11 Market Cap Leaders
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John Reeves of the Motley Fool notes that market cap leaders don't change that often.
While Apple has surged past ExxonMobil into the No. 1 positiony, the
crowning of a new market cap leader is far more unusual than you might
think.There have been 11 leaders since 1926 and I wondered whether these
companies would make for a good selection of stocks or is there a
gradual decline after hitting the heights.
Below are the 11 market cap leaders of the past 86 years:
| Company | Industry | Current Market Cap ($B) |
| Apple (AAPL) | Personal computers | $497 |
| ExxonMobil (XOM) | Major integrated oil and gas | $410 |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | Application software | $267 |
| IBM (IBM) | Diversified computer systems | $233 |
| Wal-Mart (WMT) |
Discount, variety stores | $204 |
| General Electric (GE) | Diversified machinery | $200 |
| AT&T (T) | Telecom services | $184 |
| Cisco (CSCO) | Networking and communications | $106 |
| Altria (MO) | Cigarettes | $62 |
| DuPont (DD) | Chemicals | $47 |
| General Motors (GM) | Auto manufacture | $41 |
List of companies from S&P Capital IQ. Industry and market cap info from Yahoo! Finance.
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