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
€481.35237.54B
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
€40.23178.15B
OR.PA
L'Oréal
OR.PA
€378.10201.82B
ASML
ASML
ASML
€1,650.85636.27B
RMS.PA
Hermès
RMS.PA
€1,620.00169.68B
ACN
Accenture
ACN
€104.8564.16B
CDI.PA
Dior
CDI.PA
€446.0080.46B
SAP
SAP
SAP
€130.68154.06B
TTE
TotalEnergies
TTE
€70.46156.64B
PRX.AS
Prosus
PRX.AS
€37.8680.70B
SNY
Sanofi
SNY
€36.2286.71B
SIE.DE
Siemens
SIE.DE
€279.00212.81B
BUD
Anheuser-Busch Inbev
BUD
€70.24135.86B
MDT
Medtronic
MDT
€69.2188.60B
DTE.DE
Deutsche Telekom
DTE.DE
€26.12126.37B
P911.DE
Porsche
P911.DE
€47.9443.67B
AIR.PA
Airbus
AIR.PA
€189.52149.20B
IDEXY
Inditex
IDEXY
€13.75171.25B
ALV.DE
Allianz
ALV.DE
€406.60154.22B
SU.PA
Schneider Electric
SU.PA
€292.75164.65B
AI.PA
Air Liquide
AI.PA
€165.70105.36B
EL.PA
EssilorLuxottica
EL.PA
€168.5077.55B
MBG.DE
Mercedes-Benz
MBG.DE
€45.5343.59B
IBE.MC
Iberdrola
IBE.MC
€21.19139.65B
BNP.PA
BNP Paribas
BNP.PA
€101.84112.19B
KER.PA
Kering
KER.PA
€266.1032.63B
MRK.DE
Merck KGaA
MRK.DE
€133.0057.83B
VOW3.DE
Volkswagen
VOW3.DE
€80.3240.26B
CS.PA
AXA
CS.PA
€42.8187.09B
BMW.DE
BMW
BMW.DE
€60.9437.00B
SHL.DE
Siemens Healthineers
SHL.DE
€34.5038.61B
DG.PA
Vinci
DG.PA
€130.6572.29B
ENEL.MI
Enel
ENEL.MI
€9.8297.46B
ATCO-B.ST
Atlas Copco
ATCO-B.ST
€15.7376.76B
ETN
Eaton
ETN
€379.01147.17B
BAYZF
Bayer A.G.
BAYZF
€38.2437.57B
INVE-B.ST
Investor AB
INVE-B.ST
€35.820.11T
SAF.PA
Safran
SAF.PA
€331.20137.56B
HEIA.AS
Heineken
HEIA.AS
€71.0039.49B
RI.PA
Pernod Ricard
RI.PA
€63.4815.98B
SAN
Santander
SAN
€11.95171.43B
DSY.PA
Dassault Systèmes
DSY.PA
€17.0322.38B
HLAG.DE
Hapag-Lloyd
HLAG.DE
€114.8020.18B
STLA
Stellantis
STLA
€5.6116.25B
E
ENI
E
€43.2563.26B
MUV2.DE
Munich RE (Münchener Rück)
MUV2.DE
€478.0061.17B
RACE
Ferrari
RACE
€304.5553.62B
ADYEN.AS
Adyen
ADYEN.AS
€874.2027.57B
RAA.F
Rational AG
RAA.F
€664.007.55B
ISP.MI
Intesa Sanpaolo
ISP.MI
€6.23108.65B
IFX.DE
Infineon
IFX.DE
€85.94111.68B
BAS.DE
BASF
BAS.DE
€49.1743.48B
ING
ING
ING
€27.9680.19B
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
€21.61119.96B
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
€280.7870.89B
TT
Trane Technologies
TT
€427.3794.47B
BN.PA
Danone
BN.PA
€66.6442.77B
VOLVF
Volvo AB
VOLVF
€31.4063.86B
JCI
Johnson Controls
JCI
€128.3478.31B
DSV.VI
DSV
DSV.VI
€206.5049.26B
NDA-FI.HE
Nordea Bank
NDA-FI.HE
€16.8257.07B
UMG.AS
Universal Music Group
UMG.AS
€18.3133.57B
ENGI.PA
ENGIE
ENGI.PA
€27.1869.06B
UCG.MI
UniCredit
UCG.MI
€80.04119.92B
DOGEF
Ørsted
DOGEF
€19.89386.32B
NESTE.HE
Neste
NESTE.HE
€26.7720.57B
ACA.PA
Crédit Agricole
ACA.PA
€17.6953.49B
CRH
Cement Roadstone Holding
CRH
€97.6065.22B
DB1.DE
Deutsche Börse
DB1.DE
€244.0044.43B
EOAN.DE
E.ON
EOAN.DE
€17.8146.53B
AD.AS
Ahold Delhaize
AD.AS
€34.2330.14B
CAP.PA
Capgemini
CAP.PA
€87.8214.65B
WKL.AS
Wolters Kluwer
WKL.AS
€56.5412.48B
EXPGF
Experian
EXPGF
€28.9125.76B
HO.PA
Thales
HO.PA
€226.3046.50B
HEN3.DE
Henkel
HEN3.DE
€70.2628.45B
RWE.DE
RWE
RWE.DE
€55.6039.67B
BEI.DE
Beiersdorf
BEI.DE
€71.2015.56B
AMS.MC
Amadeus IT Group
AMS.MC
€51.3222.02B
HXGBF
Hexagon AB
HXGBF
€7.3019.61B
G.MI
Generali
G.MI
€42.8264.06B
ADS.DE
Adidas
ADS.DE
€174.5030.95B
OEWA.F
Verbund AG
OEWA.F
€55.4019.25B
MAERSK-B.CO
Maersk
MAERSK-B.CO
€2,128.5130.84B
COLO-B.CO
Coloplast
COLO-B.CO
€50.1611.30B
KBCSF
KBC
KBCSF
€112.9845.07B
NTGY.MC
Naturgy
NTGY.MC
€28.5826.48B
CLNX.MC
Cellnex Telecom
CLNX.MC
€28.7819.16B
EXO.AS
Exor
EXO.AS
€66.2021.76B
SGO.PA
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
SGO.PA
€78.1038.26B
KNEBV.HE
KONE
KNEBV.HE
€49.3625.58B
EVO.ST
Evolution Gaming
EVO.ST
€63.5912.48B
APTV
Aptiv
APTV
€56.0711.87B
CEZ.PR
ČEZ Group
CEZ.PR
€49.6326.64B
BNTX
BioNTech
BNTX
€79.6920.15B
VWS.CO
Vestas Wind Systems
VWS.CO
€24.6524.19B
CABK.MC
CaixaBank
CABK.MC
€12.7288.54B
GMAB
Genmab
GMAB
€22.3013.69B
DTG.F
Daimler Truck
DTG.F
€41.3631.61B
EBK.DE
EnBW Energie
EBK.DE
€70.2022.77B
ASAZF
Assa Abloy AB
ASAZF
€33.5437.26B
SPOT
Spotify
SPOT
€401.6082.58B
SAMPO.HE
Sampo
SAMPO.HE
€9.0824.01B
HNR1.DE
Hannover Rück
HNR1.DE
€236.2028.49B
SAND.ST
Sandvik
SAND.ST
€36.8446.22B
EQT.ST
EQT
EQT.ST
€24.4128.56B
AENA.MC
Aena
AENA.MC
€26.5639.84B
LR.PA
Legrand
LR.PA
€154.0540.27B
SEB-A.ST
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
SEB-A.ST
€17.7934.70B
SRT.DE
Sartorius
SRT.DE
€176.8012.21B
HM-B.ST
H&M
HM-B.ST
€15.1724.22B
NOK
Nokia
NOK
€12.5269.91B
ELE.MC
Endesa
ELE.MC
€38.3339.26B
EDPR.LS
EDP Renováveis
EDPR.LS
€13.9714.80B
CARL-B.CO
Carlsberg
CARL-B.CO
€113.5715.01B
IR
Ingersoll Rand
IR
€67.7226.50B
EPI-A.ST
Epiroc
EPI-A.ST
€25.2030.49B
EDP.F
EDP Group
EDP.F
€4.4318.30B
DB
Deutsche Bank
DB
€31.3660.00B
FER.MC
Ferrovial
FER.MC
€61.6244.11B
MT
ArcelorMittal
MT
€55.3841.89B
ARGX
Argenx
ARGX
€793.1349.57B
ML.PA
Michelin
ML.PA
€33.370.00000000000000
NIBE-B.ST
NIBE Industrier
NIBE-B.ST
€3.236.51B
VIE.PA
Veolia
VIE.PA
€36.0226.37B
RYAAY
Ryanair
RYAAY
€55.1228.68B
ESSITY-B.ST
Essity
ESSITY-B.ST
€24.4216.58B
PUB.PA
Publicis Groupe
PUB.PA
€87.7221.80B
MONC.MI
Moncler
MONC.MI
€51.2213.93B
BOP.F
BOLLORE INH. EO 0,16
BOP.F
€5.6215.79B
SWED-A.ST
Swedbank
SWED-A.ST
€32.8036.85B
ENR.F
Siemens Energy
ENR.F
€169.50144.22B
GLE.PA
Société Générale
GLE.PA
€78.9257.61B
REP.MC
Repsol
REP.MC
€21.6323.67B
PHG
Philips
PHG
€23.5122.86B
SRG.MI
Snam
SRG.MI
€6.2520.98B
ASM.AS
ASM International
ASM.AS
€1,079.0052.75B
1913.HK
Prada
1913.HK
€4.3311.07B
STE
Steris
STE
€174.3816.99B
KRZ.IR
Kerry Group
KRZ.IR
€76.9012.29B
ERIC
Ericsson
ERIC
€10.1533.69B
UCB.VI
UCB
UCB.VI
€246.9047.00B
DANS.VI
Danske Bank
DANS.VI
€47.6438.53B
TRN.MI
Terna
TRN.MI
€10.1420.34B
SHB-A.ST
Svenska Handelsbanken
SHB-A.ST
€12.9325.92B
TS
Tenaris
TS
€50.5825.53B
PKN.WA
PKN Orlen
PKN.WA
€29.9534.77B
VNA.DE
Vonovia
VNA.DE
€20.8617.70B
PAH3.DE
Porsche SE
PAH3.DE
€30.359.29B
UPM.HE
UPM-Kymmene
UPM.HE
€24.3512.84B
AM.PA
Dassault Aviation
AM.PA
€293.0022.73B
SY1.DE
Symrise
SY1.DE
€86.3612.07B
FRE.DE
Fresenius
FRE.DE
€39.5422.27B
EDEN.PA
Edenred
EDEN.PA
€22.595.24B
SW.PA
Sodexo
SW.PA
€49.967.29B
ICLR
ICON plc
ICLR
€124.589.54B
ADP.PA
Aéroports de Paris
ADP.PA
€111.2011.00B
JEM.F
Jerónimo Martins
JEM.F
€17.1410.77B
CA.PA
Carrefour
CA.PA
€16.1011.39B
ALFA.ST
Alfa Laval
ALFA.ST
€51.0021.08B
OMV.F
OMV
OMV.F
€56.2518.34B
EBO.F
Erste Group Bank
EBO.F
€116.4045.21B
TRYG.CO
Tryg
TRYG.CO
€20.2712.08B
KPN.AS
KPN
KPN.AS
€4.3616.46B
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
€20.5111.02B
CPR.MI
Davide Campari-Milano
CPR.MI
€5.496.58B
NZYM.VI
Novozymes
NZYM.VI
€52.3224.39B
AKZA.AS
AkzoNobel
AKZA.AS
€60.7010.40B
ABN.AS
ABN AMRO
ABN.AS
€38.4131.30B
HEI.DE
HeidelbergCement
HEI.DE
€185.1532.65B
MTX.DE
MTU Aero Engines
MTX.DE
€337.8018.18B
CON.DE
Continental
CON.DE
€73.4614.69B
TEP.PA
Teleperformance
TEP.PA
€53.063.09B
CBK.F
Commerzbank
CBK.F
€37.8341.48B
AER
AerCap
AER
€127.8320.16B
EN.PA
Bouygues
EN.PA
€50.4219.46B
AMUN.PA
Amundi
AMUN.PA
€84.4517.13B
PST.MI
Poste Italiane
PST.MI
€27.8836.06B
ERF.PA
Eurofins Scientific
ERF.PA
€63.4811.01B
INW.MI
INWIT
INW.MI
€6.315.70B
FORTUM.HE
Fortum
FORTUM.HE
€20.0217.96B
BVI.PA
Bureau Veritas
BVI.PA
€25.5411.34B
LHA.DE
Lufthansa
LHA.DE
€9.1410.98B
BIM.PA
bioMérieux
BIM.PA
€67.307.94B
TLX.DE
Talanx
TLX.DE
€105.6027.27B
RHM.F
Rheinmetall
RHM.F
€1,185.4055.17B
KRX.IR
Kingspan Group
KRX.IR
€84.8515.35B
BNR.DE
Brenntag
BNR.DE
€53.747.76B