business and finance | March 06, 2026

What are the biggest companies in the FTSE 100?

What are the biggest companies in the FTSE 100?

FTSE 100 Top Companies List by Market Cap as on Sep 1st, 2021

  • ROYAL DUTCH SHELL.
  • UNILEVER GROUP.
  • RIO TINTO GROUP.
  • DIAGEO. World Rank (Sep-01-2021)
  • HSBC HOLDINGS. World Rank (Sep-01-2021)
  • GLAXOSMITHKLINE. World Rank (Sep-01-2021)
  • BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO. World Rank (Sep-01-2021)
  • BP P.L.C. World Rank (Sep-01-2021)

What companies are from the UK?

The following companies are included in the list:

  • Amcor Plc.
  • Anglo American Plc.
  • Antofagasta Plc.
  • Ashtead Group Plc.
  • Associated British Foods Plc.
  • AstraZeneca Plc.
  • Aviva Plc.
  • Babcock International Group Plc.

Which company has been on the FTSE 100 longest?

Which companies have been on the FTSE 100 the longest?

  • BP (British Petroleum)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo Holdings)
  • Land Securities.
  • Legal & General.
  • Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds bank)
  • Marks & Spencer.
  • Pearson (Pearson (s) & Son)
  • Prudential (Prudential Corporation)

What makes up the FTSE 100?

Although the FTSE offers many indexes, its two most well-known indexes are the FTSE 100, which is comprised of the most highly capitalized blue-chip stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange, and the Russell 2000 Index, a small-cap stock market index of the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.

What is the richest company in the UK?

Unilever
Top UK companies

CompanyMarket cap
1Unilever (ULVR)£106.55bn
2AstraZeneca (AZN)£99.26bn
3HSBC (HSBA)£89.95bn
4Rio Tinto (RIO)£76.79bn

What is the most valuable company on the FTSE 100?

Summary: Top 10 companies in the FTSE 2021

  • Unilever – £152.4 Billion.
  • BHP – £114.8 Billion.
  • Royal Dutch Shell – £111 Billion.
  • Rio Tinto – £100.1 Billion.
  • AstraZeneca – £91.2 Billion.
  • HSBC – £86.8 Billion.
  • Diageo – £65.8 Billion.
  • GlaxoSmithKline – £59.9 Billion.

What are the top 10 companies in the UK?

Which is the biggest company in UK?

2020 Forbes list

RankForbes 2000 rankName
144HSBC
291British American Tobacco
397GlaxoSmithKline
4114Rio Tinto

Where are FTSE 100 companies based?

London Stock Exchange
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the “Footsie” /ˈfʊtsi/, is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with (in principle) the highest market capitalisation.

Why is FTSE called Footsie?

The Footsie is an index that tracks the 100 largest public companies by market capitalization that trade on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). 1 FTSE is an acronym for the Financial Times and the LSE, its original parent companies. The FTSE is now owned and maintained by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Who is the biggest employer in UK?

The National Health Service (NHS) had over 1.84 million employees as of the second quarter of 2021, making it the largest public sector employer in the United Kingdom.

Who is the biggest employer in England?

Public sector employers

EmployerEst.Employees
NHS (England)19481,400,000
NHS Scotland1948160,000
British Army1660125,430
Department for Work and Pensions2001111,000