Historical components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Last updated November 10, 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , an American stock index composed of 30 large companies, has changed its components 59 times since its inception, on May 26, 1896. [ 1] As this is a historical listing, the names here are the full legal name of the corporation on that date, with abbreviations and punctuation according to the corporation's own usage. An up arrow ( ↑ ) indicates the company is added. A down arrow ( ↓ ) indicates the company is removed. A dagger ( † ) indicates a change of corporate name.
November 8, 2024 February 26, 2024 August 31, 2020 April 6, 2020 April 2, 2019 June 26, 2018 September 1, 2017 March 19, 2015 September 23, 2013 September 24, 2012 June 8, 2009 September 22, 2008 February 19, 2008 November 21, 2005 April 8, 2004 January 27, 2003 November 1, 1999 March 17, 1997 May 6, 1991 March 12, 1987 October 30, 1985 August 30, 1982 June 29, 1979 August 9, 1976 June 1, 1959 July 3, 1956 March 4, 1939 November 20, 1935 August 13, 1934 August 15, 1933 May 26, 1932 July 18, 1930 January 29, 1930 September 14, 1929 January 8, 1929 October 1, 1928 March 16, 1927 December 31, 1925 December 7, 1925 August 31, 1925 May 12, 1924 February 6, 1924 January 22, 1924 March 1, 1920 October 4, 1916 July 29, 1915 March 16, 1915 May 12, 1912 November 7, 1907 April 1, 1905 July 1, 1901 April 1, 1901 April 21, 1899 September 1, 1898 March 24, 1898 December 23, 1896 November 10, 1896 August 26, 1896 May 26, 1896 Precursors to the DJIA April 9, 1894 January 2, 1886 February 16, 1885 July 3, 1884 References External links
3M Company Dow Inc. Microsoft Corporation Amazon.com, Inc. ↑ The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Nike, Inc. American Express Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Amgen Inc. Honeywell International Inc. Salesforce, Inc. Apple Inc. Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Caterpillar Inc. Johnson & Johnson Verizon Communications Inc. Chevron Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Visa Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. McDonald's Corporation Walmart Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Merck & Co., Inc. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ↓
The index change was prompted by DJIA constituent Walmart Inc.’s decision to split its stock 3:1 thereby reducing Walmart’s index weight due to the price weighted construction of the index. Walmart will remain in the DJIA. [ 2]
3M Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Nike, Inc. American Express Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Amgen Inc. ↑ Honeywell International Inc. ↑ Salesforce, Inc. ↑(formerly salesforce.com, inc.) Apple Inc. Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Caterpillar Inc. Johnson & Johnson Verizon Communications Inc. Chevron Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Visa Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. McDonald's Corporation Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Merck & Co., Inc. Walmart Inc. Dow Inc. Microsoft Corporation The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Exxon Mobil Corporation ↓ Pfizer Inc. ↓ Raytheon Technologies Corporation ↓
3M Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pfizer Inc. American Express Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Apple Inc. Intel Corporation Raytheon Technologies Corporation ↑ The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Johnson & Johnson UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Chevron Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Merck & Co., Inc. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Dow Inc. Microsoft Corporation Walmart Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Nike, Inc. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average United Technologies Corporation ↓
United Technologies Corporation merged with Raytheon Company and new corporation entered index as Raytheon Technologies Corporation.
3M Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pfizer Inc. American Express Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Apple Inc. Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Caterpillar Inc. Johnson & Johnson United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Merck & Co., Inc. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Dow Inc. ↑ Microsoft Corporation Walmart Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Nike, Inc. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average DowDuPont Inc. ↓
DowDuPont spun off DuPont and was replaced by Dow Inc.
3M Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pfizer Inc. American Express Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Apple Inc. Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Caterpillar Inc. Johnson & Johnson United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Merck & Co., Inc. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ↑ DowDuPont Inc. Microsoft Corporation Walmart Inc.(formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) Exxon Mobil Corporation Nike, Inc. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average General Electric Company ↓
3M Company General Electric Company Nike, Inc. American Express Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Apple Inc. The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson United Technologies Corporation Cisco Systems, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. DowDuPont Inc. † (formerly E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) Merck & Co., Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Microsoft Corporation The Walt Disney Company
DuPont merged with the Dow Chemical Company under the name DowDuPont.
3M Company General Electric Company Nike, Inc. American Express Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Apple Inc. ↑ The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson United Technologies Corporation Cisco Systems, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Merck & Co., Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Microsoft Corporation The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average AT&T Inc. ↓
3M Company General Electric Company Nike, Inc. ↑ American Express Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ↑ Pfizer Inc. AT&T Inc. The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson United Technologies Corporation Cisco Systems, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Verizon Communications Inc. The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Corporation Visa Inc. ↑ E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Merck & Co., Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Microsoft Corporation The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Alcoa Inc. ↓ Bank of America Corporation ↓ Hewlett-Packard Company ↓
The above changes "were prompted by the low stock price of the three companies slated for removal and the Index Committee's desire to diversify the sector and industry group representation of the index." [ 3]
3M Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Merck & Co., Inc. Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Microsoft Corporation American Express Company General Electric Company Pfizer Inc. AT&T Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company The Procter & Gamble Company Bank of America Corporation The Home Depot, Inc. The Travelers Companies, Inc. The Boeing Company Intel Corporation UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ↑ Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson Verizon Communications Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Corporation The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Kraft Foods Inc . ↓
3M Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company McDonald's Corporation Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. American Express Company General Electric Company Microsoft Corporation AT&T Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Inc. Bank of America Corporation The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc. ↑ Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson Verizon Communications Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. ↑ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Kraft Foods Inc. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Citigroup Inc. ↓ General Motors Corporation ↓
3M Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Kraft Foods Inc . ↑ Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation McDonald's Corporation American Express Company General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc. AT&T Inc. General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation Bank of America Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Inc. The Boeing Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Caterpillar Inc. Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation International Business Machines Corporation Verizon Communications Inc. Citigroup Inc. Johnson & Johnson Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average American International Group, Inc. ↓
3M Company The Coca-Cola Company JPMorgan Chase & Co. Alcoa Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company McDonald's Corporation American Express Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. American International Group, Inc. General Electric Company Microsoft Corporation AT&T Inc. General Motors Corporation Pfizer Inc. Bank of America Corporation ↑ Hewlett-Packard Company The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company The Home Depot, Inc. United Technologies Corporation Caterpillar Inc. Intel Corporation Verizon Communications Inc. Chevron Corporation ↑ International Business Machines Corporation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Citigroup Inc. Johnson & Johnson The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Altria Group, Inc. ↓ Honeywell International Inc. ↓
3M Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company JPMorgan Chase & Co. Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation McDonald's Corporation Altria Group Incorporated General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc. American Express Company General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation American International Group, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Inc. AT&T Inc. † (formerly SBC Communications Inc.) The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Honeywell International Inc. United Technologies Corporation Caterpillar Inc. Intel Corporation Verizon Communications Inc. Citigroup Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson The Walt Disney Company
SBC Communications Inc. was renamed AT&T Inc. after it acquired the original AT&T .
3M Company Exxon Mobil Corporation McDonald's Corporation Alcoa Inc. General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc. Altria Group Incorporated General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation American Express Company Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Inc. ↑ American International Group, Inc. ↑ The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Honeywell International SBC Communications Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation Citigroup Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Verizon Communications Inc. ↑ The Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average AT&T Corporation ↓ Eastman Kodak Company ↓ International Paper Company ↓
3M Company † (formerly Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company) Eastman Kodak Company Johnson & Johnson Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation † (formerly Exxon Corporation) JPMorgan Chase & Co. † (formerly J.P. Morgan & Co.) Altria Group, Incorporated † (formerly Philip Morris Companies Inc.) General Electric Company McDonald's Corporation American Express Company General Motors Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. AT&T Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Microsoft Corporation The Boeing Company The Home Depot, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Caterpillar Inc. Honeywell International † (formerly AlliedSignal Incorporated ) SBC Communications Inc. Citigroup Inc. Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation The Coca-Cola Company International Business Machines Corporation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company International Paper Company The Walt Disney Company
Only name changes occurred. AlliedSignal Incorporated merged with and changed its name to Honeywell International. Exxon Corporation changed its name to Exxon Mobil Corporation upon merging with Mobil , J.P. Morgan & Company changed its name to JPMorgan Chase & Co., Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing changed its name to 3M Company, and Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Incorporated.
Travelers and Citicorp merge under the name Citigroup.
AlliedSignal Incorporated Exxon Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. Aluminum Company of America General Electric Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company American Express Company General Motors Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc. AT&T Corporation Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Procter & Gamble Company The Boeing Company Hewlett-Packard Company ↑ Sears Roebuck & Company Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Travelers Inc. ↑ Chevron Corporation International Paper Company Union Carbide Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson ↑ United Technologies Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company J.P. Morgan & Company Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ↑ Eastman Kodak Company McDonald's Corporation The Walt Disney Company Dropped from Average Bethlehem Steel Corporation ↓ Westinghouse Electric Corporation ↓ Venator ↓ Texaco Incorporated ↓
Bethlehem Steel, Texaco, Westinghouse, and Venator (then known as Woolworth; name changed to Foot Locker in 2001) were replaced by Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Travelers Group, and Wal-Mart Stores.
Allied-Signal Incorporated Eastman Kodak Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company Aluminum Company of America Exxon Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc. American Express Company General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company AT&T Corporation † (formerly American Telephone and Telegraph Company) General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Texaco Incorporated The Boeing Company International Business Machines Corporation Union Carbide Corporation Caterpillar Inc. ↑ International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation J.P. Morgan & Company ↑ The Walt Disney Company ↑ The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Corporation Westinghouse Electric Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Merck & Co., Inc. F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average American Can Company ↓ Navistar International Corporation ↓ USX Corporation ↓
American Telephone and Telegraph Company changed its name to AT&T Corporation.
Allied-Signal Incorporated Eastman Kodak Company Navistar International Corporation † (formerly International Harvester Company) Aluminum Company of America Exxon Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc. American Can Company General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Express Company General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Texaco Incorporated Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Business Machines Corporation Union Carbide Corporation The Boeing Company ↑ International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation Chevron Corporation McDonald's Corporation USX Corporation † (formerly United States Steel Corporation ) The Coca-Cola Company ↑ Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Inco Limited ↓ Owens-Illinois, Inc. ↓
International Harvester changed its name to Navistar International Corporation and U.S. Steel changed its name to USX Corporation.
Allied-Signal Incorporated † (formerly Allied Chemical Corporation) General Electric Company Owens-Illinois, Inc. Aluminum Company of America General Motors Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc. ↑ American Can Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Express Company Inco Limited Sears Roebuck & Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company International Business Machines Corporation Texaco Incorporated Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Harvester Company Union Carbide Corporation Chevron Corporation † (formerly Standard Oil Co. of California ) International Paper Company United States Steel Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company McDonald's Corporation ↑ United Technologies Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric Corporation Exxon Corporation Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average American Tobacco Company (B shares [ 4] ) ↓ General Foods Corporation ↓
After merging with Signal Corp., Allied Chemical changed its name to Allied-Signal Incorporated and Standard Oil of California changed its name to Chevron Corporation.
Allied Chemical Corporation General Electric Company Owens-Illinois, Inc. Aluminum Company of America General Foods Corporation The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Express Company ↑ Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Standard Oil Co. of California American Telephone and Telegraph Company Inco Limited Texaco Incorporated American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Business Machines Corporation Union Carbide Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Harvester Company United States Steel Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric Corporation Exxon Corporation Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Johns-Manville Corporation ↓
Allied Chemical Corporation General Foods Corporation Owens-Illinois, Inc. Aluminum Company of America General Motors Corporation The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Sears Roebuck & Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Inco Limited Standard Oil Co. of California American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Business Machines Corporation ↑ Texaco Incorporated Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Harvester Company Union Carbide Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company International Paper Company United States Steel Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Johns-Manville Corporation United Technologies Corporation Exxon Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. ↑ Westinghouse Electric Corporation General Electric Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Chrysler Corporation ↓ Esmark Corporation ↓
Allied Chemical Corporation Exxon Corporation † (formerly Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey) Owens-Illinois, Inc. Aluminum Company of America General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company General Foods Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company General Motors Corporation Standard Oil Co. of California American Tobacco Company (B shares) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Texaco Incorporated Bethlehem Steel Corporation Inco Limited † (formerly International Nickel Company, Ltd. ) Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation International Harvester Company United States Steel Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation † (formerly United Aircraft Corporation ) Eastman Kodak Company Johns-Manville Corporation Westinghouse Electric Corporation Esmark Corporation † (formerly Swift & Company) Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company ↑ F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Anaconda Copper Mining Company ↓
International Nickel changed its name to Inco, Swift & Company changed its name to Esmark, Standard Oil (NJ) changed its name to Exxon Corporation, United Aircraft changed its name to United Technologies Corporation.
Texas Company changed its name to Texaco Incorporated. Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation shortened its name to Allied Chemical Corporation.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company General Foods Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Motors Corporation Standard Oil Co. of California American Telephone and Telegraph Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Harvester Company The Texas Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Nickel Company, Ltd. Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation International Paper Company ↑ United Aircraft Corporation Corn Products Refining Company Johns-Manville Corporation United States Steel Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company National Distillers Products Corporation Westinghouse Electric Corporation Eastman Kodak Company National Steel Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Loew's Theatres Incorporated ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company General Foods Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Motors Corporation Standard Oil Co. of California American Telephone and Telegraph Company ↑ Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Harvester Company The Texas Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Nickel Company, Ltd. Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation Johns-Manville Corporation United Aircraft Corporation ↑ Corn Products Refining Company Loew's Theatres Incorporated United States Steel Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company National Distillers Products Corporation Westinghouse Electric Corporation Eastman Kodak Company National Steel Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average International Business Machines Corporation ↓ Nash Motors Company ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Foods Corporation National Steel Corporation ↑ American Can Company General Motors Corporation The Procter & Gamble Company American Smelting & Refining Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Sears Roebuck & Company American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Business Machines Corporation Standard Oil Co. of California Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Harvester Company Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey Chrysler Corporation International Nickel Company, Ltd. The Texas Company Corn Products Refining Company Johns-Manville Corporation Union Carbide Corporation E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company ↑ Loew's Theatres Incorporated United States Steel Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation General Electric Company National Distillers Products Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Borden, Inc. ↓ The Coca-Cola Company ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Electric Company National Distillers Products Corporation [ 5] ↑ American Can Company General Foods Corporation The Procter & Gamble Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Tobacco Company (B shares) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Standard Oil Co. of California Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Business Machines Corporation Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey Borden, Inc. International Harvester Company The Texas Company Chrysler Corporation International Nickel Company, Ltd. Union Carbide Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Johns-Manville Corporation United States Steel Corporation Corn Products Refining Company Loew's Theatres Incorporated Westinghouse Electric Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average United Aircraft and Transport Corporation ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Electric Company The Procter & Gamble Company American Can Company General Foods Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Motors Corporation Standard Oil Co. of California American Tobacco Company (B shares) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey Bethlehem Steel Corporation International Business Machines Corporation The Texas Company Borden, Inc. International Harvester Company Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation International Nickel Company, Ltd. United Aircraft and Transport Corporation ↑ The Coca-Cola Company Johns-Manville Corporation United States Steel Corporation Corn Products Refining Company ↑ Loew's Theatres Incorporated Westinghouse Electric Corporation Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average Drug Incorporated ↓ International Shoe Company ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Foods Corporation Paramount Publix Corporation American Can Company General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation of America American Smelting & Refining Company General Railway Signal Company Sears Roebuck & Company The American Sugar Refining Company B.F. Goodrich Corporation Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Harvester Company The Texas Company Atlantic Refining Company International Nickel Company, Ltd. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation Johns-Manville Corporation ↑ Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation Mack Trucks, Inc. United States Steel Corporation Curtiss-Wright Corporation Nash Motors Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation General Electric Company National Cash Register Company F. W. Woolworth Company Dropped from Average North American Company ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Foods Corporation † (formerly Postum Incorporated ) Paramount Publix Corporation American Can Company General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation of America American Smelting & Refining Company General Railway Signal Company Sears Roebuck & Company The American Sugar Refining Company B.F. Goodrich Corporation Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey American Tobacco Company (B shares) International Harvester Company The Texas Company Atlantic Refining Company International Nickel Company, Ltd. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation Mack Trucks, Inc. Union Carbide Corporation Chrysler Corporation Nash Motors Company United States Steel Corporation Curtiss-Wright Corporation † (formerly Wright Aeronautical ) National Cash Register Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation General Electric Company North American Company F. W. Woolworth Company
Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company to become Curtiss-Wright. Postum Inc. changed its name to General Foods.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation General Railway Signal Company Radio Corporation of America American Can Company B.F. Goodrich Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company American Smelting & Refining Company International Harvester Company Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey The American Sugar Refining Company International Nickel Company, Ltd. The Texas Company American Tobacco Company (B shares) Mack Trucks, Inc. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Atlantic Refining Company Nash Motors Company Union Carbide Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation National Cash Register Company ↑ United States Steel Corporation Chrysler Corporation North American Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation General Electric Company Paramount Publix Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company General Motors Corporation Postum Incorporated Wright Aeronautical Dropped from Average Victor Talking Machine Company ↓
The index was expanded to thirty companies.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation American Tobacco Company (B shares) The Texas Company American Can Company General Electric Company United Drug Stores ↑ American Car and Foundry Company General Motors Corporation United States Rubber Company American Locomotive Company International Harvester Company United States Steel Corporation American Smelting & Refining Company Mack Trucks, Inc. Western Union Company The American Sugar Refining Company Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Sears Roebuck & Company Dropped from Average Remington Typewriter Company ↓
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation American Tobacco Company (B shares) Sears Roebuck & Company American Can Company General Electric Company The Texas Company American Car and Foundry Company General Motors Corporation United States Rubber Company American Locomotive Company International Harvester Company United States Steel Corporation American Smelting & Refining Company Mack Trucks, Inc. (ex-stock dividend) Western Union Company The American Sugar Refining Company Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation F. W. Woolworth Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Remington Typewriter Company ↑ Dropped from Average Kennecott Mines Company ↓ Mack Trucks (stock dividend) ↓
American Can Company Anaconda Copper Mining Company Studebaker Corporation American Car and Foundry Company The Baldwin Locomotive Works United States Rubber Company American Locomotive Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company United States Steel Corporation American Smelting & Refining Company General Electric Company Western Union Company The American Sugar Refining Company Mack Trucks, Inc. Westinghouse Electric American Telephone and Telegraph Company Sears Roebuck & Company F. W. Woolworth Company ↑ American Tobacco Company (B shares) Standard Oil Co. (California) Dropped from Average Republic Iron and Steel Company ↓
American Can Company Anaconda Copper Mining Company Standard Oil Co. (California) [ 6] ↑ American Car and Foundry Company The Baldwin Locomotive Works Studebaker Corporation American Locomotive Company E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company United States Rubber Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Electric Company United States Steel Corporation The American Sugar Refining Company Mack Trucks, Inc. Western Union Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Republic Iron and Steel Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation American Tobacco Company (B shares) Sears Roebuck & Company Dropped from Average Utah Copper Company ↓
American Can Company The Baldwin Locomotive Works The Texas Company American Car and Foundry Company Central Leather Company United States Rubber Company American Locomotive Company Corn Products Refining Company ↑ United States Steel Corporation American Smelting & Refining Company General Electric Company Utah Copper Company The American Sugar Refining Company B.F. Goodrich Corporation Western Union Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Republic Iron and Steel Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation Anaconda Copper Mining Company Studebaker Corporation Dropped from Average The American Beet Sugar ↓
The index was expanded to twenty companies.
American Car and Foundry Company Central Leather Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Electric Company United States Rubber Company The American Sugar Refining Company General Motors Corporation United States Steel Corporation Anaconda Copper Mining Company (formerly Amalgamated Copper Mining Company) National Lead Company United States Steel Corporation (Preferred) Dropped from Average Amalgamated Copper Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper reorganized under the name Anaconda Copper .
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company Central Leather Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company American Car and Foundry Company General Electric Company United States Rubber Company American Smelting & Refining Company General Motors Corporation ↑ United States Steel Corporation The American Sugar Refining Company National Lead Company United States Steel Corporation (Preferred) Dropped from Average United States Rubber Company (First Preferred) ↓
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company Central Leather Company ↑ United States Rubber Company American Car and Foundry Company General Electric Company United States Rubber Company (First Preferred) American Smelting & Refining Company National Lead Company United States Steel Corporation The American Sugar Refining Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company United States Steel Corporation (Preferred) Dropped from Average Colorado Fuel and Iron Company ↓
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company Colorado Fuel and Iron Company United States Rubber Company American Car and Foundry Company General Electric Company ↑ United States Rubber Company (First Preferred) American Smelting & Refining Company National Lead Company United States Steel Corporation The American Sugar Refining Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company United States Steel Corporation (Preferred) Dropped from Average Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company ↓
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company Colorado Fuel and Iron Company United States Rubber Company American Car and Foundry Company National Lead Company United States Rubber Company (First Preferred) ↑ American Smelting & Refining Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company United States Steel Corporation The American Sugar Refining Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company United States Steel Corporation (Preferred) Dropped from Average The United States Leather Company (Preferred) ↓
The American Cotton Oil Company The Laclede Gas Company Standard Rope & Twine Co. American Spirits Manufacturing Co. National Lead Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company The American Sugar Refining Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company The United States Leather Company (Preferred) American Tobacco Company The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company United States Rubber Company ↑ Dropped from Average General Electric Company ↓
The American Cotton Oil Company General Electric Company Peoples Gas American Spirits Manufacturing Co. The Laclede Gas Company Standard Rope & Twine Co. The American Sugar Refining Company National Lead Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company American Tobacco Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company The United States Leather Company (Preferred)
Peoples Gas absorbs Chicago Gas. [ 8]
The American Cotton Oil Company Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company American Spirits Manufacturing Co. General Electric Company Standard Rope & Twine Co. ↑ The American Sugar Refining Company The Laclede Gas Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company American Tobacco Company National Lead Company The United States Leather Company (Preferred) Dropped from Average United States Cordage Company (Preferred) ↓
The American Cotton Oil Company Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company ↑ American Spirits Manufacturing Co. General Electric Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company The American Sugar Refining Company The Laclede Gas Company United States Cordage Company (Preferred) American Tobacco Company National Lead Company The United States Leather Company (Preferred) Dropped from Average United States Rubber Company ↓
The American Cotton Oil Company Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company American Spirits Manufacturing Co. † (formerly Distilling & Cattle Feeding Co.) General Electric Company United States Cordage Company (Preferred) ↑ The American Sugar Refining Company The Laclede Gas Company The United States Leather Company (Preferred) American Tobacco Company National Lead Company United States Rubber Company Dropped from Average North American Company ↓
Distilling & Cattle Feeding changed its name to American Spirits Manufacturing.
The First Dow Jones Industrial Average [ 9]
Only American Sugar carried over from the precursors.
Precursors to the DJIA Prior to the May 26, 1896, inception of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Charles Dow's stock average consisted of the Dow Jones Transportation Average . The average was created on July 3, 1884 by Charles Dow , co-founder of Dow Jones & Company, as part of the Customer's Afternoon Letter . From its inception (until May 26, 1896), the Dow Jones Transportation Average consisted of eleven transportation -related companies: nine railroads and two non-rail companies (Western Union and Pacific Mail).
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Lake Shore Railway Northern Pacific (Preferred) Chicago & North Western Railway Louisville & Nashville Railroad Pacific Mail Steamship Company Delaware & Hudson Canal Missouri Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad New York Central Railroad The Western Union Telegraph Company Dropped from Average Central Pacific Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey
Central Pacific Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Northern Pacific Railway (Preferred) Central Railroad of New Jersey Lake Shore Railway Pacific Mail Steamship Company Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Louisville & Nashville Railroad Union Pacific Railroad Chicago & North Western Railway Missouri Pacific Railroad The Western Union Telegraph Company Delaware & Hudson Canal New York Central Railroad
Sources: [ 10] [ 11]
Chicago & North Western Railway Company Missouri Pacific Railroad Company Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Road Company Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company New York Central Railroad Company Union Pacific Railroad Company Lake Shore Railway Company Northern Pacific Railway Company (Preferred) The Western Union Telegraph Company Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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