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Best Dow Jones stocks
Thirty large US companies weighted by share price rather than market value — a historical index, not a representative one.
The screen: 26 US exchange-listed companies across 9 sectors (Technology, Communication Services, Financials, Health Care…), 25 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 13 mega-cap, 13 large-cap.
What separates the winners from the losers here
- Whether you are buying the index or picking from it — the two have completely different outcomes
- Index concentration: the top ten holdings drive most of the move
- Fees, if the alternative is simply buying the tracking ETF
The full list
| Ticker | Company | Price | 1D | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple | $342.91 | -0.01% | Hardware ecosystem monetised through a high-margin services layer. |
| MSFT | Microsoft | $532.70 | -0.15% | Enterprise software plus Azure, with AI sold as a seat-priced add-on. |
| NVDA | NVIDIA | $217.18 | +0.04% | Accelerator silicon and the CUDA software moat around it. |
| CSCO | Cisco | $106.63 | +0.12% | Enterprise networking shifting toward software and security. |
| IBM | IBM | $236.44 | 0.00% | Hybrid cloud consulting with a quantum research arm. |
| CRM | Salesforce | $242.60 | +0.04% | CRM suite selling AI agents as a per-seat upsell. |
| DIS | Walt Disney | $109.66 | +0.09% | Franchises monetised across parks, film and streaming. |
| VZ | Verizon | $44.23 | +0.19% | Wireless network operator run for dividend coverage. |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase | $334.10 | +0.15% | Universal bank with scale advantages across every segment. |
| GS | Goldman Sachs | $876.25 | +0.05% | Trading and advisory earnings with cyclical swings. |
| V | Visa | $402.87 | -0.05% | Toll on card transaction volume with minimal credit risk. |
| AXP | American Express | $316.88 | +0.16% | Closed-loop network earning both fees and interest. |
| UNH | UnitedHealth | $406.35 | -0.13% | Insurance plus Optum's care-delivery and pharmacy services. |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | $253.00 | -0.40% | Pharma and medtech with a long dividend record. |
| MRK | Merck | $143.92 | +0.19% | Oncology concentration around a single blockbuster. |
| AMGN | Amgen | $429.80 | +1.14% | Biologics portfolio with an obesity pipeline option. |
| CVX | Chevron | $224.64 | +0.09% | Integrated major run for shareholder returns. |
| WMT | Walmart | $118.98 | +0.24% | Grocery scale increasingly monetised through ads and delivery. |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | $158.08 | +0.23% | Household brand portfolio with steady pricing power. |
| KO | Coca-Cola | $93.53 | +0.11% | Concentrate economics with global bottler distribution. |
| HD | Home Depot | $310.10 | +0.04% | Home improvement demand tied to housing turnover. |
| MCD | McDonald's | $242.77 | +0.03% | Franchised royalty and rent income more than food margin. |
| NKE | Nike | $37.45 | +0.62% | Brand pricing power working through a wholesale reset. |
| BA | Boeing | $192.00 | +0.26% | Duopoly aircraft backlog against execution problems. |
| CAT | Caterpillar | $727.25 | +0.20% | Construction and mining equipment plus dealer services. |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | $331.61 | -0.02% | Paint distribution through a controlled store network. |
Where to buy them
To hold these as real shares you need a stockbroker rather than a CFD provider. If you only want exposure to the price movement, a share CFD does that with leverage — and without ownership.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Dow Jones stocks are in this list?
26, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 9 sectors. 25 of them pay a dividend.
Is this a list of Dow Jones stocks to buy?
No. It is a screen — a defined, reproducible filter over a stated universe. A screen tells you which companies share a characteristic; it says nothing about whether the price you would pay today is a sensible one. Nothing here is investment advice.
What is the main risk with Dow Jones stocks?
Index membership is not a quality screen. Companies are added near their peak weight and removed after the damage is done.
How do I actually buy these from outside the US?
You need a broker that accepts your country of residence and gives you access to US exchanges. To own the shares outright, that usually means an international stockbroker plus a W-8BEN form to claim your treaty rate on dividend withholding.
Screen definition reviewed October 2026. Universe: US exchange-listed securities tracked by InvestingTrading. This page is information, not investment advice.