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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFG | NYSE | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock | 132.49B | 11.38 | -1.05 | 11.39 | 0.03 |
| SONY | NYSE | Sony Group Corporation American Depositary Shares | 127.21B | 21.14 | 2.30 | 17.62 | 0.01 |
| T | NYSE | AT&T Inc | 161.30B | 22.48 | -1.54 | 18.35 | 0.05 |
| PFE | NYSE | Pfizer Inc | 145.30B | 25.64 | 1.07 | 35.15 | 0.06 |
| IBN | NYSE | ICICI Bank Limited Common Stock | 103.89B | 29.44 | -0.66 | 19.31 | 0.01 |
| UBS | NYSE | UBS Group AG Registered Ordinary Shares | 100.29B | 31.48 | -1.09 | 23.29 | 0.01 |
| CMCSA | NASDAQ | Comcast Corp | 146.82B | 38.37 | -1.13 | 10.30 | 0.03 |
| VZ | NYSE | Verizon Communications Inc | 168.09B | 39.93 | -0.10 | 17.30 | 0.07 |
| BAC | NYSE | Bank of America Corp | 354.87B | 46.25 | -1.22 | 16.00 | 0.02 |
| HSBC | NYSE | HSBC Holdings, plc. Common Stock | 172.00B | 47.95 | 0.76 | 7.91 | 0.06 |
| SNY | NASDAQ | Sanofi - American Depositary Shares | 121.60B | 48.50 | 0.08 | 25.22 | 0.04 |
| BHP | NYSE | BHP Group Limited American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares) | 128.40B | 50.65 | -0.69 | 15.82 | 0.06 |
| BUD | NYSE | Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium) | 105.54B | 53.52 | 0.04 | 15.69 | 0.02 |
| TTE | NYSE | TotalEnergies SE | 121.92B | 54.15 | 0.92 | 7.57 | 0.06 |
| UL | NYSE | Unilever PLC Common Stock | 141.96B | 57.40 | 0.04 | 20.85 | 0.03 |
| BMY | NYSE | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 118.47B | 58.41 | -1.04 | 8.08 | 0.04 |
| CSCO | NASDAQ | Cisco Systems Inc | 233.63B | 58.66 | -0.34 | 25.12 | 0.03 |
| UBER | NYSE | Uber Technologies Inc | 127.88B | 60.73 | -1.11 | 29.92 | 0.00 |
| KO | NYSE | Coca-Cola Co | 270.57B | 62.81 | 0.45 | 25.91 | 0.03 |
| SHEL | NYSE | Shell PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing two (2) Ordinary Shares) | 196.97B | 64.74 | -0.27 | 12.35 | 0.05 |
| RIO | NYSE | Rio Tinto Plc Common Stock | 105.39B | 64.89 | 4.48 | 8.91 | 0.07 |
| AZN | NASDAQ | AstraZeneca PLC - American Depositary Shares | 208.98B | 67.40 | 0.33 | 31.50 | 0.02 |
| HDB | NYSE | HDFC Bank Limited Common Stock | 172.53B | 67.68 | -0.49 | 20.60 | 0.01 |
| C | NYSE | Citigroup Inc | 133.58B | 70.63 | -0.70 | 19.71 | 0.03 |
| WFC | NYSE | Wells Fargo & Co | 247.51B | 74.34 | 2.12 | 14.31 | 0.02 |
| NEE | NYSE | NextEra Energy Inc | 153.61B | 74.70 | -0.72 | 21.27 | 0.03 |
| PLTR | NYSE | Palantir Technologies Inc | 172.36B | 75.66 | 3.36 | 402.75 | 0.00 |
| NKE | NYSE | Nike Inc | 116.10B | 78.00 | 1.04 | 23.75 | 0.02 |
| SCHW | NYSE | Charles Schwab Corp | 150.69B | 82.32 | 1.00 | 29.03 | 0.01 |
| WMT | NYSE | Walmart Inc | 678.58B | 84.47 | -1.21 | 38.60 | 0.01 |
| BSX | NYSE | Boston Scientific Corp | 128.21B | 86.99 | -0.69 | 73.51 | 0.00 |
| MDT | NYSE | Medtronic PLC | 112.80B | 87.97 | -0.38 | 24.78 | 0.03 |
| BABA | NYSE | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 221.38B | 92.92 | 8.14 | 17.45 | 0.02 |
| MRK | NYSE | Merck & Co Inc | 243.63B | 96.31 | -2.09 | 20.51 | 0.03 |
| NVS | NYSE | Novartis AG Common Stock | 193.59B | 96.83 | -2.30 | 16.95 | 0.04 |
| GILD | NASDAQ | Gilead Sciences Inc | 122.01B | 97.90 | 6.78 | 1,012.11 | 0.03 |
| SBUX | NASDAQ | Starbucks Corp | 111.29B | 98.16 | -1.16 | 26.58 | 0.03 |
| MU | NASDAQ | Micron Technology Inc | 113.81B | 102.15 | 3.98 | 25.82 | 0.01 |
| NVO | NYSE | Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock | 464.55B | 104.59 | -3.71 | 28.50 | 0.02 |
| PLD | NYSE | Prologis Inc | 103.36B | 111.60 | -0.05 | 31.21 | 0.04 |
| COP | NYSE | ConocoPhillips | 145.29B | 112.32 | -0.54 | 11.28 | 0.03 |
| XOM | NYSE | Exxon Mobil Corp | 496.21B | 112.90 | -0.59 | 13.18 | 0.04 |
| ABT | NYSE | Abbott Laboratories | 196.05B | 113.03 | 0.37 | 34.17 | 0.02 |
| PDD | NASDAQ | Pinduoduo Inc | 157.50B | 113.41 | -0.35 | 10.01 | 0.00 |
| SHOP | NYSE | Shopify Inc | 149.17B | 115.45 | -2.47 | 100.07 | 0.00 |
| RTX | NYSE | RTX Corp | 157.77B | 118.53 | 0.21 | 33.57 | 0.02 |
| RY | NYSE | Royal Bank Of Canada Common Stock | 173.12B | 122.39 | -0.62 | 15.23 | 0.03 |
| UPS | NYSE | United Parcel Service Inc | 107.25B | 125.68 | 2.47 | 18.53 | 0.05 |
| TJX | NYSE | TJX Companies Inc | 142.39B | 126.66 | 0.46 | 28.58 | 0.01 |
| PM | NYSE | Philip Morris International Inc | 197.14B | 126.79 | -0.17 | 19.72 | 0.04 |
| MS | NYSE | Morgan Stanley | 209.37B | 129.96 | -0.28 | 18.76 | 0.03 |
| NVDA | NASDAQ | NVIDIA Corp | 3.20T | 130.68 | 1.38 | 53.18 | 0.00 |
| ARM | NASDAQ | Arm Holdings plc - American Depositary Shares | 144.29B | 137.29 | -1.69 | 218.47 | 0.00 |
| AMD | NASDAQ | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 231.72B | 142.79 | 0.58 | 105.50 | 0.00 |
| KKR | NYSE | KKR & Co Inc | 134.84B | 151.81 | -0.36 | 45.69 | 0.00 |
| JNJ | NYSE | Johnson & Johnson | 365.65B | 151.87 | -0.90 | 23.73 | 0.03 |
| CVX | NYSE | Chevron Corp | 275.71B | 154.64 | -0.05 | 15.70 | 0.05 |
| BA | NYSE | Boeing Co | 116.30B | 155.44 | 2.00 | 49.94 | 0.00 |
| QCOM | NASDAQ | Qualcomm Inc | 176.20B | 158.60 | 0.23 | 17.10 | 0.02 |
| PEP | NASDAQ | PepsiCo Inc | 217.83B | 158.77 | -0.09 | 22.54 | 0.03 |
| AVGO | NASDAQ | Broadcom Inc | 757.01B | 162.08 | 1.51 | 171.16 | 0.01 |
| GE | NYSE | GE Aerospace | 178.36B | 164.80 | 3.04 | 32.50 | 0.01 |
| AMAT | NASDAQ | Applied Materials Inc | 134.62B | 165.45 | -2.88 | 19.00 | 0.01 |
| PG | NYSE | Procter & Gamble Co | 404.53B | 171.77 | 0.54 | 28.98 | 0.02 |
| TM | NYSE | Toyota Motor Corporation Common Stock | 227.34B | 173.38 | 0.28 | 8.44 | 0.03 |
| ABBV | NYSE | AbbVie Inc | 310.43B | 175.67 | -0.51 | 59.76 | 0.04 |
| ORCL | NYSE | Oracle Corp | 513.91B | 183.74 | -1.77 | 41.48 | 0.01 |
| GOOGL | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc | 2.31T | 188.40 | -3.60 | 25.00 | 0.00 |
| BX | NYSE | Blackstone Inc | 143.98B | 189.65 | 1.42 | 58.04 | 0.02 |
| GOOG | NASDAQ | Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock | 2.36T | 192.83 | -0.42 | 25.16 | 0.00 |
| TXN | NASDAQ | Texas Instruments Inc | 180.62B | 198.00 | -0.11 | 34.29 | 0.03 |
| TSM | NYSE | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | 1.03T | 199.17 | -1.90 | 31.60 | 0.01 |
| FI | NYSE | Fiserv Inc | 114.79B | 201.76 | -1.18 | 39.78 | 0.00 |
| IBM | NYSE | International Business Machines Corp | 190.62B | 206.16 | -1.36 | 32.64 | 0.03 |
| ADI | NASDAQ | Analog Devices Inc | 105.48B | 212.54 | -1.75 | 63.35 | 0.02 |
| MMC | NYSE | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc | 104.67B | 213.12 | -0.91 | 26.11 | 0.01 |
| UNP | NYSE | Union Pacific Corp | 137.21B | 226.32 | 1.43 | 20.51 | 0.02 |
| HON | NASDAQ | Honeywell International Inc | 148.46B | 228.32 | 0.64 | 26.20 | 0.02 |
| AAPL | NASDAQ | Apple Inc | 3.47T | 229.87 | 0.60 | 41.08 | 0.00 |
| TMUS | NASDAQ | T-Mobile US Inc | 268.61B | 231.46 | -0.78 | 24.86 | 0.01 |
| AMZN | NASDAQ | Amazon.com Inc | 2.44T | 231.93 | -0.43 | 48.06 | 0.00 |
| DHR | NYSE | Danaher Corp | 170.34B | 235.84 | 0.34 | 43.12 | 0.00 |
| JPM | NYSE | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 667.18B | 236.98 | 0.26 | 12.95 | 0.02 |
| SAP | NYSE | SAP SE ADS | 277.16B | 237.60 | 2.41 | 101.82 | 0.01 |
| LOW | NYSE | Lowe's Companies Inc | 138.84B | 245.88 | -1.58 | 20.61 | 0.02 |
| PGR | NYSE | Progressive Corp | 148.27B | 253.10 | 4.26 | 17.44 | 0.00 |
| AMGN | NASDAQ | Amgen Inc | 143.45B | 266.86 | 0.14 | 33.64 | 0.03 |
| CB | NYSE | Chubb Ltd | 110.14B | 273.23 | -1.25 | 11.20 | 0.01 |
| TSCO | NASDAQ | Tractor Supply Co | 150.89B | 282.46 | -0.01 | 25.68 | 0.02 |
| AXP | NYSE | American Express Co | 203.09B | 288.30 | 0.23 | 21.98 | 0.01 |
| MCD | NYSE | McDonald's Corp | 212.13B | 296.01 | 0.32 | 25.70 | 0.02 |
| ADP | NASDAQ | Automatic Data Processing Inc | 121.00B | 296.96 | -2.50 | 31.13 | 0.02 |
| V | NYSE | Visa Inc | 615.24B | 317.71 | 0.90 | 32.36 | 0.01 |
| APP | NASDAQ | AppLovin Corp | 106.80B | 318.24 | -2.15 | 96.88 | 0.00 |
| CRM | NYSE | Salesforce Inc | 311.27B | 325.26 | -1.93 | 56.61 | 0.00 |
| ETN | NYSE | Eaton Corp PLC | 132.64B | 335.64 | 0.16 | 35.97 | 0.01 |
| ACN | NYSE | Accenture PLC | 222.43B | 355.53 | -1.44 | 31.20 | 0.01 |
| ANET | NYSE | Arista Networks Inc | 486.20B | 385.95 | -2.34 | 52.37 | 0.00 |
| SYK | NYSE | Stryker Corp | 148.04B | 388.34 | 0.32 | 38.28 | 0.01 |
| TSLA | NASDAQ | Tesla Inc | 1.25T | 389.22 | 5.34 | 119.50 | 0.00 |
| HD | NYSE | The Home Depot Inc | 389.99B | 392.60 | 1.97 | 26.14 | 0.02 |
| PANW | NASDAQ | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 258.17B | 393.43 | -1.70 | 48.45 | 0.00 |
| CAT | NYSE | Caterpillar Inc | 192.76B | 399.26 | 1.08 | 16.99 | 0.01 |
| LIN | NASDAQ | Linde PLC | 207.22B | 435.20 | -0.76 | 32.19 | 0.01 |
| DE | NYSE | Deere & Co | 119.48B | 439.96 | 0.11 | 16.88 | 0.01 |
| MSFT | NASDAQ | Microsoft Corp | 3.36T | 452.08 | -0.53 | 36.05 | 0.01 |
| ADBE | NASDAQ | Adobe Inc | 199.98B | 454.29 | -1.57 | 35.39 | 0.00 |
| VRTX | NASDAQ | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 118.39B | 459.73 | -5.01 | 21.60 | 0.00 |
| LMT | NYSE | Lockheed Martin Corp | 116.29B | 490.61 | -0.22 | 17.70 | 0.03 |
| UNH | NYSE | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 460.26B | 500.13 | 2.23 | 31.81 | 0.02 |
| SPGI | NYSE | S&P Global Inc | 156.04B | 502.86 | -0.58 | 43.41 | 0.01 |
| TMO | NYSE | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 196.32B | 513.26 | -0.55 | 32.39 | 0.00 |
| MA | NYSE | Mastercard Inc | 489.15B | 532.94 | 0.11 | 39.91 | 0.01 |
| ISRG | NASDAQ | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 195.14B | 547.87 | -0.50 | 84.23 | 0.00 |
| META | NASDAQ | Meta Platforms Inc | 1.51T | 596.25 | 0.12 | 27.62 | 0.00 |
| GS | NYSE | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 189.22B | 602.78 | 1.12 | 16.24 | 0.02 |
| INTU | NASDAQ | Intuit Inc | 189.98B | 678.70 | 4.32 | 61.96 | 0.01 |
| ASML | NASDAQ | ASML Holding N.V. - New York Registry Shares | 278.00B | 707.03 | -0.28 | 38.45 | 0.01 |
| LLY | NYSE | Eli Lilly and Co | 675.41B | 751.03 | -0.32 | 82.73 | 0.01 |
| COST | NASDAQ | Costco Wholesale Corp | 402.65B | 907.07 | -1.83 | 56.10 | 0.00 |
| NFLX | NASDAQ | Netflix Inc | 390.56B | 913.69 | -2.26 | 51.39 | 0.00 |
| BLK | NYSE | BlackRock Inc | 162.49B | 1,049.12 | 1.87 | 25.39 | 0.02 |
| NOW | NYSE | ServiceNow Inc | 225.14B | 1,091.25 | 1.53 | 167.43 | 0.00 |
| BKNG | NASDAQ | Booking Holdings Inc | 170.43B | 5,149.60 | -2.85 | 33.69 | 0.01 |
| BRK.A | NYSE | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 983.02B | 683,787.80 | -0.32 | 9.20 | 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.