August 31, 2020
April 6, 2020
United Technologies Corporation merged withApril 2, 2019
DowDuPont spun off DuPont and was replaced by Dow Inc.June 26, 2018
February 1, 2018
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was renamed Walmart Inc.September 1, 2017
DuPont merged with theMarch 19, 2015
September 23, 2013
September 24, 2012
June 8, 2009
September 22, 2008
February 19, 2008
November 21, 2005
SBC Communications Inc. was renamed AT&T Inc. after it acquired the original AT&T.April 8, 2004
AT&T, Eastman Kodak, and International Paper were replaced by American International Group (AIG), Pfizer, and Verizon.January 27, 2003
Only name changes occurred. AlliedSignal Incorporated merged with and changed its name to Honeywell International. Exxon Corporation changed its name to Exxon Mobil Corporation upon merging withNovember 1, 1999
Chevron, Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, and Union Carbide were replaced by Home Depot, Intel, Microsoft, and SBC Communications. Travelers and Citicorp merge under the name Citigroup.March 17, 1997
Bethlehem Steel, Texaco, Westinghouse, and Venator (then known as Woolworth; name changed to Foot Locker in 2001) were replaced by Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Travelers Group, and Wal-Mart Stores.May 6, 1991
American Can, Navistar, and USX were replaced by Caterpillar, J.P. Morgan, and Walt Disney. American Telephone and Telegraph Company changed its name to AT&T Corporation.March 12, 1987
Inco and Owens-Illinois were replaced by Boeing and Coca-Cola. International Harvester changed its name to Navistar International Corporation and U.S. Steel changed its name to USX Corporation.October 30, 1985
American Tobacco and General Foods were replaced by McDonald's and Philip Morris. After merging with Signal Corp., Allied Chemical changed its name to Allied-Signal Incorporated and Standard Oil of California changed its name to Chevron Corporation.August 30, 1982
Johns-Manville was replaced by American Express.June 29, 1979
Chrysler and Esmark were replaced by IBM and Merck.August 9, 1976
Anaconda Copper was replaced by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing. International Nickel changed its name to Inco, Swift & Company changed its name to Esmark, Standard Oil (NJ) changed its name to Exxon Corporation, United Aircraft changed its name to United Technologies Corporation.June 1, 1959
American Smelting, Corn Products, National Distillers, and National Steel were replaced by Aluminum Company of America, Anaconda Copper, Owens-Illinois, and Swift. Texas Company changed its name to Texaco Incorporated. Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation shortened its name to Allied Chemical Corporation.July 3, 1956
Loew's was replaced by International Paper.March 4, 1939
IBM and Nash Motors were replaced by AT&T and United Aircraft.November 20, 1935
Borden and Coca-Cola were replaced by DuPont and National Steel.August 13, 1934
United Aircraft was replaced by National Distillers.August 15, 1933
Drug Inc. and International Shoe were replaced by Corn Products Refining and United Aircraft.May 26, 1932
Hudson Motor, Liggett & Myers, Mack Truck, NCR, Paramount Publix, Radio Corp, Texas Gulf Sulphur and United Air TransportJuly 18, 1930
American Sugar, American Tobacco, Atlantic Refining, Curtiss-Wright, General Railway Signal, Goodrich, and Nash MotorsJanuary 29, 1930
North American was replaced by Johns-Manville.September 14, 1929
Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company to become Curtiss-Wright. Postum Inc. changed its name to General Foods.January 8, 1929
Victor Talking Machine was replaced by NCR.October 1, 1928
The index was expanded to thirty companies.March 16, 1927
Remington was replaced by United Drug.December 31, 1925
Kennecott was replaced by Remington.December 7, 1925
U.S. Realty and Westinghouse Electric were replaced by Allied Chemical and Paramount.August 31, 1925
Anaconda Copper, Baldwin Locomotive, DuPont, Standard Oil of California, and Studebaker were replaced by General Motors, International Harvester, Kennecott, Texas Co., and U.S. Realty.May 12, 1924
Republic Iron was replaced by Woolworth.February 6, 1924
Utah Copper was replaced by Standard Oil, California.January 22, 1924
Central Leather, Corn Products, Goodrich, and Texas Co. were replaced by American Tobacco, DuPont, Mack Trucks, and Sears Roebuck.March 1, 1920
American Beet Sugar was replaced by Corn Products.October 4, 1916
The index was expanded to twenty companies.July 29, 1915
Amalgamated Copper reorganized under the name Anaconda Copper.March 16, 1915
U.S. Rubber (First Preferred) was replaced by General Motors.May 12, 1912
Colorado Fuel was replaced by Central Leather.November 7, 1907
Tennessee Coal was replaced by General Electric.April 1, 1905
U.S. Leather (Preferred) was replaced by U.S. Rubber (First Preferred).July 1, 1901
Continental Tobacco and International PaperApril 1, 1901
American Cotton Oil, American Steel & Wire, Federal Steel, General Electric, and Pacific Mail SteamshipApril 21, 1899
American Spirits, American Tobacco, Laclede Gas, and Standard RopeSeptember 1, 1898
General Electric was replaced by U.S. RubberMarch 24, 1898
Peoples Gas absorbs Chicago Gas.December 23, 1896
U.S. Cordage was replaced by Standard Rope.November 10, 1896
U.S. Rubber was replaced by Pacific Mail Steamship.August 26, 1896
North American was replaced by U.S. Cordage. Distilling & Cattle Feeding changed its name to American Spirits Manufacturing.May 26, 1896
The First Dow Jones Industrial AveragePrecursors to the DJIA
Prior to the May 26, 1896, inception of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Charles Dow's stock average consisted of theApril 9, 1894
January 2, 1886
February 16, 1885
July 3, 1884
References
External links
Dow Jones Industrial Average Historical Components through 2015