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The S&P 500 is a stock index that tracks the share prices of 500 of the largest public companies in the United States. Formally known as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index and commonly referred to as the S&P 500, it’s one of the main tools used to follow the performance of U.S. stocks. Learn More On WealthFront's Website What Is the S&P 500? When news reports and financial experts talk about what’s happening in “ Indexes like the S&P 500 track the prices of a group of securities. They aim to represent performance of a particular market, industry or segment of the economy—or even entire national economies. There are indexes that track nearly every asset class and business sector, from the U.S. corporate bond market to futures contracts for palladium. The S&P 500 tracks the prices of large-cap U.S. stocks, or stocks of companies whose total outstanding shares are worth more than $10 billion. By following the S&P 500, you can easily see whether the largest U.S. stocks are gaining or losing value. This is why the S&P 500 is often treated as a proxy for describing the overall health of the stock market or even the U.S. economy. What Companies Are in the S&P 500? The 500 largest U.S. public companies by market capitalization are represented in the S&P 500. Companies that are included in the S&P 500 are called constituents, and they are chosen to represent every major industry. The S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, so each constituent’s share in the...

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With Apple's stock hitting new highs after announcing its latest innovation—in the burgeoning field of virtual reality products—the company is unlikely to be dislodged from its position as the world's largest company by market capitalization any time soon. Yet it has, over the years, lost the title of world's largest many times—to Microsoft, to Amazon, even to Saudi Arabia's Aramco. What about Google and Facebook (pardon, Meta)? Only a few companies legitimately compete for the title of most valuable publicly traded company and yet the types of companies that top the list change with the times. Market capitalization can change quickly, and the years have seen much see-saw in the rankings of the world's biggest companies. Microsoft has dethroned Apple a few times, most recently in October 2021. Amazon's market cap surpassed both of those giants in January 2019. For years, Apple—also one of the world's most admired companies—has seen its market cap fall victim to its sales success. While the popularity with consumers of products like iPhones, iMacsand tablets propelled Apple to new heights, whenever sales appeared to slow, its market capitalization suffered. By contrast, Microsoft built itself into one of the world's largest companies with a focus on steady recurring revenue streams. You might not need a new smartphone or laptop every year, but a software license, Cloud-computing package or videogame subscription, means ongoing payments—and client stickiness. Then Apple star...

This list comprises the world's largest companies by Fortune Global 500 2022 rankings. The list is limited to the top 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US$130 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the media and/or general public. List [ ] Rank. Name. Industry under which the companies are Revenue Profit Employed members of the Company are: Headquarters Ref. USD millions 1 $572,754 $13,673 2,300,000 United States 2 Retail $469,822 $33,364 1,608,000 United States 3 $460,616.9 $7,137.8 871,145 China 4 $411,692.9 $9,637.5 1,090,345 China 5 Oil and gas $401,313.5 $8,316.1 542,286 China 6 Oil and gas $400,399.1 $105,369.1 68,493 Saudi Arabia 7 $365,817 $94,680 154,000 United States 8 $295,819.8 $18,186.6 662,575 Germany 9 $293,712.4 $4,443.8 368,327 China 10 $292,111 $7,910 258,500 United States 11 Healthcare $287,597 $17,285 350,000 United States 12 Oil and gas $285,640 $23,050 63,000 United States 13 Automotive $279,337.7 $25,371.4 372,817 Japan 14 $276,094 $89,795 372,000 United States 15 Oil and gas $272,657 $20,101 82,000 United Kingdom 16 Healthcare $263,966 $1,114 66,500 United States 17 $257,637 $76,033 156,500 United States 18 Electronics $244,334.9 $34,293.5 266,673 South Korea 19 $231,208.1 $3,100 9,031 Singapore 20 Electronics $214,619.2 $4,988.3 826,608 Taiwan 21 Healthcare $213,988.8 $1,539 40,000 United States 22 Financials $209,000.4 $46,898.9 434,089 China 23 Commodities $203,751 $4,974 81,28...

This article needs additional citations for Please help Find sources: · · · · ( June 2020) ( This list comprises the largest companies in the This list includes only List of the largest companies [ ] Below are the 100 largest companies by revenue in 2022 (mostly for fiscal year 2021), according to the Rank Name Industry Revenue (USD millions) Revenue growth Employees Headquarters 1 General merchandisers 572,754 2.4% 2,300,000 2 469,822 21.7% 1,608,000 3 365,817 33.2% 154,000 4 292,111 32.0% 258,000 5 287,597 11.8% 350,000 6 285,640 57.4% 63,000 7 276,094 12.5% 372,000 8 257,637 41.2% 156,000 9 Health 238,228 3.1% 67,500 10 213,989 12.7% 40,000 11 Technology 198,087 17.5% 181,000 12 Retail 195,929 17.5% 288,000 13 Health Insurance 174,078 8.5% 72,963 14 168,864 1.7% 202,600 15 Healthcare 162,467 6.2% 46,827 16 162,465 71.6% 42,595 17 Retail 151,157 14.4% 490,600 18 148,579 6.5% 258,500 19 141,032 58.5% 17,700 20 Healthcare 138,639 13.8% 98,200 21 Retail 137,888 4.1% 420,000 22 136,341 7.2% 183,000 23 Telecommunications 133,613 4.1% 118,400 24 127,202 1.8% 271,025 25 Automotive 127,004 3.7% 157,000 26 Healthcare 125,982 13.4% 72,500 27 Technology 117,385 37.2% 71,970 28 Telecommunications 116,385 12.4% 189,000 29 114,852 75.4% 14,000 30 108,332 80.2% 9,804 31 Technology 106,995 13.6% 133,000 32 Retail 106,005 13.3% 450,000 33 Financials 101,543 4.6% 7,400 34 97,287 15.0% 400,945 35 Retail 96,250 7.4% 270,000 36 Financials 93,851 0.1% 208,248 37 93,775 13.6% 141,700 38 85,959...

• The "Big Four" refers to the four largest accounting firms in the U.S. • The largest accounting firms used to comprise the "Big Eight" but mergers and closures have reduced the number of top tier companies. • These four firms audit the financial statements for the vast majority of publicly held companies. • In addition to their auditing services, the Big Four provide tax, consulting, valuation, market research, assurance, and legal advisory services. • Jobs at the Big Four firms are highly competitive and difficult to get; busy season is often more strenuous compared to other public accounting firms. Understanding the Big Four Through industry consolidation that began in 1989, what used to be the Big Eight has become the Big Four today. The eight, in alphabetical order, were Arthur Andersen, Arthur Young, Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte Haskin & Sells, Ernst & Whinney, Peat Marwick Mitchell, Price Waterhouse, and Touche Ross—all U.S. or U.K. entities. Arthur Young combined with Ernst & Whinney while Deloitte Haskin & Sells merged with Touche Ross to reduce the group count to six. Then, Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merged their practices, makingthe total five. Following the collapse of Arthur Andersen, due to its proven culpability in the Each Big Four firm is a composition of individual professional services networks rather than a single firm. Each of these networks is owned and managed independently, having entered into agreement with other member firms to share t...

The Largest Public Companies by Market Cap (2000–2022) The 10 largest public companies in the world had a combined market capitalization of nearly $12 trillion as of July 2022. But two decades ago, the players that made up the list of the largest companies by market capitalization were radically different—and as the years ticked by, emerging megatrends and market sentiment have worked to shuffle the deck multiple times. This racing bar chart by Truman Du shows how the ranking of the top 10 largest public companies has changed from 2000 to 2022. Market Cap vs. Market Value Before diving in, it’s worth noting that market capitalization is just one of many metrics that can be used to help value a company. Simply put, a But while a market cap provides insight into what equity is worth at a given time, calculating the The Largest Public Companies by Market Cap (2000–2022) Over the last two decades, investor sentiment has shifted as different trends have played out, and the types of companies buoyed up by the market have changed as well. For instance, tech and telecom companies were big in the very early 2000s, as investors got excited about the seemingly endless potential of the newly-introduced World Wide Web. Largest Companies by Market Cap (January 1, 2000) Rank Company Market Cap (Jan 1, 2000) #1 🇺🇸 Microsoft $606 billion #2 🇺🇸 General Electric $508 billion #3 🇯🇵 NTT Docomo $367 billion #4 🇺🇸 Cisco $352 billion #5 🇺🇸 Walmart $302 billion #6 🇺🇸 Intel $280 billion #7 🇯🇵 Nippo...