What is a company's market cap?

Market cap—or capitalization—refers to the total value of all a company's shares of stock. Knowing a company's market cap can help you compare the relative size of one company versus another.

What is the difference between market capitalization and market cap?

Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares of a company at the current market price. Market cap is used to size up corporations and understand their aggregate market value. Companies may be categorized as large-, mid-, or small-cap depending on their market capitalization.

What is Costco market cap?

Market cap refers to the total value of a publicly traded company's shares. To determine a company's market cap, simply multiply the share price by the number of shares outstanding. Here's Costco Wholesale ( NASDAQ:COST) as an example. At recent prices, Costco shares sell for $521, with 441.52 million shares outstanding.

How do you calculate market cap?

(in mil. US$) Market cap is given by the formula , where MC is the market capitalization, N is the number of common shares outstanding, and P is the market price per common share. For example, if a company has 4 million common shares outstanding and the closing price per share is $20, its market capitalization is then $80 million.