Stocks With the Highest Share Price in the World
Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares (BRK.A) have long held the title of the world’s most expensive stock, a direct result of Warren Buffett’s deliberate refusal to split them. Buffett maintained that a high per-share price attracts long-term shareholders rather than short-term speculators — a philosophy that has kept BRK.A in six-figure territory on the NYSE while the more accessible Class B shares, first issued in 1996 and later split 50-for-1 in 2010, trade at a fraction of that price.
It is worth noting that a high share price is not the same as a high market capitalization. The largest companies in the world by market cap — Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia — all trade at far lower per-share prices because they have undergone multiple stock splits. Share price alone simply reflects how many shares a company has outstanding.
Beyond Berkshire, several other stocks with the highest share prices globally stand out:
- Lindt & Sprüngli (LISP) — Swiss chocolate maker listed on SIX Swiss Exchange in CHF, one of the top ten chocolate producers worldwide
- NVR, Inc. (NVR) — US homebuilder on the NYSE, established in 1980, operating through NVHomes, Rymarc Homes, and Heartland Homes with an asset-light construction model
- Seaboard Corporation (SEB) — Diversified agribusiness and ocean transportation company founded in 1918, with majority Bresky family ownership keeping the float small
- AutoZone (AZO) — Leading US aftermarket auto parts retailer on the NYSE
- Markel Group (MKL) — Specialty insurance holding company that went public in 1986 and entered the Fortune 500 in 2016
- Hermès International (RMS) — French luxury house trading on Euronext Paris, known for scarcity-driven pricing on leather goods and fashion
- Givaudan (GIVN) — Swiss-listed manufacturer of flavours and fragrances supplied to global consumer brands
What these companies share is a common structural trait: minimal or no stock splits, often combined with concentrated ownership and limited shares outstanding. This keeps the nominal price per share extraordinarily high without necessarily reflecting the company’s total value.
Regulated brokerThe table below ranks the highest-priced publicly traded stocks globally by single-share value. It includes companies trading above $1,000 per share on major exchanges, with prices and market caps updated regularly.
