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1896 – Present

 List # 05 / 26 / 1896Original
12 companies of the Dow
Jones Industrial
Average.
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1 American Cotton Oil – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 American Sugar
(eventually became
Amstar Holdings)
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1 American Tobacco – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 Chicago Gas
(1897 absorbed by
Peoples Gas)
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1 Distilling & Cattle Feeding
(later named
American Spirits Mfg)
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1 General Electric – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 Laclede Gas – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 National Lead – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 North American – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 Tennessee Coal & Iron – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 U.S. Leather Preferred – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 U.S. Rubber
(became Uniroyal,
now part of Michelin)
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2 08 / 26 / 1896 U.S. Cordage preferred   replaces >>> North American
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3 11 / 10 / 1896 Pacific Mail Steamship   replaces >>> US Rubber
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4 12 / 23 / 1896 Standard Rope & Twine   replaces >>> U.S. Cordage preferred
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5 03 / 24 / 1898 Peoples Gas   replaces >>> Chicago Gas
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6 September 1898 U.S. Rubber   replaces >>> General Electric
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7 04 / 21 / 1899 Continental Tobacco   replaces >>> American Spirits Manufacturing
7   Federal Steel   replaces >>> American Tobacco
7   General Electric   replaces >>> Laclede Gas
7   American Steel & Wire   replaces >>> Standard Rope & Twine
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8 04 / 01 / 1901 Amalgamated Copper   replaces >>> American Cotton Oil
8   American Smelting & Refining   replaces >>> Federal Steel
8   International Paper preferred,   replaces >>> General Electric
8   U.S. Steel common   replaces >>> Pacific Mail
8   U.S. Steel preferred   replaces >>> American Steel & Wire
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9 07 / 01 / 1901 American Car & Foundry   replaces >>> Continental Tobacco
9   Colorado Fuel & Iron   replaces >>> International Paper preferred
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10 04 / 01 / 1905 U.S. Rubber 1st preferred   replaces >>> U.S. Leather preferred
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11 11 / 07 / 1907 General Electric   replaces >>> Tennessee Coal & Iron
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12 05 / 12 / 1912 Central Leather   replaces >>> Colorado Fuel & Iron
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13 03 / 16 /1915 General Motors   replaces >>> U.S. Rubber 1st preferred
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14 07 / 29 / 1915 Anaconda Copper   replaces >>> Amalgamated Copper
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15 10 / 04 / 1916   Dow Jones Average increased to 20 stocks  
15     12 Companies Added   4 Companies Replaced
15   American Beet Sugar National Lead
15   American Can Peoples Gas
15   American Locomotive General Motors
15   American Telephone & Telegraph U.S. Steel preferred
15   Baldwin Locomotive – – – – – – – –
15   Goodrich – – – – – – – –
15   Republic Iron & Steel – – – – – – – –
15   Studebaker – – – – – – – –
15   Texas Company (later called Texaco) – – – – – – – –
15   Utah Copper – – – – – – – –
15   Westinghouse – – – – – – – –
15   Western Union – – – – – – – –
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16 03 / 01 / 1920 Corn Products Refining Co.   replaces >>> American Beet Sugar
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17 01 / 22 / 1924 American Tobacco   replaces >>> Corn Products
17   Du Pont   replaces >>> Central Leather
17   Mack Trucks   replaces >>> Goodrich
17   Sears, Roebuck   replaces >>> Texas Company (later called Texaco)
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18 02 / 06 / 1924 Standard Oil of California   replaces >>> Utah Copper
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19 05 / 12 / 1924 Studebaker non-par   replaces >>> Studebaker(old)
19   Woolworth   replaces >>> Republic Iron & Steel
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20 08 / 31 / 1925 General Motors   replaces >>> Anaconda Copper
20   International Harvester   replaces >>> Baldwin
20   Kennecott   replaces >>> Du Pont
20   Texas Company (later called Texaco)   replaces >>> Standard Oil of California
20   US Realty   replaces >>> Studebaker
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21 12 / 07 / 1925 Allied Chemical   replaces >>> U.S. Realty
21   Paramount Famous Lasky   replaces >>> Westinghouse Electric
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22 12 / 31 / 1925 Remington Typewriter   replaces >>> Kennecott
22   Mack Trucks, ex-stock dividend   replaces >>> Mack Trucks stock dividend attached
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23 03 / 16 /1927 United Drug   replaces >>> Remington Typewriter
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24 10 / 01 / 1928   Dow Jones Average increased to 30 stocks  
24     16 Companies Added   6 Companies Replaced
24   Atlantic Refining American Car & Foundry
24   Bethlehem Steel American Locomotive
24   Chrysler American Telephone & Telegraph
24   General Railway Signal United Drug
24   Goodrich U.S. Rubber
24   International Nickel Western Union
24   Nash Motors – – – – – – – –
24   North American – – – – – – – –
24   Postum Inc. – – – – – – – –
24   Radio Corp. – – – – – – – –
24   Standard Oil of New Jersey – – – – – – – –
24   Texas Gulf Sulphur – – – – – – – –
24   Union Carbide – – – – – – – –
24   Victor Talking Machine – – – – – – – –
24   Westinghouse Electric – – – – – – – –
24   Wright Aeronautical – – – – – – – –
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25 01 / 08 / 1929 National Cash Register   replaces >>> Victor Talking Machine
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26 09 / 14 / 1929 Curtiss-Wright   replaces >>> Wright Aeronautical
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27 01 / 29 / 1930 Johns-Manville   replaces >>> North American
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28 07 / 18 / 1930 Borden   replaces >>> American Sugar
28   Eastman Kodak   replaces >>> American Tobacco B
28   Goodyear   replaces >>> Atlantic Refining
28   Liggett & Myers   replaces >>> General Railway Signal
28   Standard Oil of California   replaces >>> Goodrich
28   United Air Transport   replaces >>> Nash Motors
28   Hudson Motor   replaces >>> Curtiss-Wright
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29 05 / 26 / 1932 American Tobacco B   replaces >>> Liggett & Myers
29   Coca Cola   replaces >>> Hudson Motor
29   Drug Inc.   replaces >>> Mack Trucks
29   International Business Machines   replaces >>> National Cash Register
29   International Shoe   replaces >>> Texas Gulf Sulphur
29   Loew’s   replaces >>> Paramount Publix Corporation
29   Nash Motors   replaces >>> Radio Corp.
29   Procter & Gamble   replaces >>> United Air Transport
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30 08 / 15 / 1933 Corn Products   replaces >>> Drug Inc.
30   United Aircraft   replaces >>> International Shoe
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31 08 / 13 / 1934 National Distillers   replaces >>> United Aircraft
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32 11 / 20 / 1935 Du Pont   replaces >>> Borden
32   National Steel   replaces >>> Coca Cola
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33 03 / 14 / 1939 American Tel. & Tel.   replaces >>> I.B.M.
33   United Aircraft   replaces >>> Nash Kelvinator
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34 07 / 03 / 1956 International Paper   replaces >>> Loew’s Inc.
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35 06 / 01 / 1959 Anaconda Copper   replaces >>> American Smelting
35   Swift & Co.   replaces >>> Corn Products
35   Aluminum Co. of America   replaces >>> National Steel
35   Owens-Illinois Glass   replaces >>> National Distillers
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36 08 / 09 / 1976 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing   replaces >>> Anaconda Copper
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37 06 / 29 / 1979 International Business Machines   replaces >>> Chrysler
37   Merck   replaces >>> Esmark
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38 08 / 30 / 1982 American Express Co.   replaces >>> Johns-Manville Corp.
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39 10 / 30 / 1985 Philip Morris Cos.   replaces >>> General Foods Corp.
39   McDonald’s Corp.   replaces >>> American Tobacco B
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40 03 / 12 / 1987 Coca-Cola Co.   replaces >>> Owens-Illinois Inc.
40   Boeing Co.   replaces >>> Inco Ltd.
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41 05 / 06 / 1991 Caterpillar Inc.   replaces >>> Navistar International Corp.
41   Disney Company   replaces >>> USX Corp.
41   J.P. Morgan & Co.   replaces >>> Primerica Corp. (formerly American Can)
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42 03 / 17 / 1997 Travelers Group Inc. (now Citigroup)   replaces >>> Westinghouse Electric Corp.
42   Hewlett-Packard Co.   replaces >>> Texaco Inc.
42   Johnson & Johnson   replaces >>> Bethlehem Steel Corp.
42   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   replaces >>> Woolworth
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43 11 / 01 / 1999 Intel   replaces >>> Chevron
43   Microsoft   replaces >>> Goodyear
43   Home Depot   replaces >>> Sears Roebuck
43   SBC Communications   replaces >>> Union Carbide
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44 01 / 27 / 2003 Philip Morris changes name to Altria. – – – – – – – –
44   Exxon name changed to Exxon Mobil Company. – – – – – – – –
44   AlliedSignal Incorporated changes name to
Honeywell International after merging with

Honeywell International.

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44   J.P. Morgan name changed Jan 2, 2001 to
JPMorgan Chase & Co. after merging with

Chase Manhattan.

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44   Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
name changed to 3M Company.
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45 04 / 08 / 2004 Pfizer   replaces >>> International Paper
45   Verizon   replaces >>> AT&T
45   American International Group (AIG)   replaces >>> Eastman Kodak
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46 11 / 21 / 2005 SBC buys AT&T
New company is AT&T Incorporated
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47 02 / 19 / 2008 Bank of America   replaces >>> Altria
47   Chevron   replaces >>> Honeywell
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48 09 / 22 / 2008 Kraft Foods   replaces >>> American International Group
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49 06 / 08 / 2009 Cisco Systems   replaces >>> General Motors
49   Travelers   replaces >>> Citigroup
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50 09 / 24 / 2012 UnitedHealth Group   replaces >>> Kraft Foods
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51 09 / 23 / 2013 Goldman Sachs   replaces >>> Alcoa
51   Nike   replaces >>> Bank of America
51   Visa   replaces >>> Hewlett-Packard
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52 03 / 19 / 2015 Apple Inc.   replaces >>> AT&T
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53 09 / 01 / 2017 E. I. DuPont merged with Dow Chemical
creating DowDuPont
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54 02 / 01 / 2018 Wal-Mart Stores renamed Walmart Inc. – – – – – – – –
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55 06 / 26 / 2018 Walgreens Boots Alliance   replaces >>> General Electric