EY Market capitalization analysis

US companies dominate the global stock exchanges - 14 Swiss companies in the top 500

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Author: 
Stefan Rösch-Rütsche

Publication: 
July 2025

Language: 
German

Number of pages: 
13

Document type: 
Study

Findings from the study:

  1. At the halfway point in the year, Nvidia is now the highest-valued company in the world, followed by Microsoft and Apple.
  2. US groups continue to dominate: 60 of the world’s 100 most expensive companies are based in the USA.
  3. Nine of the top ten companies are headquartered in the USA; no European companies are represented.
  4. Three Swiss companies rank among the global top 100, with a total of eight in the top 300 and 14 in the top 500.

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