25 Most Valuable Global Companies in 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2014
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2014 Apr 29, 6:45am 7,793 views 9 comments
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Strategist
2014 Apr 29, 7:08am
Back in 1989 the Japanese were taking over America.
In 2014 once again the giant rises from its sleep.
JH
2014 Apr 29, 7:17am
Sorry, boss, for a dumb question here. But I am looking at the real numbers (the market cap M USD). What does that mean? The numbers do not increase consistently, so I'm curious if it is tied into market share, stock value, etc...?
The numbers do not increase consistently, so I'm curious if it is tied into market share, stock value, etc...?
It's market cap, I'd guess, so stock price times outstanding shares. As you can see near the top of the dotcom boom in 1999, Microsoft and Cisco's shares were flying sky high. LU, where are you now? AOL's market cap now is probably 5% of the number on that 1999 chart.
JH
2014 Apr 29, 10:51am
Ok, that makes sense then. Not specifically revenue or size. It does seem the numbers closely follow the stock market.
JH
2014 Apr 30, 2:30am
Looks like QE's. Japan may of been the 1st to try it in the 80's.
And their companies appear to have been Quantitatively Eased into oblivion. America's future is bright because it's different this time.
How awesome is this chart?:
Most Valuable Global Companies in 1989
Company Country Full Market Cap (USD M)
1 Industrial Bank of Japan Japan 104,291.49
2 Sumitomo Bank Japan 73,304.65
3 Fuji Bank Japan 69,403.38
4 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Japan 64,036.45
5 Exxon Corp United States 63,838.00
6 General Electric USA United States 58,187
7 Tokyo Electric Power Japan 56,499.62
8 IBM Corp United States 55,656.99
9 Toyota Motor Corp. Japan 53,251.22
10 American Tel & Tel United States 48,951.00
11 Nomura Securities Japan 46,810.74
12 Royal Dutch Petroleum Netherlands 41,004.23
13 Philip Morris Cos United States 38,581.99
14 Nippon Steel Japan 36,586.72
15 Tokai Bank Japan 35,346.51
16 Mitsui Bank Japan 34,985.00
17 Matsushita Elect Ind'l Japan 33,363.05
18 Kansai Electric Power Japan 33,127.53
19 Hitachi LTD Japan 32,212.65
20 Merck & Co United States 30,747.00
Source: MSCI
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101603157
They also have charts for 1999, 2009, and 2014:
Most Valuable Global Companies in 1999
Company Country Full Market Cap (USD M)
1 Microsoft Corp United States 602,432.91
2 General Electric Co United States 507,216.65
3 Cisco Systems United States 357,112.00
4 Wal-Mart Stores United States 307,518.25
5 Exxon Mobil Corp United States 278,873.14
6 Intel Corp United States 275,006.06
7 NTT Corp Japan 272,053.15
8 Lucent Technologies United States 227,989.65
9 Nokia Corp Finland 218,986.95
10 Deutsche Telekom Germany 216,074.51
11 IBM Corp United States 195,775.43
12 BP Amoco United Kingdom 195,624.14
13 Citigroup United States 187,759.59
14 Toyota Motor Corp Japan 182,040.49
15 America Online United States 169,617.50
16 American Int'l Group United States 167,403.63
17 SBC Communications United States 166,304.72
18 AT&T Corp United States 162,380.38
19 Oracle Corp United States 159,540.24
20 British Telecom United Kingdom 157,757.28
Source: MSCI
Most Valuable Global Companies in 2009
Company Country Full Market Cap (USD M)
1 Exxon Mobil Corp United States 327,706.82
2 Microsoft Corp United States 271,686.45
3 Wal-Mart Stores United States 208,274.23
4 HSBC Holdings (GB) United Kingdom 198,448.37
5 China Construction BK H China 193,276.57
6 Apple United States 188,891.97
7 China Mobile China 188,464.99
8 BP United Kingdom 181,615.46
9 Johnson & Johnson United States 177,501.98
10 Nestle Switzerland 177,247.88
11 Procter & Gamble Co United States 176,979.27
12 IBM Corp United States 171,594.72
13 AT&T United States 165,377
14 JPMorgan Chase & Co United States 163,870.32
15 General Electric Co United States 160,784.12
16 Chevron Corp United States 154,404.45
17 Total France 151,548.48
18 Google A United States 150,017.80
19 Pfizer United States 146,687.33
20 Novartis Switzerland 144,160.29
Source: MSCI
Most Valuable Global Companies in 2014
Company Country Full Market Cap (USD M)
1 Apple United States 478,381.70
2 Exxon Mobil Corp United States 438,467.73
3 Microsoft Corp United States 333,835.24
4 Google A +C Share United States 298,945.20
5 Johnson & Johnson United States 282,651.66
6 General Electric Co United States 268,919.66
7 Wells Fargo & Co United States 259,323.88
8 Wal-Mart Stores United States 252,493.18
9 Nestle Switzerland 244,700.27
10 Chevron Corp United States 238,473.45
11 Novartis Switzerland 233,461.09
12 Procter & Gamble Co United States 220,856.25
13 JPMorgan Chase & Co United States 209,800.34
14 IBM Corp United States 208,646.92
15 Roche Holding Geniuss Switzerland 203,724.14
16 Pfizer United States 200,913.20
17 Verizon Communications United States 198,130.19
18 Samsung Electronics Co Korea 195,197.17
19 HSBC Holdings (GB) United Kingdom 193,949.21
20 AT&T United States 191,175.72
Source: MSCI