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U.S. stock indexes are recognized globally, and the oldest — and perhaps most famous — is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow, as it’s popularly known, started off as an index of 12 industrial-sector stocks when it was created in 1896. It was designed to include the American businesses with the largest market capitalizations and serve as a benchmark for the U.S. stock market and economy at large.

The Dow is now composed of 30 publicly traded stocks, and while it remains a very popular index, many investors choose the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index as their preferred benchmark for the stock market. The S&P 500 includes the 500 of the largest American companies across many sectors, so some investors believe it paints a broader picture of the market. Still, the Dow remains a widely followed index and is widely used by analysts as a gauge of the strength of the stock market.

Here’s what you need to know about the 30 companies that make up the Dow, including their weight in the average and the year they were added to the iconic stock index.

How are the 30 companies in the DJIA selected?

The 30 companies that make up the Dow are often referred to as blue-chip stocks, meaning they are well-regarded, premier American businesses with large market capitalizations, a history of financial stability, and an impressive stock performance record. They are typically leaders in their sectors and, as such, are selected for inclusion in the Dow to represent their industry.

A spreadsheet of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s constituent stocks is available here. This spreadsheet pulls live data from Google Finance and includes each stock’s current price, weighting, market cap, and more. To make a copy for your own use, click “File” then select the “Make a Copy” option in the drop-down menu.

What are the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

The following is a list of companies that make up the Dow, arranged by stock price from highest to lowest. Stock prices are as of mid-February 2026. For updated price, weighting, and market cap information, visit this spreadsheet.

1. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Goldman has the largest weighting in the Dow, accounting for more than 10% of the index’s value. Its share price is the highest, at more than $900. Its market capitalization of around $270 billion is close to the index’s median of $286 billion. The investment bank was founded in New York City in 1869, but did not become a part of the Dow until 2013.

Stock price: $904.55
Weighting in the Dow: 11.26%
Market capitalization: $271 billion
Year entered Dow: 2013
Ticker symbol: GS
Sector: Financials

2. Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar has the second-largest weighting, with its stock price above $750. Still, its median market value is above the Dow’s median average. The company traces its founding to the early 1900s, but did not become a part of the index until 1991.

Stock price: $758.29
Weighting in the Dow: 9.44%
Market capitalization: $354 billion
Year entered Dow: 1991
Ticker symbol: CAT
Sector: Industrials

3. Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft is among the most valuable companies in the world, with a market capitalization approaching $3 trillion. It ranks third in the Dow’s weighting, accounting for 5% of the index. Microsoft, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen (who went on to become among the wealthiest persons in the world), is the largest constituent by stock price among tech companies in the index.

Stock price: $401.84
Weighting in the Dow: 5.00%
Market capitalization: $2.98 trillion
Year entered Dow: 1999
Ticker symbol: MSFT
Sector: Information technology

4. Home Depot Inc.

The Home Depot is the biggest home improvement retailer in the world, and its stock accounts for almost 5% of the Dow. Home Depot was founded in 1978 but did not join the Dow until 1999.

Stock price: $390.22
Weighting in the Dow: 4.86%
Market capitalization: $388 billion
Year entered Dow: 1999
Ticker symbol: HD
Sector: Consumer discretionary

5. Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams has one of the lowest market capitalizations among the Dow’s component stocks. Still, its share price is high, and it has a major weighting of 4.6% in the Dow. Founded in 1866, Sherwin-Williams is the largest paints and coatings manufacturer in the world. Its stock didn’t join the Dow until 2024.

Stock price: $372.60
Weighting in the Dow: 4.64%
Market capitalization: $92 billion
Year entered Dow: 2024
Ticker symbol: SHW
Sector: Materials

6. Amgen Inc.

Amgen’s market capitalization of almost $200 billion is below the median average, but the stock has a 4.5% weighting in the Dow. Amgen is one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, focusing on developing treatments for serious illnesses. Founded in 1980, the stock joined the Dow 40 years later.

Stock price: $366.20
Weighting in the Dow: 4.56%
Market capitalization: $197 billion
Year entered Dow: 2020
Ticker symbol: AMGN
Sector: Healthcare

7. American Express Co.

American Express has a 4.3% weighting in the Dow, and its stock price of around $340 is above the median of $243. The financial services company, known for its credit and charge cards, was founded in 1850 but did not join the Dow until 1982.

Stockprice: $342.88
Weightingin theDow: 4.27%
Marketcapitalization: $235 billion
YearenteredDow: 1982
Tickersymbol: AXP
Sector: Financials

8. McDonald’s Corp.

McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast-food operator, and its stock is among the oldest components in the Dow, having joined the index in 1985. Its stock price accounts for 4.1% of the Dow’s weighting. The restaurant operator had its corporate foundation started in 1955 and joined the Dow 30 years later.

Stockprice: $332.08
Weightinginthe Dow: 4.13%
Marketcapitalization: $236 billion
Yearentered Dow: 1985
Tickersymbol: MCD
Sector: Consumer discretionary

9. Visa Inc.

Visa is one of the largest global payment system companies in the world. Its stock accounts for 4% of the weighting in the Dow. The company was founded in 1958 by Bank of America, and it became part of the Dow in 2013.

Stockprice: $324.18
WeightingintheDow: 4.04%
Marketcapitalization: $617 billion
YearenteredDow: 2013
Tickersymbol: V
Sector: Financials

10. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan is the biggest U.S. bank by assets, and it joined the Dow in 1991. Its market capitalization of $815 billion puts it above the median among Dow stocks. The bank was established by its eponymous founder, John Pierpont Morgan, in 1871.

Stockprice: $302.64
WeightingintheDow: 3.77%
Marketcapitalization: $815 billion
YearenteredDow: 1991
Tickersymbol: JPM
Sector: Financials

11. Travelers Companies, Inc.

Travelers is one of the biggest insurers in the U.S. Its market capitalization of $64 billion is the smallest of the 30 Dow stocks. Founded in 1863, it joined the Dow in 2009.

Stockprice: $297.43
WeightingintheDow: 3.70%
Marketcapitalization: $64 billion
YearenteredDow: 2009
Tickersymbol: TRV
Sector: Financials

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12. UnitedHealth Group Inc.

UnitedHealth is the largest insurer in the U.S., and its market capitalization is around the index median. Founded in 1977, the company became part of the Dow in 2012.

Stock price: $284.37
Weighting in the Dow: 3.54%
Market capitalization: $257 billion
Year entered Dow: 2012
Ticker symbol: UNH
Sector: Healthcare

13. Apple Inc.

Apple is the second-most-valuable technology company, after Nvidia. The maker of iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers was founded in 1976 and joined the Dow in 2015—four years after the death of founder Steve Jobs.

Stockprice: $261.73
WeightingintheDow: 3.26%
Marketcapitalization: $3.85 trillion
YearenteredDow: 2015
Tickersymbol: AAPL
Sector: Information technology

14. International Business Machines Corp.

IBM is one of the pioneers in the computer industry and is among the oldest technology companies. Founded in 1911, IBM has the distinction of being the only stock to have been removed from the Dow and then later reinstated. The company first joined the Dow in 1932 and was removed in 1939. The stock was put back on the index in 1979 and has remained since.

Stockprice: $259.52
Weightingin the Dow: 3.23%
Marketcapitalization: $242 billion
YearenteredDow: 1932 (first time), 1979 (latest)
Tickersymbol: IBM
Sector: Information technology

15. Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson focuses on innovation in healthcare. It spun off its consumer health division (which makes Band-Aid, Tylenol, Listerine) into a separate company, Kenvue, in 2023. The company was founded in 1886 and joined the Dow more than a century later, in 1997.

Stock price: $244.55
Weighting in the Dow: 3.04%
Market capitalization: $589 billion
YearenteredDow: 1997
Tickersymbol: JNJ
Sector: Healthcare

16. Honeywell International Inc.

Honeywell is among the few companies that fit the sector and namesake of the index itself: industrials. The company makes equipment, software, and machinery for various industries, including aerospace, buildings, and energy. Honeywell was founded in 1885 and joined the Dow in 2020.

Stockprice: $239.83
Weighting in the Dow: 2.99%
Marketcapitalization: $152 billion
YearenteredDow: 2020
Tickersymbol: HON
Sector: Industrials

17. The Boeing Co.

Boeing is the biggest aircraft manufacturer in the U.S. The company was launched by its namesake founder, William Boeing, in 1911, and it joined the Dow in 1987.

Stock price: $239.35
Weighting in the Dow: 2.98%
Market capitalization: $187 billion
Year entered Dow: 1987
Ticker symbol: BA
Sector: Industrials

18. Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer and marketplace. It’s also among the latest entries to the Dow. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos, who ranks among the wealthiest people in the world. Founded in 1994, it joined the index three decades later in 2024.

Stockprice: $199.60
Weighting in the Dow: 2.48%
Marketcapitalization: $2.14 trillion
YearenteredDow: 2024
Tickersymbol: AMZN
Sector: Consumer discretionary

19. Nvidia Corp.

Nvidia, the largest maker of chips used in artificial intelligence, is also the world’s biggest company by market capitalization at $4.4 trillion. Nvidia was founded by CEO Jensen Huang in 1993 and became part of the Dow in 2024.

Stockprice: $182.78
Weighting in the Dow: 2.33%
Market capitalization: $4.4 trillion
YearenteredDow: 2024
Tickersymbol: NVDA
Sector: Information technology

20. Salesforce Inc.

Salesforce is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, and its ticker symbol “CRM” stands for customer relationship management. The company boasts the quickest entry to the Dow. After being founded in 1999, Salesforce joined the Dow in 2020 after a mere 21 years.

Stockprice: $189.72
Weighting in the Dow: 2.31%
Market capitalization: $177 billion
YearenteredDow: 2020
Tickersymbol: CRM
Sector: Information technology

21. Chevron Corp.

Chevron is one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the world. The company was founded in 1879, but did not join the Dow until more than a century later—in 1879.

Stockprice: $183.74
Weighting in the Dow: 2.27%
Market capitalization: $363 billion
Year entered Dow: 2008
Ticker symbol: CVX
Sector: Energy

22. 3M Co.

3M originally started as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing in 1902 and joined the Dow in 1976. The company’s earliest products included sandpaper, and it now makes more than 60,000 products, including Scotch tape and N95 masks.

Stockprice: $171.82
Weighting in the Dow: 2.17%
Marketcapitalization: $90 billion
YearenteredDow: 1976
Tickersymbol: MMM
Sector: Industrials

23. The Procter & Gamble Co.

Procter & Gamble is the oldest constituent in the Dow, having joined the index in 1932. Founded in 1837, P&G makes a wide range of consumer products, including diapers, laundry detergent, and toothpaste.

Stockprice: $160.97
Weighting in the Dow: 2.01%
Marketcapitalization: $372 billion
Year entered Dow: 1932
Tickersymbol: PG
Sector: Consumer staples

24. Walmart Inc.

Walmart is the biggest retailer in the world by revenue, and its market capitalization exceeds $1 billion. Walmart was founded by the Walton brothers in 1962, and their descendants are among the wealthiest in the world. The company’s stock joined the index in 1997.

Stock price: $133.89
Weighting in the Dow: 1.66%
Market capitalization: $1.1 trillion
Year entered Dow: 1997
Ticker symbol: WMT
Sector: Consumer staples

25. Merck & Co. Inc.

Merck is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with a market value of more than $300 billion. It was founded in 1891 and joined the Dow almost a century later, in 1979.

Stockprice: $121.41
Weighting in the Dow: 1.48%
Market capitalization: $301 billion
Year entered Dow: 1979
Tickersymbol: MRK
Sector: Healthcare

26. The Walt Disney Company

Disney is one of the biggest entertainment companies in the U.S., and its businesses include moviemaking, television, theme parks, and cruises. Founded in 1923, it joined the Dow more than six decades later.

Stockprice: $105.45
Weighting in the Dow: 1.27%
Market capitalization: $186 billion
Year entered Dow: 1991
Tickersymbol: DIS
Sector: Communication services

27. The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola is the biggest beverage maker in the world, and Coke is among the favorite drinks of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Founded in 1892, it also became a part of the Dow nearly a century later in 1987.

Stockprice: $78.68
Weighting in the Dow: 0.98%
Market capitalization: $338 billion
Year entered Dow: 1987
Tickersymbol: KO
Sector: Consumer staples

28. Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisco, a cybersecurity and computer networking equipment maker, was founded in 1984 and joined the Dow a quarter of a century later, in 2009. Its market capitalization of around $300 billion is slightly above the index median.

Stock price: $76.85
Weighting in the Dow: 0.93%
Market capitalization: $303 billion
Year enteredDow: 2009
Tickersymbol: CSCO
Sector: Information technology

29. Nike Inc.

Nike, the shoe and apparel maker, has the fourth-smallest market capitalization in the Dow, and its stock accounts for just 0.8% of the Dow’s weighting. Nike was founded in 1964, and it became part of the Dow in 2013.

Stock price: $63.13
Weighting in the Dow: 0.76%
Market capitalization: $93 billion
Year entered Dow: 2013
Ticker symbol: NKE
Sector: Consumer discretionary

30. Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon, the cable and internet company, has the lowest stock price in the Dow and, correspondingly, the smallest weighting in the index at 0.6%. Verizon was formed in 2000 by the merger of telecommunications companies Bell Atlantic and GTE, and four years later, it joined the Dow.

Stock price: $49.01
Weighting in the Dow: 0.62%
Market capitalization: $206 billion
Year entered Dow: 2004
Ticker symbol: VZ
Sector: Communication services

How is the Dow weighted?

The Dow is a price-weighted index, and as such, its price movements are affected more heavily by the stocks with the highest prices. Each component stock’s weighting within the index can be calculated by dividing its share price by the sum of the prices of all 30 included companies.

Price weighting is relatively uncommon in popular stock indexes. For instance, the S&P 500 Index is capitalization-weighted, meaning each company’s influence on the index is proportional to its market capitalization rather than its stock price. (A company’s market capitalization is the total value of all of its outstanding shares, or its market value.)

In simple terms, the Dow weighs its component companies by share price, while the S&P 500 weighs its component companies by their market value. For example, while Nvidia has a small weighting in the Dow because of its relatively low stock price compared to its peers, it has the largest weighting in the S&P 500 because it has the largest market capitalization.

What companies have the largest weighting in the Dow?

As of early 2026, Goldman Sachs Group, Caterpillar, and Microsoft have the three largest weightings in the Dow because of their stock prices. Goldman has the largest weighting in the index, with its stock price above $900 and accounting for 11% of the index’s total price, as of mid-February 2026. The smallest weighting belongs to Verizon Communications, with a share price of just $49.

Any sudden, drastic change in stock price, such as a stock split, immediately changes a stock’s weighting in the Dow (although it does not change the value of the Dow, which is kept steady using the Dow divisor).

Which sectors have the biggest representation in the Dow?

The information technology sector has the largest representation in the Dow by number of companies, at six, followed by financials, at five. The healthcare, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors have four each.

The smallest sectors are energy and materials, with one each. Consumer staples and communication services round up the remainder of the Dow’s eight sectors.

What are the longest-serving companies in the Dow? Which were added most recently?

The company with the longest continuous membership in the Dow is The Procter & Gamble Company, which joined the Dow in 1932, followed by 3M, which was added in 1976. The companies added most recently are Sherwin-Williams, Amazon.com Inc., and Nvidia, all of which joined in 2024. Those three replaced retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance, chipmaker Intel Corp., and chemical maker Dow Inc.