Apple closes above $5 trillion for the first time as investors pay up for safety
Apple is a $5 trillion company now. Not for a few minutes in the middle of a trading day, but at the closing bell. The iPhone maker’s shares hit a record on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, and finished just far enough above the line to push its market capitalization to $5.005 trillion, according to Dow Jones Market Data. That makes Apple only the second company in history to close above $5 trillion, after Nvidia. Apple’s market value had crossed the threshold six times before during intraday trading, but it had never once closed there. Wednesday it squeaked past. ...