Historical components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's components have changed 48 times since 1896. As this is a historical listing, the names here should be (though not always at present) the full legal name of the corporation on that date, with abbreviations and punctuation according to the corporation's own usage. A single asterisk indicates either a new addition or a change of name.

Contents

June 8, 2009

3M Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company McDonald's Corporation
Alcoa Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation Merck & Co., Inc.
American Express Company General Electric Company Microsoft Corporation
AT&T Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation The Home Depot, Inc. Procter & Gamble
The Boeing Company Intel Corporation The Travelers Companies, Inc.*
Caterpillar Inc. International Business Machines Corporation United Technologies Corporation
Chevron Corporation Johnson & Johnson Verizon Communications Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.* JPMorgan Chase & Co. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company Kraft Foods Inc. The Walt Disney Company

Citigroup Inc. and General Motors Corporation were replaced by Cisco Systems, Inc. and The Travelers Companies, Inc.

September 22, 2008

3M Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Kraft Foods Inc.*
Alcoa Incorporated Exxon Mobil Corporation McDonald's Corporation
American Express Company General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc.
AT&T Inc. General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation
Bank of America Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Incorporated
The Boeing Company Home Depot Incorporated Procter & Gamble Company
Caterpillar Incorporated Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation
Chevron Corporation International Business Machines Verizon Communications Inc.
Citigroup Incorporated Johnson & Johnson Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
Coca-Cola Company J.P. Morgan Chase & Company Walt Disney Company

American International Group Inc. was replaced by Kraft Foods Inc.

February 19, 2008

3M Company Coca-Cola Company J.P. Morgan Chase & Company
Alcoa Incorporated E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company McDonald’s Corporation
American Express Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Merck & Co., Inc.
American International Group Inc. General Electric Company Microsoft Corporation
AT&T Inc. General Motors Corporation Pfizer Incorporated
Bank of America Corporation * Hewlett-Packard Company Procter & Gamble Company
The Boeing Company Home Depot Incorporated United Technologies Corporation
Caterpillar Incorporated Intel Corporation Verizon Communications Inc.
Chevron Corporation * International Business Machines Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
Citigroup Incorporated Johnson & Johnson Walt Disney Company

Altria Group Incorporated and Honeywell International Inc. were replaced by Bank of America Corporation and Chevron Corporation.

November 21, 2005

3M Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company J.P. Morgan Chase & Company
Alcoa Incorporated Exxon Mobil Corporation McDonald’s Corporation
Altria Group Incorporated General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc.
American Express Company General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation
American International Group Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Incorporated
AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications Inc.)* Home Depot Incorporated Procter & Gamble Company
The Boeing Company Honeywell International Inc. United Technologies Corporation
Caterpillar Incorporated Intel Corporation Verizon Communications Inc.
Citigroup Incorporated International Business Machines Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson Walt Disney Company

SBC Communications Inc. was renamed AT&T Inc. after it acquired the original AT&T.

April 8, 2004

3M Company Exxon Mobil Company McDonald’s Corporation
Alcoa Incorporated General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc.
Altria Group Incorporated General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation
American Express Company Hewlett-Packard Company Pfizer Incorporated *
American International Group Inc. * Home Depot Incorporated Procter & Gamble Company
The Boeing Company Honeywell International SBC Communications Inc.
Caterpillar Incorporated Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation
Citigroup Incorporated International Business Machines Verizon Communications Inc. *
Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company J.P. Morgan Chase Walt Disney Company

AT&T Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, and International Paper Company were replaced by American International Group Inc., Pfizer Incorporated, and Verizon Communications Inc..

January 27, 2003

3M Company (formerly Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing)* Eastman Kodak Company Johnson & Johnson
Alcoa Incorporated Exxon Mobil Company (formerly Exxon Corporation) * J.P. Morgan Chase *
Altria Group, Incorporated (formerly Phillip Morris Companies Inc.) * General Electric Company McDonald’s Corporation
American Express Company General Motors Corporation Merck & Co., Inc.
AT&T Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Microsoft Corporation
The Boeing Company Home Depot Incorporated Procter & Gamble Company
Caterpillar Incorporated Honeywell International (formerly AlliedSignal Incorporated) * SBC Communications Inc.
Citigroup Incorporated Intel Corporation United Technologies Corporation
Coca-Cola Company International Business Machines Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company International Paper Company Walt Disney Company

November 1, 1999

Alcoa Incorporated (formerly Aluminum Company of America) Exxon Corporation McDonald’s Corporation
AlliedSignal Incorporated General Electric Company Merck & Co., Inc.
American Express Company General Motors Corporation Microsoft Corporation *
AT&T Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
The Boeing Company Home Depot Incorporated * Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Caterpillar Incorporated Intel Corporation * Procter & Gamble Company
Citigroup Incorporated (formerly Travelers Group) International Business Machines SBC Communications Inc.*
Coca-Cola Company International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Johnson & Johnson Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
Eastman Kodak Company J.P. Morgan & Company Walt Disney Company

March 17, 1997

AlliedSignal Incorporated Exxon Corporation Merck & Co., Inc.
Aluminum Company of America General Electric Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
American Express Company General Motors Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc.
AT&T Corporation Goodyear Procter & Gamble Company
The Boeing Company Hewlett-Packard Company * Sears Roebuck & Company
Caterpillar Incorporated International Business Machines Travelers Group *
Chevron International Paper Company Union Carbide
Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson * United Technologies Corporation
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company J.P. Morgan & Company Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated *
Eastman Kodak Company McDonald’s Corporation Walt Disney Company

May 6, 1991

Allied-Signal Incorporated Eastman Kodak Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
Aluminum Company of America Exxon Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc.
American Express Company General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
AT&T Corporation (formerly American
Telephone and Telegraph Company)
General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company
Bethlehem Steel Goodyear Texaco Incorporated
The Boeing Company International Business Machines Union Carbide
Caterpillar Incorporated * International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation
Chevron J.P. Morgan & Company * Walt Disney Company *
Coca-Cola Company McDonald’s Corporation Westinghouse Electric
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Merck & Co., Inc. Woolworth

March 12, 1987

Allied-Signal Incorporated Eastman Kodak Company Navistar International Corporation (formerly International Harvester)
Aluminum Company of America Exxon Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc.
American Can General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
American Express Company General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Goodyear Texaco Incorporated
Bethlehem Steel International Business Machines Union Carbide
The Boeing Company * International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation
Chevron McDonald’s Corporation USX Corporation (formerly U.S. Steel)
Coca-Cola Company * Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Woolworth

October 30, 1985

Allied-Signal Incorporated (formerly Allied Chemical) General Electric Company Owens-Illinois Glass
Aluminum Company of America General Motors Corporation Philip Morris Companies Inc. *
American Can Goodyear Procter & Gamble Company
American Express Company Inco Sears Roebuck & Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company International Business Machines Texaco Incorporated
Bethlehem Steel International Harvester Union Carbide
Chevron (formerly Standard Oil of California) International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company McDonald’s Corporation * U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak Company Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric
Exxon Corporation Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Woolworth

August 30, 1982

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Owens-Illinois Glass
Aluminum Company of America General Foods Procter & Gamble Company
American Can General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company
American Express Company * Goodyear Standard Oil of California
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Inco Texaco Incorporated
American Tobacco B International Business Machines Union Carbide
Bethlehem Steel International Harvester United Technologies Corporation
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company International Paper Company U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak Company Merck & Co., Inc. Westinghouse Electric
Exxon Corporation Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Woolworth

June 29, 1979

Allied Chemical General Foods Owens-Illinois Glass
Aluminum Company of America General Motors Corporation Procter & Gamble Company
American Can Goodyear Sears Roebuck & Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Inco Standard Oil of California
American Tobacco B International Business Machines * Texaco Incorporated
Bethlehem Steel International Harvester Union Carbide
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company International Paper Company United Technologies Corporation
Eastman Kodak Company Johns-Manville U.S. Steel
Exxon Corporation Merck & Co., Inc. * Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Woolworth

August 9, 1976

Allied Chemical Exxon Corporation (formerly Standard Oil (NJ)) Owens-Illinois Glass
Aluminum Company of America General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
American Can General Foods Sears Roebuck & Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company General Motors Corporation Standard Oil of California
American Tobacco B Goodyear Texaco Incorporated
Bethlehem Steel Inco (formerly International Nickel) Union Carbide
Chrysler International Harvester United Technologies Corporation (formerly United Aircraft)
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company International Paper Company U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak Company Johns-Manville Westinghouse Electric
Esmark (formerly Swift & Company) Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing * Woolworth

June 1, 1959

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Sears Roebuck & Company
Aluminum Company of America * General Foods Standard Oil of California
American Can General Motors Corporation Standard Oil (NJ)
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Goodyear Swift & Company *
American Tobacco B International Harvester Texaco Incorporated (formerly Texas Company)
Anaconda Copper * International Nickel Union Carbide
Bethlehem Steel International Paper Company United Aircraft
Chrysler Johns-Manville U.S. Steel
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Owens-Illinois Glass * Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company Procter & Gamble Company Woolworth

July 3, 1956

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
American Can General Foods Sears Roebuck & Company
American Smelting General Motors Corporation Standard Oil of California
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Goodyear Standard Oil (NJ)
American Tobacco B International Harvester Texas Company
Bethlehem Steel International Nickel Union Carbide
Chrysler International Paper Company * United Aircraft
Corn Products Refining Johns-Manville U.S. Steel
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company National Distillers Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company National Steel Woolworth

March 4, 1939

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
American Can General Foods Sears Roebuck & Company
American Smelting General Motors Corporation Standard Oil of California
American Telephone and Telegraph Company* Goodyear Standard Oil (NJ)
American Tobacco B International Harvester Texas Company
Bethlehem Steel International Nickel Union Carbide
Chrysler Johns-Manville United Aircraft *
Corn Products Refining Loew's U.S. Steel
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company National Distillers Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company National Steel Woolworth

November 20, 1935

Allied Chemical General Foods National Steel *
American Can General Motors Corporation Procter & Gamble Company
American Smelting Goodyear Sears Roebuck & Company
American Tobacco B International Business Machines Standard Oil of California
Bethlehem Steel International Harvester Standard Oil (NJ)
Chrysler International Nickel Texas Company
Corn Products Refining Johns-Manville Union Carbide
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company * Loew's U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company National Distillers Woolworth

August 13, 1934

Allied Chemical General Electric Company National Distillers*
American Can General Foods Procter & Gamble Company
American Smelting General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company
American Tobacco B Goodyear Standard Oil of California
Bethlehem Steel International Business Machines Standard Oil (NJ)
Borden International Harvester Texas Company
Chrysler International Nickel Union Carbide
Coca-Cola Company Johns-Manville U.S. Steel
Corn Products Refining Loew's Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Woolworth

August 15, 1933

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Procter & Gamble Company
American Can General Foods Sears Roebuck & Company
American Smelting General Motors Corporation Standard Oil of California
American Tobacco B Goodyear Standard Oil (NJ)
Bethlehem Steel International Business Machines Texas Company
Borden International Harvester Union Carbide
Chrysler International Nickel United Aircraft *
Coca-Cola Company Johns-Manville U.S. Steel
Corn Products Refining * Loew's Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company Nash Motors Woolworth

May 26, 1932

Allied Chemical General Electric Company Nash Motors *
American Can General Foods Procter & Gamble Company *
American Smelting General Motors Corporation Sears Roebuck & Company
American Tobacco B * Goodyear Standard Oil of California
Bethlehem Steel International Business Machines * Standard Oil (NJ)
Borden International Harvester Texas Company
Chrysler International Nickel Union Carbide
Coca-Cola Company * International Shoe * U.S. Steel
Drug Incorporated * Johns-Manville Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak Company Loew's * Woolworth

July 18, 1930

Allied Chemical Goodyear * Sears Roebuck & Company
American Can Hudson Motor * Standard Oil of California *
American Smelting International Harvester Standard Oil (NJ)
Bethlehem Steel International Nickel Texas Company
Borden * Johns-Manville Texas Gulf Sulphur
Chrysler Liggett & Myers * Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak Company * Mack Truck United Air Transport *
General Electric Company National Cash Register U.S. Steel
General Foods Paramount Publix Westinghouse Electric
General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation Woolworth

January 29, 1930

Allied Chemical General Foods Paramount Publix
American Can General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation
American Smelting General Railway Signal Sears Roebuck & Company
American Sugar Goodrich Standard Oil (NJ)
American Tobacco B International Harvester Texas Company
Atlantic Refining International Nickel Texas Gulf Sulphur
Bethlehem Steel Johns-Manville * Union Carbide
Chrysler Mack Truck U.S. Steel
Curtiss-Wright Nash Motors Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company National Cash Register Woolworth

September 14, 1929

Allied Chemical General Foods (formerly Postum Incorporated) Paramount Publix
American Can General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation
American Smelting General Railway Signal Sears Roebuck & Company
American Sugar Goodrich Standard Oil (NJ)
American Tobacco B International Harvester Texas Company
Atlantic Refining International Nickel Texas Gulf Sulphur
Bethlehem Steel Mack Truck Union Carbide
Chrysler Nash Motors U.S. Steel
Curtiss-Wright * National Cash Register Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company North American Woolworth

January 8, 1929

Allied Chemical General Railway Signal Radio Corporation
American Can Goodrich Sears Roebuck & Company
American Smelting International Harvester Standard Oil (NJ)
American Sugar International Nickel Texas Company
American Tobacco B Mack Truck Texas Gulf Sulphur
Atlantic Refining Nash Motors Union Carbide
Bethlehem Steel National Cash Register * U.S. Steel
Chrysler North American Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company Paramount Publix Woolworth
General Motors Corporation Postum Incorporated Wright Aeronautical

October 1, 1928

Allied Chemical General Railway Signal * Sears Roebuck & Company
American Can Goodrich * Standard Oil (NJ) *
American Smelting International Harvester Texas Company
American Sugar International Nickel * Texas Gulf Sulphur *
American Tobacco B Mack Truck Union Carbide *
Atlantic Refining * Nash Motors * U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel * North American * Victor Talking Machine *
Chrysler * Paramount Publix (formerly Paramount Famous Lasky) Westinghouse Electric *
General Electric Company Postum Incorporated * Woolworth
General Motors Corporation Radio Corporation * Wright Aeronautical *

March 16, 1927

Allied Chemical American Tobacco Texas Company
American Can General Electric Company United Drug *
American Car and Foundry General Motors Corporation U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive International Harvester U.S. Steel
American Smelting Mack Truck Western Union
American Sugar Paramount Famous Lasky Woolworth
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Sears Roebuck & Company

December 31, 1925

Allied Chemical American Tobacco Sears Roebuck & Company
American Can General Electric Company Texas Company
American Car and Foundry General Motors Corporation U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive International Harvester U.S. Steel
American Smelting Mack Truck (ex-stock dividend) * Western Union
American Sugar Paramount Famous Lasky Woolworth
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Remington Typewriter *

December 7, 1925

Allied Chemical * American Tobacco Sears Roebuck & Company
American Can General Electric Company Texas Company
American Car and Foundry General Motors Corporation U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive International Harvester U.S. Steel
American Smelting Kennecott Western Union
American Sugar Mack Trucks Woolworth
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Paramount Famous Lasky*

August 31, 1925

American Can General Electric Company U.S. Realty *
American Car and Foundry General Motors Corporation * U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive International Harvester * U.S. Steel
American Smelting Kennecott * Western Union
American Sugar Mack Trucks Westinghouse Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Sears Roebuck & Company Woolworth
American Tobacco Texas Company *

May 12, 1924

American Can Anaconda Copper Studebaker
American Car and Foundry Baldwin Locomotive U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company U.S. Steel
American Smelting General Electric Company Western Union
American Sugar Mack Trucks Westinghouse Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Sears Roebuck & Company Woolworth *
American Tobacco Standard Oil of California

February 6, 1924

American Can Anaconda Copper Standard Oil of California *
American Car and Foundry Baldwin Locomotive Studebaker
American Locomotive E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company U.S. Rubber
American Smelting General Electric Company U.S. Steel
American Sugar Mack Trucks Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Republic Iron and Steel Westinghouse Electric
American Tobacco Sears Roebuck & Company

January 22, 1924

American Can Anaconda Copper Studebaker
American Car and Foundry Baldwin Locomotive U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company * U.S. Steel
American Smelting General Electric Company Utah Copper
American Sugar Mack Trucks * Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Republic Iron and Steel Westinghouse Electric
American Tobacco * Sears Roebuck & Company *

March 1, 1920

American Can Baldwin Locomotive Texas Company
American Car and Foundry Central Leather U.S. Rubber
American Locomotive Corn Products * U.S. Steel
American Smelting General Electric Company Utah Copper
American Sugar Goodrich Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Republic Iron and Steel Westinghouse Electric
Anaconda Copper Studebaker

October 4, 1916

American Beet Sugar * Anaconda Copper Texas Company
American Can * Baldwin Locomotive * U.S. Rubber
American Car and Foundry Central Leather U.S. Steel
American Locomotive * General Electric Company Utah Copper *
American Smelting Goodrich * Western Union *
American Sugar Republic Iron and Steel * Westinghouse Electric *
American Telephone and Telegraph Company* Studebaker *

July 29, 1915

American Car and Foundry Central Leather Texas Company
American Smelting & Refining General Electric Company U.S. Rubber
American Sugar General Motors Corporation U.S. Steel
Anaconda Copper * National Lead U.S. Steel (Preferred)

March 16, 1915

Amalgamated Copper Central Leather Peoples Gas
American Car and Foundry General Electric Company U.S. Rubber
American Smelting & Refining General Motors Corporation * U.S. Steel
American Sugar National Lead U.S. Steel (Preferred)

May 12, 1912

Amalgamated Copper Central Leather * U.S. Rubber
American Car and Foundry General Electric Company U.S. Rubber (First Preferred)
American Smelting & Refining National Lead U.S. Steel
American Sugar Peoples Gas U.S. Steel (Preferred)

November 7, 1907

Amalgamated Copper Colorado Fuel and Iron U.S. Rubber
American Car and Foundry General Electric Company * U.S. Rubber (First Preferred)
American Smelting & Refining National Lead U.S. Steel
American Sugar Peoples Gas U.S. Steel (Preferred)

April 1, 1905

Amalgamated Copper Colorado Fuel and Iron U.S. Rubber
American Car and Foundry National Lead U.S. Rubber (First Preferred) *
American Smelting & Refining Peoples Gas U.S. Steel
American Sugar Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad U.S. Steel (Preferred)

July 1, 1901

Amalgamated Copper Colorado Fuel and Iron * U.S. Leather (Preferred)
American Car and Foundry * National Lead U.S. Rubber
American Smelting & Refining Peoples Gas U.S. Steel
American Sugar Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad U.S. Steel (Preferred)

April 1, 1901

Amalgamated Copper * International Paper (Preferred) * U.S. Leather (Preferred)
American Smelting & Refining * National Lead U.S. Rubber
American Sugar Peoples Gas U.S. Steel *
Continental Tobacco Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad U.S. Steel (Preferred) *

April 21, 1899

American Cotton Oil Federal Steel * Peoples Gas
American Steel & Wire * General Electric Company * Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Sugar National Lead U.S. Leather (Preferred)
Continental Tobacco * Pacific Mail Steamship U.S. Rubber

September 1898

American Cotton Oil Laclede Gas Standard Rope & Twine
American Spirits Manufacturing National Lead Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Sugar Pacific Mail Steamship U.S. Leather (Preferred)
American Tobacco Peoples Gas U.S. Rubber *

March 24, 1898

American Cotton Oil General Electric Company Peoples Gas *
American Spirits Manufacturing Laclede Gas Standard Rope & Twine
American Sugar National Lead Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Tobacco Pacific Mail Steamship U.S. Leather (Preferred)

December 23, 1896

American Cotton Oil Chicago Gas Pacific Mail Steamship
American Spirits Manufacturing General Electric Company Standard Rope & Twine *
American Sugar Laclede Gas Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Tobacco National Lead U.S. Leather (Preferred)

November 10, 1896

American Cotton Oil Chicago Gas Pacific Mail Steamship *
American Spirits Manufacturing General Electric Company Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Sugar Laclede Gas U.S. Cordage (Preferred)
American Tobacco National Lead U.S. Leather (Preferred)

August 26, 1896

American Cotton Oil Chicago Gas Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
American Spirits Manufacturing (formerly Distilling & Cattle Feeding) General Electric Company U.S. Cordage (Preferred) *
American Sugar Laclede Gas U.S. Leather (Preferred)
American Tobacco National Lead U.S. Rubber

May 26, 1896

American Cotton Oil * Distilling & Cattle Feeding * North American *
American Sugar General Electric Company * Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad *
American Tobacco * Laclede Gas * U.S. Leather (Preferred) *
Chicago Gas * National Lead * U.S. Rubber *

Precursors to the DJIA

Prior to May 26, 1896, Charles Dow's stock average consisted mainly of railroad stocks. This initial average was first published on July 3, 1884.

April 9, 1894

American Sugar * Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad * Missouri Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad * Delaware & Hudson Canal Northern Pacific Railway (Preferred)
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway Louisville and Nashville Railroad Western Union

January 2, 1886

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Lake Shore Railway Northern Pacific (Preferred)
Chicago & North Western Railway Louisville & Nashville Railroad Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Delaware & Hudson Canal Missouri Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad New York Central Railroad Western Union

February 16, 1885

Central Pacific Railroad * Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Northern Pacific Railway (Preferred)
Central Railroad of New Jersey * Lake Shore Railway Pacific Mail Steamship
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad * Louisville & Nashville Railroad Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railway Missouri Pacific Railroad Western Union
Delaware & Hudson Canal * New York Central Railroad

July 3, 1884

Chicago & North Western Railway Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Paul
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad New York Central Railroad Union Pacific Railroad
Lake Shore Railway Northern Pacific Railway (Preferred) Western Union
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Pacific Mail Steamship

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