Outside the US, Canada, and China, no country has placed more companies on Nasdaq than Israel. The Olam publishes the institutional shortlist — the twenty that, by scale or standing, anchor the rest.
Israel's flagship companies on the world's most-watched exchange — and the one list that puts them in proper proportion.
Outside the United States, Canada, and China, no country has placed more companies on Nasdaq than Israel. The active count stands at approximately 102 following the 2026 acquisitions of Wiz (by Google, $32B) and CyberArk (by Palo Alto Networks, $25B). The story is not the story of a tech ecosystem. It is the story of an economy that, two decades ago, decided to capitalize itself in American dollars and submit itself to American disclosure — and has continued doing so through every cycle since.
The Olam publishes here the institutional shortlist: the twenty Israeli companies on Nasdaq that, by scale or standing, anchor the rest. The full directory of all listings is published separately as a sortable, filterable reference.
Key Facts
- ~102 Israeli companies are listed on Nasdaq as of mid-2026 — the fourth-largest country presence after the US, Canada, and China. The count was 104 before the Wiz and CyberArk acquisitions.
- Elbit Systems is the largest Israeli company on Nasdaq, having overtaken Mobileye on the back of the post-2022 defense rerating.
- The cohort spans cybersecurity, semiconductors, defense, mobility, biotech, fintech, and industrial software.
- The Palo Alto–CyberArk deal closed in early 2026 at approximately $25 billion — one of the largest Israeli technology exits in history. CyberArk now trades on the TASE under the ticker CYBR via Palo Alto Networks' secondary listing.
- Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is the best-performing TA-35 constituent — up 377.9% YoY, $29.4B market cap.
Why Israel Is Nasdaq's Fourth-Largest Country Presence in 2026
In 2026, Israeli companies on Nasdaq span cybersecurity, software, semiconductors, defense, mobility, biotech, fintech, and energy. Together they represent one of the deepest concentrations of publicly traded innovation outside the United States. The pattern is the compound effect of an economy that decided decades ago to underwrite itself in dollars, disclose in English, and clear on US markets.
How the Olam Defines "Israeli" — And Which Companies Made the Cut
"Israeli" here means Israeli-founded or Israel-headquartered — the widest defensible frame. Mobileye, incorporated in Delaware but headquartered in Jerusalem, is in. Leonardo DRS, an American subsidiary of an Italian parent, is not. Companies registered abroad with Israeli founders and Israeli operating bases are included with disclosure.
Tier I: The Six Largest Israeli Companies on Nasdaq — Elbit, Check Point, Tower, Mobileye, monday.com, NICE
The flagships — the Israeli names on Nasdaq that anchor the rest.
Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT). The most valuable Israeli company on a US exchange. Elbit — the Haifa-headquartered prime contractor in Israeli defense — has risen to the top on order-book expansion, multi-year export contracts, and the global rerating of defense names since 2022. FY2025 revenue: $7.94B. Backlog: $30.2B. NIS 105B market cap. Founded 1966, dual-listed on TASE.
Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP). The original. Founded in Ramat Gan in 1993 by Gil Shwed, Marius Nacht, and Shlomo Kramer — the company that invented the commercial firewall and single-handedly anchored Israeli cybersecurity as an institutional category. Profitable, debt-free, conservatively run. Check Point's enduring lesson: the most durable Israeli technology business of the past thirty years is not a high-growth narrative — it is a discipline.
Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM). The Migdal HaEmek specialty foundry that Intel tried to buy for $5.4B in 2022 — and walked away from in August 2023 when Chinese regulators blocked the deal. Tower kept building. Market cap: $29.4 billion as of August 2026 — more than five times what Intel offered. Up 462% in twelve months. The best-performing constituent of the TA-35 index (+377.9% YoY). Record Q2 2026 with 24% revenue growth. 2028 targets raised to $3.6B revenue / $1.2B net profit. Silicon Photonics segment projected at $1B annual run rate by end of 2026. NVIDIA commercial agreement (February 2026) for photonic components. Israeli industrial silicon at the center of the AI data-center buildout.
Mobileye Global (Nasdaq: MBLY). The Jerusalem-headquartered autonomous-driving pioneer founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram. Acquired by Intel in 2017 for $15.2 billion, refloated on Nasdaq in 2022. Mobileye's EyeQ chip is in tens of millions of cars. Delaware-incorporated, Israel-operated, unmistakably Israeli.
monday.com (Nasdaq: MNDY). The Tel Aviv work-management platform that listed in 2021 at $6.8 billion and has since overtaken NICE in market value. Founded by Roy Mann and Eran Zinman. The leading example of the post-2015 Israeli SaaS cohort that built directly to global mid-market demand.
NICE (Nasdaq: NICE). Ra'anana-based. Founded 1986. The dominant global software platform for customer-experience and financial-crime analytics. Currently the worst-performing TA-35 constituent (-48.86% YoY), navigating the strategic question of how a contact-center leader defends itself in an era when AI is restructuring the contact center itself.
Tier II: Israeli Nasdaq Global Category Leaders
Global category leaders across consumer internet, industrial hardware, and specialist B2B.
Wix.com (Nasdaq: WIX). Tel Aviv's website-building platform — founded 2006 by Avishai Abrahami, Nadav Abrahami, and Giora Kaplan. 250 million+ users across 190 countries.
SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG). The Herzliya-founded inverter manufacturer. The 2023-2024 solar downcycle reset SolarEdge dramatically; repositioning around storage and the next solar cycle.
CyberArk Software — acquired by Palo Alto Networks (early 2026, ~$25B). The Petah Tikva privileged-access-management company that became the second pillar of Israeli cybersecurity at scale. Listed on Nasdaq in 2014. Acquired by the firm founded by Israeli engineer Nir Zuk. One of the largest Israeli technology exits in history. CyberArk now trades on the TASE under the CYBR ticker via Palo Alto Networks' secondary listing — a structural precedent that may attract additional acquirers of Israeli companies to list on the TASE.
Taboola (Nasdaq: TBLA). Founded 2007 by Adam Singolda in Tel Aviv. The largest Israeli-founded business in digital publishing — a content-recommendation network across thousands of publisher sites.
Playtika Holding (Nasdaq: PLTK). Herzliya. Social-casino gaming at scale. Founded by Robert Antokol and Uri Shahak in 2010. Threaded through Caesars (2011), Giant Network (2016, $4.4B), Nasdaq IPO (2021).
Oddity Tech (Nasdaq: ODD). Founded by siblings Oran Holtzman and Shiran Holtzman-Erel. AI-driven beauty platform behind Il Makiage and SpoiledChild. IPO'd 2023.
eToro Group (Nasdaq: ETOR). Social-trading and multi-asset retail brokerage. Founded 2007 by Yoni Assia, Ronen Assia, and David Ring. Listed Nasdaq May 2025, $4.3B.
Cellebrite DI (Nasdaq: CLBT). Petah Tikva. Mobile-device forensic extraction deployed by law enforcement in 140+ countries.
Tier III: The Specialist Operators
Global-E Online (Nasdaq: GLBE). Cross-border e-commerce enablement. Shopify Markets Pro partnership.
Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI). Rehovot. Semiconductor metrology equipment — precision measurement for leading-edge fabs.
Camtek (Nasdaq: CAMT). Migdal HaEmek. Automated optical inspection for advanced packaging — the bottleneck step in chiplet-based AI accelerators.
InMode (Nasdaq: INMD). Yokneam Illit. Radiofrequency and laser aesthetic medical devices.
Nayax (Nasdaq: NYAX). Herzliya. Unattended retail payments and management platform.
Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT). Rosh HaAyin. Industrial digital textile printing.
What Comes Next
These twenty are not a ranking of merit. They are a description of the present. The remaining listings are documented in the full Olam directory. As deals close, listings move, and new IPOs land, both records will be revised.
The 2026-2027 pipeline: Rafael and IAI IPOs on the TASE (the largest in exchange history), Armis (cybersecurity), XTEND (defense-tech, $1.5B Nasdaq target), Cato Networks. See The Israeli IPO Class of 2027.
Update — August 2026. CyberArk acquisition by Palo Alto Networks closed. Tower Semiconductor moved to Tier I ($29.4B market cap, best TA-35 performer). Count updated to ~102. All twenty Tier A entity profiles live on the Olam.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Israeli companies are listed on Nasdaq in 2026?
Approximately 102 Israeli companies are listed on Nasdaq as of August 2026. The count was 104 before the Wiz ($32B, Google) and CyberArk ($25B, Palo Alto Networks) acquisitions removed both from direct Nasdaq listing. Outside the US, Canada, and China, no country has placed more companies on the exchange.
Which is the largest Israeli company on Nasdaq?
Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT), the Haifa-headquartered defense prime contractor. FY2025 revenue: $7.94B. Backlog: $30.2B. Rose to the top on European rearmament demand and the global defense rerating since 2022.
What is the best-performing Israeli stock on Nasdaq in 2026?
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) — up 462% in twelve months. $29.4B market cap. Record Q2 2026 with 24% revenue growth. The Silicon Photonics play at the center of AI data-center buildout.
Why do so many Israeli companies list on Nasdaq?
Access to the world's deepest pool of technology-focused institutional investors, US disclosure and governance framework, and sector comparability. Two decades of compounding practice have made Nasdaq the default venue for Israeli technology, defense, and life-sciences listings.
Which Israeli cybersecurity companies are on Nasdaq?
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is the anchor. CyberArk (CYBR) was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in early 2026 for ~$25B — one of the largest Israeli exits ever. Cellebrite (CLBT) anchors the forensics and intelligence segment. Wiz was acquired by Google for $32B in March 2026.
What was the largest Israeli Nasdaq IPO?
Mobileye's 2022 Nasdaq refloat at ~$17B initial valuation. Playtika's 2021 IPO at ~$11B and monday.com's 2021 IPO at $6.8B followed. eToro listed in May 2025 in the largest Israeli fintech debut of the current cycle.
Where can I find the full list of Israeli companies on Nasdaq?
The Olam publishes the complete directory of all Israeli companies on Nasdaq, organized by sector with tickers, market cap bands, and listing years.
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