{"id":208004,"date":"2024-02-12T04:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T02:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/?p=208004"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:32:57","slug":"the-united-kingdoms-largest-companies-by-market-capitalization-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2024\/02\/12\/the-united-kingdoms-largest-companies-by-market-capitalization-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The United Kingdom&#8217;s Largest Companies by market capitalization, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As of February 18, 2025, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">AstraZeneca <\/span>is the most valuable company in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/insights\/global\/united-kingdom\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">United Kingdom<\/a>, with a market cap of $229 billion. <\/strong>Following it\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">are Shell <\/span>($206 billion) and HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ($193 billion).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which one is the most valuable in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/insights\/global\/united-kingdom\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">United Kingdom<\/a> by market cap?<\/strong> This list comprises the biggest companies currently in the United Kingdom by market cap in 2024:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-795-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-795\">United Kingdom's Largest Companies by market capitalization, 2024<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-795\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-795\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-795-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>RANK<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>COMPANY<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>MARKET CAPITAL (USD DOLLAR)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ASTRAZENECA PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$229 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SHELL PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$206 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">HSBC HOLDINGS PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$193 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">UNILEVER PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$137 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RIO TINTO PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$108 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RELX PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$95.12 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">BP PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$92.35 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$85.74 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$78.17 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">GSK PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$73.85 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$66.57 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">COMPASS GROUP PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$60.69 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">DIAGEO PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$60.12 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NATIONAL GRID PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$59.05 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">GLENCORE PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$54.15 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">BARCLAYS PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$53.5 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3I GROUP PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$49.6 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$48.97 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">BAE SYSTEMS PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$46.15 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">EXPERIAN PLC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$45.48 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It is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the total number of shares outstanding. For example, if a company has 2.34 billion shares outstanding and its stock price is $66.66 per share, its market cap would be $156 billion (2,340,000,000 x $66.66). Investors often use the market cap as a quick estimate of a company\u2019s overall value and as a factor in determining whether to buy a stock. 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