As of October 10, 2024, the largest company listed on the Australian stock exchange was Commonwealth Bank, with a total market capitalization of nearly ****billion Australian dollars. The financial sector dominated the list of the largest Australian domestic companies, with **** of the top 10 companies being either retail or investment banking groups.

Treasury Wine Estates Limited was the leading beverage company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of June 2025, with a market capitalization of **** billion Australian dollars. Headquartered in Melbourne, Treasury Wine Estates is an Australian wine producer and distributor recognized as one of the world's largest wine companies. Lark Distilling Co. Ltd. trailed behind with a market cap of **** million Australian dollars.

Wesfarmers Limited was the leading retail company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of July 2025, with a market capitalization of just over ** billion Australian dollars. The market cap of Wesfarmers was significantly higher than the next leading listed retailers, JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman. Wesfarmers Limited Headquartered in Perth, Australia, Wesfarmers Limited is a conglomerate that operates its business primarily in Australia and New Zealand. It has a diverse range of business divisions including home improvement and outdoor living, apparel and general merchandise, office supplies, and an industrials division. They own major retailers including Bunnings, the Kmart Group, and Officeworks. In the financial year 2024, Wesfarmers reported revenue from continuing operations of over ** billion Australian dollars. In the same year, the conglomerate saw an increase in net profit after tax. Impact of COVID-19 on retail Wesfarmers was not the only retail business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many brick-and-mortar retailers in the country turned their attention to online selling to retain customers. In 2023, online retail spending in Australia continued to show some growth across most categories. The fashion segment however, saw negative growth for both domestic and international merchants in online spending in Australia in the March 2023 quarter.

As of June 2025, the Breville Group was the leading company in the consumer durables and apparel segment on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia, boasting a market capitalization of approximately **** billion Australian dollars. AVJennings Limited followed, with a market cap of around ****** million Australian dollars.

Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data was reported at 7,993.500 Point in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,694.700 Point for Mar 2025. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data is updated monthly, averaging 4,670.650 Point from Mar 1993 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 386 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,363.800 Point in Jan 2025 and a record low of 1,607.900 Point in Apr 1993. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The S&P/ASX 50 Index (XFL) comprises the 50 largest stocks by market capitalisation in Australia. The constituent companies represent the biggest national and multi-national publicly listed companies in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 50 index places an emphasis on liquidity and investability. The constituents of the index are reviewed quarterly using the previous six months data. The index forms the basis for the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

Woolworths Group was the leading consumer staples company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as of July 2025, with a market capitalization of approximately **** billion Australian dollars. Trailing behind, with a market cap of around **** billion Australian dollars, was supermarket rival, Coles Group.

Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data was reported at 7,694.700 Point in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,007.800 Point for Feb 2025. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data is updated monthly, averaging 4,668.200 Point from Mar 1993 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 385 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,363.800 Point in Jan 2025 and a record low of 1,607.900 Point in Apr 1993. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The S&P/ASX 50 Index (XFL) comprises the 50 largest stocks by market capitalisation in Australia. The constituent companies represent the biggest national and multi-national publicly listed companies in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 50 index places an emphasis on liquidity and investability. The constituents of the index are reviewed quarterly using the previous six months data. The index forms the basis for the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

The Goodman Group was the leading real estate company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as of June 2025, with a market cap of around ***** billion Australian dollars. The Scentre Group followed with a market cap of around ***** billion Australian dollars.

Australia's main stock market index, the ASX200, fell to 8580 points on July 11, 2025, losing 0.11% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 0.18% and is up 7.80% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Australia. Australia Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

As of June 2025, the leading mining company with lithium operations listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) was Mineral Resources Ltd, with a market capitalization of around **** billion Australian dollars. Pilbara Minerals Ltd followed, with a market capitalization of **** billion dollars. Pilbara Minerals Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora mine, located in Western Australia, is one of the largest hard-rock lithium mines in the world. In the 2024 financial year, Pilbara Minerals’ revenue reached **** billion Australian dollars. The company’s production volume of lithium spodumene concentrates amounted to just over *** thousand dry metric tons in 2024. Australia’s lithium trade Australia plays a vital role in the global lithium market. While fiscal year 2023 saw a relatively high export value of lithium from Australia, primarily due to high production volumes and global demand, this decreased in the following years. Most of Australia’s lithium mines are in Western Australia. In 2024, China was the major export destination for Western Australian lithium spodumene concentrate. As the country explores more mid-stream lithium processing opportunities, it remains to be seen if China will still be the nation’s leading lithium trade partner.

Guzman y Gomez Limited, an Australian fast food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican cuisine, was the leading company in the restaurants segment on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of June 2025, with a market capitalization of approximately **** billion Australian dollars. Following behind with a market cap of around **** billion Australian dollars was Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited.

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited was the leading pharmaceuticals company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia, with a market cap of just over 1.4 billion Australian dollars on March 13th, 2025. Neuren Pharmaceuticals has a focus on therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders that appear in early childhood.

Telstra was the leading telecommunications company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of February 2022, with a market cap of 45.94 billion Australian dollars. Telstra is a telecommunications and technology company that competes in all telecommunications markets in Australia.

The National Broadband Network

The National Broadband Network (NBN) was a government initiative that aimed to upgrade the country’s telecommunications infrastructure. The NBN was built using different broadband network technologies. This was implemented by NBN Co, a corporation established by the Australian Government. For Australian consumers to make use of this infrastructure, internet service providers contract with the NBN to access the wholesale market and then sell internet packages to consumers.

Telstra Corporation Limited

Telstra leads the wholesale market of NBN broadband services with TPG Telecom, Optus, and Vocus Group making up most of the remaining market. Similar to the broadband market, Telstra's retail market share of mobile handset services in Australia was the largest out of all mobile service providers in Australia. Recently, the revenue of Telstra was reported at 21.6 billion Australian dollars.

As of January 2025, health, beauty, and personal care product company Biome Australia Limited topped the personal products category on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with a market cap of around *** million Australian dollars. Other companies within the top five included Bioxyne Limited, McPherson's, Star Combo Pharma, and The Calmer Co International Limited.

James Hardie Industries plc was the leading construction material company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of June 2025, with a market capitalization of approximately ***** billion Australian dollars. Brickworks Limited came in second, with a market cap of almost **** billion Australian dollars.

The Custody, Trustee and Stock Exchange Services has experienced dynamic shifts driven by globalisation, digital revolution and market volatility over the past few years. Although the number of stock market trades has climbed, investors and superannuation funds have gravitated towards international markets to diversify their portfolios over the past few years, slowing revenue growth for domestic stock exchanges and share registry services. Despite the trend, Guzman and Gomez's recent IPO, the largest on the ASX in three years - could signal a potential revival in domestic stock exchange interest. Competition within the industry has heightened over the past few years. The payment space has experienced fierce competition, but the growing digital payments and online shopping segments have propelled credit card usage. Despite the booming popularity of alternative payment methods like buy now pay later (BNPL), credit card providers have boosted their appeal through attractive loyalty and reward programs, spurring industry growth. The inherently volatile financial markets and consumer sentiment heavily influence services like stock exchanges share registries and credit card administration. Incidents like the pandemic have adversely impacted service providers' performance in the two years through 2020-21. However, despite market fluctuations, the industry's wide range of services has helped moderate revenue volatility. Therefore, revenue has risen at an annualised 0.7% to $13.0 billion over the five years through 2024-25, including a revenue uptick of 0.5% in the current year. The industry is on track to recover over the next few years. Consumer sentiment and business confidence are set to rise, encouraging more clients to seek out custody, trustee and stock exchange services. Anticipated growth of the All Ordinaries Index, the value of funds under management (FUM) and superannuation funds' assets under management (AUM) will fuel industry expansion. However, digitalisation in the financial services sector will introduce new entrants, creating a challenging environment for traditional service providers and placing downward pressure on profitability. Revenue is forecast to rise at an annualised 1.9% to $14.3 billion over the five years through 2029-39.

With a market capitalization of **** billion Australian dollars as of February 2024, Treasury Wine Estates was the leading food, beverage, and tobacco company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia. In addition, Treasury Wine Estates held a spot among the top five consumer staple companies listed on the ASX.

Treasury Wine Estates’ global reach

With their corporate head offices located in Melbourne and regional offices on four different continents, Treasury Wine Estates operates nearly ****** planted hectares worldwide. Annual total revenues of Treasury Wine Estates in Australia have increased substantially since 2014, with the company generating significant revenues from regions across the globe.

A booming Australian wine market

As one of the world’s leading producers of wine, the alcoholic beverage plays an important role in Australia’s economy. Both the revenue of the wine production industry as well as the total export value of wine from Australia are projected to increase in the coming years.

In 2024, the annual revenue of electrical and electronic goods retail in Australia amounted to approximately 25.7 billion Australian dollars. The highest value reported within the given period was in 2022 at over 27 billion Australian dollars. Leading electronic goods retailers  The leading retail companies listed on the ASX include Wesfarmers, JB Hi-Fi, and Harvey Norman. All three of these companies are involved in electronic goods retail. While Wesfarmers is a conglomerate owning many retailers including Kmart and Officeworks, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi have more of a direct focus on consumer electronics and appliances. Most major electronic retailers have an online shopping presence. The homeware and appliance segment was the leading category for online spending in Australia in September 2024. Additionally, the smart home market in Australia has also been growing, with internet-connected electronics and appliances gaining popularity among consumers. JB Hi-Fi  JB Hi-Fi is the country’s largest home entertainment retailer. The total sales revenue of JB Hi-Fi reached over 9.6 billion Australian dollars in the 2023 financial year. The number of physical JB Hi-Fi stores across Australia saw a slight increase in 2023. The company reported record profits in 2022 due to a surge in online sales, with profits still relatively high in 2023.

CSL was the leading Biotechnology company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of June 3, 2024, with a market cap of around 135 billion Australian dollars. CSL specializes in rare and serious diseases and influenza vaccines.

Globe International Limited was the leading company in the textiles, apparel, and luxury goods segment on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia as of June 2025, with a market capitalization of almost *** million Australian dollars. Atlas Pearls Ltd came in second, with a market cap of over ** million Australian dollars.