The four commas club now has six total U.S. companies. How many can you name?

Answer:

1. Microsoft
2. Apple
3. NVIDIA
4. Alphabet (Google)
5. Amazon
6. Meta Platforms (Facebook)

Questions:

• How many of these companies' products do you use? 
  • Calculate the percentage of students in your class who use each of the company’s products. 
• Why do you think they are so valuable? What makes a company valuable to investors?
• Which of the four companies do you think will be most valuable in 5 years? Why? 

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

Behind the numbers (Companies Market Cap):

What is the market capitalization of a company?

The market capitalization sometimes referred as Marketcap, is the value of a publicly listed company.
In most cases it can be easily calculated by multiplying the share price with the amount of outstanding shares.

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Want to see how these companies compare with other companies in the S&P 500? This activity, Interactive: What is the S&P 500? is a student favorite and provides a great visualization of this index. 

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Learn more about companies joining and exiting the Trillion Dollar Club through Visual Capitalist infographics 

About the Author

Ryan Wood

Ryan is the Partnerships and Adoption Manager for Next Gen Personal Finance’s midwest region. He brings his experience as a former teacher, curriculum designer, and sales and marketing professional to state organizations and school districts in supporting the implementation of their personal financial education efforts. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and earned his teaching credential from Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota. He proudly taught at two rural high schools in Wisconsin before transitioning to curriculum design at NGPF, and is now excited to be on the front lines in delivering the best possible financial education in the midwest. He and his wife have three beautiful daughters, each of which inspire him to share the impact of being sound financial stewards both at home and as lifelong learners.