Short answer
Market cap is what a company is worth on the stock market: share price × number of shares. A $1 trillion market cap means investors value the whole company at $1T.
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What is market cap?
Why it matters
Big-cap companies are usually steadier. Small-caps can grow faster but swing harder.
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