100 Oldest Companies on the ASX
While the ASX was formed in 1987, some of the companies go all the way back to 1885. Displayed is the top 100 companies with earliest founding dates.
Note: Some of the companies have a 'founding date' while others have a 'listing date', so the table is not 100% comprehensive, but is generally correct.
Ordered by Oldest Companies
Rank |
Ticker |
Company Name |
PE |
Market Cap |
Sector |
Listed |
1 |
FRN |
Fraser Range |
0.00 | $0 | Not Applic | 0000 |
2 |
GMV |
G Medical |
0.00 | $0 | Not Applic | 0000 |
3 |
SOL |
WHSP |
9.99 | $12,244,029,913 | Financials | 1903 |
4 |
ALQ |
ALS Global |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1952 |
5 |
ORG |
Origin Energy |
0.00 | $0 | Utilities | 1961 |
6 |
AWC |
Alumina |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1961 |
7 |
ORI |
Orica |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1961 |
8 |
NAB |
National Australia Bank |
12.79 | $-1 | Financials | 1962 |
9 |
ABC |
Adbri |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1962 |
10 |
LLC |
Lendlease |
0.00 | $5,089,485,983 | Real Estate | 1962 |
11 |
GUD |
GUD |
17.48 | $1,711,870,556 | Consumer Discretionary | 1962 |
12 |
BKW |
Brickworks |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1962 |
13 |
GOW |
Gowing Bros |
0.00 | $0 | Financials | 1962 |
14 |
CYG |
Coventry Group Limited |
44.44 | $110,827,052 | Industrials | 1966 |
15 |
SBM |
St Barbara |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1969 |
16 |
AMC |
Amcor |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1969 |
17 |
ANZ |
ANZ Bank |
10.58 | $77,386,137,315 | Financials | 1969 |
18 |
WBC |
Westpac |
11.86 | $76,462,786,958 | Financials | 1970 |
19 |
KOV |
Korvest |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1970 |
20 |
COO |
Corum Health |
0.00 | $25,090,035 | Information Technology | 1971 |
21 |
LSA |
Lachlan Star Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1971 |
22 |
KPO |
Kalina Power |
0.00 | $13,636,762 | Utilities | 1971 |
23 |
GML |
Gateway Mining Limited |
0.00 | $8,789,007 | Metals & Mining | 1971 |
24 |
WHF |
Whitefield |
0.00 | $0 | Not Applic | 1971 |
25 |
BOQ |
BOQ |
17.28 | $3,864,438,494 | Financials | 1971 |
26 |
HNG |
Hancock & Gore Ltd |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1971 |
27 |
KSC |
K & S Corporation Limited |
11.56 | $335,280,008 | Industrials | 1971 |
28 |
JIN |
Oz Lotteries |
31.41 | $982,665,200 | Consumer Discretionary | 1972 |
29 |
KAI |
Kairos Minerals |
0.00 | $62,901,893 | Metals & Mining | 1973 |
30 |
CXZ |
Connexion Telematics Ltd |
7.93 | $21,780,238 | Information Technology | 1974 |
31 |
AUI |
AUI |
21.81 | $1,231,678,627 | Not Applic | 1974 |
32 |
MGX |
Mount Gibson Iron |
108.14 | $552,560,797 | Metals & Mining | 1976 |
33 |
AKG |
Academies Australasia Group Limited |
0.00 | $37,132,051 | Consumer Discretionary | 1977 |
34 |
RSG |
Resolute Mining |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1979 |
35 |
ALK |
Alkane Resources |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1980 |
36 |
ALD |
AMPOL |
0.00 | $0 | Energy | 1980 |
37 |
HZN |
Horizon Oil |
0.00 | $0 | Energy | 1981 |
38 |
MAH |
Macmahon |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1983 |
39 |
CIO |
Connected IO |
0.00 | $-1 | Information Technology | 1984 |
40 |
WES |
Wesfarmers |
0.00 | $0 | Consumer Discretionary | 1984 |
41 |
BOT |
Botanix Pharmaceuticals |
0.00 | $0 | Health Care | 1985 |
42 |
ANN |
Ansell |
12.67 | $2,861,015,907 | Health Care | 1985 |
43 |
BEN |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank |
0.00 | $0 | Financials | 1985 |
44 |
DYL |
Deep Yellow |
0.00 | $0 | Energy | 1985 |
45 |
ECS |
ECS Botanics |
0.00 | $0 | Health Care | 1986 |
46 |
GRR |
Grange Resources |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
47 |
HAW |
Hawthorn Resources |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
48 |
PRX |
Prodigy Gold |
0.00 | $8,755,539 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
49 |
LYC |
Lynas |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
50 |
BCC |
Beam Communications Holdings Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Information Technology | 1986 |
51 |
AAR |
Anglo Australian |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
52 |
GED |
Golden Deeps Limited. |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
53 |
TAM |
Tanami Gold Nl |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1986 |
54 |
SGP |
Stockland |
21.82 | $9,572,558,365 | Real Estate | 1987 |
55 |
RRL |
Regis Resources |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
56 |
KSN |
Kingston Resources |
3.71 | $43,820,641 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
57 |
RDN |
Raiden Resources Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
58 |
CAI |
Calidus Resources |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
59 |
NCM |
Newcrest |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
60 |
NVA |
Nova Minerals |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
61 |
GTG |
Genetic Technologies |
0.00 | $28,854,145 | Health Care | 1987 |
62 |
GMR |
Golden Rim Resources Ltd |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1987 |
63 |
HVN |
Harvey Norman |
9.42 | $5,083,707,148 | Consumer Discretionary | 1987 |
64 |
DGH |
Desane Group Holdings Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Real Estate | 1987 |
65 |
RHT |
Resonance Health |
0.00 | $0 | Health Care | 1987 |
66 |
CLX |
Cti Logistics Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1987 |
67 |
SUN |
Suncorp |
0.00 | $0 | Financials | 1988 |
68 |
NUF |
Nufarm |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1988 |
69 |
OEC |
Orbital UAV |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1989 |
70 |
DCC |
DigitalX |
0.00 | $0 | Information Technology | 1989 |
71 |
WZR |
Wisr |
0.00 | $0 | Financials | 1989 |
72 |
WAT |
Waterco |
13.52 | $146,016,783 | Consumer Discretionary | 1989 |
73 |
DOW |
Downer Group |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1990 |
74 |
MND |
Monadelphous |
25.51 | $1,379,416,673 | Industrials | 1991 |
75 |
SPK |
Spark NZ |
7.98 | $8,209,423,635 | Communication Services | 1991 |
76 |
LEX |
Lefroy Exploration Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1991 |
77 |
CBA |
Commonwealth Bank |
17.27 | $172,025,257,517 | Financials | 1991 |
78 |
RWD |
Reward Minerals Ltd |
0.00 | $0 | Materials | 1991 |
79 |
DUI |
Diversified United Investment |
0.00 | $0 | Not Applic | 1991 |
80 |
HRZ |
Horizon Minerals |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1992 |
81 |
AVG |
Australian Vintage |
24.38 | $96,002,625 | Consumer Staples | 1992 |
82 |
DXB |
Dimerix |
0.00 | $0 | Health Care | 1993 |
83 |
GWA |
GWA |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1993 |
84 |
WOW |
Woolworths |
0.00 | $0 | Consumer Staples | 1993 |
85 |
AVE |
Avecho Biotechnology Limited |
0.00 | $10,793,168 | Health Care | 1993 |
86 |
BUB |
Bubs Australia |
0.00 | $0 | Consumer Staples | 1993 |
87 |
A1M |
Aic Mines Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1993 |
88 |
FYI |
Fyi Resources Limited |
0.00 | $30,054,442 | Metals & Mining | 1994 |
89 |
AVJ |
Avjennings Limited |
7.44 | $158,399,848 | Consumer Discretionary | 1994 |
90 |
LPD |
Lepidico |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1994 |
91 |
RNT |
Rent.com.au Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Communication Services | 1994 |
92 |
CSL |
CSL |
39.00 | $128,335,835,246 | Health Care | 1994 |
93 |
LAU |
Lindsay Transport |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1994 |
94 |
KZA |
Kazia Therapeutics |
0.00 | $41,361,140 | Health Care | 1994 |
95 |
ABA |
Auswide Bank |
9.35 | $238,713,935 | Financials | 1994 |
96 |
RFT |
Rectifier Technologies Ltd |
0.00 | $0 | Industrials | 1994 |
97 |
BLU |
Blue Energy |
0.00 | $0 | Energy | 1994 |
98 |
BNL |
Blue Star Helium Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Energy | 1994 |
99 |
SDG |
Sunland Group Limited |
0.00 | $0 | Real Estate | 1995 |
100 |
BCB |
Bowen Coking Coal |
0.00 | $0 | Metals & Mining | 1995 |