Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2004 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 305%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 304.99% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 192% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 151.82% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 92.77% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 68.98% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 67.03% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 65.4% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 64.64% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 61.97% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 55.9% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 52.32% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 48.89% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 46.95% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 40.79% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 39.69% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 38.45% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 37.17% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 30.7% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 27.04% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 20.62% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 17.91% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 17.51% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 13.3% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 12.93% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2004 | 10.31% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
