UnitedHealth (UNH) had the highest return between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 160.4%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 160.43% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 104.03% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 93.73% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 76.42% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 75.38% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 68.75% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 50.28% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 47.51% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 46.96% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 45.77% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 43.55% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 41.82% |
Verizon Communications (VZ) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 40.78% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 35.48% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 33.78% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 32.14% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 31.43% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 30.85% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 28.82% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 26.57% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 24.54% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 22.97% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 22.75% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 21.97% |
Intel (INTC) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1985 | 6.35% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
