S&P 500 Stocks

All 500 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index — the benchmark that defines the U.S. stock market. Weighted by market cap.

474 stocks Updated Aug 10, 2026
$73.19T Total Market Cap
35.9 Avg P/E Ratio
2.01% Avg Dividend Yield
+0.49% Avg Daily Change

The S&P 500 is the most widely followed stock market index in the world, tracking 500 of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies. Selected by a committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, the constituents represent approximately 80% of total U.S. stock market capitalization, making the index the definitive benchmark for American equity market performance.

Unlike the Dow Jones, which is price-weighted, the S&P 500 is market-capitalization-weighted, meaning larger companies have proportionally greater influence on the index level. This weighting method has resulted in significant concentration in mega-cap technology stocks like Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, which together can account for a substantial portion of the index's total movement.

The S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of approximately 10% over its history, including dividends. This list shows all current S&P 500 components with live prices, P/E ratios, dividend yields, and market capitalizations, updated daily.

# Symbol Name Price Change % P/E Sector Market Cap
1 NVDA NVIDIA Corp $218.57 -2.41% 33.7 Semiconductors 5.38T
2 AAPL Apple Inc $306.69 -2.12% 35.4 Technology 4.57T
3 GOOG Alphabet Inc-Cl C $352.72 -0.21% 17.8 Media 4.34T
4 GOOGL Alphabet Inc $354.37 +0.02% 17.8 Media 4.34T
5 MSFT Microsoft Corp $504.99 +1.00% 28.0 Technology 3.74T
6 AMZN Amazon.com Inc $276.72 +0.82% 22.1 Retail 2.98T
7 AVGO Broadcom Inc. $424.25 -0.82% 69.0 Semiconductors 2.02T
8 META Meta Platforms Inc $593.26 +0.20% 22.1 Media 1.50T
9 TSLA Tesla Inc $329.11 +0.16% 341.0 Automobiles 1.30T
10 LLY Eli Lilly and Co. $1,220.71 +2.95% 41.4 Pharmaceuticals 1.11T
11 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc $529.29 +1.44% 14.0 Financial Services 1.01T
12 MU Micron Technology Inc $879.11 +0.18% 19.5 Semiconductors 985.62B
13 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co $358.09 +0.16% 14.7 Banking 958.14B
14 WMT Walmart Inc $112.00 +0.13% 39.2 Retail 891.86B
15 AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc $475.43 -1.64% 121.7 Semiconductors 783.26B
16 V Visa Inc $359.48 -0.83% 30.6 Financial Services 691.69B
17 XOM Exxon Mobil Corp $160.24 +4.70% 19.4 Energy 636.70B
18 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $259.63 +0.15% 29.3 Pharmaceuticals 617.08B
19 INTC Intel Corp $98.44 -3.16% Semiconductors 511.36B
20 MA Mastercard Inc $560.72 -0.40% 30.7 Financial Services 498.79B
21 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc $124.29 +2.36% 40.0 Communications 478.61B
22 BAC Bank of America Corp $63.74 +0.90% 13.1 Banking 439.91B
23 AMAT Applied Materials Inc $528.28 -2.01% 50.7 Semiconductors 431.39B
24 ABBV Abbvie Inc $245.43 -0.25% 118.6 Biotechnology 430.95B
25 ORCL Oracle Corporation $150.78 +2.56% 24.4 Technology 417.52B
26 COST Costco Wholesale Corp. $950.10 +0.24% 47.2 Retail 417.29B
27 PLTR Palantir Technologies $175.90 +2.26% 137.0 Technology 413.36B
28 LRCX Lam Research Corp $307.46 -1.25% 53.9 Semiconductors 391.87B
29 GE GE Aerospace $366.34 -1.01% 43.5 Aerospace & Defense 389.71B
30 CAT Caterpillar Inc. $839.68 -0.30% 35.7 Machinery 387.45B
31 CVX Chevron Corporation $194.78 +4.41% 18.1 Energy 373.07B
32 KO Coca-Cola Co. $87.11 +0.07% 26.1 Beverages 372.99B
33 UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $410.03 +0.72% 26.2 Health Care 370.03B
34 HD Home Depot Inc $348.82 -1.91% 25.1 Retail 351.52B
35 PG Procter & Gamble Co $146.06 +0.19% 20.4 Consumer products 338.45B
36 MS Morgan Stanley $215.07 -0.58% 16.7 Financial Services 337.31B
37 MRK Merck & Co. Inc. $130.70 +1.65% 99.4 Pharmaceuticals 315.27B
38 NFLX Netflix Inc $75.55 +1.90% 22.7 Media 309.65B
39 GS Goldman Sachs Group $1,031.74 -0.76% 14.5 Financial Services 304.26B
40 RTX Rtx Corp $224.42 +0.62% 38.8 Aerospace & Defense 300.37B
41 PM Philip Morris International $186.22 -1.77% 27.2 Tobacco 295.33B
42 DELL Dell Technologies -C $453.77 +3.68% 34.9 Technology 293.76B
43 PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc $380.50 +4.57% 347.6 Technology 292.98B
44 WFC Wells Fargo & Co $87.62 +0.42% 11.7 Banking 264.87B
45 GEV Ge Vernova Inc $995.53 +0.53% 27.7 Electrical Equipment 263.76B
46 TXN Texas Instruments Inc $282.68 -1.19% 43.0 Semiconductors 260.37B
47 KLAC Kla Corp $193.27 -2.44% 53.2 Semiconductors 257.05B
48 ANET Arista Networks Inc $191.56 +1.53% 60.0 Communications 242.56B
49 C Citigroup Inc $135.47 +0.35% 13.0 Banking 231.29B
50 AXP American Express Co $337.94 -0.87% 20.1 Financial Services 229.75B
51 LIN Linde Plc $489.04 -0.19% 31.2 Chemicals 225.87B
52 IBM Intl Business Machines Corp $235.93 -0.57% 20.6 Technology 221.15B
53 AMGN Amgen Inc $414.13 +0.78% 25.1 Biotechnology 219.39B
54 CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc - A $225.02 +4.94% Technology 216.88B
55 TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc $594.92 +0.15% 31.0 Life Sciences Tools & Services 216.08B
56 APH Amphenol Corp-Cl A $169.30 +0.07% 41.3 Electrical Equipment 212.44B
57 MCD McDonalds Corp. $272.26 -0.81% 22.3 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 195.50B
58 VZ Verizon Communications $47.05 -0.02% 12.1 Telecommunication 195.23B
59 TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $177.19 -1.54% 18.0 Telecommunication 190.25B
60 PEP PepsiCo Inc. $137.73 -0.93% 18.1 Beverages 189.53B
61 ADI Analog Devices Inc $387.15 -0.71% 57.1 Semiconductors 189.32B
62 SCHW Schwab (Charles) Corp $108.40 +0.74% 18.4 Financial Services 185.90B
63 ABT Abbott Laboratories $108.85 +0.96% 34.1 Health Care 185.22B
64 BLK Blackrock Inc $1,127.43 -0.79% 28.1 Financial Services 184.78B
65 BA Boeing Co. $234.10 -0.14% 75.7 Aerospace & Defense 184.39B
66 STX Seagate Technology Holdings $811.99 -0.09% 57.9 Technology 184.21B
67 DIS Walt Disney Co $103.25 -1.58% 21.0 Media 180.95B
68 SNDK Sandisk Corp $1,255.33 +3.56% 15.7 Technology 179.52B
69 TJX Tjx Companies Inc $159.77 -0.99% 30.8 Retail 178.56B
70 NEE Nextera Energy Inc $84.57 -0.09% 19.0 Utilities 177.06B
71 UNP Union Pacific Corp $292.83 -0.10% 23.9 Road & Rail 175.34B
72 ETN Eaton Corp Plc $446.30 -0.53% 45.4 Electrical Equipment 173.77B
73 QCOM Qualcomm Inc $164.06 -2.26% 18.7 Semiconductors 173.42B
74 BX Blackstone Inc $140.49 +2.45% 48.4 Financial Services 170.32B
75 DE Deere & Co $606.02 -2.39% 35.0 Machinery 167.49B
76 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc $132.89 -0.24% Biotechnology 165.85B
77 T AT&T Inc. $24.04 +1.05% 7.5 Telecommunication 161.13B
78 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc $211.51 -1.36% 22.3 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 160.98B
79 CRM Salesforce Inc $197.10 +2.26% 19.5 Technology 156.21B
80 WDC Western Digital Corp $442.88 +1.98% 16.5 Technology 155.63B
81 UBER Uber Technologies Inc. $77.42 +3.20% 15.9 Road & Rail 152.64B
82 PFE Pfizer Inc. $26.99 +0.86% 34.8 Pharmaceuticals 150.87B
83 IBKR Interactive Brokers Gro-Cl A $87.83 +2.10% 131.9 Financial Services 148.47B
84 GLW Corning Inc $160.98 -2.84% 77.0 Electrical Equipment 146.35B
85 DHR Danaher Corp $205.83 +0.52% 35.7 Life Sciences Tools & Services 142.96B
86 COP Conocophillips $117.61 +0.73% 19.2 Energy 140.36B
87 PH Parker Hannifin Corp $1,073.87 +0.38% 37.3 Machinery 136.17B
88 CB Chubb Ltd $350.31 -1.05% 12.1 Insurance 135.30B
89 LMT Lockheed Martin Corp $602.39 +2.46% 21.3 Aerospace & Defense 134.04B
90 COF Capital One Financial Corp $218.38 +0.28% 12.7 Financial Services 133.31B
91 ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc $390.35 +3.05% 42.0 Health Care 131.87B
92 BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co $64.72 +0.89% 14.1 Pharmaceuticals 131.10B
93 SYK Stryker Corp $342.77 +1.10% 38.8 Health Care 129.35B
94 PGR Progressive Corp $215.33 0.00% 10.7 Insurance 125.19B
95 VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc $496.07 +2.49% 28.3 Biotechnology 124.51B
96 LOW Lowe'S Cos Inc $218.23 -2.29% 18.6 Retail 123.82B
97 CVS Cvs Health Corp $95.61 -0.09% 24.9 Health Care 121.80B
98 NOW Servicenow Inc $127.41 +2.03% 72.7 Technology 121.34B
99 SBUX Starbucks Corp $104.93 -0.62% 61.2 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 121.34B
100 SPGI S&P Global Inc $408.19 +0.73% 24.5 Financial Services 120.71B

Frequently Asked Questions

What stocks are in the S&P 500?
The S&P 500 contains 500 leading U.S. companies across all 11 GICS sectors. Top holdings by weight include Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Alphabet. Companies must meet criteria including a minimum market cap (currently approximately $18 billion), positive earnings, adequate liquidity, and U.S. domicile. The index is maintained by a committee that periodically adds and removes companies.
How to invest in the S&P 500?
The most common ways are through index funds and ETFs that track the S&P 500. Popular options include the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). These funds hold all 500 stocks in their proper weights and charge expense ratios as low as 0.03%. You can also invest through 401(k) plans, where S&P 500 index funds are commonly available.
What is the average S&P 500 return?
The S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of approximately 10-11% since its inception, including dividends. Adjusted for inflation, the real return is approximately 7-8% annually. However, returns vary dramatically year to year — the index has gained over 30% in some years and lost more than 30% in others. Long holding periods of 10+ years have historically produced positive returns with very few exceptions.
How is the S&P 500 different from the Dow Jones?
The S&P 500 tracks 500 companies weighted by market capitalization, while the Dow Jones tracks only 30 companies weighted by share price. The S&P 500 is considered a more comprehensive representation of the U.S. market because it covers more companies and weights them by actual size. The Dow's price-weighting means a stock's share price, not its total value, determines its influence on the index.
How often does the S&P 500 change?
The S&P 500 committee reviews the index quarterly and can make changes at any time in response to corporate events like mergers or bankruptcies. Typically, 20-30 companies are added and removed each year. Additions are announced in advance, often causing the stock to rise as index funds must buy shares. Notable recent additions have included companies in AI, cybersecurity, and fintech reflecting the evolving economy.
Can you beat the S&P 500?
Over short periods, many investors and fund managers outperform the S&P 500. Over longer periods, it becomes increasingly difficult. Research consistently shows that over 90% of actively managed funds underperform the S&P 500 over 15-year periods after fees. This is why index investing has become enormously popular — rather than trying to beat the market, investors simply match it at minimal cost. That said, some strategies like value and momentum have shown the ability to outperform over full market cycles.
What happens when a stock is added to the S&P 500?
When a stock is added, index funds must buy shares to match the new composition, creating significant demand. Studies show added stocks typically gain 3-7% around the announcement date. Conversely, stocks being removed often decline as index funds sell. This "index effect" has diminished somewhat as traders increasingly front-run anticipated additions. The announcement date usually precedes the actual addition by several trading days.
Is the S&P 500 a good retirement investment?
The S&P 500 is widely considered an excellent core holding for retirement accounts. Its broad diversification across 500 companies and 11 sectors, combined with its historical ~10% average annual return, makes it a strong long-term wealth builder. Most financial advisors recommend complementing S&P 500 exposure with international stocks, bonds, and small-caps for a fully diversified retirement portfolio, with the allocation shifting toward bonds as retirement approaches.

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