The term beat the market usually refers to an investment that returns better results than the S&P 500. It is typically used as the benchmark against which all U.S. Stock Exchanges, including companies traded on both the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The S&P 500 Index is a listing of the largest 500 companies (by market capitalization) traded on the U.S. Our regularly updated S&P 500 Companies List shows you what companies are currently in the S&P 500 index and provides the ticker symbol, their industry sector, and market capitalization. A company only becomes a constituent of the S&P 500 when when its market capitalization (total outstanding shares X share price) is ranked in the top 500 overall companies on the US stock exchanges. The Index is managed by the Standard & Poors rating agency. The companies listed on the S&P 500 index are the largest most successful companies in the USA. Our Other S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100 Companies Lists.How to Export This S&P 500 List to Excel.S&P 500 Companies List by Sector & Market Cap.

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