# Dow Jones Industrial Average

**Linear** graph of the DJIA from 1896 through 2026
The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** (NYSE: DJI, also called the **DJIA**, **Dow 30**, **The Dow Jones** or **The Dow**) is a stock market index. It was created by Charles Dow, who started the *Wall Street Journal* newspaper and later Dow Jones & Company.

The stock prices of 30 companies are used to calculate the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The 30 companies are picked by experts who work for Dow Jones. They are supposed to represent the general economy of the United States. The rules to pick companies say that all the companies must be from the USA. The rules also say the companies' stocks must be traded on either the NYSE or the Nasdaq Exchange.

In the past the companies were all heavy industries companies and made things like steel, oil, autos, and appliances. Now the it has many different kinds of companies including some that offer products and services like medicine or software.

Since 2020, these are the companies that currently make up the Dow Jones:

| Company | Exchange | Symbol | Industry | Date Added | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3M | NYSE | MMM Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine | Conglomerate | 1976-08-09 | as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing |
| American Express | NYSE | AXP Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine | Consumer finance | 1982-08-30 |  |
| Amgen | NASDAQ | AMGN | Pharmaceuticals | 2020-08-31 |  |
| Apple | NASDAQ | AAPL | Consumer Electronics | 2015-03-18 |  |
| Boeing | NYSE | BA Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine | Aerospace and Defense contractor | 1987-03-12 |  |
| Caterpillar | NYSE | CAT Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine | Construction and Mining equipment | 1991-05-06 |  |
| Chevron | NYSE | CVX Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Oil & gas | 2008-02-19 | also 1930-07-18 to 1999-11-01 |
| Cisco Systems | NASDAQ | CSCO | Computer networking | 2009-06-08 |  |
| Coca-Cola | NYSE | KO Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine | Beverages | 1987-03-12 | also 1932-05-26 to 1935-11-20 |
| DuPont | NYSE | DD Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Chemical industry | 1935-11-20 | also 1924-01-22 to 1925-08-31 |
| General Electric | NYSE | GE Archived 2014-04-10 at the Wayback Machine | Conglomerate | 1907-11-07 |  |
| Goldman Sachs | NYSE | GS Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine | Banking, Financial services | 2013-09-20 |  |
| The Home Depot | NYSE | HD Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine | Home improvement retailer | 1999-11-01 |  |
| Honeywell | NYSE | HON Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine | Conglomerate | 2020-08-31 |  |
| Nvidia | NASDAQ | NVDA | Semiconductors | 2024-11-08 |  |
| IBM | NYSE | IBM Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine | Computers and technology | 1979-06-29 | also 1932-05-26 to 1939-03-04 |
| Johnson & Johnson | NYSE | JNJ Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine | Pharmaceuticals | 1997-03-17 |  |
| JPMorgan Chase | NYSE | JPM Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine | Banking | 1991-05-06 |  |
| McDonald's | NYSE | MCD Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine | Fast food | 1985-10-30 |  |
| Merck | NYSE | MRK Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine | Pharmaceuticals | 1979-06-29 |  |
| Microsoft | NASDAQ | MSFT | Software | 1999-11-01 |  |
| Nike | NYSE | NKE Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine | Apparel | 2013-09-20 |  |
| Procter & Gamble | NYSE | PG Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Consumer goods | 1932-05-26 |  |
| Salesforce | NYSE | CRM Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine | Software | 2020-08-31 |  |
| Travelers | NYSE | TRV Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Insurance | 2009-06-08 |  |
| UnitedHealth Group | NYSE | UNH Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Managed health care | 2012-09-24 |  |
| United Technologies | NYSE | UTX Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine | Conglomerate | 1939-03-14 | as United Aircraft |
| Verizon | NYSE | VZ Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Telecommunication | 2004-04-08 |  |
| Visa | NYSE | V Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine | Consumer banking | 2013-09-20 |  |
| Wal-Mart | NYSE | WMT Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine | Retail | 1997-03-17 |  |
| Walt Disney | NYSE | DIS Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine | Broadcasting and entertainment | 1991-05-06 |  |

For a list of companies that have once been a part on the Dow Jones but are no longer part of it, see this list.