Apple’s shares trade under the ticker symbol AAPL.
AAPL is Apple’s stock-market ticker on Nasdaq, where investors buy and sell shares of the company. Financial websites use the ticker to identify Apple when displaying its price, trading volume, market capitalization, and other market data.
Ticker symbols are short identifiers designed to distinguish listed securities. They are not the same as a company’s legal name, and they may differ between stock exchanges or share classes. Apple’s ordinary U.S. listing is commonly identified by AAPL.
Market capitalization rankings depend on the relevant listed shares and their current price. Knowing the ticker helps readers verify which company a ranking refers to, especially when corporations have similar names or operate across several exchanges.