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capitalization

[kap-i-tl-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌkæp ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
capital
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After briefly taking the top spot in 2024 as world's most valuable company by market capitalization, Nvidia has since vied for that honor with fellow US giants Apple and Microsoft.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The cement maker, which has a roughly $18.42 billion market capitalization, didn’t specify what market conditions had led to the change of plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The company reached a record market capitalization of nearly $5.8 trillion in October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The firm he co-founded has grown into the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of more than $4 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

“A bank with a market capitalization of one billion dollars might have one trillion dollars’ worth of credit default swaps outstanding.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Meanwhile, their total market capitalizations range from around $55 billion for Marubeni to about $115 billion for Mitsubishi, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Smaller builders are trading near or below book value, and all have relatively small market capitalizations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The market capitalizations of Best Buy, Lululemon and Wayfair are all below that threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

To be included in the baskets, the stocks must have market capitalizations of more than $1 billion and trade with liquid U.S. listings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

I'm agin' these big capitalizations, and that's just why I asked you for the information.

From Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark


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