Market cap (₹ Cr): what it means and how to read it
What is Market cap (₹ Cr)?
The price tag for the whole company: share price × number of shares. ₹5,000 Cr means buying every share would cost ₹5,000 crore.
Market capitalisation is the price tag for the whole company: what it would cost to buy every share at today's price. It is the fairest measure of a listed company's size, and the share price alone says nothing about size. A ₹50 share can belong to a larger company than a ₹5,000 share.
SEBI sorts companies by it. On the list AMFI publishes twice a year, the 100 largest by six-month average market cap are large caps, the 101st to 250th are mid caps and the rest are small caps. Mutual fund categories are built on those buckets.
How it is calculated
A worked example
Why does Market cap (₹ Cr) matter?
Size tells you how established a company usually is and how easily its shares trade.
What is a good Market cap (₹ Cr)?
Bigger isn't better or worse. Small companies can grow faster but swing harder. Use Cap category for SEBI's size buckets.
Size is not a score, but it changes the ride. Large caps are usually steadier, more closely followed and easier to buy and sell in size. Small caps can grow faster and fall harder, and may be hard to sell in a falling market.
What are the common mistakes with Market cap (₹ Cr)?
What is a typical Market cap (₹ Cr) in India today?
The median across the 6136 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
By industry
What is Market cap (₹ Cr) for India's largest companies today?
The latest figure for the largest companies with a page here. Each links to what the rest of that company's numbers mean.