best mega cap stock 1973

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

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1973
7.72%
Bank of America (BAC)
1973
6.75%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1973
0.15%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1973
-6.02%
Merck (MRK)
1973
-8.09%
Chevron (CVX)
1973
-9.44%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1973
-11.9%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1973
-13.59%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1973
-13.63%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1973
-16.14%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1973
-22.66%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1973
-25.08%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.