Top 30 Largest U.S. Companies in the 2020 500 Index

The largest American companies are deeply involved in the United States economy, as well as the rest of the world. Here are the 30 largest publicly traded US companies, the major components of the S&P 500 Index, along with their activities, logos, and helpful links.

In the United States, corporations are publicly listed on stock exchanges to gain access to capital from investors in the stock markets. By agreeing to comply with the regulations imposed by the Securities Exchange Commission – SEC -, these companies get  their shares listed on stock exchanges, the institutions in charge of ensuring adequate market conditions for trading stocks.

In the United States, two main stock exchanges ensure adequate market conditions for the continuous trading of stocks of hundreds of corporations: the New York Stock Exchange – NYSE – and the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, respectively, the largest and most important stock exchanges. second in the United States and the world.

The S&P 500 index, the broadest US stock index

To measure the performance of US stocks and assess the performance of financial markets and the US economy, the stocks of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the US are aggregated in the S&P 500 index, also known simply as S & Pag. This capitalization-weighted index, which places more weight on larger companies, is considered one of the best benchmarks for the US stock market and for the US economy as a whole.

Based on the stocks of 500 companies, the S&P has a broader base than the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, even though many companies in the Dow are also the main components of the S&P. The S&P also has a broader spectrum of sectors and industries than the companies that make up the Nasdaq Composite Index, which is heavily skewed towards the technology sector.

For a complete list of the top 500 US companies that make up the S&P 500 Index, and much more information on each company, check out our Top 500 US Companies Spreadsheet.

The real-time trading of the S&P 500 index can be tracked with convenient charting tools from various sources, including Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, etc.

This post is part of a series:

• Top US companies on the Dow Jones
• Top US companies on the Nasdaq
• Top US tech companies
• Top US finance companies
• Top companies in Canada
• Top companies in Mexico
• Top companies in Brazil
• Top UK companies
• Top companies in Germany
• Top companies in France
• Top companies in Spain
• Top companies in China
• Top companies in India
• Top Australian companies

List of the 30 Largest US Companies by Market Capitalization, Top 30 Components of the S&P 500 Index

To help you learn more about these corporations, details have been compiled below on the 30 largest companies in the US, the top 30 components of the S&P 500 Index. Each company is listed with presentations from its sector and sub-industry, activities, market capitalization, a direct link to your website, logo and stock symbol. Companies are classified by market capitalization in US dollars, as of the effective close on Friday, February 7, 2020.

Direct access to each company

To make it easy to navigate this long list, here are quick anchor links to go directly to the details of each company. Be sure to also check out the summary of the  Top 10 companies in the S&P 500  after the list!

30. Adobe
31. Boeing
32. Wells fargo
33. PepsiCo
34. Comcast
35. Cisco Systems
36. Chevron
37. Pfizer
38. Merck & Co.
39. Verizon
40. The Coca-Cola Company
41. The Walt Disney Company
42. The Home Depot
43. ExxonMobil
44. UnitedHealth Group

1. AT&T
2. Intel
3. Bank of America
4. Procter & Gamble
5. Mastercard
6. Walmart
7. Johnson & Johnson
8. JPMorgan Chase
9. Visa
10. Berkshire Hathaway
11. Facebook
12. Alphabet
13. Amazon
14. Manzana
15. Microsoft

30. Adobe

Sector: Information Technology – Industry: Application Software

Adobe Inc. is a multinational software company that originally focused on multimedia and creativity software products before expanding into digital marketing software. It is especially famous for its Adobe Flash web software ecosystem, Photoshop image editing software, Acrobat Reader, the portable document format – PDF – as well as Adobe Creative Suite and its successor Adobe Creative Cloud.

Website: adobe.com  – Market Cap: $ 178.6 Billion – Stock Symbol: ADBE

29. Boeing

Sector: Industrial – Subindustry: Aerospace & Defense

The Boeing Company is one of the largest aircraft manufacturers and defense contractors in the world and is the largest exporter in United States dollars. Founded in 1916, Boeing is involved in the global design, manufacture, and sales of airplanes, helicopters, rockets, satellites, and missiles; It also offers leasing services and product support.

Website: boeing.com  – Market Cap: $ 196.5 Billion – Stock Symbol: BA

28. Wells Fargo

Sector: Finance – Sub-industry: Diversified Banks

Tracing its origins back to 1852, Wells Fargo & The Company is a multinational financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California and incorporated in Delaware, and present in more than 35 countries. The company engages in three main lines of business: community banking, wholesale and wealth banking, brokerage and retirement. Wells Fargo’s main subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank operates more than 8,000 branches and 13,000 ATMs.

Website: wellsfargo.com  – Market Cap: $ 197.8 Billion – Stock Symbol: WFC

27. PepsiCo

Sector: Basic consumer products – Sub-industry: Soft drinks

PepsiCo, Inc. is a multinational food, snack and beverage corporation. Following its origins to the creation of Pepsi-Cola in 1898, PepsiCo has grown into one of the largest food and beverage companies through the acquisition and development of new brands and products. Its portfolio of brands includes Pepsi, Tropicana Products, Quaker Oats Company, and Gatorade.

Website: PepsiCo.com  – Market Cap: $ 202.7 Billion – Stock Symbol: PEP

26. Comcast

Sector: Communication services – Sub-industry: Cable and Satellite

Comcast Corporation is a telecommunications conglomerate. Comcast, one of the leaders in the United States and the world, operates in broadcasting and cable television, pay television, cable television, home Internet service, and home phone service. As a producer of movies and television shows through its affiliates NBCUniversal and Universal Pictures, Comcast is also involved in many other industries through affiliates, including residential cable with Xfinity, business services through Comcast Business, television channels in particular. with NBC, Telemundo, MSNBC, CNBC, and Cielo.

Website: corporate.comcast.com  – Market Cap: $ 203.7 billion – Stock Symbol: CMCSA

25. Cisco Systems

Sector: Information technology – Sub-industry: Communications equipment

Cisco Systems, Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate that develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other high-tech products and services. Through its many subsidiaries, Cisco also specializes in the Internet of Things, domain security, and power management.

Website: cisco.com  – Market Cap: $ 204.5 Billion – Stock Symbol: CSCO

24. Chevron

Sector: Energy – Subindustry: Integrated Oil & Gas

Chevron Corporation is a multinational energy company involved in all aspects of the oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy industries in more than 180 countries. Chevron operates in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, refining of hydrocarbons, marketing and transportation, manufacture and sale of chemical products and power generation.

Website: chevron.com  – Market Cap: $ 206.0 Billion – Stock Symbol: CVX

23. Pfizer

Sector: Health care – Sub-industry: Pharmacy

Pfizer Inc. is one of the largest pharmaceutical corporations in the world, developing and producing various drugs and vaccines. Its main products include Lipitor (for lowering LDL cholesterol in the blood), Lyrica (for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia), Diflucan (antifungal medicine), Zithromax (antibiotic), Viagra (for erectile dysfunction) and Celebrex (anti-inflammatory medicine). ).

Website: pfizer.com  – Market Cap: $ 210.6 Billion – Stock Symbol: PFE

22. Merck & Co.

Sector: Health care – Sub-industry: Pharmacy

Merck & Company, Inc., known as Merck Sharp & Dohme, or MSD, outside of the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Founded in 1891 in the USA and independent since World War I from its parent company, now one of Germany’s largest companies, Merck offers prescription drugs, vaccines, biological therapies, and animal health products.

Website: merck.com  – Market Cap: $ 216.6 Billion – Stock Symbol: MRK

21. Verizon

Sector: Communication services – Sub-industry: Integrated telecommunications services

Verizon Communications Inc., commonly known as Verizon, is a diversified multinational telecommunications conglomerate. Verizon participates in a variety of communications segments, including 5G, wireless, broadband and fiber, media and technology, Internet of Things, and administrator security.

Website: verizon.com  – Market Cap: $ 247.9 billion – Stock Symbol: VZ

20. The Coca-Cola Company

Sector: Basic consumer products – Sub-industry: Soft drinks

Founded in 1886, the Coca-Cola Company manufactures, retails, and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It is mainly known for its carbonated soft drinks which include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, but it is also dedicated to still beverages such as water, juice and juice, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, sports drinks. , dairy and energy drinks.

Website: coca-colacompany.com  – Market Cap: $ 253.9 billion – Stock Symbol: KO

19. The Walt Disney Company

Sector: Communication services – Subindustry: Films and Entertainment

Founded in 1923, the Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is a diversified multinational media and entertainment conglomerate. Disney is notably involved in motion picture studios through Walt Disney Studios and 21st Century Fox. Other major divisions include Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products and Disney Media Networks, owner and operator of cable television networks. ABC, Disney Channel, ESPN, A&E Networks and Freeform).

Website: thewaltdisneycompany.com  – Market Cap: $ 257.0 billion – Stock Symbol: DIS

18. The Home Depot

Sector: Consumer Discretionary – Sub-Industry: Home Improvement Retail

The Home Depot Inc. is a retail company that sells tools, home improvement supplies, construction products, and services. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, also operating in Canada and Mexico.

Website: homedepot.com  – Market Cap: $ 259.6 Billion – Stock Symbol: HD

17. ExxonMobil

Sector: Energy – Subindustry: Integrated Oil & Gas

ExxonMobil Corporation, better known as ExxonMobil, is the world’s largest energy company, operating in the exploration, production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. ExxonMobil is also engaged in the manufacture, transportation and sale of petroleum products, trading petrochemicals and a range of specialty products.

Website: corporate.exxonmobil.com  – Market Cap: $ 260.3 billion – Stock Symbol: XOM

16. UnitedHealth Group

Sector: Health care – Sub-industry: Managed health care

UnitedHealth Group is the world’s largest healthcare company by revenue, offering diversified healthcare products and insurance services. It serves clients through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefit services, and Optum, which provides technology-enabled health information and services.

Website: unitedhealthgroup.com  – Market Cap: $ 274.0 Billion – Stock Symbol: UNH

15. AT&T

Sector: Communication services – Sub-industry: Integrated telecommunications services

AT&T Inc. is a multinational holding of conglomerates. Tracing its origins back to 1877, AT&T is engaged in telecommunications, operating fixed and mobile phone services in the United States through AT&T Communications. It is also the parent company of media conglomerate WarnerMedia, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies.

Website: att.com  – Market Cap: $ 280.3 Billion – Stock Symbol: T

14. Intel

Sector: Information Technology – Subindustry: Semiconductors

Intel Corporation, commonly known as Intel, is a multinational corporation and technology company, especially involved in the production and sale of microprocessors and semiconductor chips that power personal computers. Intel is diversifying into other technologies as well, such as the cloud, the Internet of Things, computer memory, and 5G connectivity.

Website: intel.com  – Market Cap: $ 281.3 billion – Stock Symbol: INTC

13. Bank of America

Sector: Finance – Sub-industry: Diversified Banks

The Bank of America Corporation, abbreviated as BofA, is a multinational financial services and investment banking company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with more than 200,000 employees. Tracing its origins back to 1784, Bank of America has become an American leader in consumer banking with more than 4,600 branches and 15,900 ATMs. Bank of America also operates in corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and investment management.

Website: bankofamerica.com  – Market Cap: $ 305.8 billion – Stock Symbol: BAC

12. Procter & Gamble

Sector: Basic consumer products – Sub-industry: Personal products

Founded in 1837, the Procter & Gamble Company, also known as P&G, is a multinational consumer goods corporation that offers a wide range of personal health / consumer health and personal care and hygiene products in the beauty, grooming, and grooming segments. health, fabrics and home, and babies, women and family care.

Website: us.pg.com  – Market Cap: $ 311.3 Billion – Stock Symbol: PG

11. Mastercard

Sector: Information Technology – Subindustry: Data Processing and Outsourced Services

Mastercard Incorporated is a multinational financial services corporation. It is primarily engaged in processing payments between merchant banks and the card issuer of customers using a Mastercard-branded debit, credit, or prepaid card to make purchases.

Website: mastercard.com  – Market Cap: $ 329.9 billion – Stock Symbol: MA

10. Walmart

Sector: Basic consumer products – Sub-industry: Hypermarkets and super centers

Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and supermarkets. Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue, employing more than 2.3 million people in 28 countries.

Website: walmart.com  – Market Cap: $ 330.4 Billion – Stock Symbol: WMT

9. Johnson & Johnson

Sector: Health care – Sub-industry: Pharmacy

Johnson & Johnson is a multinational drug, first aid supplies, and consumer goods manufacturing and sales company, founded in 1886. Consisting of numerous famous brands, Johnson & Johnson’s product line includes, but is not limited to, Band-Aid, Tylenol, Johnson’s baby products. , Neutrogena, Clean & Claro and Acuvue.

Website: jnj.com  – Market Cap: $ 398.6 billion – Stock Symbol: JNJ

8. JPMorgan Chase

Sector: Finance – Sub-industry: Diversified Banks

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a multinational investment banking and financial services company based in New York City. With origins dating back to 1799, JPMorgan Chase has grown into one of the world’s largest universal banks operating worldwide. He is involved in retail and commercial trade, as well as investment banking, asset management, private banking, private wealth management, and treasury services.

Website: jpmorganchase.com  – Market Cap: $ 423.0 Billion – Stock Symbol: JPM

7. Visa

Sector: Information Technology – Subindustry: Data Processing and Outsourced Services

Visa Inc., is a multinational financial services corporation that facilitates electronic fund transfers around the world. It operates payment products that financial institutions use to offer their customers credit, debit, prepaid and access to cash programs through credit cards, gift cards and debit cards with the Visa brand.

Website: usa.visa.com  – Market Cap: $ 449.2 billion – Stock Symbol: V

6. Berkshire Hathaway

Sector: Finance – Subsector: Multisectoral Participations

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a multinational conglomerate company. It is fully owned by GEICO, Duracell, Dairy Queen, BNSF, Lubrizol, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, Long & Foster, FlightSafety International, Pampered Chef and NetJets, and also has significant shares in Pilot Flying J, Kraft Heinz Company, American Express, Wells Fargo , The Coca-Cola Company, Bank of America, Apple, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines. Berkshire Hathaway too acquired a number of smaller companies in a wide variety of industries, including confectionery, retail, railways, home furnishings, encyclopedias, vacuum cleaner manufacturers, jewelry sales, newspaper publishing, uniform manufacturing and distribution, and various companies from electricity and gas utilities.

Website: berkshirehathaway.com  – Market Cap: $ 555.7 billion – Stock Symbol: BRK.B

5. Facebook

Sector: Communication services – Sub-industry: Interactive media and services

Facebook, Inc. is an online social networking and social networking service. Originally limited to students, Facebook has gradually opened its services to anyone over the age of 13, reaching more than 2 billion worldwide. It can be accessed through any device connected to the Internet and allows users to customize profiles, post text, photos and multimedia that is shared with their friends on Facebook. They can also join interest groups, receive messages and notifications, and use other built-in applications.

Website: newsroom.fb.com  – Market Cap: $ 605.2 billion – Stock Symbol: FB

4. Alphabet

Sector: Communication services – Sub-industry: Interactive media and services

Alphabet Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate, created out of the corporate restructuring of Google, which is now its subsidiary along with several other services. Google’s search engine, advertising business, and associated services are the bulk of Alphabet’s activities, with other subsidiaries including Calico (biotech), Chronicle (cybersecurity), DeepMind (artificial intelligence), GV (equity capital). Venture), CapitalG (private equity), X (R&D), Google Fiber (fiber internet services), Jigsaw (technology incubator), Makani (wind turbines), Sidewalk Labs (urban innovation), Verily (life sciences) , Waymo (autonomous driving technology), Wing (drone-based delivery) and Loon (internet provider via stratospheric balloons).

Note that Alphabet only appears once here, but it has two types of shares, with or without voting rights, listed on the NASDAQ, with GOOG and GOOGL tickers, which generally lead to two different entries on the stock charts of NASDAQ.

Website: abc.xyz  – Market Cap: $ 1.017 Billion – Stock Symbol: GOOGL

3. Amazon

Sector: consumer discretionary – Subindustry: Internet & Retail Direct Marketing

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company focused on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It started as an online bookstore that later branched out to a wide range of products. Amazon has become the undisputed leader of e-commerce in the US, and after having expanded to many countries, it has also become a brick and mortar retailer with the acquisition of Whole Foods Market, as well as publications, electronics, cloud computing, video streaming and production.

Website: amazon.com  – Market Cap: $ 1.035 Billion – Stock Symbol: AMZN

2. Apple

Sector: Information Technology – Subindustry: Hardware, Storage and Peripherals Technology

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile phones and multimedia devices, computers, especially iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch and Apple TV. The company also designs and sells a range of related software and services: iPhone OS (iOS), OS X and watchOS, iCloud, and Apple Pay operating systems. Apple also sells accessories, support offerings, and third-party digital content and applications.

Website: apple.com  – Market Cap: $ 1.4 billion – Stock Symbol: AAPL

1. Microsoft

Sector: Information Technology – Subindustry: Systems Software

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, especially Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office suite, Internet Explorer, and Edge web browsers. He is also involved in consumer electronics with Xbox video game consoles, touchscreen personal computers with Microsoft Surface, and related services.

Website: microsoft.com  – Market Cap: $ 1,428 billion – Stock Symbol: MSFT