Market cap
The price of every share added up: what the stock market says the company is worth.
Worked example · a round-number company
Share price$50.00×Shares200M=Market cap$10.0BHow to read it
↕Neither higher nor lower is better. Bigger isn't better; it tells you scale. Large companies tend to be steadier, small ones can grow faster.
Keep in mind
- Shares come from the latest SEC filing, so a buyback or new issue since then isn't counted yet.
- It ignores debt and cash; enterprise value adds them.