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The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 large US companies. The latest change came on 29 June 2026, when Alphabet replaced Verizon.
By sector, 6-5-4-4-4-3-2-2: technology 6, finance 5, health care 4, consumer 4, industrials 4, consumer staples 3, media 2, and one oil company plus one paint maker.
Technology hardware, software and chips. The largest sector in the index by number of companies.
Banks, card and payment companies, and an insurer.
Drug makers, a biotechnology company and a health insurer.
Companies selling goods and services people choose to buy: online retail, home improvement, fast food and sportswear.
Makers of machinery, aircraft, and industrial and consumer products, from construction equipment to automation.
Sellers of everyday necessities: soft drinks, household goods and groceries.
Internet services and entertainment media.
The index's one oil company and its one paint and coatings company, each the only member of its sector.
Can you name them all?
Test yourselfThe Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 large US companies. The latest change came on 29 June 2026, when Alphabet replaced Verizon.
Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Cisco, IBM, Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, Visa, Travelers, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, Merck, Amgen, Amazon, Home Depot, McDonald's, Nike, Caterpillar, Boeing, 3M, Honeywell Technologies, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Walmart, Alphabet, Disney, Chevron and Sherwin-Williams.
By sector, 6-5-4-4-4-3-2-2: technology 6, finance 5, health care 4, consumer 4, industrials 4, consumer staples 3, media 2, and one oil company plus one paint maker.
No. Verizon was removed on 29 June 2026 and replaced by Alphabet.
Each name checked against at least two sources, one of them S&P Dow Jones Indices - Dow Jones Industrial Average, on 9 October 2026. Next review by 9 December 2026.
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