Dow 30 (DJI)
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Top 5
Beta
- MRK0.20
- VZ0.22
- JNJ0.26
- KO0.36
- PG0.40
Constituents (30)
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc.NYSE | 0.20 | ||
| VZ | Verizon CommunicationsNYSE | 0.22 | ||
| JNJ | Johnson & JohnsonNYSE | 0.26 | ||
| KO | The Coca-Cola CompanyNYSE | 0.36 | ||
| PG | The Procter & Gamble CompanyNYSE | 0.40 | ||
| AMGN | Amgen IncNASDAQ | 0.44 | ||
| MCD | McDonald's CorporationNYSE | 0.44 | ||
| CVX | Chevron CorporationNYSE | 0.50 | ||
| TRV | The Travelers Companies, Inc.NYSE | 0.51 | ||
| IBM | International Business Machines CorporationNYSE | 0.58 | ||
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedNYSE | 0.65 | ||
| WMT | Walmart Inc.NYSE | 0.65 | ||
| V | Visa Inc.NYSE | 0.78 | ||
| HON | Honeywell International Inc.NASDAQ | 0.81 | ||
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc.NASDAQ | 0.91 | ||
| HD | The Home Depot, Inc.NYSE | 1.00 | ||
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co.NYSE | 1.02 | ||
| AAPL | Apple Inc.NASDAQ | 1.07 | ||
| AXP | American Express CompanyNYSE | 1.08 | ||
| MSFT | Microsoft CorporationNASDAQ | 1.09 | ||
| MMM | 3M CompanyNYSE | 1.10 | ||
| NKE | NIKE, Inc.NYSE | 1.12 | ||
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc.NYSE | 1.14 | ||
| SHW | The Sherwin-Williams CompanyNYSE | 1.16 | ||
| BA | Boeing CompanyNYSE | 1.21 | ||
| GS | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.NYSE | 1.27 | ||
| DIS | The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE | 1.42 | ||
| AMZN | Amazon.com IncNASDAQ | 1.47 | ||
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc.NYSE | 1.63 | ||
| NVDA | NVIDIA CorporationNASDAQ | 2.24 | ||
Frequently asked questions
The 5 Dow Jones Industrial Average companies with the lowest beta are: Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK, 0.20), Verizon Communications (VZ, 0.22), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 0.26), The Coca-Cola Company (KO, 0.36) and The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, 0.40). Merck & Co., Inc. ranks first at 0.20.
A beta of 0.26 or lower places a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock in the top 10% on this metric. That covers the strongest 3 of the 30 ranked constituents.
There is no fixed threshold, so the index itself is the benchmark. Across the 30 ranked Dow Jones Industrial Average constituents, the median beta is 0.91. A stock below that level ranks ahead of the typical Dow 30 company, though it stays a relative gauge, not a full verdict.
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) has the highest beta in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, at 2.24. Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) has the lowest, at 0.20.
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA, 2.24) reports the highest beta in the Dow 30, followed by Caterpillar Inc. (CAT, 1.63), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN, 1.47), The Walt Disney Company (DIS, 1.42) and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS, 1.27).