McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between January 1, 1983 and December 31, 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 551.9%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 551.93% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 218.71% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 189.83% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 164.87% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 138.18% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 130.99% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 120.28% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 94.9% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 90.29% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 88.35% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 87.23% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 86.91% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 81.51% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 77.85% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 73.58% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 73.25% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 53.58% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 44.69% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 43.03% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 35.35% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 22.89% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 10.53% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 6.34% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 3.39% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1/1/1983 - 12/31/1985 | 1.53% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
