Arcade › Glossary › Markets & Instruments › Market Capitalization Markets & Instruments Market Capitalization Also called: market cap A company's total stock-market value — share price times shares outstanding. It's how firms are sized into 'large-cap' or 'small-cap', and a truer measure of size than share price alone. Want more than a definition? Learn it in Money Basics → Related terms Stock IPO Index Fund ← Previous Mark to Market Next → Market Maker ← All Markets & Instruments terms