
McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between January 1, 1980 and January 31, 1981 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 125.7%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 125.73% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 81.38% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 61.86% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 54.27% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 48.28% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 41.74% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 35.43% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 29.75% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 28.66% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 28.28% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 27.97% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 26.34% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 26% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 21.27% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 19.76% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 18.41% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 18.08% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 7.85% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 6.82% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 4.18% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | 0.89% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | -0.91% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | -1.73% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1980 - 1/31/1981 | -3.84% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.