Dow Jones Industrial Average

Linear graph of the DJIA from 1896 through 2018

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI, also called the DJIA, Dow 30, or informally The Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of the stock market indices created by the nineteenth century Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow.

There are 30 companies, all from the USA, and traded on either the NYSE or the NASDAQ, that make up the Industrial Average. They together represent the general economy of the United States.

It used to be that most of the companies were in heavy industries, such as steel, oil, autos, and appliances, but it now has companies from many different industries. The most recent companies to join the index are from the technology industry.

Since March 18, 2015, these are the companies that currently make up the Dow Jones:

Company	Exchange	Symbol	Industry	Date Added	Notes
3M	NYSE	MMM	Conglomerate	1976-08-09	as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
American Express	NYSE	AXP	Consumer finance	1982-08-30
Apple	NASDAQ	AAPL	Consumer Electronics	2015-03-18
Boeing	NYSE	BA	Aerospace and Defense contractor	1987-03-12
Caterpillar	NYSE	CAT	Construction and Mining equipment	1991-05-06
Chevron	NYSE	CVX	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	Beverages	1987-03-12	also 1932-05-26 to 1935-11-20
DuPont	NYSE	DD	Chemical industry	1935-11-20	also 1924-01-22 to 1925-08-31
ExxonMobil	NYSE	XOM	Oil & gas	1928-10-01	as Standard Oil of New Jersey
General Electric	NYSE	GE	Conglomerate	1907-11-07
Goldman Sachs	NYSE	GS	Banking, Financial services	2013-09-20
The Home Depot	NYSE	HD	Home improvement retailer	1999-11-01
Intel	NASDAQ	INTC	Semiconductors	1999-11-01
IBM	NYSE	IBM	Computers and technology	1979-06-29	also 1932-05-26 to 1939-03-04
Johnson & Johnson	NYSE	JNJ	Pharmaceuticals	1997-03-17
JPMorgan Chase	NYSE	JPM	Banking	1991-05-06
McDonald's	NYSE	MCD	Fast food	1985-10-30
Merck	NYSE	MRK	Pharmaceuticals	1979-06-29
Microsoft	NASDAQ	MSFT	Software	1999-11-01
Nike	NYSE	NKE	Apparel	2013-09-20
Pfizer	NYSE	PFE	Pharmaceuticals	2004-04-08
Procter & Gamble	NYSE	PG	Consumer goods	1932-05-26
Travelers	NYSE	TRV	Insurance	2009-06-08
UnitedHealth Group	NYSE	UNH	Managed health care	2012-09-24
United Technologies	NYSE	UTX	Conglomerate	1939-03-14	as United Aircraft
Verizon	NYSE	VZ	Telecommunication	2004-04-08
Visa	NYSE	V	Consumer banking	2013-09-20
Wal-Mart	NYSE	WMT	Retail	1997-03-17
Walt Disney	NYSE	DIS	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 today, see this list.