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 2, 2024. 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.
Jan-Dec 2023
Rank
Ticker
Name
Active Families (Jan 2, 2024)
Active Families (Jan 3, 2023)
Δ
% Change
1
IBM
International Business Machines Corp
43,033
43,014
+19
+0.04
2
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
31,905
31,563
+342
+1.08
3
GE
General Electric Co
25,034
27,008
-1,974
-7.31
4
RTX
RTX Corp
24,146
NA
NA
NA
5
QCOM
Qualcomm Inc
23,829
23,664
+165
+0.7
6
INTC
Intel Corp
23,763
23,758
+5
+0.02
7
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc
23,133
22,935
+198
+0.86
8
AAPL
Apple Inc
21,407
21,402
+5
+0.02
9
F
Ford Motor Co
19,471
19,474
-3
-0.02
10
GM
General Motors Co
17,024
17,023
+1
+0.01
11
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
16,483
12,365
+4,118
+33.3
12
HON
Honeywell International Inc
14,875
14,847
+28
+0.19
13
MDT
Medtronic PLC
13,999
13,983
+16
+0.11
14
AMZN
Amazon com Inc
13,522
13,519
+3
+0.02
15
ORCL
Oracle Corp
13,426
13,426
+0
+0
16
JNJ
Johnson and Johnson
13,377
14,241
-864
-6.07
17
BA
Boeing Co
13,338
13,327
+11
+0.08
18
TXN
Texas Instruments Inc
12,884
12,886
-2
-0.02
19
CSCO
Cisco Systems Inc
11,880
11,833
+47
+0.4
20
PG
Procter and Gamble Co
9,468
9,465
+3
+0.03
21
MMM
3M Co
9,196
9,196
+0
+0
22
T
AT&T Inc
8,363
8,364
-1
-0.01
23
NKE
Nike Inc
8,340
8,337
+3
+0.04
24
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
7,498
7,389
+109
+1.48
25
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
7,128
7,125
+3
+0.04
26
DOW
Dow Inc
6,803
6,801
+2
+0.03
27
META
Meta Platforms Inc
6,603
6,581
+22
+0.33
28
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
6,042
5,851
+191
+3.26
29
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc
5,618
5,618
+0
+0
30
EMR
Emerson Electric Co
5,517
5,459
+58
+1.06
31
TMUS
T Mobile US Inc
5,442
5,442
+0
+0
32
DE
Deere and Co
5,403
NA
NA
NA
33
BRKA
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
5,038
4,759
+279
+5.86
34
DHR
Danaher Corp
4,692
4,704
-12
-0.26
35
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp
4,608
4,607
+1
+0.02
36
ADBE
Adobe Inc
4,341
4,341
+0
+0
37
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
4,256
4,256
+0
+0
38
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
3,931
3,914
+17
+0.43
39
BAC
Bank of America Corp
3,639
3,638
+1
+0.03
40
MRK
Merck and Co Inc
3,342
3,310
+32
+0.97
41
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corp
3,031
3,030
+1
+0.03
42
PFE
Pfizer Inc
2,815
2,652
+163
+6.15
43
ABBV
AbbVie Inc
2,694
2,693
+1
+0.04
44
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb Co
2,638
2,627
+11
+0.42
45
DIS
Walt Disney Co
2,622
2,622
+0
+0
46
CRM
Salesforce Inc
2,590
NA
NA
NA
47
CL
Colgate Palmolive Co
2,410
2,409
+1
+0.04
48
ACN
Accenture PLC
2,290
2,291
-1
-0.04
49
CVX
Chevron Corp
2,161
2,161
+0
+0
50
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
1,907
1,836
+71
+3.87
51
CMCSA
Comcast Corp
1,867
1,866
+1
+0.05
52
COF
Capital One Financial Corp
1,798
1,798
+0
+0
53
LIN
Linde PLC
1,763
1,764
-1
-0.06
54
JPM
JPMorgan Chase and Co
1,645
1,760
-115
-6.53
55
WMT
Walmart Inc
1,588
1,567
+21
+1.34
56
MA
Mastercard Inc
1,575
1,575
+0
+0
57
V
Visa Inc
1,468
1,468
+0
+0
58
PYPL
PayPal Holdings Inc
1,446
1,446
+0
+0
59
WFC
Wells Fargo and Co
1,305
1,303
+2
+0.15
60
PEP
Pepsico Inc
1,301
1,301
+0
+0
61
MDLZ
Mondelez International Inc
1,287
960
+327
+34.06
62
AMGN
Amgen Inc
1,276
1,135
+141
+12.42
63
TGT
Target Corp
1,243
1,243
+0
+0
64
MO
Altria Group Inc
1,047
1,041
+6
+0.58
65
USB
US Bancorp
969
969
+0
+0
66
LLY
Eli Lilly and Co
896
890
+6
+0.67
67
CHTR
Charter Communications Inc
821
823
-2
-0.24
68
KO
Coca Cola Co
788
788
+0
+0
69
TSLA
Tesla Inc
782
782
+0
+0
70
GILD
Gilead Sciences Inc
748
746
+2
+0.27
71
C
Citigroup Inc
720
720
+0
+0
72
COP
ConocoPhillips Co
626
626
+0
+0
73
GD
General Dynamics Corp
516
515
+1
+0.19
74
MS
Morgan Stanley
410
408
+2
+0.49
75
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Inc
365
230
+135
+58.7
76
AXP
American Express Co
341
344
-3
-0.87
77
UPS
United Parcel Service Inc
341
341
+0
+0
78
NFLX
Netflix Inc
252
252
+0
+0
79
HD
Home Depot Inc
194
194
+0
+0
80
GS
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
189
189
+0
+0
81
CVS
CVS Health Corp
155
154
+1
+0.65
82
FDX
FedEx Corp
122
122
+0
+0
83
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
113
113
+0
+0
84
KHC
Kraft Heinz Co
98
635
-537
-84.57
85
SBUX
Starbucks Corp
93
93
+0
+0
86
BK
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
92
92
+0
+0
87
SO
Southern Co
82
82
+0
+0
88
NEE
NextEra Energy Inc
54
54
+0
+0
89
LOW
Lowes Companies Inc
46
46
+0
+0
90
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc
36
36
+0
+0
91
AIG
American International Group Inc
32
32
+0
+0
92
BLK
BlackRock Inc
25
25
+0
+0
93
MET
MetLife Inc
22
22
+0
+0
94
UNP
Union Pacific Corp
21
21
+0
+0
95
DUK
Duke Energy Corp
19
19
+0
+0
95
MCD
McDonalds Corp
19
19
+0
+0
97
EXC
Exelon Corp
9
9
+0
+0
98
AMT
American Tower Corp
7
7
+0
+0
99
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
3
3
+0
+0
100
SPG
Simon Property Group Inc
0
0
+0
+0
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