Largest companies listed on European exchanges
European stocks form the core of a diverse and economically vital segment of global financial markets. They are primarily traded across multiple established exchanges including Euronext (Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Paris), Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt, SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich, and Nasdaq Nordic exchanges (Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm). These markets, represented by major indices like the EURO STOXX 50, CAC 40, DAX, and OMX Stockholm 30, offer investors access to globally influential companies with robust corporate governance frameworks.
European exchanges attract both domestic firms and international corporations seeking access to deep capital markets. Key advantages of investing through European exchanges include:
- Global industrial leaders: Companies dominating international markets across critical sectors.
- Distinctive sector strengths: Luxury goods (LVMH, Hermès), pharmaceuticals (Novartis, Roche), automotive (Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz), industrial manufacturing (Siemens, Schneider Electric), and consumer goods (Nestlé, L’Oréal).
- Dividend reliability: Many blue-chip entities maintain consistent dividend distributions, appealing to income-focused investors.
Industrial conglomerate Siemens and pharmaceutical foundation Roche exemplify Europe’s corporate legacy – Siemens originating from a Berlin telegraph workshop in 1847, while Roche’s Basel-based roots date to 1896. Their sustained innovation contributes significantly to continental economic output. Investing in European equities provides exposure to regulatory environments prioritizing stakeholder balance.
Numerous European firms demonstrate extraordinary dividend continuity. Nestlé has distributed dividends without interruption since 1924, currently maintaining a century-long payment streak. Luxury leader LVMH (owner of Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon) compounds its dividend annually since inception. Europe contributes over 25% of global dividend distributions, with exchanges housing 7 of the world’s 10 premier luxury houses: LVMH, Hermès, Kering (Gucci, Balenciaga) in Paris; Richemont (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels) in Zurich; and Moncler (secondary listing in Milan).
Regulated brokerThe following table contains a list of the largest European publicly traded companies by market capitalization, comprising entities primarily listed across Euronext, Deutsche Börse, SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Nordic markets (excluding UK exchanges). The list includes only publicly traded companies, and the presented data (price, market cap) are regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.
| Stock | Price | Change % | Marketcap |
|---|---|---|---|
 Novo Nordisk NVO | $62.89 | 1.70% | 279.45B |
 LVMH MC.PA | €589.30 | 0.22% | 292.53B |
 SAP SAP | $233.94 | 2.49% | 272.96B |
 Hermès RMS.PA | €2,130.00 | 0.47% | 223.30B |
 ASML ASML | $1,454.59 | 2.92% | 564.60B |
 L'Oréal OR.PA | €380.00 | 1.27% | 202.84B |
Accenture ACN | $275.80 | 1.75% | 171.03B |
 Prosus PRX.AS | €50.24 | 0.98% | 109.86B |
Siemens SIE.DE | €253.40 | 0.45% | 198.47B |
 Deutsche Telekom DTE.DE | €26.99 | 0.33% | 134.37B |
 Inditex IDEXY | $16.27 | 0.87% | 203.79B |
Sanofi SNY | $47.49 | 0.34% | 115.35B |
Airbus AIR.PA | €199.40 | 1.48% | 157.40B |
Allianz ALV.DE | €365.30 | 0.03% | 140.84B |
Schneider Electric SU.PA | €234.95 | 1.14% | 132.09B |
| $71.79 | 1.97% | 153.81B | |
 EssilorLuxottica EL.PA | €257.00 | 0.12% | 119.04B |
| $70.25 | 1.22% | 136.70B | |
Medtronic MDT | $100.69 | 0.02% | 129.15B |
Safran SAF.PA | €309.30 | 0.52% | 128.95B |
 Dior CDI.PA | €544.00 | 0.18% | 98.14B |
Air Liquide AI.PA | €156.94 | 0.27% | 90.84B |
Eaton ETN | $341.19 | 2.68% | 132.83B |
Spotify SPOT | $511.70 | 0.18% | 105.36B |
Santander SAN | $13.05 | 3.00% | 192.98B |
Iberdrola IBE.MC | €18.76 | 0.46% | 125.31B |
Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI | €5.96 | 1.52% | 103.52B |
Investor AB INVE-B.ST | SEK341.35 | 0.98% | 1.05T |
 BNP Paribas BNP.PA | €90.15 | 1.82% | 100.77B |
AXA CS.PA | €37.76 | 0.40% | 78.94B |
 UniCredit UCG.MI | €73.88 | 2.13% | 110.91B |
Atlas Copco ATCO-B.ST | SEK163.55 | 2.07% | 865.10B |
Munich RE (Münchener Rück) MUV2.DE | €511.00 | 0.83% | 67.15B |
Ferrari RACE | $337.40 | 0.90% | 60.34B |
| $26.11 | 2.71% | 148.42B | |
Enel ENEL.MI | €9.25 | 1.51% | 92.83B |
| $392.30 | 0.47% | 87.29B | |
Vinci DG.PA | €118.75 | 1.37% | 66.00B |
| $123.68 | 0.76% | 82.68B | |
Mercedes-Benz MBG.DE | €56.93 | 1.71% | 50.37B |
 Volvo Group VOLV-A.ST | SEK315.20 | 0.25% | 640.94B |
Merck KGaA MRK.DE | €128.45 | 0.04% | 55.85B |
Siemens Healthineers SHL.DE | €43.20 | 0.21% | 48.45B |
ING ING | $30.03 | 3.41% | 87.16B |
Volkswagen VOW3.DE | €102.30 | 1.78% | 52.08B |
BMW BMW.DE | €86.80 | 0.78% | 52.91B |
| €84.64 | 0.93% | 41.97B | |
Dassault Systèmes DSY.PA | €23.67 | 1.42% | 31.16B |
Rheinmetall RHM.F | €1,846.00 | 2.44% | 84.70B |
Universal Music Group UMG.AS | €20.83 | 1.09% | 38.20B |
Crédit Agricole ACA.PA | €18.19 | 2.68% | 55.03B |
Porsche P911.DE | €41.98 | 0.62% | 38.24B |
CaixaBank CABK.MC | €10.85 | 1.36% | 75.95B |
Adyen ADYEN.AS | €1,334.80 | 4.22% | 42.10B |
| €47.03 | 1.53% | 54.24B | |
 Thales HO.PA | €260.90 | 1.72% | 53.61B |
 Generali G.MI | €33.23 | 0.15% | 49.98B |
| $229.42 | 0.71% | 57.84B | |
Deutsche Börse DB1.DE | €207.10 | 2.77% | 37.96B |
| $116.96 | 1.64% | 71.59B | |
Siemens Energy ENR.F | €142.55 | 1.24% | 121.93B |
Danone BN.PA | €66.16 | 0.24% | 42.61B |
BASF BAS.DE | €46.10 | 0.52% | 41.15B |
Heineken HEIA.AS | €66.98 | 0.21% | 37.14B |
Nordea Bank NDA-FI.HE | €17.02 | 1.28% | 58.13B |
Infineon IFX.DE | €42.32 | 1.11% | 55.11B |
DSV DSV.VI | €234.10 | 0.47% | 55.27B |
| $40.33 | 2.36% | 77.05B | |
ENI E | $40.99 | 2.42% | 60.49B |
ENGIE ENGI.PA | €24.68 | 0.90% | 60.02B |
Adidas ADS.DE | €147.05 | 0.07% | 26.26B |
Experian EXPGF | $40.19 | 2.57% | 36.74B |
| $168.12 | 3.77% | 29.46B | |
UCB UCB.VI | €259.10 | 1.13% | 49.23B |
 KBC KBCSF | $135.35 | 0.00% | 59.07B |
Argenx ARGX | $864.42 | 3.75% | 53.49B |
E.ON EOAN.DE | €17.63 | 1.67% | 46.07B |
Daimler Truck DTG.F | €40.55 | 0.05% | 31.08B |
Stellantis STLA | $9.75 | 0.72% | 28.17B |
 Wolters Kluwer WKL.AS | €80.56 | 3.54% | 18.21B |
Société Générale GLE.PA | €72.40 | 1.37% | 54.30B |
Assa Abloy ASSA-B.ST | SEK362.60 | 0.47% | 402.77B |
Aena AENA.MC | €25.88 | 1.61% | 38.82B |
Hannover Rück HNR1.DE | €236.80 | 0.08% | 28.56B |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken SEB-A.ST | SEK204.00 | 1.34% | 405.84B |
EQT EQT.ST | SEK350.20 | 0.74% | 410.14B |
ORANGE ORA.PA | €15.48 | 1.71% | 41.16B |
Ahold Delhaize AD.AS | €32.40 | 1.58% | 28.87B |
Kering KER.PA | €274.50 | 0.73% | 33.66B |
Exor EXO.AS | €68.55 | 1.15% | 22.48B |
| $86.27 | 0.60% | 34.29B | |
Henkel HEN3.DE | €71.72 | 0.83% | 30.08B |
Amadeus IT Group AMS.MC | €56.48 | 2.62% | 24.36B |
Beiersdorf BEI.DE | €96.74 | 0.74% | 21.59B |
 Ferrovial FER.MC | €57.64 | 1.12% | 41.21B |
HeidelbergCement HEI.DE | €239.00 | 0.29% | 42.55B |
 Legrand LR.PA | €131.60 | 2.33% | 34.43B |
KONE KNEBV.HE | €61.76 | 0.00% | 31.98B |
Hexagon AB HEXA-B.ST | SEK101.80 | 0.24% | 273.27B |
Commerzbank CBK.F | €35.55 | 2.13% | 40.22B |
Swedbank SWED-A.ST | SEK351.00 | 1.74% | 394.60B |
Nokia NOK | $6.94 | 0.43% | 39.33B |
Sandvik SAND.ST | SEK345.40 | 1.89% | 433.26B |
Danske Bank DANS.VI | €43.61 | 1.21% | 35.51B |
Maersk MAERSK-B.CO | DKK15,135.00 | 2.23% | 221.54B |
Ericsson ERIC | $11.11 | 4.03% | 37.85B |
Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE | €118.10 | 1.55% | 20.76B |
Pernod Ricard RI.PA | €72.92 | 3.34% | 18.36B |
Leonardo LDO.MI | €57.74 | 2.16% | 33.32B |
Capgemini CAP.PA | €134.15 | 1.65% | 22.58B |
Novozymes NZYM.VI | €53.66 | 1.83% | 25.08B |
Michelin ML.PA | €30.83 | 0.46% | 21.99B |
Erste Group Bank EBO.F | €109.60 | 0.74% | 42.56B |
Verbund AG OEWA.F | €60.95 | 0.65% | 21.31B |
Svenska Handelsbanken SHB-A.ST | SEK143.00 | 1.20% | 286.75B |
| $55.47 | 3.45% | 42.19B | |
Naturgy NTGY.MC | €26.18 | 0.93% | 25.15B |
 Talanx TLX.DE | €104.50 | 0.38% | 26.98B |
Publicis Groupe PUB.PA | €83.92 | 4.68% | 21.05B |
Bayer BAYN.DE | €46.74 | 0.80% | 45.91B |
Endesa ELE.MC | €30.99 | 0.71% | 32.17B |
RWE RWE.DE | €52.82 | 1.30% | 39.05B |
Philips PHG | $29.52 | 0.96% | 28.07B |
Sampo SAMPO.HE | €9.39 | 0.71% | 24.95B |
Ryanair RYAAY | $68.00 | 1.45% | 35.69B |
Dassault Aviation AM.PA | €334.40 | 2.39% | 25.97B |
ČEZ Group CEZ.PR | Kč1,195.00 | 0.00% | 641.49B |
Veolia VIE.PA | €31.16 | 1.43% | 22.79B |
ASM International ASM.AS | €724.20 | 1.97% | 35.42B |
Coloplast COLO-B.CO | DKK538.00 | 0.37% | 121.25B |
Cellnex Telecom CLNX.MC | €25.16 | 3.04% | 17.03B |
Epiroc EPI-A.ST | SEK252.40 | 3.15% | 305.15B |
BioNTech BNTX | $119.34 | 1.14% | 29.95B |
Fresenius FRE.DE | €49.53 | 3.04% | 27.90B |
Vonovia VNA.DE | €24.02 | 1.31% | 20.37B |
PKO Bank Polski PKO.WA | zł92.76 | 2.38% | 115.95B |
| $42.96 | 0.97% | 22.43B | |
Poste Italiane PST.MI | €22.11 | 0.55% | 28.61B |
H&M HM-B.ST | SEK176.00 | 0.00% | 281.44B |
Steris STE | $263.07 | 0.02% | 25.91B |
 Prada 1913.HK | HKD40.70 | 1.17% | 104.14B |
Essity ESSITY-B.ST | SEK257.10 | 0.43% | 175.58B |
Ørsted DOGEF | $22.17 | 2.28% | 430.51B |
SAAB AB SAAB-B.ST | SEK715.00 | 2.00% | 384.07B |
Uniper UN0.DE | €37.55 | 0.54% | 15.64B |
Tenaris TS | $44.80 | 1.89% | 22.62B |
PKN Orlen PKN.WA | zł103.98 | 1.21% | 120.71B |
| $5.54 | 0.00% | 25.78B | |
EnBW Energie EBK.DE | €68.80 | 0.29% | 22.32B |
 Traton 8TRA.DE | €31.68 | 1.54% | 16.08B |
MTU Aero Engines MTX.DE | €379.40 | 1.91% | 20.41B |
| $371.76 | 3.76% | 81.00B | |
Alfa Laval ALFA.ST | SEK512.20 | 0.35% | 211.71B |
AerCap AER | $143.86 | 0.15% | 25.65B |
Moncler MONC.MI | €49.65 | 1.21% | 13.48B |
Investment AB Latour LATO-B.ST | SEK225.90 | 1.03% | 144.42B |
Bolloré BOL.PA | €4.76 | 0.13% | 13.30B |
ABN AMRO ABN.AS | €31.51 | 2.04% | 25.94B |
Carlsberg CARL-B.CO | DKK843.40 | 0.87% | 112.68B |
Terna TRN.MI | €9.01 | 0.81% | 18.07B |
| €9.48 | 2.27% | 20.25B | |
Kerry Group KRZ.IR | €72.35 | 1.09% | 11.64B |
Prysmian Group PRY.MI | €99.48 | 2.35% | 28.53B |
OTP Bank OTP.BD | HUF39,900.00 | 0.13% | 10.18T |
Snam SRG.MI | €5.74 | 0.98% | 19.27B |
Industrivarden INDU-A.ST | SEK439.00 | 1.34% | 189.60B |
UPM-Kymmene UPM.HE | €24.21 | 0.00% | 12.77B |
Kingspan Group KRX.IR | €73.80 | 0.07% | 13.35B |
Lifco LIFCO-B.ST | SEK314.40 | 0.64% | 142.81B |
Evolution Gaming EVO.ST | SEK588.00 | 0.47% | 117.22B |
Banco BPM BAMI.MI | €12.77 | 1.31% | 19.20B |
KPN KPN.AS | €4.01 | 1.73% | 15.56B |
Vestas Wind Systems VWS.CO | DKK190.10 | 1.25% | 188.50B |
OMV OMV.F | €49.50 | 0.16% | 16.19B |
Knorr-Bremse KBX.DE | €97.00 | 0.56% | 15.64B |
Amundi AMUN.PA | €74.90 | 0.54% | 15.34B |
Sartorius SRT.DE | €197.60 | 2.42% | 15.18B |
Banco Sabadell SAB.MC | €3.30 | 1.85% | 16.48B |
Fortum FORTUM.HE | €20.17 | 0.05% | 18.10B |
Renault RNO.PA | €31.65 | 1.65% | 9.17B |
Mediobanca MB.MI | €16.99 | 0.93% | 13.70B |
Continental CON.DE | €67.20 | 0.15% | 13.44B |
| $38.08 | 0.55% | 21.12B | |
Bouygues EN.PA | €45.88 | 2.85% | 17.63B |
Repsol REP.MC | €15.80 | 1.03% | 17.53B |
Aptiv APTV | $78.01 | 1.26% | 16.99B |
Symrise SY1.DE | €72.68 | 1.03% | 10.16B |
bioMérieux BIM.PA | €102.00 | 1.16% | 12.04B |
Grupo ACS ACS.MC | €96.35 | 1.37% | 24.62B |
EDP Group EDP.F | €4.24 | 0.78% | 17.85B |
| $22.42 | 1.04% | 13.09B | |
Nemetschek NEM.F | €77.20 | 5.16% | 8.91B |
ICON plc ICLR | $187.97 | 0.29% | 14.62B |
Bureau Veritas BVI.PA | €27.42 | 0.15% | 12.16B |
 Jerónimo Martins JEM.F | €20.06 | 0.30% | 12.64B |
Telia Company TELIA.ST | SEK40.96 | 0.52% | 161.06B |
Tryg TRYG.CO | DKK151.70 | 0.20% | 91.17B |
NN Group NN.AS | €65.28 | 0.06% | 17.15B |
Euronext ENX.PA | €117.70 | 1.42% | 12.20B |