2021 Patent Assets of the S&P 100
Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of major publicly traded companies.
The ranking below includes S&P 100 companies and their global patent assets on January 4, 2022. Subsidiaries with patent assets are also included. A patent family includes filings of the same invention by the same applicant in multiple countries or jurisdictions.
| Ticker | Name | Active Families (Jan 4, 2022) | Active Families (Jan 4, 2021) | Δ | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM |
International Business Machines Corp
|
41,937 | 38,541 | 3,396 | 9 |
| MSFT |
Microsoft Corp
|
32,173 | 30,042 | 2,131 | 7 |
| GE |
General Electric Co
|
27,584 | 23,630 | 3,954 | 17 |
| INTC |
Intel Corp
|
25,784 | 23,523 | 2,261 | 10 |
| QCOM |
Qualcomm Inc
|
23,351 | 21,522 | 1,829 | 8 |
| RTX |
Raytheon Technologies Corp
|
23,062 | 20,800 | 2,262 | 11 |
| GOOG |
Alphabet Inc
|
22,822 | 21,762 | 1,060 | 5 |
| AAPL |
Apple Inc
|
20,491 | 18,161 | 2,330 | 13 |
| F |
Ford Motor Co
|
19,410 | 17,905 | 1,505 | 8 |
| GM |
General Motors Co
|
17,900 | 17,384 | 516 | 3 |
| HON |
Honeywell International Inc
|
15,127 | 14,163 | 964 | 7 |
| JNJ |
Johnson and Johnson
|
13,984 | 12,442 | 1,542 | 12 |
| MDT |
Medtronic PLC
|
13,902 | 12,980 | 922 | 7 |
| AVGO |
Broadcom Inc
|
13,675 | 14,219 | -544 | -4 |
| ORCL |
Oracle Corp
|
13,303 | 13,212 | 91 | 1 |
| TXN |
Texas Instruments Inc
|
13,264 | 13,282 | -18 | 0 |
| BA |
Boeing Co
|
13,001 | 11,966 | 1,035 | 9 |
| AMZN |
Amazon com Inc
|
12,484 | 11,060 | 1,424 | 13 |
| CSCO |
Cisco Systems Inc
|
12,215 | 11,874 | 341 | 3 |
| PG |
Procter and Gamble Co
|
9,774 | 8,997 | 777 | 9 |
| MMM |
3M Co
|
9,472 | 8,250 | 1,222 | 15 |
| T |
AT&T Inc
|
8,925 | 8,376 | 549 | 7 |
| NKE |
Nike Inc
|
7,907 | 7,141 | 766 | 11 |
| CAT |
Caterpillar Inc
|
6,994 | 5,936 | 1,058 | 18 |
| DOW |
Dow Inc
|
6,893 | 6,761 | 132 | 2 |
| ABT |
Abbott Laboratories
|
6,222 | 5,939 | 283 | 5 |
| FB |
Meta Platforms Inc (Facebook)
|
5,976 | 4,931 | 1,045 | 21 |
| VZ |
Verizon Communications Inc
|
5,623 | 6,197 | -574 | -9 |
| EMR |
Emerson Electric Co
|
5,446 | 4,178 | 1,268 | 30 |
| TMUS |
T Mobile US Inc
|
5,130 | 4,846 | 284 | 6 |
| XOM |
Exxon Mobil Corp
|
4,847 | 4,434 | 413 | 9 |
| DHR |
Danaher Corp
|
4,686 | 4,024 | 662 | 16 |
| BRK.A |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
|
4,458 | 4,121 | 337 | 8 |
| NVDA |
Nvidia Corp
|
4,103 | 3,787 | 316 | 8 |
| ADBE |
Adobe Inc
|
4,096 | 3,654 | 442 | 12 |
| TMO |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
|
3,992 | 3,552 | 440 | 12 |
| MRK |
Merck and Co Inc
|
3,253 | 2,818 | 435 | 15 |
| LMT |
Lockheed Martin Corp
|
3,189 | 3,272 | -83 | -3 |
| ABBV |
AbbVie Inc
|
2,855 | 2,616 | 239 | 9 |
| BAC |
Bank of America Corp
|
2,838 | 2,440 | 398 | 16 |
| PFE |
Pfizer Inc
|
2,767 | 2,096 | 671 | 32 |
| BMY |
Bristol Myers Squibb Co
|
2,661 | 2,422 | 239 | 10 |
| DIS |
Walt Disney Co
|
2,531 | 2,314 | 217 | 9 |
| CL |
Colgate Palmolive Co
|
2,418 | 2,312 | 106 | 5 |
| DD |
DuPont de Nemours Inc
|
2,275 | 1,891 | 384 | 20 |
| CVX |
Chevron Corp
|
2,170 | 2,016 | 154 | 8 |
| ACN |
Accenture PLC
|
2,139 | 1,828 | 311 | 17 |
| CRM |
Salesforce com Inc
|
2,014 | 1,618 | 396 | 24 |
| LIN |
Linde Plc
|
1,842 | 1,732 | 110 | 6 |
| CMCSA |
Comcast Corp
|
1,673 | 1,356 | 317 | 23 |
| PM |
Philip Morris International Inc
|
1,641 | 1,055 | 586 | 56 |
| COF |
Capital One Financial Corp
|
1,529 | 1,184 | 345 | 29 |
| JPM |
JPMorgan Chase and Co
|
1,404 | 1,035 | 369 | 36 |
| WMT |
Walmart Inc
|
1,401 | 1,163 | 238 | 20 |
| MA |
Mastercard Inc
|
1,382 | 1,077 | 305 | 28 |
| PEP |
Pepsico Inc
|
1,318 | 1,234 | 84 | 7 |
| PYPL |
PayPal Holdings Inc
|
1,315 | 1,121 | 194 | 17 |
| V |
Visa Inc
|
1,271 | 1,011 | 260 | 26 |
| TGT |
Target Corp
|
1,202 | 1,126 | 76 | 7 |
| WFC |
Wells Fargo and Co
|
1,123 | 722 | 401 | 56 |
| AMGN |
Amgen Inc
|
1,091 | 944 | 147 | 16 |
| MO |
Altria Group Inc
|
1,018 | 907 | 111 | 12 |
| MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc
|
981 | 876 | 105 | 12 |
| LLY |
Eli Lilly and Co
|
909 | 779 | 130 | 17 |
| TSLA |
Tesla Inc
|
755 | 689 | 66 | 10 |
| GILD |
Gilead Sciences Inc
|
742 | 648 | 94 | 15 |
| KO |
Coca Cola Co
|
716 | 633 | 83 | 13 |
| CHTR |
Charter Communications Inc
|
706 | 577 | 129 | 22 |
| KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co
|
691 | 561 | 130 | 23 |
| COP |
ConocoPhillips Co
|
653 | 483 | 170 | 35 |
| GD |
General Dynamics Corp
|
514 | 480 | 34 | 7 |
| BIIB |
Biogen Inc
|
389 | 290 | 99 | 34 |
| UPS |
United Parcel Service Inc
|
345 | 314 | 31 | 10 |
| AXP |
American Express Co
|
336 | 268 | 68 | 25 |
| GS |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
|
299 | 142 | 157 | 111 |
| MS |
Morgan Stanley
|
282 | 246 | 36 | 15 |
| NFLX |
Netflix Inc
|
221 | 181 | 40 | 22 |
| HD |
Home Depot Inc
|
189 | 171 | 18 | 11 |
| UNH |
UnitedHealth Group Inc
|
189 | 115 | 74 | 64 |
| WBA |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
|
181 | 139 | 42 | 30 |
| C |
Citigroup Inc
|
154 | 159 | -5 | -3 |
| CVS |
CVS Health Corp
|
153 | 131 | 22 | 17 |
| FDX |
FedEx Corp
|
122 | 118 | 4 | 3 |
| BK |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
|
101 | 104 | -3 | -3 |
| SBUX |
Starbucks Corp
|
86 | 72 | 14 | 19 |
| SO |
Southern Co
|
83 | 71 | 12 | 17 |
| USB |
US Bancorp
|
78 | 83 | -5 | -6 |
| LOW |
Lowes Companies Inc
|
47 | 43 | 4 | 9 |
| NEE |
NextEra Energy Inc
|
45 | 37 | 8 | 22 |
| BKNG |
Booking Holdings Inc
|
38 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| AIG |
American International Group Inc
|
29 | 22 | 7 | 32 |
| BLK |
BlackRock Inc
|
25 | 21 | 4 | 19 |
| MCD |
McDonalds Corp
|
22 | 11 | 11 | 100 |
| MET |
MetLife Inc
|
21 | 18 | 3 | 17 |
| UNP |
Union Pacific Corp
|
20 | 23 | -3 | -13 |
| DUK |
Duke Energy Corp
|
19 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| EXC |
Exelon Corp
|
13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| AMT |
American Tower Corp
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| COST |
Costco Wholesale Corp
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 200 |
| SPG |
Simon Property Group Inc
|
0 | 0 | 0 |
