Megacap stock explained

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
August 2, 2018 $2.79 trillion AAPL[3]
September 4, 2018 $1.25 trillion AMZN[4]
April 24, 2019 $2.46 trillion MSFT[5]
Alphabet (Google) January 16, 2020 $1.58 trillion GOOG[6]
June 28, 2021 $673 billion META[7]
October 25, 2021 $638 billion TSLA[8]
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
515 billion TSM
499 billion V
436 billion UNH
423 billion WMT
419 billion JNJ
418 billion JPM
416 billion XOM
369 billion MA
358 billion PG
354 billion NVO
349 billion AVGO
313 billion ORCL
303 billion HD
285 billion CVX
283 billion MRK
275 billion ASML
261 billion KO
257 billion PEP
242 billion ABBV
238 billion COST
225 billion BAC
220 billion ADBE
217 billion TM
215 billion MCD
214 billion BABA
208 billion CSCO
208 billion BHP
207 billion NVS
204 billion CRM
202 billion AZN
201 billion PFE

See also

$50 million to $250 million

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Factbox: How megacap stocks fared after hitting $1 trillion in market cap. May 30, 2023. www.reuters.com.
  2. Web site: List of Mega-Cap Stocks ($200B+ Market Cap). Stock Analysis.
  3. Web site: Apple Market Cap. ycharts.com.
  4. Web site: Amazon.com Cap . ycharts.com.
  5. Web site: Microsoft Market Cap. ycharts.com.
  6. Web site: Alphabet Market Cap. ycharts.com.
  7. Web site: Meta Platforms Market Cap. ycharts.com.
  8. Web site: Tesla Market Cap. ycharts.com.
  9. Web site: Nvidia briefly joins $1 trillion valuation club. Akash. Sriram. Samrhitha. A. Akash. Sriram. May 31, 2023. www.reuters.com.
  10. Web site: 10 Top Mega Cap Stocks. Brian Baker. CFA. Bankrate. 3 May 2023 .