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The 78 companies from this country listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $2.9 tn combined; the largest are HSBC Holdings (HSBC), Shell plc (SHEL) and AstraZeneca (AZN). For each one: the industry, what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

78 companies 59 industries value 2.9 tn revenue 1.3 tn
Rank Ticker Company Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 HSBC HSBC Holdings
International banks · score 7.3
319 bn 72 bn 36.2% 96 bn 30.2% 4.5% Retail and wholesale banking and wealth management, with Hong Kong and the UK as its largest markets · Europe's largest bank; a financial bridge between Asia and the West
2 SHEL Shell plc
Integrated oil · score 7.6
298 bn 297 bn 8.8% 49 bn 16.5% 2.9% Oil, gas, refining and low-carbon energy · Global leader in LNG (liquefied natural gas), the fastest-growing segment in energy
3 AZN AstraZeneca 254 bn 61 bn 17.0% 11 bn 4.2% 1.9% Biopharma in oncology, cardiometabolic and respiratory · One of the global leaders in oncology, with strong growth
4 ARM Arm Holdings
Semiconductor IP · score 6.0
243 bn 5.2 bn 20.2% 1.5 bn 0.6% — Licensing of processor architectures · Architecture in ~99% of smartphones; a fabless royalty model
5 LIN Linde plc 232 bn 35 bn 20.4% 5.0 bn 2.1% 1.2% World's largest industrial gases company · World's largest industrial gases company; 15-20 year contracts with cost pass-through
6 RIO Rio Tinto
Diversified mining · score 8.6
146 bn 62 bn 20.9% 19 bn 13.1% 4.7% Iron ore, copper, aluminum and lithium mining · 2nd largest; leader in Pilbara iron ore and in aluminum
7 UL Unilever
Cosmetics · score 7.0
142 bn 57 bn 19.3% 8.1 bn 5.7% 3.4% Consumer products: Dove, Omo, Knorr and Hellmann's · Global personal care, beauty and food portfolio with a strong emerging-market presence
8 BP BP plc
Integrated oil · score 7.8
136 bn 220 bn 3.1% 29 bn 21.4% 4.3% Oil, gas, refining and renewable energy · Back to prioritizing oil and gas; valuation discount to peers
9 BTI British American Tobacco 135 bn 34 bn 24.9% 9.2 bn 6.8% — Cigarettes and nicotine products, from the United Kingdom · 2nd largest global tobacco company; a yield among the highest in the market
10 GSK GSK plc 107 bn 44 bn 19.3% 8.5 bn 8.0% 3.2% Biopharma in vaccines, HIV and respiratory · Leader in vaccines (shingles) and respiratory diseases
11 NGG National Grid
Multi-utilities · score 1.1
82 bn 24 bn 18.3% -2.9 bn -3.5% 2.6% Electricity and gas transmission and distribution in the United Kingdom · Owner of transmission networks in the UK and the US Northeast
12 LYG Lloyds Banking Group
UK banks · score 7.1
80 bn 28 bn 25.8% 14 bn 17.7% 3.7% Retail banking and mortgages in the United Kingdom · The UK's largest retail bank and mortgage lender
13 BCS Barclays
UK banks · score 7.0
77 bn 41 bn 25.9% 39 bn 50.1% 2.1% Retail banking and cards in the UK and the US, and investment banking · Global investment bank combined with British retail banking
14 RELX RELX plc 71 bn 13 bn 21.7% 3.8 bn 5.3% 2.2% Scientific and legal information and risk analytics · Owner of LexisNexis and Elsevier; legal and scientific data on recurring subscriptions
15 NWG NatWest Group
UK banks · score 7.6
70 bn 41 bn 20.6% 8.7 bn 12.3% 4.5% Retail and commercial banking in the United Kingdom · Major British retail and commercial bank, recently returned to private hands
16 DEO Diageo
Alcoholic beverages · score 6.9
57 bn 28 bn 7.1% 4.4 bn 7.7% 3.5% Alcoholic beverages: Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray · World's largest spirits group (Johnnie Walker, Guinness)
17 CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 50 bn 23 bn 9.5% 2.5 bn 4.9% — Coca-Cola bottler in Europe and Asia-Pacific · World's largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue
18 HLN Haleon 45 bn 15 bn 14.7% 3.1 bn 6.8% — Over-the-counter medicines: Sensodyne, Advil and Centrum · Sensodyne, Advil and Centrum, spun off from GSK
19 VOD Vodafone Group 39 bn 45 bn -0.1% 11 bn 27.4% 3.9% Mobile and fixed telecom in Europe and Africa · Major European and African operator; strong in mobile payments in Africa
20 PUK Prudential plc 30 bn 11 bn 35.8% 2.4 bn 7.7% 2.4% Life insurance and asset management in Asia and Africa · Life insurance focused on Asia and Africa
21 WTW Willis Towers Watson
Insurance brokerage · score 6.0
29 bn 10 bn 15.5% 1.7 bn 5.8% 1.2% Insurance brokerage, reinsurance and benefits consulting · World's 3rd largest insurance broker and actuarial consultancy
22 FTI TechnipFMC 27 bn 10 bn 11.3% 1.6 bn 5.7% 0.3% Subsea technology and equipment for oil and gas · Global leader in subsea oil production systems
23 IHG InterContinental Hotels
Hotels and cruises · score 4.7
26 bn 5.2 bn 14.6% 0.9 bn 3.3% 1.0% Hotel franchising and management: Holiday Inn and InterContinental · Asset-light model with midscale and upscale brands
24 ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. 25 bn 0.0 bn -35x -0.8 bn -3.3% — Biopharma accelerating drug development · United Kingdom — revenue of $8m
25 NVT nVent Electric 23 bn 4.8 bn 12.4% 0.6 bn 2.5% 0.6% Electrical protection, connection and thermal management · Electrical protection and liquid cooling for data centers
26 CNH CNH Industrial
Heavy machinery · score 6.4
14 bn 18 bn 1.7% 1.8 bn 12.8% 1.0% Agricultural and construction machinery: Case IH and New Holland · Case IH and New Holland; 2nd largest in farm machinery
27 WSE Wise Group plc 14 bn 1.9 bn 26.3% 7.5 bn 56.0% — International money transfers and multi-currency accounts · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.9bn
28 SNN Smith & Nephew
Medical devices · score 7.2
13 bn 6.3 bn 10.1% 1.3 bn 10.6% 2.6% Orthopedic implants, sports medicine and wound care · Orthopedics, sports medicine and wound care
29 PSO PEARSON PLC
Private education · score 6.9
12 bn 4.8 bn 9.4% 0.9 bn 7.6% 1.9% Education: books, language tests and digital learning · United Kingdom — revenue of $4.8bn
30 RTO Rentokil Initial
Pest control · score 5.9
11 bn 6.9 bn 6.8% 0.8 bn 7.1% 2.8% Pest control and hygiene, with the Terminix brand · World's largest pest control company; owner of Terminix in the US
31 PNR Pentair 8.4 bn 4.0 bn 16.2% 0.7 bn 8.4% 2.0% Water treatment, pools and residential fluids · Water treatment for homes, businesses and pools
32 NE Noble Corporation
Offshore drilling · score 5.9
7.0 bn 3.1 bn 4.9% 0.3 bn 4.0% 4.6% Contract offshore drilling rigs · Consolidator of the offshore drilling sector
33 KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
Biotechnology · score 5.7
6.2 bn 0.8 bn 9.6% 0.2 bn 2.9% — Biopharma of therapies focused on cardiovascular indications · United Kingdom — revenue of $841m
34 ST Sensata Technologies Holding plc 5.9 bn 3.8 bn 2.4% 0.6 bn 9.7% 1.2% Sensors and electrical protection for vehicles and industry · United Kingdom — revenue of $3.8bn
35 WPP WPP plc 5.8 bn 18 bn -1.5% 1.4 bn 23.6% 9.3% Advertising and media: Mindshare, Wavemaker and EssenceMediacom · United Kingdom — revenue of $17.7bn
36 MRX Marex Group Ltd 5.1 bn 2.0 bn 15.2% 0.7 bn 12.9% 1.1% Commodities brokerage and market making · United Kingdom — assets of $34.7bn
37 KLAR Klarna Group plc 4.9 bn 3.5 bn -7.8% -1.0 bn -21.0% — Installment payments, the Klarna app and card · United Kingdom — revenue of $3.5bn
38 DPC DPC Holdings PLC 4.8 bn 0.9 bn — — — — — Precision castings and superalloys for aviation and turbines · United Kingdom — revenue of $953m
39 LIVN LivaNova PLC
Medical devices · score 5.6
4.3 bn 1.5 bn 12.8% 0.1 bn 3.4% — Neuromodulation and cardiopulmonary equipment · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.5bn
40 TRMD TORM plc
Shipping and barges · score 6.3
3.8 bn 1.3 bn 46.7% 0.2 bn 5.3% 6.4% Product tankers carrying refined oil products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.3bn
41 MANU Manchester United plc 3.5 bn 0.9 bn -6.3% 0.1 bn 3.5% — The Manchester United football club · United Kingdom — revenue of $904m
42 IHS IHS Holding Ltd 2.8 bn 1.6 bn 8.1% 0.7 bn 23.9% — Telecom towers in Africa and Latin America · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.6bn
43 RNW ReNew Energy Global plc 2.5 bn 1.4 bn 7.9% 0.9 bn 34.6% — Renewable energy and decarbonization in India · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.4bn
44 BRSL Brightstar Lottery PLC 1.8 bn 2.5 bn 5.9% -0.4 bn -23.6% 43.7% Lotteries: games, betting network, payments and processing · United Kingdom — revenue of $2.5bn
45 NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
Processed foods · score 5.9
1.7 bn 3.3 bn 4.2% 0.3 bn 16.9% 5.6% Branded frozen foods in Europe · United Kingdom — revenue of $3.3bn
46 GENI Genius Sports Ltd
Data and analytics · score 3.2
1.6 bn 0.7 bn -16.7% 0.1 bn 4.0% — Data and technology for sports betting · United Kingdom — revenue of $669m
47 IMCR Immunocore Holdings plc
Biotechnology · score 0.2
1.5 bn 0.4 bn -4.2% -0.0 bn -2.7% — T-cell receptor immunotherapies for cancer and infections · United Kingdom — revenue of $431m
48 CMPS COMPASS Pathways plc 1.5 bn — — -0.2 bn -10.5% — Evidence-based innovation biotech for mental health · United Kingdom
49 NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
Shipping and barges · score 7.3
1.4 bn 0.6 bn 22.8% 0.2 bn 14.2% 1.2% Liquefied gas and ethylene carriers, since 1997 · United Kingdom — revenue of $614m
50 SLN Silence Therapeutics plc 1.2 bn 0.0 bn -97x -0.0 bn -3.5% — siRNA molecule biotech · United Kingdom
51 GSM Ferroglobe PLC
Steel · score 1.1
0.8 bn 1.3 bn -13.3% -0.0 bn -1.3% 1.3% Silicon metal and silicon- and manganese-based ferroalloys for steel, aluminum and silicones · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.3bn
52 LXFR LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
Specialty chemicals · score 5.8
0.5 bn 0.4 bn 2.2% 0.0 bn 3.6% 3.0% High-performance materials and high-pressure gas containment · United Kingdom — revenue of $361m
53 CMCL Caledonia Mining Corp Plc
Gold · score 7.6
0.5 bn 0.3 bn 28.3% 0.1 bn 11.7% 5.0% Gold mining in Zimbabwe · United Kingdom — revenue of $289m
54 AUTL Autolus Therapeutics plc
Biotechnology · score 0.0
0.4 bn 0.1 bn -238.7% -0.2 bn -55.0% — Biopharma of T-cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases · United Kingdom — revenue of $117m
55 PSFE Paysafe Ltd 0.3 bn 1.8 bn -11.8% 0.2 bn 77.4% — Digital payments for the entertainment economy · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.8bn
56 ECX ECARX Holdings Inc. 0.3 bn 0.9 bn -2.0% -0.2 bn -51.2% — In-vehicle electronics and cockpit systems for Chinese cars · United Kingdom — revenue of $881m
57 KNOP KNOT Offshore Partners LP
Shipping and barges · score 5.9
0.3 bn 0.4 bn 3.9% 0.1 bn 46.2% — Dynamic positioning tankers for offshore fields · United Kingdom — revenue of $382m
58 GRRR Gorilla Technology Group Inc.
Data and analytics · score 0.0
0.2 bn 0.1 bn -11.1% -0.0 bn -15.0% — AI video surveillance, smart city systems, cybersecurity and AI data centers in Egypt, Taiwan and Thailand · United Kingdom — revenue of $101m
59 BCYC BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS PLC 0.2 bn 0.1 bn -311.1% -0.2 bn -84.2% — Clinical-stage pharma of Bicycle molecules · United Kingdom — revenue of $61m
60 ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc.
Cybersecurity · score 0.0
0.2 bn 0.0 bn -45x -0.0 bn -17.5% — Quantum-safe symmetric encryption · United Kingdom — revenue of $1m
61 GMTL Guardian Metal Resources PLC 0.2 bn — — -0.0 bn -2.4% — Tungsten mining projects in Nevada (US), in the exploration and development stage · United Kingdom
62 DAVA Endava plc 0.1 bn 1.0 bn -0.4% 0.1 bn 65.8% — Contract software engineering, from the United Kingdom · United Kingdom — revenue of $993m
63 DGNX Diginex Ltd 0.1 bn 0.0 bn — -0.0 bn -21.6% — Sustainability and ESG reporting software · United Kingdom — revenue of $4m
64 VIVO VivoPower PLC
Crypto treasuries · score 0.0
0.1 bn 0.0 bn -210x -0.0 bn -9.9% 0.4% XRP treasury, alongside sustainable energy and electric vehicle businesses · United Kingdom
65 OKYO OKYO Pharma Ltd 0.1 bn — — -0.0 bn -8.1% — Ophthalmic therapies for neuropathic eye pain · United Kingdom
66 TLSA Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd 0.1 bn — — -0.0 bn -10.6% — Nasal anti-CD3 antibody for multiple sclerosis and neurodegenerative diseases, in clinical stage · United Kingdom
67 EVTL Vertical Aerospace Ltd. 0.1 bn — — -0.2 bn -268.3% — Electric vertical takeoff aircraft, from the United Kingdom · United Kingdom
68 MRNO Murano Global Investments Plc
Hotels and cruises · score 3.7
0.0 bn 0.1 bn -24.8% 0.0 bn 23.0% — Hotels and tourism real estate in Mexico · United Kingdom — revenue of $62m
69 RCT RedCloud Holdings plc 0.0 bn 0.1 bn -78.8% -0.0 bn -523.2% — B2B consumer goods marketplace in emerging markets · United Kingdom — revenue of $48m
70 VRAX Virax Biolabs Group Ltd 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -419x 0.0 bn -256.7% — Infectious disease and immunology diagnostics · United Kingdom
71 MREO Mereo BioPharma Group plc 0.0 bn 0.0 bn — -0.0 bn -52.6% — Therapies for rare diseases, from the United Kingdom · United Kingdom
72 ONMD OneMedNet Corp
Healthcare software · score 0.2
0.0 bn 0.0 bn — -0.0 bn -25.2% — Clinical imaging innovation and regulatory real-world data · United Kingdom — revenue of $1m
73 NCNA NuCana plc 0.0 bn — — -0.0 bn -166.6% — ProTide chemotherapy drugs (modified nucleoside analogs) for cancer, in clinical development · United Kingdom
74 NIKI Niki BioSolutions, Inc. 0.0 bn — — 0.0 bn -108.1% — MicroRNA blood tests for Alzheimer's, successor to a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company · United Kingdom
75 RZLV REZOLVE AI PLC — 0.2 bn -106.9% -0.1 bn — — AI-powered conversational commerce and brand engagement · United Kingdom — revenue of $171m
76 ARBK Argo Blockchain Plc
Crypto mining · score 2.9
— 0.0 bn 32.8% -0.0 bn — — Bitcoin mining, from the United Kingdom · United Kingdom — revenue of $16m
77 ENGS Energys Group Ltd — 0.0 bn -30.1% 0.0 bn — — — Lighting and energy efficiency · United Kingdom — revenue of $9m
78 BDRX Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Plc — — — -0.0 bn — — Drugs for familial adenomatous polyposis, gastrointestinal cancer and type 1 diabetes, in clinical development · United Kingdom

By sector

Sector Companies Value Revenue Largest
Health Care 20 460 bn 129 bn AZN, GSK, HLN
Financials 12 630 bn 212 bn HSBC, LYG, BCS
Industrials 11 133 bn 50 bn RELX, NVT, CNH
Information Technology 8 251 bn 11 bn ARM, ST, GENI
Materials 7 385 bn 100 bn LIN, RIO, DPC
Consumer Staples 5 386 bn 146 bn UL, BTI, DEO
Consumer Discretionary 5 40 bn 13 bn IHG, PSO, BRSL
Energy 4 468 bn 531 bn SHEL, BP, FTI
Communication Services 4 51 bn 66 bn VOD, WPP, MANU
Utilities 2 85 bn 25 bn NGG, RNW

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