best mega cap stock 1972

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in 1972 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 102.1%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972
102.05%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1972
72.18%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1972
47.03%
Merck (MRK)
1972
45.39%
Chevron (CVX)
1972
45.38%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1972
44.45%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1972
32.5%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1972
24.29%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1972
23.42%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1972
21.16%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1972
18.91%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1972
18.66%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.