Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,405.2%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 2,405.2% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 925.6% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 717.37% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 375.45% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 361.25% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 330.13% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 327.28% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 269.38% |
Mastercard (MA) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 257.63% |
RTX (RTX) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 250.27% |
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 245.58% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 232.52% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 215.54% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 212.73% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 212.58% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 207.62% |
TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 204.15% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 173.93% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 146.4% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 138.68% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 137.53% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 124.43% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 116.4% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 110% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2008 | 109.12% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.