Learn the fundamental differences between market capitalization and shares outstanding, and how each metric provides insight into a company's size and value.

The American stock exchanges offer the deepest markets, with both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq featuring some of the world’s largest companies. All the top players offer at least a ...

Nvidia became the first public company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization on July 9, outpacing other well-known giants as the artificial intelligence boom fuels demand for its chips. Market ...

The S&P 500 index ended Q1 2025 with a market cap of $49.41 trillion, a net decrease of $2.45 trillion (or 4.7%) from the $51.86 trillion recorded at the end of Q4 2024. Much of that decline was ...

The price of the gold has skyrocketed to a new all-time high, pushing its market capitalization to a new milestone, with analysts predicting Bitcoin could be next. Gold’s market capitalization reached ...

Google parent company Alphabet saw its market capitalization surpass Apple's for the first time since 2019. Alphabet's market cap closed at $3.88 trillion on Wednesday, while Apple's market cap closed ...

The booming market for weight-loss drugs has propelled Eli Lilly LLY3.66%increase; green up pointing triangle to become the first pharmaceutical company to hit $1 trillion in market capitalization, ...