<P> The Industrial portion of the name is largely historical, as many of the modern 30 components have little or nothing to do with traditional heavy industry . The average is price - weighted, and to compensate for the effects of stock splits and other adjustments, it is currently a scaled average . The value of the Dow is not the actual average of the prices of its component stocks, but rather the sum of the component prices divided by a divisor, which changes whenever one of the component stocks has a stock split or stock dividend, so as to generate a consistent value for the index . Since the divisor is currently less than one, the value of the index is larger than the sum of the component prices . Although the Dow is compiled to gauge the performance of the industrial sector within the American economy, the index's performance continues to be influenced by not only corporate and economic reports, but also by domestic and foreign political events such as war and terrorism, as well as by natural disasters that could potentially lead to economic harm . </P> <P> Beginning on March 18, 2015, after the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of the following 30 major companies: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Company </Th> <Th> Exchange </Th> <Th> Symbol </Th> <Th> Industry </Th> <Th> Date Added </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3M </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> MMM </Td> <Td> Conglomerate </Td> <Td> 1976 - 08 - 09 </Td> <Td> as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Express </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> AXP </Td> <Td> Consumer finance </Td> <Td> 1982 - 08 - 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Apple </Td> <Td> NASDAQ </Td> <Td> AAPL </Td> <Td> Consumer electronics </Td> <Td> 2015 - 03 - 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boeing </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> BA </Td> <Td> Aerospace and defense </Td> <Td> 1987 - 03 - 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caterpillar </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> CAT </Td> <Td> Construction and mining equipment </Td> <Td> 1991 - 05 - 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chevron </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> CVX </Td> <Td> Oil & gas </Td> <Td> 2008 - 02 - 19 </Td> <Td> also 1930 - 07 - 18 to 1999 - 11 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cisco Systems </Td> <Td> NASDAQ </Td> <Td> CSCO </Td> <Td> Computer networking </Td> <Td> 2009 - 06 - 08 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coca - Cola </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> KO </Td> <Td> Beverages </Td> <Td> 1987 - 03 - 12 </Td> <Td> also 1932 - 05 - 26 to 1935 - 11 - 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DowDuPont </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> DWDP </Td> <Td> Chemical industry </Td> <Td> 2017 - 09 - 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ExxonMobil </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> XOM </Td> <Td> Oil & gas </Td> <Td> 1928 - 10 - 01 </Td> <Td> as Standard Oil of New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> General Electric </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> GE </Td> <Td> Conglomerate </Td> <Td> 1907 - 11 - 07 </Td> <Td> also 1896 - 05 - 26 to 1898 - 10 and 1899 - 04 - 21 to 1901 - 04 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goldman Sachs </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> GS </Td> <Td> Banking, Financial services </Td> <Td> 2013 - 09 - 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Home Depot </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> HD </Td> <Td> Home improvement retailer </Td> <Td> 1999 - 11 - 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IBM </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> IBM </Td> <Td> Computers and technology </Td> <Td> 1979 - 06 - 29 </Td> <Td> also 1932 - 05 - 26 to 1939 - 03 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Intel </Td> <Td> NASDAQ </Td> <Td> INTC </Td> <Td> Semiconductors </Td> <Td> 1999 - 11 - 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnson & Johnson </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> JNJ </Td> <Td> Pharmaceuticals </Td> <Td> 1997 - 03 - 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> JPMorgan Chase </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> JPM </Td> <Td> Banking </Td> <Td> 1991 - 05 - 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McDonald's </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> MCD </Td> <Td> Fast food </Td> <Td> 1985 - 10 - 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Merck </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> MRK </Td> <Td> Pharmaceuticals </Td> <Td> 1979 - 06 - 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft </Td> <Td> NASDAQ </Td> <Td> MSFT </Td> <Td> Software </Td> <Td> 1999 - 11 - 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nike </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> NKE </Td> <Td> Apparel </Td> <Td> 2013 - 09 - 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pfizer </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> PFE </Td> <Td> Pharmaceuticals </Td> <Td> 2004 - 04 - 08 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Procter & Gamble </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> PG </Td> <Td> Consumer goods </Td> <Td> 1932 - 05 - 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Travelers </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> TRV </Td> <Td> Insurance </Td> <Td> 2009 - 06 - 08 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UnitedHealth Group </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> UNH </Td> <Td> Managed health care </Td> <Td> 2012 - 09 - 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Technologies </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> UTX </Td> <Td> Conglomerate </Td> <Td> 1939 - 03 - 14 </Td> <Td> as United Aircraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Verizon </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> VZ </Td> <Td> Telecommunication </Td> <Td> 2004 - 04 - 08 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Visa </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> V </Td> <Td> Consumer banking </Td> <Td> 2013 - 09 - 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walmart </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> WMT </Td> <Td> Retail </Td> <Td> 1997 - 03 - 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walt Disney </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> DIS </Td> <Td> Broadcasting and entertainment </Td> <Td> 1991 - 05 - 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Company </Th> <Th> Exchange </Th> <Th> Symbol </Th> <Th> Industry </Th> <Th> Date Added </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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