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1920 - Occidental Petroleum Corp
Ticker: OXY (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $54.50 billion
Most successful company founded the year you were born
In our entrepreneurial economy, it can be challenging for new companies to stay relevant long enough to break even, let alone make a lasting impact. However, there are many that have succeeded with this challenge, and reached new heights in the present day, with business reigns that have ranged from several years to centuries.
To help find the companies that have truly stood the test of time, Stacker analyzed Barchart public company financials and the Field-Ritter dataset of company founding dates to identify the largest companies today that were created each year from 1920 to 2017. Our analysis focused on public companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, with market capitalization figures as of Feb. 7, 2018.
Determining when a public company got is an inexact science. To identify each company's founding date, Field-Ritter researched the earliest incorporation date of every company and took into consideration mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Read on to explore the most successful company founded the year you were born.
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1921 - Newmont Mining Corp
Ticker: NEM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $20.07 billion
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1922 - Raytheon Company
Ticker: RTN (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $58.14 billion
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1923 - Walt Disney Company
Ticker: DIS (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $159.94 billion
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1924 - Totalfinaelf S.A. (Total S.A.)
Ticker: TOT (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $138.99 billion
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1925 - Caterpillar Inc
Ticker: CAT (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $93.05 billion
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1926 - Schlumberger N.V.
Ticker: SLB (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $98.31 billion
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1927 - Marriott
Ticker: MAR (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $51.05 billion
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1928 - General Mills
Ticker: GIS (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $31.74 billion
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1929 - Unilever
Ticker: UN (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $95.63 billion
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1930 - MGM Resorts International
Ticker: MGM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $19.75 billion
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1931 - Baxter International Inc
Ticker: BAX (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $36.32 billion
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1932 - Moody's Corp
Ticker: MCO (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $30.18 billion
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1933 - Rockwell Collins
Ticker: COL (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $22.14 billion
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1934 - United Technologies Corp
Ticker: UTX (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $103.66 billion
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1935 - Morgan Stanley
Ticker: MS (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $97.14 billion
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1936 - Core Laboratories N.V.
Ticker: CLB (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $5.01 billion
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1937 - Canon Inc
Ticker: CAJ (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $41.73 billion
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1938 - Sprint Corp
Ticker: S (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $20.40 billion
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1939 - Hewlett-Packard Company
Ticker: HPQ (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $35.26 billion
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1940 - Air Products and Chemicals
Ticker: APD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $35.08 billion
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1941 - Stryker Corp
Ticker: SYK (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $57.69 billion
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1942 - Vale S.A.
Ticker: VALE (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $68.14 billion
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1943 - Banco Bradesco S.A.
Ticker: BBD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $79.72 billion
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1944 - Coca Cola European Partners
Ticker: CCE (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $18.16 billion
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1945 - Southern Company
Ticker: SO (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $43.65 billion
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1946 - Lowe's Companies
Ticker: LOW (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $83.16 billion
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1947 - T Rowe Price Group
Ticker: TROW (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $25.92 billion
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1948 - Honda Motor Company
Ticker: HMC (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $65.50 billion
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1949 - Medtronic Inc
Ticker: MDT (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $110.54 billion
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1950 - Sasol Ltd
Ticker: SSL (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $22.22 billion
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1951 - Texas Instruments
Ticker: TXN (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $104.34 billion
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1952 - General Dynamics Corp
Ticker: GD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $63.08 billion
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1953 - Accenture Plc
Ticker: ACN (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $98.27 billion
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1954 - Toyota Motor Corp Ltd Ord
Ticker: TM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $203.62 billion
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1955 - McDonald's Corp
Ticker: MCD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $131.68 billion
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1956 - Watsco
Ticker: WSO (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $6.07 billion
A previous version of the story listed CarMax as the largest company created in 1956. The first CarMax was opened in 1993 as a division of Circuit City.
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1957 - O'Reilly Automotive
Ticker: ORLY (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $21.67 billion
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1958 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Ticker: EW (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $26.89 billion
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1959 - Anadarko Petroleum Corp
Ticker: APC (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $31.46 billion
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1960 - Rogers Communication
Ticker: RCI (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $23.77 billion
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1961 - Broadcom Ltd
Ticker: AVGO (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $98.51 billion
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1962 - Wal-Mart Stores
Ticker: WMT (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $298.90 billion
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1963 - Comcast
Ticker: CMCSA (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $185.41 billion
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1964 - Nike Inc
Ticker: NKE (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $106.11 billion
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1965 - Analog Devices
Ticker: ADI (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $33.00 billion
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1966 - Mastercard Inc
Ticker: MA (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $179.21 billion
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1967 - Applied Materials
Ticker: AMAT (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $52.85 billion
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1968 - Intel Corp
Ticker: INTC (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $210.18 billion
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1969 - Danaher Corp
Ticker: DHR (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $67.61 billion
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1970 - Visa Inc
Ticker: V (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $248.53 billion
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1971 - The Charles Schwab Corp
Ticker: SCHW (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $70.86 billion
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1972 - SAP Ag
Ticker: SAP (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $133.17 billion
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1973 - Canadian Natural Resources
Ticker: CNQ (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $38.90 billion
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1974 - Carnival Corp
Ticker: CCL (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $37.00 billion
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1975 - Microsoft Corp
Ticker: MSFT (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $703.22 billion
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1976 - Discover Financial Services
Ticker: DFS (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $27.67 billion
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1977 - Apple Inc
Ticker: AAPL (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $827.22 billion
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1978 - Home Depot
Ticker: HD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $223.09 billion
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1979 - Boston Scientific Corp
Ticker: BSX (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $36.69 billion
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1980 - Amgen
Ticker: AMGN (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $127.54 billion
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1981 - Infosys Ltd
Ticker: INFY (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $37.96 billion
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1982 - Adobe Systems Inc
Ticker: ADBE (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $95.60 billion
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1983 - AT&T Inc
Ticker: T (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $226.10 billion
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1984 - Cisco Systems Inc
Ticker: CSCO (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $198.59 billion
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1985 - Altria Group
Ticker: MO (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $126.95 billion
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1986 - Celgene Corp
Ticker: CELG (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $75.78 billion
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1987 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Ticker: TSM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $226.06 billion
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1988 - Blackrock
Ticker: BLK (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $86.20 billion
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1989 - Vertex Pharmaceutical
Ticker: VRTX (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $40.34 billion
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1990 - Time Warner Inc
Ticker: TWX (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $74.22 billion
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1991 - Ntt Docomo Inc
Ticker: DCM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $97.14 billion
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1992 - Charter Communications
Ticker: CHTR (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $91.92 billion
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1993 - Nvidia Corp
Ticker: NVDA (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $136.70 billion
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1994 - Amazon
Ticker: AMZN (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $698.49 billion
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1995 - Lockheed Martin Corp
Ticker: LMT (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $96.80 billion
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1996 - Novartis Ag
Ticker: NVS (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $199.83 billion
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1997 - Priceline Group
Ticker: PCLN (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $90.65 billion
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1998 - Alphabet Class C
Ticker: GOOG (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $750.80 billion
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1999 - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Ticker: BABA (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $474.25 billion
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2000 - JP Morgan Chase & Co
Ticker: JPM (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $388.99 billion
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2001 - Mizuho Financial Group
Ticker: MFG (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $47.56 billion
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2002 - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Ticker: SMFG (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $63.56 billion
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2003 - Tesla Inc
Ticker: TSLA (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $56.40 billion
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2004 - Facebook Inc
Ticker: FB (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $538.48 billion
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2005 - Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc
Ticker: MTU (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $98.61 billion
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2006 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Ticker: TMO (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $84.00 billion
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2007 - Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Ticker: BK (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $56.24 billion
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2008 - Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
Ticker: BUD (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $184.50 billion
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2009 - Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Ticker: LYG (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $69.09 billion
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2010 - United Continental Holdings
Ticker: UAL (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $18.95 billion
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2011 - Xylem Inc
Ticker: XYL (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $12.81 billion
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2012 - Duke Energy Corp
Ticker: DUK (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $52.14 billion
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2013 - Abbvie Inc
Ticker: ABBV (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $177.52 billion
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2014 - Walgreens Boots Alliance
Ticker: WBA (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $71.12 billion
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2015 - Kraft Heinz Co
Ticker: KHC (NASDAQ)
Market capitalization: $90.54 billion
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2016 - Fortive Corp
Ticker: FTV (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $25.06 billion
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2017 - Dxc Technology Company
Ticker: DXC (NYSE)
Market capitalization: $27.37 billion
