Google passes Exxon to be No. 2 U.S. company
NEW YORK - Google has passed Exxon to become the second most valuable U.S. company by market capitalization.
According to FactSet data, the Internet company's market capitalization surpassed that of oil company Exxon Mobil Corp. last week. As of Friday's market close, it sat at $395.42 billion compared with the oil company's $392.66 billion.
Shares of Google Inc. have been on a steady climb since the beginning of 2013, gaining 66 percent.
Market capitalization is the number of outstanding shares multiplied by their value.
Meanwhile, Exxon's have risen just 5 percent. Since the beginning of this year, they've lost about 10 percent of their value.
Both companies trail Apple Inc.'s market capitalization of $463.55 billion.
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