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The 25 biggest US stocks: their finances and what holding them would have done
The 25 largest US companies by market value, with revenue, profit, cash flow and debt from SEC filings, plus what holding each would have done.
On 5 November 2026 we took the 25 biggest US-listed companies by market value and read each one's latest filings with the US regulator, the SEC. Then we ran our own long-term checker on each share, to see what holding it would have done in the past. Each company has its own story, linked below.
Where the list comes from
The ranking is from companiesmarketcap.com, read on 5 November 2026. Market value moves every day, so the order is a snapshot. Alphabet is counted once, although it has two share classes. SpaceX is on the list because it listed in June 2026, so its numbers are short: it has not yet filed a full-year report, and its price history starts on 12 June 2026. Exxon Mobil's filings sit under two SEC registrations after a 2026 holding-company change, and we joined them. We swapped nobody out, since every company on the list files with the SEC.
The table
Revenue, growth, margin and free cash flow are for each company's latest full fiscal year, from its 10-K (SpaceX: the nine months to 30 September 2026, from its 10-Q). The two return columns are past price-only gains over 5 and 10 years from our checker. Worst fall is the biggest drop from a peak to a low in the last ten years. A figure marked n/a is not covered by the filing or the price history.
| # | Company | Market value | Revenue | Revenue change | Net margin | Free cash flow | 5-year price gain | 10-year price gain | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple (AAPL) | $5.1tn | $479bn | +15% | 28% | $136bn | +119% | +1132% | -39% |
| 2 | NVIDIA (NVDA) | $4.8tn | $216bn | +65% | 56% | $96.7bn | +677% | +12099% | -66% |
| 3 | Microsoft (MSFT) | $4.1tn | $332bn | +18% | 40% | $67.0bn | +56% | +788% | -38% |
| 4 | Alphabet (GOOG) | $3.5tn | $403bn | +15% | 33% | $73.3bn | +90% | +630% | -45% |
| 5 | Amazon (AMZN) | $2.9tn | $717bn | +12% | 11% | $7.7bn | +48% | +575% | -56% |
| 6 | SpaceX (SPCX) | $1.8tn | $27.1bn | +97% | -2% | -$35.0bn | n/a | n/a | -46% |
| 7 | Meta Platforms (META) | $1.6tn | $201bn | +22% | 30% | $46.1bn | +87% | +414% | -77% |
| 8 | Broadcom (AVGO) | $1.6tn | $63.9bn | +24% | 36% | $26.9bn | +512% | +1878% | -49% |
| 9 | Tesla (TSLA) | $1.5tn | $94.8bn | -3% | 4% | $6.2bn | -2% | +3125% | -74% |
| 10 | Eli Lilly (LLY) | $1.3tn | $65.2bn | +45% | 32% | $9.0bn | +429% | +1699% | -35% |
| 11 | Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) | $1.2tn | $247bn | -1% | 27% | $25.0bn | +93% | +279% | -30% |
| 12 | Walmart (WMT) | $1.0tn | $706bn | +5% | 3% | $14.9bn | +149% | +425% | -26% |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | $935bn | $182bn | +3% | 31% | n/a | +98% | +341% | -44% |
| 14 | Micron Technology (MU) | $900bn | $133bn | +256% | 64% | $59.0bn | +1100% | +4933% | -58% |
| 15 | Visa (V) | $816bn | $40.0bn | +11% | 50% | $21.6bn | +102% | +414% | -36% |
| 16 | AMD | $798bn | $34.6bn | +34% | 13% | $6.7bn | +271% | +7587% | -65% |
| 17 | Exxon Mobil (XOM) | $690bn | $332bn | -5% | 9% | $23.6bn | +178% | +104% | -66% |
| 18 | Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | $665bn | $94.2bn | +6% | 28% | $19.7bn | +61% | +123% | -28% |
| 19 | Mastercard (MA) | $586bn | $32.8bn | +16% | 46% | $17.2bn | +96% | +519% | -41% |
| 20 | AbbVie (ABBV) | $521bn | $61.2bn | +9% | 7% | $17.8bn | +143% | +347% | -49% |
| 21 | Costco (COST) | $464bn | $303bn | +10% | 3% | $9.4bn | +103% | +595% | -32% |
| 22 | Chevron (CVX) | $423bn | $184bn | -5% | 7% | $16.6bn | +99% | +109% | -59% |
| 23 | Palantir (PLTR) | $414bn | $4.5bn | +56% | 36% | $2.1bn | +572% | n/a | -85% |
| 24 | Coca-Cola (KO) | $412bn | $47.9bn | +2% | 27% | $5.3bn | +68% | +132% | -38% |
| 25 | Cisco (CSCO) | $408bn | $63.3bn | +12% | 21% | $12.8bn | +79% | +232% | -43% |
How we read the filings
Each figure comes from the company's XBRL data on SEC EDGAR, the machine-readable version of its 10-K and 10-Q reports. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus spending on equipment and buildings. Total debt adds up the debt lines each company reports, so it can differ from a figure in the company's own summary. If a company did not report a figure in the form, the story says so instead of guessing. Berkshire Hathaway and Palantir do not report one total debt figure in these filings, and Berkshire, Visa and SpaceX do not report one share count we could use. JPMorgan does not report capital spending in this form. Banks also run their cash flow differently from other companies.
How we ran the long test
The long-term checker takes daily closing prices and shows past 1, 3, 5 and 10 year returns, the worst fall and how long it took to recover, how often a 1-year or 5-year hold ended higher, and $100 a month against a lump sum. It is price only: dividends are not added, and no fee, tax or spread is taken off. The benchmark is SPY, an S&P 500 fund. It describes the past and nothing else.
What this does and does not tell you
Every company here is large and was, by definition, a survivor of the last ten years. A list of today's biggest stocks leaves out the companies that fell away on the way, which makes the past look kinder than it was. Finance numbers and price returns are also different things, and neither says what comes next. This is an in-sample look at the past, not a promise, and it is general information, not a recommendation to buy or sell any share.
The 25 stories
- Apple (AAPL)
- NVIDIA (NVDA)
- Microsoft (MSFT)
- Alphabet (GOOG)
- Amazon (AMZN)
- SpaceX (SPCX)
- Meta Platforms (META)
- Broadcom (AVGO)
- Tesla (TSLA)
- Eli Lilly (LLY)
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)
- Walmart (WMT)
- JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
- Micron Technology (MU)
- Visa (V)
- AMD
- Exxon Mobil (XOM)
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- Mastercard (MA)
- AbbVie (ABBV)
- Costco (COST)
- Chevron (CVX)
- Palantir (PLTR)
- Coca-Cola (KO)
- Cisco (CSCO)
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