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.

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Rank	Ticker	Company Name	PE	Market Cap	Sector	Listed
1	BHP	BHP	16.16	$109,143,794,222	Metals & Mining	1885
2	SOL	WHSP	7.19	$6,849,100,105	Energy	1903
3	ALQ	ALS Global	79.33	$4,944,864,132	Industrials	1952
4	STO	Santos	0.00	$13,248,300,021	Energy	1954
5	APE	AP Eagers	0.00	$3,458,319,607	Consumer Discretionary	1957
6	ORG	Origin Energy	102.13	$8,453,813,141	Energy	1961
7	AWC	Alumina	38.76	$5,252,043,365	Metals & Mining	1961
8	ORI	Orica	38.73	$6,680,765,295	Materials	1961
9	CSR	CSR	20.63	$2,373,521,775	Materials	1962
10	MLT	Milton Corporation	26.48	$3,160,889,957	Not Applic	1962
11	ABC	Adbri	22.07	$2,087,252,374	Materials	1962
12	ILU	Iluka Resources	0.00	$2,219,540,825	Metals & Mining	1962
13	MCP	McPherson's	38.07	$269,162,870	Consumer Staples	1962
14	EVT	Event Hospitality and Entertainment	0.00	$1,747,359,448	Communication Services	1962
15	AFI	AFIC	36.52	$8,882,073,498	Not Applic	1962
16	LLC	Lendlease	0.00	$9,972,997,336	Real Estate	1962
17	GUD	GUD	24.21	$1,120,134,423	Consumer Discretionary	1962
18	BKW	Brickworks	9.77	$2,925,129,443	Materials	1962
19	HIL	Hills Australia	0.00	$47,557,033	Information Technology	1962
20	GOW	Gowing Bros	23.24	$109,974,792	Financials	1962
21	RIO	Rio Tinto	15.76	$37,452,004,032	Metals & Mining	1962
22	CIM	CIMIC Group	0.00	$7,636,097,896	Industrials	1962
23	ARG	Argo Investments	29.39	$5,904,826,732	Not Applic	1963
24	PPT	Perpetual Limited	18.07	$1,861,971,682	Financials	1964
25	CYG	Coventry Group Limited	106.67	$86,410,986	Industrials	1966
26	SBM	St Barbara	13.31	$1,721,071,522	Metals & Mining	1969
27	AMC	Amcor	28.67	$25,064,334,674	Materials	1969
28	ANZ	ANZ Bank	18.17	$65,243,304,068	Financials	1969
29	OZL	OZ Minerals	24.72	$5,052,223,725	Metals & Mining	1970
30	CCL	Coca-Cola	48.07	$9,115,156,210	Consumer Staples	1970
31	FAU	First Au Limited	0.00	$11,299,777	Metals & Mining	1970
32	CIN	Carlton Investments	18.40	$701,578,888	Not Applic	1970
33	WBC	Westpac	32.10	$73,858,955,592	Financials	1970
34	KOV	Korvest	13.13	$53,232,816	Industrials	1970
35	TNG	TNG	0.00	$115,161,565	Metals & Mining	1971
36	GPT	Gpt	582.50	$9,077,350,613	Real Estate	1971
37	EM1	Emerge Gaming Limited	0.00	$-1	Communication Services	1971
38	HWK	Hawkstone Mining	0.00	$16,627,308	Metals & Mining	1971
39	ONX	Orminex Ltd	0.00	$12,938,452	Metals & Mining	1971
40	COO	Corum Health	200.00	$59,675,679	Information Technology	1971
41	LSA	Lachlan Star Limited	0.00	$12,269,119	Metals & Mining	1971
42	EZL	Euroz Limited	0.00	$243,420,305	Financials	1971
43	KPO	Kalina Power	0.00	$35,862,445	Utilities	1971
44	GML	Gateway Mining Limited	0.00	$49,455,017	Metals & Mining	1971
45	WHF	Whitefield	46.82	$508,750,540	Not Applic	1971
46	BOQ	BOQ	29.43	$3,503,928,334	Financials	1971
47	HNG	Hgl Limited	0.00	$20,654,480	Industrials	1971
48	KSC	K & S Corporation Limited	15.00	$169,996,772	Industrials	1971
49	WPL	Woodside Energy	0.00	$21,784,792,429	Energy	1971
50	JIN	Oz Lotteries	33.30	$863,041,822	Consumer Discretionary	1972
51	BPT	Beach Energy	8.44	$4,231,873,932	Energy	1972
52	CMW	Cromwell	13.51	$2,460,422,435	Real Estate	1973
53	KAI	Kairos Minerals	0.00	$61,988,859	Metals & Mining	1973
54	QBE	QBE Insurance	0.00	$15,135,190,282	Financials	1973
55	EMB	Embelton Limited	11.00	$23,736,427	Industrials	1974
56	ENE	Enevis Limited	0.00	$16,985,840	Industrials	1974
57	SFC	Schaffer	10.14	$231,681,728	Consumer Discretionary	1974
58	SSL	Sietel Limited	23.36	$53,650,109	Real Estate	1974
59	CXZ	Connexion Telematics Ltd	4.59	$15,536,972	Information Technology	1974
60	AUI	AUI	26.74	$1,116,983,216	Not Applic	1974
61	NAB	National Australia Bank	28.40	$76,762,177,178	Financials	1974
62	REH	Reece	33.75	$8,720,786,444	Industrials	1974
63	OSH	Oil Search	0.00	$7,895,832,523	Energy	1974
64	MGX	Mount Gibson Iron	10.54	$919,085,813	Metals & Mining	1976
65	AKG	Academies Australasia Group Limited	12.02	$44,026,991	Consumer Discretionary	1977
66	SHV	Select Harvest	12.09	$755,429,389	Consumer Staples	1978
67	RSG	Resolute Mining	0.00	$816,880,602	Metals & Mining	1979
68	GUL	Gullewa Limited	8.14	$16,610,276	Metals & Mining	1980
69	ALK	Alkane Resources	0.00	$556,688,528	Metals & Mining	1980
70	ERA	Energy Resources Of Australia Limited	0.00	$0	Energy	1980
71	JRV	Jervois Mining	0.00	$220,047,090	Metals & Mining	1980
72	ALD	AMPOL	0.00	$7,516,179,105	Energy	1980
73	HZN	Horizon Oil	0.00	$74,212,932	Energy	1981
74	ELD	Elders	13.53	$1,687,440,136	Consumer Staples	1981
75	MRC	Mineral Commodities Ltd	15.99	$164,192,966	Metals & Mining	1981
76	ARA	Ariadne	0.00	$98,121,180	Industrials	1982
77	PLL	Piedmont Lithium	0.00	$540,623,688	Metals & Mining	1983
78	MAH	Macmahon	7.74	$517,196,596	Metals & Mining	1983
79	SEN	Senetas	0.00	$63,846,802	Information Technology	1984
80	SXY	Senex	0.00	$489,123,364	Energy	1984
81	CVN	Carnarvon	0.00	$375,691,180	Energy	1984
82	CIO	Connected IO	0.00	$5,206,825	Information Technology	1984
83	EEG	Empire Energy	0.00	$123,097,954	Energy	1984
84	PRT	Prime Media	9.72	$65,939,455	Communication Services	1984
85	WES	Wesfarmers	33.27	$56,601,304,881	Consumer Discretionary	1984
86	BOT	Botanix Pharmaceuticals	0.00	$126,450,746	Health Care	1985
87	EVZ	Evz Limited	0.00	$12,975,759	Industrials	1985
88	CYM	Cyprium Metals Limited	0.00	$18,417,840	Metals & Mining	1985
89	BKL	Blackmores	77.26	$1,547,623,723	Consumer Staples	1985
90	CVC	Cvc Limited	0.00	$202,445,503	Financials	1985
91	EQT	Equity Trustees	27.92	$555,728,580	Financials	1985
92	RND	Rand Mining Limited	0.00	$121,499,920	Metals & Mining	1985
93	ANN	Ansell	20.97	$4,784,165,720	Health Care	1985
94	MEY	Marenica Energy Ltd	0.00	$13,046,251	Energy	1985
95	SDI	SDI	22.19	$93,903,769	Health Care	1985
96	FNP	Freedom Foods	62.71	$-1	Consumer Staples	1985
97	DSE	Dropsuite	0.00	$59,010,856	Information Technology	1985
98	BEN	Bendigo and Adelaide Bank	23.10	$-1	Financials	1985
99	DYL	Deep Yellow	35.29	$102,921,847	Energy	1985
100	ARE	Argonaut Resources Nl	0.00	$20,390,100	Metals & Mining	1986

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100 Oldest Companies on the ASX

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