Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 1991 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,285.2%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 2,285.16% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 1,847.29% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 1,796.1% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 1,147.31% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 1,019.91% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 831.88% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 700.82% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 676.91% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 609.8% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 568.5% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 562.66% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 524.11% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 515.27% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 488.99% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 465.88% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 424.56% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 316.73% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 307.01% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 304.81% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 264.46% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 237.35% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 219.52% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 186.51% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 182.86% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 1/1/1985 - 12/31/1991 | 168.51% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
