The world's largest corporations by market capitalization operate in a variety of markets, including technology, communication services, energy, consumer cyclical, and financial services. The market cap of a firm is derived by multiplying the total number of outstanding shares by the current market price of a single share.
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| Market Capitalization of the World's Largest Corporations |
The bulk of the top 10 firms produces hundreds of billions of dollars in annual sales. However, there is a handful that earns less than $100 billion in yearly sales, indicating that investors are more hopeful about these firms' prospective development than the others on the list.
The following data is provided by TradingView. All dollar prices for Saudi Arabian oil, which does not trade on any US market, were converted using a March 4, 2022, conversion rate of 1 USD to 3.75 Saudi riyals. All numbers are current as of March 4, 2022.
1.Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Apple creates, manufactures, and sells a wide range of consumer technology products, including smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearable devices, and home entertainment systems. iPhone devices and Mac computers are among their most popular items.
Apple has also significantly increased its service sales. It runs digital content shops, offers cloud and payment services, and just introduced AppleTV+, a streaming service for on-demand entertainment content.
- Revenue (TTM): $378.3 billion
- Net income (TTM): $100.5 billion
- Market cap: $2.6 trillion
- 1-year trailing total return: 37%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
2.Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (2222.SR)
Saudi Arabian Oil, also known as Saudi Aramco, is a Saudi integrated oil and gas business established in Saudi Arabia. The firm has an upstream and a downstream section. Its upstream business explores for and produces crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGL).
The downstream industry includes refining and petrochemical production, distribution, and power generation. Saudi Aramco also has a chemical division that produces aromatics and olefins as well as more complicated goods like synthetic rubber.
- Revenue (TTM): $346.5 billion
- Net income (TTM): $88.1 billion
- Market cap: $2.4 trillion
- 1-year trailing total return: 25%
- Exchange: Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange)
3.Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Microsoft is a software, device, solution, and service provider with a global presence. The corporation is well-known for its Office Suite and Windows software. Cloud computing services, for which the firm is a global leader, are contributing an increasing portion of its earnings and sales.
Azure is the name of Microsoft's primary cloud platform. Microsoft also owns and manages LinkedIn, the prominent job-search social networking site.
- Revenue (TTM): $184.9 billion
- Net income (TTM): $71.2 billion
- Market cap: $2.1 trillion
- 1-year trailing total return: 31.1%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
4.Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Alphabet is the parent company of Google, the world's most popular search engine. Search, the Android smartphone operating system, the Chrome browser, the Gmail email services, the Google Drive online file storage platform, Google Maps, Google Photos, the Google Play app store, and YouTube are among the technologies and digital services provided by the firm.
The firm also offers cloud services via Google Cloud, allowing developers to design and deploy apps, as well as a number of workplace collaboration tools.
Furthermore, the firm generates money from an expanding range of hardware goods, including the Pixel phones, Fitbit, and the Google Nest home collection. Alphabet also manages the Other Bets category, which includes developing firms like Waymo, a self-driving vehicle company.
- Revenue (TTM): $257.6 billion
- Net income (TTM): $76.0 billion
- Market cap: $1.7 trillion
- 1-year trailing total return: 33.1%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
5.Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
Amazon.com is a global eCommerce store that offers a wide variety of items and services. It is also the world's largest provider of cloud computing services. Its e-commerce business comprises items and materials purchased from suppliers for resale as well as those sold by third-party sellers.
Amazon also provides a variety of subscription services and digital services, such as its cloud computing service and rapidly expanding streaming entertainment business. Furthermore, the firm produces and distributes electronic gadgets such as Amazon Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Echo and Alexa. Whole Foods Market Inc., an Amazon subsidiary, offers groceries.
- Revenue (TTM): $469.8 billion
- Net income (TTM): $33.4 billion
- Market cap: $1.5 trillion
- 1-year trailing total return: -2.5%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
6.Tesla Inc. (TSLA)
Tesla is a renowned electric vehicle manufacturer (EVs). The Model 3 is a four-door, midsize sedan intended and priced for broad appeal; the Model Y is a small sport utility vehicle (SUV) that seats seven passengers; the Model S is a four-door, full-size sedan; and the Model X is a midsize SUV that seats up to seven persons.
The business intends to build and produce a Cybertruck as well as a Tesla Semi, a commercial EV. Tesla also manufactures solar panels, generates solar energy, and sells energy storage systems.
- Revenue (TTM): $53.8 billion
- Net income (TTM): $5.5 billion
- Market cap: $864.7 billion
- 1-year trailing total return: 34.5%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
7.Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
Berkshire Hathaway has a significant number of companies involved in a wide range of corporate operations, such as insurance, freight rail transportation, retailing, and utility and energy development and distribution. The corporation also has manufacturing operations that produce items for industrial, construction, and consumer applications.
- Revenue (TTM): $276.1 billion
- Net income (TTM): $89.8 billion
- Market cap: $723.5 billion
- 1-year trailing total return: 31.2%
- Exchange: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
8.NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)
NVIDIA creates graphics processors and accompanying applications. It was a forerunner in the development of the graphics processing unit (GPU), which had its original principal usage in PC graphics and video games.
The GPU's capabilities are currently being used in AI and machine-learning applications. The firm provides hardware, software, services, and other products and platforms to the gaming, professional visualization, data center, and automotive sectors.
- Revenue (TTM): $26.9 billion
- Net income (TTM): $9.8 billion
- Market cap: $570 billion
- 1-year trailing total return: 84.5%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
9.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in Taiwan. Based on unique integrated circuit designs given by its clients, the firm manufactures a wide range of semiconductors on silicon wafers.
Its semiconductors are utilized in a wide range of electronic goods, including PCs and peripherals, information applications, wired and wireless communication systems, industrial equipment, digital TVs, gaming consoles, and many more.
- Revenue (TTM): $56.8 billion
- Net income (TTM): $21.4 billion
- Market cap: $556 billion
- 1-year trailing total return: -8.9%
- Exchange: NYSE
10.Meta Platforms Inc. (FB)
Meta Platforms owns the largest social media network in the world, Facebook. Through the development of digital platforms and products, Meta enables businesses and consumers to connect with friends and family through personal computers, mobile devices, virtual reality (VR) headsets, and in-home gadgets. In addition to Facebook, it has two messaging apps, Messenger and WhatsApp, and Instagram, which is a photo-sharing app. The company also operates Facebook Reality Labs, which offers augmented and virtual reality products.
Additionally, Meta is making investments in and creating the metaverse, a huge virtual world that combines aspects of online gaming, social networking, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrency.
- Revenue (TTM): $117.9 billion
- Net income (TTM): $39.4 billion
- Market cap: $545.4 billion
- 1-Year trailing total return: -22.2%
- Exchange: Nasdaq
