Largest Companies Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Trading at the London Stock Exchange traces its roots to 1698, when broker John Castaing began listing prices of commodities at Jonathan’s Coffee-House. Formally founded on 30 December 1801, the LSE now hosts over 1,900 companies from more than 60 countries, making it the second-largest stock exchange in Europe and eighth globally.

The exchange operates two main equity markets: the Main Market, home to over 1,300 established companies, and the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), launched in 1995 for smaller, high-growth firms. Its primary benchmark, the FTSE 100 Index, tracks the 100 most highly capitalised blue chips and represents about 80% of the LSE’s total market capitalisation.

The largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange span several heavyweight sectors:

  • Healthcare: AstraZeneca (AZN), GSK (GSK)
  • Financials: HSBC Holdings (HSBA), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG)
  • Energy: Shell (SHEL), BP (BP.)
  • Mining & Basic Materials: Rio Tinto (RIO)
  • Industrials & Defence: Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.), BAE Systems (BA.)
  • Consumer Staples: Unilever (ULVR), British American Tobacco (BATS)

Banks, health care, industrial goods and services, and energy together account for roughly 53% of the FTSE 100’s capitalisation. Most LSE stocks are quoted in GBP, though some trade in EUR or USD. The exchange also serves as a primary venue for Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), providing a gateway for firms from emerging markets to access international capital.

Trading hours run Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM GMT. The exchange is operated by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which itself is a FTSE 100 constituent.

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The table below ranks the largest LSE-listed companies by market capitalisation, updated with live pricing data.

A look at shares listed on the London Stock Exchange
StockPriceChange %Marketcap
$184.922.03%286.68B
$501.870.29%232.04B
SHEL
Shell
SHEL
$87.202.80%243.12B
HSBC
HSBC
HSBC
$91.404.58%313.47B
$237.3013.63%252.01B
$59.702.19%130.20B
$105.514.99%171.59B
RELX
RELX
RELX
$35.751.13%63.41B
BP
BP
BP
$44.634.02%114.92B
AON
Aon
AON
$308.272.00%65.84B
$59.560.27%128.88B
GBp9,260.020.86%45.52B
$50.530.30%101.44B
GBp1,284.200.39%106.69B
$84.615.31%47.03B
$87.850.24%87.42B
$29.670.35%50.44B
$24.025.21%81.87B
$5.444.82%79.34B
GBp2,043.232.21%60.00B
GBp2,624.001.67%26.71B
GBp4,717.000.26%30.20B
$9.230.65%40.97B
$15.615.19%62.12B
$95.101.67%42.11B
GBp3,929.502.66%42.10B
GBp1,910.000.21%42.00B
$252.210.24%50.64B
$252.412.72%23.84B
TSCO.L
Tesco
TSCO.L
GBp472.000.59%29.95B
GBp2,762.002.59%21.39B
$32.367.01%40.50B
GBp3,955.003.57%38.99B
$16.132.48%37.18B
SSE.L
SSE
SSE.L
GBp2,502.001.28%30.16B
$145.562.62%21.68B
$50.720.50%30.07B
BT-A.L
BT Group
BT-A.L
GBp223.150.33%21.74B
GBp1,817.750.62%12.74B
GBp252.850.32%14.03B
AV.L
Aviva
AV.L
GBp624.400.22%18.78B
$10.824.84%13.42B
GBp883.600.34%8.07B
$79.912.66%12.91B
GBp13,185.000.08%15.21B
GBp820.000.61%10.34B
$17.851.77%13.85B
BNZL.L
Bunzl
BNZL.L
GBp2,440.001.01%7.83B
HLMA.L
Halma
HLMA.L
GBp4,667.000.13%17.63B
WISE.L
Wise PLC
WISE.L
GBp1,064.000.85%10.65B
$34.201.15%17.21B
$73.941.45%29.48B
SGRO.L
SEGRO
SGRO.L
GBp719.520.44%9.73B
$30.263.35%12.92B
$15.220.46%9.19B
ITRK.L
Intertek
ITRK.L
GBp5,152.000.90%7.91B
GBp3,182.004.90%9.51B
WPP
WPP
WPP
$18.530.54%4.00B
GBp523.201.00%6.53B
$172.491.82%27.90B
GBp200.094.49%9.06B
GBp3,134.002.64%9.44B
GBp331.050.81%6.71B
GBp2,583.000.65%7.80B
GBp522.604.48%4.26B
GBp1,898.000.48%5.41B
GBp1,397.502.55%10.38B
GBp265.700.57%3.72B
GBp7,175.000.69%9.62B
GBp1,231.000.28%6.26B
$28.821.77%20.63B
GBp2,584.000.08%6.71B
GBp581.000.09%9.06B
GBp320.501.05%7.16B
GBp7,638.000.63%5.64B
MNDI.L
Mondi
MNDI.L
GBp791.401.96%3.49B
$51.710.21%7.97B
INVR.L
Investec
INVR.L
GBp679.751.46%0.00000000000000
BEZ.L
Beazley
BEZ.L
GBp1,279.000.08%7.56B
GBp426.701.36%3.20B
GBp1,416.500.91%3.04B
GBp368.800.77%13.46B
GBp211.600.66%4.14B
MNG.L
M&G plc
MNG.L
GBp307.590.75%7.33B
IMI.L
IMI plc
IMI.L
GBp2,878.000.42%6.91B
GBp2,335.000.47%3.90B
GBp19,815.000.75%6.55B
GBp793.500.31%4.29B
GBp2,809.001.85%3.91B
GBp287.500.73%4.82B
GBp594.001.41%4.43B
$85.708.63%20.68B
GBp475.600.81%2.51B
GBp1,794.001.10%4.07B
GBp73.988.79%3.56B
GBp82.880.53%2.89B
GBp1,108.000.73%3.56B
GBp191.400.10%4.47B
BRBY.L
Burberry
BRBY.L
GBp1,246.602.87%4.47B
GBp3,356.000.12%3.11B
EZJ.L
easyJet
EZJ.L
GBp379.001.45%2.83B
GBp389.401.12%3.99B
GBp154.180.70%4.17B
GBp281.580.71%4.42B
$49.081.74%7.83B
GBp1,535.501.03%5.08B
GBp1,116.000.62%5.46B
$16.050.93%5.43B
SCT.L
Softcat
SCT.L
GBp1,420.000.35%2.79B
GBp270.000.60%2.36B
GBp621.500.16%2.94B
JET2.L
Jet2
JET2.L
GBp1,180.001.37%2.13B
ABDN.L
abrdn
ABDN.L
GBp218.401.91%3.91B
GBp682.500.37%2.94B
ITV.L
ITV plc
ITV.L
GBp81.500.25%3.05B
ROR.L
Rotork
ROR.L
GBp319.100.41%2.60B
BWY.L
Bellway
BWY.L
GBp2,000.500.28%2.30B
INCH.L
Inchcape
INCH.L
GBp822.802.07%2.91B
GBp5,280.001.31%2.83B
$2.780.36%1.78B
OCDO.L
Ocado
OCDO.L
GBp198.071.70%1.65B
GBp367.600.35%1.62B
GBp2,116.000.38%3.55B
GBp98.840.14%2.13B
$10.128.93%1.44B
GBp249.801.19%4.12B
GBp869.000.81%4.17B
GBp882.600.29%2.97B
GBp3,908.000.62%4.10B
GBp11,520.002.95%4.98B
GBp134.500.00%2.45B
$92.800.01%6.43B
GBp442.800.98%2.30B
GBp5,220.002.65%3.80B
GBp1,768.000.23%1.99B
GRG.L
Greggs
GRG.L
GBp1,490.001.46%1.52B
QLT.L
Quilter
QLT.L
GBp188.001.57%2.58B
GBp524.501.13%2.47B
$66.2615.05%3.64B
$50.085.90%3.60B
GBp345.000.41%1.10B
GBp763.001.19%1.54B
$19.293.71%2.30B
$18.841.51%3.25B
zł32.262.24%18.63B
ENOG.L
Energean
ENOG.L
GBp853.930.42%1.58B
GBp900.000.28%1.76B
GBp2,005.000.25%2.07B
AJB.L
AJ Bell
AJB.L
GBp530.000.76%2.09B
$39.600.18%6.13B
$4.401.62%1.18B
GBp277.800.43%2.75B
GBp162.501.40%1.20B
GBp521.500.19%1.82B
GBp108.405.65%762.22M
SMWH.L
WH Smith
SMWH.L
GBp525.501.55%655.27M
GBp3,764.002.34%1.06B
TRMD
TORM
TRMD
$32.915.62%3.39B
SVS.L
Savills
SVS.L
GBp841.000.48%1.16B
GBp239.201.01%874.30M
GBp549.500.27%1.16B
GBp85.900.12%1.64B
SSPG.L
SSP Group
SSPG.L
GBp161.701.51%1.25B
GBp4,894.001.37%1.50B
SAFE.L
Safestore
SAFE.L
GBp676.002.19%1.48B
GBp940.000.00%852.17M
GBp94.460.31%2.45B
DAVA
Endava
DAVA
$4.140.48%218.77M
£129.500.00%1.18B
GNS.L
Genus
GNS.L
GBp2,375.530.02%1.58B
GBp710.001.07%1.21B
GBp710.002.75%1.37B
$30.736.55%1.56B
NOK306.000.10%0.00000000000000
GBp313.400.63%1.26B
GBp34.681.76%554.54M
GBp330.501.23%1.09B
GBp791.502.99%5.33B
GBp45.802.60%463.53M
GBp315.400.96%288.01M
GBp309.981.04%732.70M
GBp185.400.22%819.66M
PAGE.L
PageGroup
PAGE.L
GBp138.603.36%431.55M
GBp240.0018.11%2.46B
$8.200.37%2.75B
GBp215.560.64%1.40B
GBp668.675.30%3.44B
GBp161.600.55%877.70M
GBp824.771.45%955.34M
VTEX
VTEX
VTEX
$3.850.26%656.37M
GBp813.160.59%931.88M
GBp143.601.91%822.20M
GBp157.800.88%632.14M
GBp266.401.68%670.56M
$22.660.31%1.48B
GBp223.401.68%517.98M
GBp305.500.83%624.64M
VCT.L
Victrex
VCT.L
GBp603.001.95%525.36M
GBp10.651.53%155.27M
$0.2381.12%18.88M
GBp351.400.06%425.51M
GBp158.603.80%471.46M
ZIG.L
Zigup
ZIG.L
GBp407.000.25%926.15M
GBp1,560.000.51%537.79M
GBp158.001.28%1.06B
GBp102.502.38%404.89M
$5.155.10%359.53M
GBp136.701.48%345.70M
$41.610.27%1.50B
GBp88.730.30%492.98M
GBp1,780.001.44%928.74M
GBp4,868.501.43%324.26M
GBp139.600.14%453.43M
GBp613.002.17%498.96M
$4.731.05%883.85M
GBp92.953.38%345.01M
GBp633.004.28%382.98M
GBp985.603.31%360.37M
GBp31.301.36%496.69M
GBp481.350.26%724.68M
GBp255.600.83%428.49M
GBp852.000.70%508.02M
GBp520.000.38%299.22M
GBp745.005.67%706.03M
GBp191.902.90%225.76M
GBp65.602.50%579.53M
GBp1,728.880.41%506.79M
GBp480.700.06%386.48M
GBp25.001.63%153.24M
GBp160.731.60%806.84M
ASC.L
ASOS
ASC.L
GBp224.000.67%268.01M
$1.703.66%452.44M
GBp136.001.16%379.30M
GBp96.301.26%451.10M
GBp168.701.02%244.46M
GBp144.002.04%343.07M
GBp544.003.42%534.22M
$5.571.09%508.04M
$0.23714.89%37.86M
GBp117.200.60%292.71M
GBp9.764.36%617.77M
GBp127.550.35%295.31M
GBp68.040.50%234.96M
GBp403.500.25%330.74M
GBp159.900.19%332.73M
GBp137.800.88%392.70M
GBp78.051.20%256.25M
GBp241.001.26%215.83M
$2.7213.81%346.33M
LXFR
Luxfer
LXFR
$15.821.35%427.24M
GBp289.001.23%330.84M
$9.764.72%1.32B
GBp197.201.96%528.32M
GBp142.501.42%273.15M
GBp250.002.88%145.84M
GBp480.751.89%306.49M
MARS.L
Marston's
MARS.L
GBp51.801.77%327.82M
GBp155.000.65%264.13M
GBp82.603.25%709.69M
GBp139.400.58%143.87M
GBp677.861.02%239.01M
MCB.L
McBride
MCB.L
GBp157.001.55%269.13M
GBp184.003.37%320.46M
GBp378.0011.18%831.38M
GBp800.002.68%245.64M
VP.L
Vp plc
VP.L
GBp465.006.63%183.70M
HLCL.L
Helical
HLCL.L
GBp187.401.37%229.01M
ENQ.L
EnQuest
ENQ.L
GBp18.286.04%340.28M
GBp169.500.59%167.59M
GBp140.000.00%167.95M
GBp500.401.88%209.46M
SYNT.L
Synthomer
SYNT.L
GBp90.449.36%147.88M
NXR.L
Norcros
NXR.L
GBp290.003.20%260.67M
GBp306.000.65%210.12M
GBp170.040.10%1.17B
GBp584.000.52%240.34M
GBp41.410.81%275.74M
GBp168.880.52%115.41M
GBp265.500.56%85.81M
GBp93.581.94%61.56M
GBp49.801.84%160.43M
NET.L
Netcall
NET.L
GBp123.520.39%210.72M
GBp135.000.00%171.93M
CCPC.L
Celtic
CCPC.L
GBp380.000.00%0.00000000000000
GBp228.610.82%120.69M
$7.363.08%347.65M
SAGA.L
Saga
SAGA.L
GBp625.002.12%899.72M
GBp480.000.83%74.33M
GBp65.100.62%200.92M
GBp474.521.35%239.56M
GBp68.001.95%106.03M
GBp217.001.64%148.59M
TSTL.L
Tristel
TSTL.L
GBp412.130.52%197.54M
GBp554.001.84%175.71M
GBp252.591.04%75.96M
GBp332.500.00%229.58M
GBp13.722.36%408.77M
GBp79.8512.46%362.12M
GBp1,748.000.68%287.19M
BVXP.L
Bioventix
BVXP.L
GBp1,708.000.47%89.24M
GBp828.002.59%135.13M
GBp115.290.60%288.61M
GBp149.201.77%372.18M
GBp255.263.76%231.88M
$11.162.96%385.61M
GBp753.003.86%1.47B
GBp118.000.00%210.17M
GBp26.332.43%77.73M
ECEL.L
Eurocell
ECEL.L
GBp108.003.14%106.47M
SHI.L
SIG plc
SHI.L
GBp7.970.00%92.53M
IQE.L
IQE plc
IQE.L
GBp44.530.04%584.23M
GBp398.940.36%195.18M
SAAS.L
Microlise
SAAS.L
GBp61.250.41%71.02M
GBp5,888.001.52%148.84M
GBp32.581.29%37.58M
TRCS.L
Tracsis
TRCS.L
GBp352.500.70%104.94M
GBp906.792.50%248.19M
GBp101.250.50%120.64M
ELCO.L
Eleco
ELCO.L
GBp133.500.75%111.11M
GBp645.001.57%216.86M
GBp395.263.36%118.11M
HVO.L
hVIVO
HVO.L
GBp8.006.67%55.07M
GBp164.840.70%141.71M
TUNE.L
Focusrite
TUNE.L
GBp196.800.92%114.28M
GBp29.980.78%127.13M
GBp34.901.45%96.12M
GBp26.100.77%112.36M
GBp2.812.36%90.64M
GBp267.060.40%116.11M
GBp128.501.18%105.55M
TRI.L
Trifast
TRI.L
GBp64.500.16%87.06M
GBp295.001.34%245.20M
GBp57.152.05%110.39M
AET.L
Afentra
AET.L
GBp70.034.33%158.37M
GBp25.942.10%107.43M
GBp12.502.04%64.02M
GBp66.301.22%161.08M
GBp54.003.05%115.77M
GBp85.500.00%32.96M
GBp19.701.55%90.77M
GBp165.651.10%93.97M
GBp128.000.78%63.49M
BMS.L
Braemar
BMS.L
GBp221.800.36%71.20M
GBp317.390.19%110.24M
GBp355.001.43%81.72M
GBp46.501.06%38.80M
GBp17.211.09%195.53M
GBp54.000.00%78.81M
BGO.L
Bango
BGO.L
GBp63.882.21%49.22M
GBp2.310.22%54.31M
GBp337.500.75%37.12M
$1.472.80%187.07M
GBp12.392.19%51.11M
GBp40.000.00%54.24M
GBp69.002.13%65.76M
GBp34.151.94%58.57M
XAR.L
Xaar
XAR.L
GBp138.000.00%108.61M
GBp296.002.07%118.32M
GBp73.001.39%49.07M
GBp0.691.43%4.01M
GBp20.201.46%22.94M
$0.6584.37%26.86M
$1.684.35%88.17M
$3.792.71%55.47M
$0.2535.24%11.86M
$0.1263.53%935.35K
NCNA
NuCana
NCNA
$2.210.90%9.20M
GBp51.290.78%161.85M
GBp51.403.02%141.64M
GBp46.250.33%136.32M
AKAN
Akanda
AKAN
$31.003.33%16.57M
GBp117.000.00%264.07M
GBp67.291.03%162.86M
$15.687.03%245.42M
GBp34.903.06%68.50M