IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Share price × total shares issued — what the market currently thinks the whole company is worth.
WHERE YOU MEET IT
Shown against every stock in the screener.
WATCH OUT FOR
It's a price tag set by trading, not an audited valuation of the business.
FULL DEFINITION
The total value of a company's shares of stock, calculated by multiplying the price of a stock by its total number of outstanding shares.
EXAMPLE
1 million shares x £10 per share = £10 million Market Cap.
HOW IT'S CALCULATED
Market Cap = share price × shares outstanding. Supplied by the market data provider and shown in the stock's reporting currency, so it is not FX-converted into your portfolio currency.
EXPLAINED IN
Educational content only. It is not personal financial advice.