 247.93B | 266.76 | 0.03 | 45.00 | 0.03 |
| CRM | NYSE | Salesforce Inc | 262.06B | 273.13 | -3.64 | 43.58 | 0.01 |
| AMGN | NASDAQ | Amgen Inc | 147.16B | 273.68 | -1.31 | 25.47 | 0.03 |
| ETN | NYSE | Eaton Corp PLC | 107.87B | 275.66 | 3.28 | 33.11 | 0.01 |
| PGR | NYSE | Progressive Corp | 162.56B | 277.30 | 0.07 | 18.80 | 0.02 |
| CB | NYSE | Chubb Ltd | 114.19B | 284.95 | 0.99 | 13.96 | 0.01 |
| AXP | NYSE | American Express Co | 201.20B | 287.18 | 0.42 | 20.51 | 0.01 |
| SAP | NYSE | SAP SE ADS | 343.71B | 294.63 | 2.14 | 54.50 | 0.01 |
| ADP | NASDAQ | Automatic Data Processing Inc | 125.10B | 308.19 | -0.39 | 33.30 | 0.02 |
| MCD | NYSE | McDonald's Corp | 224.86B | 314.48 | 2.27 | 27.80 | 0.02 |
| ACN | NYSE | Accenture PLC | 202.66B | 323.73 | 0.51 | 26.00 | 0.02 |
| V | NYSE | Visa Inc | 656.02B | 342.45 | -0.89 | 36.11 | 0.01 |
| CAT | NYSE | Caterpillar Inc | 165.13B | 351.10 | -0.42 | 17.15 | 0.02 |
| HD | NYSE | The Home Depot Inc | 356.12B | 358.30 | -0.61 | 25.15 | 0.02 |
| TSLA | NASDAQ | Tesla Inc | 1.17T | 362.51 | 6.83 | 207.37 | 0.00 |
| ADBE | NASDAQ | Adobe Inc | 157.11B | 368.62 | 0.25 | 27.29 | 0.00 |
| APP | NASDAQ | AppLovin Corp | 128.07B | 378.47 | -0.65 | 68.88 | 0.00 |
| SYK | NYSE | Stryker Corp | 145.13B | 379.75 | -2.52 | 51.86 | 0.01 |
| MSTR | NASDAQ | MicroStrategy Inc | 110.50B | 399.46 | -0.81 | 498.43 | 0.00 |
| TMO | NYSE | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 150.94B | 399.85 | 0.40 | 23.67 | 0.00 |
| UNH | NYSE | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 363.47B | 400.68 | -2.62 | 12.35 | 0.03 |
| CRWD | NASDAQ | CrowdStrike Holdings Inc | 105.38B | 423.08 | -0.43 | 136.99 | 0.00 |
| VRTX | NASDAQ | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 112.64B | 438.65 | 0.99 | 25.00 | 0.00 |
| LIN | NASDAQ | Linde PLC | 216.02B | 458.90 | -0.03 | 33.96 | 0.01 |
| MSFT | NASDAQ | Microsoft Corp | 3.42T | 460.69 | 2.34 | 35.60 | 0.01 |
| LMT | NYSE | Lockheed Martin Corp | 111.66B | 476.58 | 2.78 | 20.55 | 0.03 |
| GEV | NYSE | GE Vernova Inc | 123.65B | 484.78 | 2.82 | 67.75 | 0.00 |
| DE | NYSE | Deere & Co | 138.44B | 510.06 | -1.09 | 24.62 | 0.01 |
| SPGI | NYSE | S&P Global Inc | 160.29B | 522.65 | 0.65 | 40.59 | 0.01 |
| ISRG | NASDAQ | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 200.81B | 560.28 | -1.00 | 80.55 | 0.00 |
| MA | NYSE | Mastercard Inc | 528.67B | 582.18 | 1.56 | 40.29 | 0.00 |
| GS | NYSE | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 183.97B | 599.56 | 1.03 | 14.29 | 0.02 |
| SPOT | NYSE | Spotify Technology SA | 129.10B | 629.56 | 1.41 | 102.60 | 0.00 |
| META | NASDAQ | Meta Platforms Inc | 1.60T | 636.57 | 0.17 | 25.11 | 0.00 |
| INTU | NASDAQ | Intuit Inc | 178.84B | 641.14 | 2.33 | 61.38 | 0.01 |
| LLY | NYSE | Eli Lilly and Co | 642.38B | 715.56 | -4.09 | 59.01 | 0.01 |
| ASML | NASDAQ | ASML Holding N.V. - New York Registry Shares | 300.37B | 763.90 | 1.83 | 30.07 | 0.01 |
| KLAC | NASDAQ | KLA Corp | 105.25B | 795.90 | 4.66 | 28.70 | 0.01 |
| NOW | NYSE | ServiceNow Inc | 198.28B | 957.95 | 0.31 | 139.40 | 0.00 |
| BLK | NYSE | BlackRock Inc | 149.22B | 963.18 | -0.70 | 23.84 | 0.02 |
| COST | NASDAQ | Costco Wholesale Corp | 447.45B | 1,008.50 | -0.95 | 59.42 | 0.00 |
| NFLX | NASDAQ | Netflix Inc | 484.49B | 1,138.44 | 2.57 | 57.26 | 0.00 |
| COKE | NASDAQ | Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc | 100.36B | 1,151.26 | -2.05 | 17.60 | 0.01 |
| MELI | NASDAQ | MercadoLibre Inc | 108.49B | 2,139.92 | 0.55 | 62.86 | 0.00 |
| BKNG | NASDAQ | Booking Holdings Inc | 167.99B | 5,162.37 | -0.56 | 33.99 | 0.01 |
| BRK.A | NYSE | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.11T | 769,817.01 | 1.42 | 13.51 | 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.