best mega cap stock 1973

Exxon Mobil (XOM) had the highest return in 1973 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 7.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1973
7.73%
Bank of America (BAC)
1973
6.75%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1973
0.05%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1973
-6.01%
Merck (MRK)
1973
-8.08%
Chevron (CVX)
1973
-9.45%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1973
-11.89%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1973
-13.59%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1973
-13.65%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1973
-16.16%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1973
-22.66%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1973
-25.25%
American Express (AXP)
1973
-31.36%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1973
-43.58%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1973
-60.21%
Walmart (WMT)
1973
-61.16%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.