Largest European Companies by Market Cap | Live Rankings

ASML, founded in 1984 in the Netherlands, holds a near-monopoly on extreme ultraviolet lithography machines — the equipment that the world’s leading chipmakers depend on to manufacture advanced microchips. It is regularly among the largest European companies by market capitalization, alongside names like Novo Nordisk, LVMH, and SAP.

While U.S. tech giants often dominate global headlines, Europe is home to world leaders in luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, enterprise software, and consumer staples. The three largest economies on the continent — Germany, the UK, and France — together with Switzerland, Denmark, and the Netherlands, account for most of the top European stocks by market cap.

The sectors that define Europe’s equity market are distinct from those leading in the U.S.:

  • Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals: Roche, Novartis (both Swiss), AstraZeneca (UK), and Novo Nordisk (Denmark) — the world’s leading supplier of insulin and maker of GLP-1 treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy.
  • Luxury Goods: LVMH manages brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany & Co., and Moët & Chandon. Hermès and L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics company, are also French-headquartered.
  • Technology: ASML in semiconductors and SAP, Germany’s global leader in enterprise resource planning software.
  • Energy & Industrials: Shell, TotalEnergies, Siemens, and Airbus.
  • Banking & Consumer Staples: HSBC, Nestlé, and Inditex (Spain’s retail giant).

The broadest European benchmark is the STOXX Europe 600 (ticker: SXXP), introduced in 1998, which tracks 600 large-, mid-, and small-cap companies across 17 European countries. The EURO STOXX 50 is another widely followed index, covering 50 blue-chip eurozone stocks. Prosus, spun off from South Africa’s Naspers and listed on Euronext Amsterdam, also regularly appears among the largest European companies thanks to its significant stake in Chinese tech giant Tencent.

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The following table contains a list of the largest European publicly traded companies by market capitalization, covering firms headquartered across the EU, UK, Switzerland, and Norway. The list includes only publicly traded companies, and the presented data (price, market cap) are regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.

Best European stocks
StockPriceMarketcap
MC.PA
LVMH
MC.PA
€416.50205.32B
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
€36.00158.72B
OR.PA
L'Oréal
OR.PA
€453.30241.75B
ASML
ASML
ASML
€1,237.55476.97B
RMS.PA
Hermès
RMS.PA
€1,378.00144.33B
ACN
Accenture
ACN
€238.14145.73B
CDI.PA
Dior
CDI.PA
€451.4081.44B
SAP
SAP
SAP
€216.17249.50B
TTE
TotalEnergies
TTE
€80.71177.19B
PRX.AS
Prosus
PRX.AS
€37.9779.35B
SNY
Sanofi
SNY
€42.07100.80B
SIE.DE
Siemens
SIE.DE
€272.25208.06B
BUD
Anheuser-Busch Inbev
BUD
€75.54148.74B
MDT
Medtronic
MDT
€92.95118.90B
DTE.DE
Deutsche Telekom
DTE.DE
€26.26125.59B
P911.DE
Porsche
P911.DE
€47.1842.98B
AIR.PA
Airbus
AIR.PA
€198.40156.57B
IDEXY
Inditex
IDEXY
€15.03187.22B
ALV.DE
Allianz
ALV.DE
€465.30176.48B
SU.PA
Schneider Electric
SU.PA
€227.00133.41B
AI.PA
Air Liquide
AI.PA
€189.72121.07B
EL.PA
EssilorLuxottica
EL.PA
€191.5587.80B
MBG.DE
Mercedes-Benz
MBG.DE
€42.8140.63B
IBE.MC
Iberdrola
IBE.MC
€22.77151.92B
BNP.PA
BNP Paribas
BNP.PA
€92.11100.95B
KER.PA
Kering
KER.PA
€189.7223.26B
MRK.DE
Merck KGaA
MRK.DE
€150.2565.33B
VOW3.DE
Volkswagen
VOW3.DE
€71.9636.07B
CS.PA
AXA
CS.PA
€45.7595.67B
BMW.DE
BMW
BMW.DE
€61.2236.19B
SHL.DE
Siemens Healthineers
SHL.DE
€45.1650.54B
DG.PA
Vinci
DG.PA
€113.1062.23B
ENEL.MI
Enel
ENEL.MI
€9.7696.96B
ATCO-B.ST
Atlas Copco
ATCO-B.ST
€14.7071.74B
ETN
Eaton
ETN
€296.45115.17B
BAYZF
Bayer A.G.
BAYZF
€53.9152.96B
INVE-B.ST
Investor AB
INVE-B.ST
€39.600.121T
SAF.PA
Safran
SAF.PA
€296.10122.56B
HEIA.AS
Heineken
HEIA.AS
€83.9246.87B
RI.PA
Pernod Ricard
RI.PA
€71.3017.95B
SAN
Santander
SAN
€10.74154.92B
DSY.PA
Dassault Systèmes
DSY.PA
€26.1134.31B
HLAG.DE
Hapag-Lloyd
HLAG.DE
€130.0022.85B
STLA
Stellantis
STLA
€3.9711.53B
E
ENI
E
€50.6172.06B
MUV2.DE
Munich RE (Münchener Rück)
MUV2.DE
€596.0074.99B
RACE
Ferrari
RACE
€377.2566.11B
ADYEN.AS
Adyen
ADYEN.AS
€893.5028.20B
RAA.F
Rational AG
RAA.F
€651.007.40B
ISP.MI
Intesa Sanpaolo
ISP.MI
€6.27108.33B
IFX.DE
Infineon
IFX.DE
€45.9159.65B
BAS.DE
BASF
BAS.DE
€56.1449.65B
ING
ING
ING
€29.1982.92B
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
€22.81125.48B
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
€222.3656.05B
TT
Trane Technologies
TT
€360.7278.96B
BN.PA
Danone
BN.PA
€68.5844.17B
VOLVF
Volvo AB
VOLVF
€29.4459.87B
JCI
Johnson Controls
JCI
€121.5273.61B
DSV.VI
DSV
DSV.VI
€195.6546.70B
NDA-FI.HE
Nordea Bank
NDA-FI.HE
€16.5056.00B
UMG.AS
Universal Music Group
UMG.AS
€17.7331.88B
ENGI.PA
ENGIE
ENGI.PA
€24.1061.23B
UCG.MI
UniCredit
UCG.MI
€77.10115.52B
DOGEF
Ørsted
DOGEF
€19.0525.17B
NESTE.HE
Neste
NESTE.HE
€27.5721.18B
ACA.PA
Crédit Agricole
ACA.PA
€15.7747.70B
CRH
Cement Roadstone Holding
CRH
€84.7056.34B
DB1.DE
Deutsche Börse
DB1.DE
€327.2058.30B
EOAN.DE
E.ON
EOAN.DE
€19.3750.64B
AD.AS
Ahold Delhaize
AD.AS
€34.6730.27B
CAP.PA
Capgemini
CAP.PA
€130.4021.45B
WKL.AS
Wolters Kluwer
WKL.AS
€92.4420.56B
EXPGF
Experian
EXPGF
€37.0232.43B
HO.PA
Thales
HO.PA
€224.9046.23B
HEN3.DE
Henkel
HEN3.DE
€83.9033.97B
RWE.DE
RWE
RWE.DE
€57.0244.47B
BEI.DE
Beiersdorf
BEI.DE
€85.8218.75B
AMS.MC
Amadeus IT Group
AMS.MC
€59.3424.92B
HXGBF
Hexagon AB
HXGBF
€9.4625.39B
G.MI
Generali
G.MI
€44.4066.62B
ADS.DE
Adidas
ADS.DE
€179.5530.36B
OEWA.F
Verbund AG
OEWA.F
€74.1025.74B
MAERSK-B.CO
Maersk
MAERSK-B.CO
€2,792.4840.15B
COLO-B.CO
Coloplast
COLO-B.CO
€70.3015.84B
KBCSF
KBC
KBCSF
€117.6946.95B
NTGY.MC
Naturgy
NTGY.MC
€29.7827.59B
CLNX.MC
Cellnex Telecom
CLNX.MC
€27.0417.75B
EXO.AS
Exor
EXO.AS
€72.8023.96B
SGO.PA
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
SGO.PA
€74.2636.23B
KNEBV.HE
KONE
KNEBV.HE
€58.9830.57B
EVO.ST
Evolution Gaming
EVO.ST
€78.4014.13B
APTV
Aptiv
APTV
€36.257.34B
CEZ.PR
ČEZ Group
CEZ.PR
€55.8729.99B
BNTX
BioNTech
BNTX
€77.7519.28B
VWS.CO
Vestas Wind Systems
VWS.CO
€27.4626.68B
CABK.MC
CaixaBank
CABK.MC
€11.8582.26B
GMAB
Genmab
GMAB
€48.3929.75B
DTG.F
Daimler Truck
DTG.F
€41.7631.75B
EBK.DE
EnBW Energie
EBK.DE
€64.8021.02B
ASAZF
Assa Abloy AB
ASAZF
€34.7738.62B
SPOT
Spotify
SPOT
€551.51113.40B
SAMPO.HE
Sampo
SAMPO.HE
€9.9526.05B
HNR1.DE
Hannover Rück
HNR1.DE
€305.6036.85B
SAND.ST
Sandvik
SAND.ST
€32.7641.09B
EQT.ST
EQT
EQT.ST
€28.4735.47B
AENA.MC
Aena
AENA.MC
€28.1842.27B
LR.PA
Legrand
LR.PA
€127.9033.52B
SEB-A.ST
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
SEB-A.ST
€19.7338.37B
SRT.DE
Sartorius
SRT.DE
€227.0015.67B
HM-B.ST
H&M
HM-B.ST
€16.6326.54B
NOK
Nokia
NOK
€6.7637.87B
ELE.MC
Endesa
ELE.MC
€44.6645.31B
EDPR.LS
EDP Renováveis
EDPR.LS
€13.6114.42B
CARL-B.CO
Carlsberg
CARL-B.CO
€138.0218.24B
IR
Ingersoll Rand
IR
€73.3428.16B
EPI-A.ST
Epiroc
EPI-A.ST
€22.1026.73B
EDP.F
EDP Group
EDP.F
€4.9920.61B
DB
Deutsche Bank
DB
€32.4960.23B
FER.MC
Ferrovial
FER.MC
€51.6437.11B
MT
ArcelorMittal
MT
€54.3040.83B
ARGX
Argenx
ARGX
€812.4651.09B
ML.PA
Michelin
ML.PA
€33.260.00000000000000
NIBE-B.ST
NIBE Industrier
NIBE-B.ST
€4.208.47B
VIE.PA
Veolia
VIE.PA
€33.8825.14B
RYAAY
Ryanair
RYAAY
€51.2426.54B
ESSITY-B.ST
Essity
ESSITY-B.ST
€26.7017.97B
PUB.PA
Publicis Groupe
PUB.PA
€104.8026.17B
MONC.MI
Moncler
MONC.MI
€45.8712.48B
BOP.F
BOLLORE INH. EO 0,16
BOP.F
€3.8510.81B
SWED-A.ST
Swedbank
SWED-A.ST
€37.0841.66B
ENR.F
Siemens Energy
ENR.F
€113.6696.71B
GLE.PA
Société Générale
GLE.PA
€64.2046.01B
REP.MC
Repsol
REP.MC
€30.1432.32B
PHG
Philips
PHG
€27.5326.91B
SRG.MI
Snam
SRG.MI
€6.3021.15B
ASM.AS
ASM International
ASM.AS
€632.8030.88B
1913.HK
Prada
1913.HK
€4.6111.78B
STE
Steris
STE
€226.5822.09B
KRZ.IR
Kerry Group
KRZ.IR
€100.9016.04B
ERIC
Ericsson
ERIC
€9.3930.42B
UCB.VI
UCB
UCB.VI
€285.4054.42B
DANS.VI
Danske Bank
DANS.VI
€48.4138.83B
TRN.MI
Terna
TRN.MI
€9.8719.80B
SHB-A.ST
Svenska Handelsbanken
SHB-A.ST
€14.7129.50B
TS
Tenaris
TS
€51.3425.92B
PKN.WA
PKN Orlen
PKN.WA
€31.9037.03B
VNA.DE
Vonovia
VNA.DE
€17.1514.55B
PAH3.DE
Porsche SE
PAH3.DE
€26.568.13B
UPM.HE
UPM-Kymmene
UPM.HE
€22.6811.96B
AM.PA
Dassault Aviation
AM.PA
€300.6023.16B
SY1.DE
Symrise
SY1.DE
€97.7213.41B
FRE.DE
Fresenius
FRE.DE
€51.7729.16B
EDEN.PA
Edenred
EDEN.PA
€25.005.71B
SW.PA
Sodexo
SW.PA
€60.008.75B
ICLR
ICON plc
ICLR
€179.4313.44B
ADP.PA
Aéroports de Paris
ADP.PA
€116.8011.55B
JEM.F
Jerónimo Martins
JEM.F
€19.3412.15B
CA.PA
Carrefour
CA.PA
€13.639.64B
ALFA.ST
Alfa Laval
ALFA.ST
€49.2320.35B
OMV.F
OMV
OMV.F
€71.8523.42B
EBO.F
Erste Group Bank
EBO.F
€111.3043.22B
TRYG.CO
Tryg
TRYG.CO
€22.2013.23B
KPN.AS
KPN
KPN.AS
€4.4616.82B
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
€21.1310.97B
CPR.MI
Davide Campari-Milano
CPR.MI
€6.718.05B
NZYM.VI
Novozymes
NZYM.VI
€64.5830.11B
AKZA.AS
AkzoNobel
AKZA.AS
€62.4010.70B
ABN.AS
ABN AMRO
ABN.AS
€41.2733.63B
HEI.DE
HeidelbergCement
HEI.DE
€175.4530.84B
MTX.DE
MTU Aero Engines
MTX.DE
€343.1018.48B
CON.DE
Continental
CON.DE
€70.3614.07B
TEP.PA
Teleperformance
TEP.PA
€80.424.71B
CBK.F
Commerzbank
CBK.F
€38.8041.94B
AER
AerCap
AER
€148.2822.52B
EN.PA
Bouygues
EN.PA
€43.0916.61B
AMUN.PA
Amundi
AMUN.PA
€93.7518.96B
PST.MI
Poste Italiane
PST.MI
€24.6939.37B
ERF.PA
Eurofins Scientific
ERF.PA
€89.0415.23B
INW.MI
INWIT
INW.MI
€7.306.59B
FORTUM.HE
Fortum
FORTUM.HE
€23.2820.89B
BVI.PA
Bureau Veritas
BVI.PA
€30.1413.33B
LHA.DE
Lufthansa
LHA.DE
€8.159.79B
BIM.PA
bioMérieux
BIM.PA
€94.8511.19B
TLX.DE
Talanx
TLX.DE
€134.8034.81B
RHM.F
Rheinmetall
RHM.F
€842.3039.31B
KRX.IR
Kingspan Group
KRX.IR
€92.0016.79B
BNR.DE
Brenntag
BNR.DE
€63.989.24B