
One of the more interesting subplots of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom this year was chip designer Nvidia's (NVDA) ascent to join big dogs like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) among the ranks of companies with trillion-dollar market caps. It's a fairly exclusive group right now - but judging by the growth prospects for some of the top U.S. mega-caps, the $1 trillion club could easily expand its membership in the years to come.
While the stock market is struggling through a particularly volatile patch at the moment, long-term investors looking to buy on the dip may want to consider scooping up shares of the next crop of trillion-dollar corporations - before they hit the 13-digit club. Here's a look at three top prospects to consider from the mega-cap group.