Editing Dow Jones Industrial Average (section)

== Former components ==
{{main|Historical components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average}}

As of November 8, 2024, the components of the DJIA have changed 59 times since its beginning on May 26, 1896. [[General Electric]] had the longest presence on the index, beginning in the original index in 1896 and ending in 2018, but was dropped and re-added twice between 1898 and 1907. Changes to the index since 1991 are as follows:
* On May 6, 1991, [[Caterpillar Inc.]], [[J.P. Morgan & Co.]], and [[The Walt Disney Company]] replaced [[American Can]], [[Navistar]], and [[U.S. Steel]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-03-fi-1049-story.html | title=Dow Will Add Disney, Morgan and Caterpillar | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=May 3, 1991 | url-access=subscription | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=November 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126184034/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-03-fi-1049-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On March 17, 1997, [[Citigroup#Travelers Group (1986–2007)|Travelers Inc.]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Johnson & Johnson]], and [[Walmart]] replaced [[Westinghouse Electric]], [[Texaco]], [[Bethlehem Steel]], and [[F. W. Woolworth Company]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/1997/03/12/markets/dow/ | title=Dow replaces 4 components | work=[[CNN]] | date=March 12, 1997 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=November 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126184036/https://money.cnn.com/1997/03/12/markets/dow/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On November 1, 1999, [[Microsoft]], [[Intel]], [[SBC Communications]], and [[Home Depot]] replaced [[Goodyear Tire]], [[Sears Roebuck]], [[Union Carbide]], and [[Chevron Corporation]].<ref name="Dow goes more digital">{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/10/26/markets/dowindustrials/ | title=Dow goes more digital | work=[[CNN]] | date=October 26, 1999 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=April 29, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429100748/https://money.cnn.com/1999/10/26/markets/dowindustrials/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Intel and Microsoft became the first and second companies traded on the Nasdaq to be part of the Dow.<ref name="Dow goes more digital"/>
* On April 8, 2004, [[American International Group]], [[Pfizer]], and [[Verizon Communications]] replaced [[AT&T Corporation]], [[Kodak]], and [[International Paper]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/markets/dow/ | title=AT&T, Kodak, IP out of Dow | first=Chris | last=Isidore | work=[[CNN]] | date=April 1, 2004 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=June 13, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613005508/http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/markets/dow/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On February 19, 2008, [[Chevron Corporation]] and [[Bank of America]] replaced [[Altria Group]] and [[Honeywell]]. Chevron was previously a Dow component from July 18, 1930, to November 1, 1999. During Chevron's absence, its split-adjusted price per share went from $44 to $85, while the price of petroleum rose from $24 to $100 per barrel.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/markets/dow_jones/index.htm | title=Dow industrials add Bank of America, Chevron | first=David | last=Goldman | work=[[CNN]] | date=February 11, 2008 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=May 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514040200/http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/markets/dow_jones/index.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On September 22, 2008, [[Kraft Foods Inc.]] replaced [[American International Group]] (AIG) in the index.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-stocks-aig/aig-bumped-from-dow-replaced-by-kraft-idUSN1829671220080918 | title=AIG bumped from Dow, replaced by Kraft | first=Kristina | last=Cooke | work=[[Reuters]] | date=September 18, 2008 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=November 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126184035/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-stocks-aig/aig-bumped-from-dow-replaced-by-kraft-idUSN1829671220080918 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Browning |first=E. S. |date=September 19, 2008 |title=Kraft Is Added to DJIA, And AIG Is Subtracted |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122174423720252297 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131082808/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122174423720252297 |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2019 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>
* On June 8, 2009, [[The Travelers Companies]] and [[Cisco Systems]] replaced [[Motors Liquidation Company]] (formerly [[General Motors]]) and [[Citigroup]]. Cisco became the third company traded on the NASDAQ to be part of the Dow.<ref>{{cite news |last=Browning |first=E. S. |date=June 1, 2009 |title=Travelers, Cisco Replace Citi, GM in Dow |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124386244318072033 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013103515/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124386244318072033 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2017 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>
* On September 24, 2012, [[UnitedHealth Group]] replaced [[Kraft Foods Inc.]] following Kraft's split into [[Mondelez International]] and [[Kraft Foods]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kiernan|first=Kaitlyn|date=September 14, 2012|title=UnitedHealth to Replace Kraft in Dow Industrials|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444023704577651302317438124.html|access-date=October 28, 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nazareth|first=Rita|title=Kraft Foods is being replaced on Dow Jones|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20120915_Kraft_Foods_is_being_replaced_on_Dow_Jones.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2021|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 15, 2012 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227133156/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20120915_Kraft_Foods_is_being_replaced_on_Dow_Jones.html |archive-date=February 27, 2021 }}</ref>
* On September 23, 2013, [[Goldman Sachs]], [[Nike, Inc.]], and [[Visa Inc.]] replaced [[Alcoa]], [[Bank of America]], and [[Hewlett-Packard]]. Visa replaced Hewlett-Packard because of the split into [[HP Inc.]] and [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goldman-sachs-visa--nike-set-to-join-the-dow-jones-industrial-average-223120141.html | title=Goldman Sachs, Visa & Nike Set to Join the Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=September 10, 2013 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=November 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126184122/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goldman-sachs-visa--nike-set-to-join-the-dow-jones-industrial-average-223120141.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323595004579066683443715254 | title=Alcoa, H-P and Bank of America to Be Dropped from the Dow Jones | last=Barr | first=Collin | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=September 10, 2013 | url-access=subscription | access-date=August 12, 2017 | archive-date=August 25, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825070032/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323595004579066683443715254 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/12888475/1/missed-out-on-alcoa-hp-how-to-profit-on-nike-and-the-dow-30.html | title=Why Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard Should Still Be in the Dow Industrial 30 | work=[[TheStreet.com]] | access-date=October 19, 2014 | archive-date=August 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211622/https://www.thestreet.com/story/12888475/1/missed-out-on-alcoa-hp-how-to-profit-on-nike-and-the-dow-30.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On March 19, 2015, [[Apple Inc.]] replaced [[AT&T]], which had been a component of the DJIA since November 1916.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apple-set-to-join-the-dow-jones-industrial-average-300046647.html | title=Apple Set to Join the Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=March 6, 2015 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=April 27, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427105716/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apple-set-to-join-the-dow-jones-industrial-average-300046647.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/03/06/apple-added-to-dow/24491631/ | title=iDow: Apple added to iconic Dow stock index | last=Shell | first=Adam | work=[[USA Today]] | date=March 6, 2015 | access-date=August 26, 2017 | archive-date=February 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226171030/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/03/06/apple-added-to-dow/24491631/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Apple became the fourth company traded on the NASDAQ to be part of the Dow.
* On September 1, 2017, [[DowDuPont]] replaced [[DuPont]]. DowDuPont was formed by the merger of [[Dow Chemical Company]] with DuPont.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dowdupont-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300509503.html | title=DowDuPont Set to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=August 24, 2017 | access-date=February 6, 2018 | archive-date=December 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202185648/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dowdupont-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300509503.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On June 26, 2018, [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]] replaced [[General Electric]], which had been a component of the DJIA since November 1907, after being part of the inaugural index in May 1896 and much of the 1896 to 1907 period.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walgreens-boots-alliance-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300669013.html | title=Walgreens Boots Alliance Set to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=June 19, 2018 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=December 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204171350/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walgreens-boots-alliance-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300669013.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/walgreens-boots-ge/walgreens-to-replace-ge-in-dow-jones-industrial-average-idUSL4N1TL4V1 | title=Walgreens to replace GE in Dow Jones Industrial Average | first=Supantha | last=Mukherjee | work=[[Reuters]] | date=June 19, 2018 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=June 20, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620005340/https://www.reuters.com/article/walgreens-boots-ge/walgreens-to-replace-ge-in-dow-jones-industrial-average-idUSL4N1TL4V1 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/walgreens-replacing-ge-on-the-dow.html | title=GE booted from the Dow, to be replaced by Walgreens | first=Angelica | last=LaVito | work=[[CNBC]] | date=June 19, 2018 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=October 28, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052518/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/walgreens-replacing-ge-on-the-dow.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On April 2, 2019, [[Dow Inc.]] replaced [[DowDuPont]]. Dow, Inc. is a spin-off of DowDuPont, itself a merger of [[Dow Chemical Company]] and [[DuPont]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dow-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300819082.html | title=Dow Set to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=March 26, 2019 | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=October 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011150315/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dow-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-300819082.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/dow-inc-jumps-in-first-trading-day-after-split-from-dowdupont | title=Dow Inc. Jumps in Trading Debut After Split From DowDuPont | last=Kaskey | first=Jack | work=[[Bloomberg News]] | date=April 2, 2019 | access-date=April 2, 2019 | archive-date=December 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226001851/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/dow-inc-jumps-in-first-trading-day-after-split-from-dowdupont | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dow-inc-to-replace-dowdupont-in-djia-11553638776 | title=Dow Inc. to Replace DowDuPont in DJIA | first=Akane | last=Otani | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=March 26, 2019 | url-access=subscription | access-date=September 15, 2019 | archive-date=August 14, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814164600/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dow-inc-to-replace-dowdupont-in-djia-11553638776 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On April 6, 2020, [[Raytheon Technologies]] replaced [[United Technologies]]. Raytheon is the name of the combination of United Technologies and the [[Raytheon Company]], which merged as of April 3, 2020. The newly combined conglomerate does not include previous subsidiaries [[Carrier Global]] or [[Otis Worldwide]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://us.spindices.com/documents/indexnews/announcements/20200331-1119193/1119193_1utxspinrtn15otiscarrier.pdf?force_download=true | title=Otis Worldwide and Carrier Global Set to Join S&P 500; American Tower to Join S&P 100 and Macy's to Join S&P SmallCap 600 | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=March 31, 2020 | access-date=April 6, 2020 | archive-date=April 6, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406192715/https://us.spindices.com/documents/indexnews/announcements/20200331-1119193/1119193_1utxspinrtn15otiscarrier.pdf%3Fforce_download%3Dtrue | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On August 31, 2020, [[Amgen]], [[Honeywell]], and [[Salesforce|Salesforce.com]] replaced [[ExxonMobil]], [[Pfizer]], and [[Raytheon Technologies]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/salesforcecom-amgen-and-honeywell-international-set-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-301117395.html |title=Salesforce.com, Amgen and Honeywell International Set to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=August 24, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
* On February 26, 2024, [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] replaced [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/indexnews/announcements/20240220-1470711/1470711_djiadjtawbajblu-feb2024.pdf |title=Amazon Set to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average and Uber to Join Dow Jones Transportation Average | publisher=[[S&P Dow Jones Indices]] |date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref>
* On November 8, 2024, [[Nvidia]] replaced [[Intel]], and [[Sherwin-Williams]] replaced [[Dow Chemical Company|Dow Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leswing |first=Kif |date=2024-11-01 |title=Nvidia to join Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing rival chipmaker Intel |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/01/nvidia-to-join-dow-jones-industrial-average-replacing-intel.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>