Megacap stocks are stocks with a capitalization or market value over $200 billion. In business and investing the market capitalization term megacap stock is also referred to as mega-cap in the United States. The companies are the largest publicly traded companies in the world. Capitalization is the total value of the outstanding common shares owned by stockholders. Stocks under $200 billion are Large cap stocks. Megacap stocks are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market or American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Market caps term may be different outside the United States.[1][2]
Megacap stocks peaked over trillion-dollars
| Company | Trillion-dollar date | 2023 approximate market cap | Stock Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | August 2, 2018 | $2.79 trillion | AAPL[3] |
| Amazon | September 4, 2018 | $1.25 trillion | AMZN[4] |
| Microsoft | April 24, 2019 | $2.46 trillion | MSFT[5] |
| Alphabet (Google) | January 16, 2020 | $1.58 trillion | GOOG[6] |
| Meta Platforms | June 28, 2021 | $673 billion | META[7] |
| Tesla | October 25, 2021 | $638 billion | TSLA[8] |
| Nvidia | May 30, 2023 | $1.04 trillion | NVDA[9] |
Megacap stocks over $200 billion
Mega cap stocks that are over $200 billion in the second quarter of 2023.[10]
| Company | 2023 approximate market cap | Stock Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| TSMC | 515 billion | TSM |
| Visa | 499 billion | V |
| UnitedHealth Group | 436 billion | UNH |
| Walmart | 423 billion | WMT |
| Johnson & Johnson | 419 billion | JNJ |
| JPMorgan Chase | 418 billion | JPM |
| ExxonMobil | 416 billion | XOM |
| Mastercard | 369 billion | MA |
| Procter & Gamble | 358 billion | PG |
| Novo Nordisk | 354 billion | NVO |
| Broadcom | 349 billion | AVGO |
| Oracle Corporation | 313 billion | ORCL |
| The Home Depot | 303 billion | HD |
| Chevron Corporation | 285 billion | CVX |
| Merck & Company | 283 billion | MRK |
| ASML Holding N.V. | 275 billion | ASML |
| Coca-Cola Company | 261 billion | KO |
| PepsiCo | 257 billion | PEP |
| AbbVie | 242 billion | ABBV |
| Costco | 238 billion | COST |
| Bank of America | 225 billion | BAC |
| Adobe | 220 billion | ADBE |
| Toyota | 217 billion | TM |
| McDonald's | 215 billion | MCD |
| Alibaba Group | 214 billion | BABA |
| Cisco Systems | 208 billion | CSCO |
| BHP | 208 billion | BHP |
| Novartis | 207 billion | NVS |
| Salesforce | 204 billion | CRM |
| AstraZeneca | 202 billion | AZN |
| Pfizer | 201 billion | PFE |
See also
- Large-cap $10 billion and $200 billion
- Mid-cap $2 billion and $10 billion
- Small-cap $250 million to $2 billion
- Micro-cap: $50 million to $250 million
- Nano-cap Less than $50 million
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- Market price
- Authorised capital
- Treasury stock
External links
- How to Value Assets – from the Washington State (U.S.) government web site
- Year-end market capitalization by country – World Bank, 1988–2018
References
- ^ "Factbox: How megacap stocks fared after hitting $1 trillion in market cap". May 30, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "List of Mega-Cap Stocks ($200B+ Market Cap)". Stock Analysis.
- ^ "Apple Market Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Amazon.com Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Microsoft Market Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Alphabet Market Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Meta Platforms Market Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Tesla Market Cap". ycharts.com.
- ^ Sriram, Akash; A, Samrhitha; Sriram, Akash (May 31, 2023). "Nvidia briefly joins $1 trillion valuation club" – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ CFA, Brian Baker. "10 Top Mega Cap Stocks". Bankrate.