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A public company [a] is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company).
This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies. There are also corporations having foundation in the United States, such as ...
The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization, sometimes described as their "market value": [1]. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the share price on a selected day and the number of outstanding shares on that day.
Yahoo Finance compiled a list of the biggest publicly traded companies in each state and Washington, D.C., based on market cap and the location of companies' headquarters as of 2023.
Microsoft is back on top. After trailing behind Apple for the majority of the past decade, Microsoft is the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as of market close on Friday.
Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company 's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders. [ 2 ] Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by the number of common shares outstanding. [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ]
In 1996, the two companies merged, forming United Natural Foods, and went public on the Nasdaq. In 2018, the company moved to the New York Stock Exchange. The company is ranked 139 on the Fortune ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Publicly traded companies by country (8 C, 1 P) Companies by stock exchange (107 C) Companies by stock market index (106 C)